Japan's men's 500-meter speed skaters were left wanting Monday, Daichi Yamanaka only managing fifth as Norway's Havard Lorentzen won gold at the Pyeongchang Winter Games.Lorentzen, a three-time winner on the World Cup circuit this season, set a new Olympic record time of 34.41 seconds for first place at Gangneung Oval.Unheralded South Korean Cha Min Kyu two races earlier had matched the previous Olympic record with 34.42 but was pushed into silver. China's Gao Tingyu took the bronze in 34.65."It's the best race I've ever done. It's been 20 years since the last gold medal (for) Norway in spe…READ FULL ARTICLE
