Speed skating: Miho Takagi wins 1,000 at World Cup in Beijing

Japan's Miho Takagi won the women's 1,000 meters at a World Cup meet for the first time in two seasons on Saturday at Beijing's National Speed Skating Oval.The 29-year-old logged 1 minute, 14.44 seconds for her fourth World Cup win over the distance after pipping Kimi Goetz of the United States by 0.01. Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands came third in 1:14.88.Takagi topped the World Cup podium for the 23rd time in her career including other distances.On Friday, Takagi won her second straight 1,500 gold after winning the World Cup season opener over the distance a week earlier.Takagi won the 1…READ FULL ARTICLE