Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi claimed bronze in the women's 1,000 meters on Monday at the Milan Cortina Winter Games, coming up short in her defense of the gold medal she won four years ago.The 31-year-old, a two-time reigning world champion over the distance, crossed in 1 minute, 13.95 seconds at Milano Speed Skating Stadium, with Dutchwoman Jutta Leerdam winning in an Olympic record 1:12.31 and compatriot Femke Kok taking silver 0.28 second off the pace."Because it was a clear defeat, I had mixed emotions of wanting to applaud my rivals while feeling relieved at seeing myself get thir…READ FULL ARTICLE
