Speed skating: Takagi 3rd at all-round worlds in farewell appearance

Japanese speed skating icon Miho Takagi bid farewell to the rink with a podium finish after coming third in the all-round world championships on Sunday.The 31-year-old, who on Wednesday announced her retirement after the tournament in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, came second in the 1,500 meters and sixth in the 5,000 in the latter two of four races in the competition.Takagi came into the day at the top of the standings after placing first in the 500 and seventh in the 3,000 at Thialf on Saturday, and was still top after Sunday's 1,500 as she clocked 1 minute, 53.48 seconds.She logged 7:01.5…READ FULL ARTICLE