Speed skating: Kodaira wins World Cup gold in women's 1,000 meters

Japan's Nao Kodaira won all three individual events she entered in this weekend's speed skating World Cup meet in Tomakomai, Hokkaido in northern Japan, closing with a gold in the women's 1,000 meters on Sunday.Kodaira, who topped the podium in the 500 on Friday and again on Saturday, finished the 1,000 in 1 minute, 17.31 seconds at Tomakomai Highland Sports Center's outdoor oval.American Brittany Bowe was 0.34 second behind for silver, while Austria's Vanessa Herzog took bronze. Japan's Miho Takagi settled for fifth behind the Netherlands' Ireen Wust.It was the fourth 1,000-meter World Cup…READ FULL ARTICLE