Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands competes during the men's 1500m Division A race on the Day 1 of the 2022-2023 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, Feb. 10, 2023. (PressFocus/Handout via Xinhua)
WARSAW, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Dutch skater Kjeld Nuis claimed the men's 1,500m gold at the International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland on Friday.
Nuis crossed the line with 1:46.71 on the clock. His compatriot Patrick Roest finished third in 1:47.62, while Norwegian Peder Kongshaug took the silver in 1:47:41. China's Ning Zhongyan finished 10th in 1:48.56.
Kim Min-sun of South Korea was the best finisher in the women's 500m, followed by Vanessa Herzog of Austria and American Kimi Goetz, with former world champion Li Qishi of China coming in 19th.
In the women's 3,000m race, Norwegian Ragne Wiklund stood on top of the podium with the result of 4:05.96, followed by Czech skater Martina Sablikova in 4:06.04 and Marijke Groenewoud of the Netherlands in 4:07.18. China's Han Mei and Yang Binyu finished 10th and 13th respectively.
In the last competition of the day, Norway won the men's team pursuit, followed by the United States and the Netherlands.
Friday was the opening day of the ISU World Cup Speed Skating in Poland, which gets underway through this weekend. ■
Yang Binyu of China competes during the women's 3000m Division A race on the Day 1 of the 2022-2023 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, Feb. 10, 2023. (PressFocus/Handout via Xinhua)
Vanessa Herzog of Austria competes during the women's 500m Division A race on the Day 1 of the 2022-2023 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, Feb. 10, 2023. (PressFocus/Handout via Xinhua)
Team Norway compete during the men's team pursuit Division A race on the Day 1 of the 2022-2023 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, Feb. 10, 2023. (PressFocus/Handout via Xinhua)
Team USA pose with their trophy of ISU World Cup 2022-2023 Team Pursuit Men on the Day 1 of the 2022-2023 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, Feb. 10, 2023. (PressFocus/Handout via Xinhua)
Zhang Lina (front) of China and Kim Hyun-Yung of South Korea start during the women's 500m Division B race on the Day 1 of the 2022-2023 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, Feb. 10, 2023. (PressFocus/Handout via Xinhua)
Ning Zhongyan of China competes during the men's 1500m Division A race on the Day 1 of the 2022-2023 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, Feb. 10, 2023. (PressFocus/Handout via Xinhua)
Ragne Wiklund of Norway poses with her gold medal after winning the women's 3000m Division A race on the Day 1 of the 2022-2023 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, Feb. 10, 2023. (PressFocus/Handout via Xinhua)
Vanessa Herzog of Austria poses with her sivler medal after the women's 500m Division A race on the Day 1 of the 2022-2023 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, Feb. 10, 2023. (PressFocus/Handout via Xinhua)
