TOKYO, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Masaya Yamada claimed his second gold medal at the ISU World Cup Speed Skating in Obihiro on Saturday with the men's 1,500m victory, a day after triumphing in the 1,000m event.
Yamada dazzled, finishing in one minute and 45.57 seconds. Jordan Stolz of the United States was 0.02 seconds behind for the runner-up, and China's Ning Zhongyan took the bronze.
In the women's 1,500m, Japan's Miho Takagi displayed exceptional speed, pocketing gold with a time of 1:54.54.
Japan also showed their dominance in the women's Team Pursuit, finishing in two minutes and 58.03 seconds to clinch the gold medal ahead of Canada and the Netherlands.
In the men's Team Pursuit, Norway's trio of Sander Eitrem, Peder Kongshaug and Sverre Pedersen clocked three minutes and 40.83 seconds to secure the gold medal.
The Netherlands shone in the women's 2nd 500m, as Femke Kok seized gold with a time of 37.89 seconds. Her teammate Jutta Leerdam took silver in 38.00 seconds. ■
