Richardson wins sprint double at speedskating World Cup

Richardson wins sprint double at speedskating World Cup


3 photos
Save Story
Leer en español

Estimated read time: Less than a minute

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (AP) — Heather Richardson of the United States won a speedskating World Cup sprint double Saturday, taking the 500- and 1,000-meter races at the Thialf oval.

Richardson finished the 500 in 37.82 seconds, beating Nao Kodaira of Japan into second and American teammate Brittany Bowe into third. World Cup leader Lee Sang-hwa finished fifth.

Richardson then returned to take the 1,000 in 1 minute, 14.87 seconds. Bowe was second and Li Qishi of China was third.

Men's World Cup leader Pavel Kulizhnikov won the 500 in 34.93. He edged Artur Was of Poland into second place by just four hundredths of a second. Nico Ihle of Germany was third.

Kulizhnikov fell just short of emulating Richardson's double, finishing second in the 1,000 behind Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands. Ihle took third again.

Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Photos

Most recent National Sports stories

Related topics

National Sports
The Associated Press

    SPORTS NEWS STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX

    From first downs to buzzer beaters, get KSL.com’s top sports stories delivered to your inbox weekly.
    By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to KSL.com's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
    Newsletter Signup

    KSL Weather Forecast

    KSL Weather Forecast
    Play button