Americans set world records in 1,000 meters at Utah Olympic Oval

Americans set world records in 1,000 meters at Utah Olympic Oval


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KEARNS, Utah (AP) -- American Shani Davis set a world record in the 1,000 meters Saturday at the speed skating World Cup, breaking the mark U.S. skater Trevor Marsicano held for about 20 minutes.

Davis, who set a world record in the 1,500 meters Friday, finished in 1:06.42 for his second record in two days at the Utah Olympic Oval.

The record had briefly belonged to Marsicano, a 19-year-old from Ballston Spa, N.Y. Marsicano skated early in the 1,000 pairings and finished with a time of 1:06.88, 0.12 seconds faster than the mark Finland's Pekka Koskela set on the same track in November 2007.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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