Speed Skating – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Women’s Mass Start competition finals – Gangneung Oval – Gangneung, South Korea – February 24, 2018 – Nana Takagi of Japan celebrates after winning the race. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
February 24, 2018
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Japanese speed skater Nana Takagi unleashed a late surge of explosive speed to pass Dutchwoman Irene Schouten on the inside of the final corner and claim an Olympic gold medal in the women’s mass start at the Gangneung Oval on Saturday.
South Korean Kim Bo-reum slipped into the channel created by Takagi to win the silver medal 0.12 seconds behind the Japanese as Schouten settled for bronze.
(Reporting by Simon Jennings; editing by Clare Fallon)
