In this file photo taken on Feb 19, 2022, Marijke Groenewoud of the Netherlands competes during the women's speedskating mass start semifinals at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. (PHOTO / AP)
WARSAW - Dutch skater Marijke Groenewoud, a Beijing 2022 Olympic bronze medalist, won the women's 1,500m at the International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland on Saturday.
Four-time Olympic medalist Patrick Roest of the Netherlands got the silver in 6:18.27, and Sander Eitrem from Norway pocketed the bronze in 6:18.45
Groenewoud timed one minute and 56.67 seconds, 1.16 seconds faster than runner-up Ragne Wiklund of Norway. Japanese Miho Takagi finished third in 1:58.02.
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Chinese skater Li Qishi finished eighth in 2:00.46, followed by her compatriot Han Mei in 2:00.65.
Japan's Wataru Morishige clinched the men's 500m title in 34.78 seconds, followed by Canadian Laurent Dubreuil (34.87) and Japan's Yuma Murakami (35.03).
Italy's Davide Ghiotto took the men's 5,000m crown in 6:17.45. Four-time Olympic medalist Patrick Roest of the Netherlands got the silver in 6:18.27, and Sander Eitrem from Norway pocketed the bronze in 6:18.45.
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Canada won the women's team pursuit in 3:00.97, followed by the Netherlands (3:01.74) and the United States (3:04.01). China (Han Mei, Li Qishi, Yang Binyu and Chen Xiangyu) finished eighth.