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Takagi Takes Hamar 1,000 as Stolz Extends Sprint Sweep, Kim Min-sun Earns 500 Bronze

With quotas drawn from the first four meets, Hamar's results leave Takagi on course under Japan's policy.

Overview

  • Miho Takagi won the women's 1,000 meters in 1:14.39 a day after taking the 1,500, reinforcing selection under Japan's World Cup–based criteria.
  • Jordan Stolz captured the men's 1,000 in 1:07.63 and completed a 500–1,000–1,500 sweep for the second straight World Cup.
  • Kim Min-sun claimed bronze in the women's 500 at 37.835 seconds, her first World Cup medal of the season.
  • Yukino Yoshida won the women's 500 in 37.65, with Kaja Ziomek-Nogal second at 37.831 as medal places were decided on extra decimal precision.
  • The ISU assigns 21 Olympic quota spots per distance from the first four World Cups with a three-per-country cap, with allocations set to be finalized Friday; Kim stands 11th in 500m points at 222 and teammate Lee Na-hyun is fourth at 254.