By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (CP) – 20 hours ago
OBIHIRO, Japan — Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima won the men's 500-metre race on Saturday at the world sprint speedskating championships.
Nagashima posted a time of 35.01 seconds to finish 0.14 seconds ahead of South Korea's Lee Kang-seok. Compatriot Lee Kyou-hyuk was third in 35.22.
Winnipeg's Tyler Derraugh was 21st in the 500 and 17th in the 1,000 to stand 18th in the overall standings.
William Dutton of Humboldt, Sask., was 23rd in the 500-metre event but was disqualified in the 1000. Vincent Labrie of Saint-Romulad, Que., was 24th in the 500 and 34th in the 1000. And Winnipeg's Matthew McLean was 39th in the 500 after a fall and 23rd in the 1000.
South Korean Lee Sang-hwa won the women's race in 38.19, edging Germany's Jenny Wolf by 0.12 seconds. Japan's Sayuri Yoshii was third in 38.74.
Yoshii won the women's 1,000 race in 1:17.26 to finish 0.33 ahead of Germany's Monique Angermueller. Lee Kyou-hyuk took the men's race in 1:09.44.
Tamara Oudenaarden of St. Albert, Alta., is ranked 15th in the women's preliminary standings after finishing 12th in the 500 and 20th in the 1,000. Anastasia Bucsis of Calgary was 16th in the 500 and 25th in the 1000.
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