Shimizu wins world 500-meter title in world record time

Shimizu wins world 500-meter title in world record time

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Hiroyasu Shimizu beams with joy as he beats rival Jeremy Wotherspoon and smashes the Canadian's world record March 10. The Nagano Olympic champion won his fourth consecutive 500-meter title at the single-distance speed skating world championships at the Olympic Oval in Kearns, site of next year's Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.

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