Fifteen-year-old Takagi wins in women's 1,000-M in Asian races

Fifteen-year-old Takagi wins in women's 1,000-M in Asian races

OBIHIRO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi, who has won a ticket for February's Vancouver Olympic Games, smiles after winning the women's 1,000 meters in 1 minute, 17.87 seconds at the Asian Single Distances Speed Skating Competitions 2010 in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 10, 2010. Takagi is the first junior high school student in Japanese speed skating history to win a ticket to a Winter Games.

Fifteen-year-old Takagi wins in women's 1,000-M in Asian races

Fifteen-year-old Takagi wins in women's 1,000-M in Asian races

OBIHIRO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi, who has won a ticket for February's Vancouver Olympic Games, skates to victory in women's 1,000 meters in 1 minute, 17.87 seconds at the Asian Single Distances Speed Skating Competitions 2010 in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 10, 2010. Takagi is the first junior high school student in Japanese speed skating history to win a ticket to a Winter Games.

Fifteen-year-old Takagi wins in women's 1,000-M in Asian races

Fifteen-year-old Takagi wins in women's 1,000-M in Asian races

OBIHIRO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi, who has won a ticket for February's Vancouver Olympic Games, shows off her gold medal after winning the women's 1,000 meters in 1 minute, 17.87 seconds at the Asian Single Distances Speed Skating Competitions 2010 in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 10, 2010. Takagi is the first junior high school student in Japanese speed skating history to win a ticket to a Winter Games.

Fifteen-year-old Takagi wins in women's 1,000-M in Asian races

Fifteen-year-old Takagi wins in women's 1,000-M in Asian races

OBIHIRO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi, who has won a ticket for February's Vancouver Olympic Games, skates to victory in women's 1,000 meters in 1 minute, 17.87 seconds at the Asian Single Distances Speed Skating Competitions 2010 in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 10, 2010. Takagi is the first junior high school student in Japanese speed skating history to win a ticket to a Winter Games. (Kyodo)

Fifteen-year-old Takagi wins in women's 1,000-M in Asian races

Fifteen-year-old Takagi wins in women's 1,000-M in Asian races

OBIHIRO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi, who has won a ticket for February's Vancouver Olympic Games, shows off her gold medal after winning the women's 1,000 meters in 1 minute, 17.87 seconds at the Asian Single Distances Speed Skating Competitions 2010 in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 10, 2010. Takagi is the first junior high school student in Japanese speed skating history to win a ticket to a Winter Games. (Kyodo)

Fifteen-year-old Takagi wins in women's 1,000-M in Asian races

Fifteen-year-old Takagi wins in women's 1,000-M in Asian races

OBIHIRO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi, who has won a ticket for February's Vancouver Olympic Games, smiles after winning the women's 1,000 meters in 1 minute, 17.87 seconds at the Asian Single Distances Speed Skating Competitions 2010 in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 10, 2010. Takagi is the first junior high school student in Japanese speed skating history to win a ticket to a Winter Games. (Kyodo)