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Speed skating: World Cup in Calgary

Joy Beune (C) of the Netherlands, alongside silver medalist Miho Takagi (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States, poses after winning gold in the women's 1,500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Calgary, Canada, on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Milwaukee

Miho Takagi (C) of Japan celebrates after winning gold in the women's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Jan. 31, 2025, alongside silver medalist Brittany Bowe (L) of the United States and bronze medalist Antoinette Rijpma-De Jong of the Netherlands. Takagi recorded her 35th speed skating World Cup individual victory, the most by a Japanese in distances contested at the Winter Olympics.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Milwaukee

Miho Takagi (C) of Japan poses after winning gold in the women's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Jan. 31, 2025, alongside silver medalist Brittany Bowe (L) of the United States and bronze medalist Antoinette Rijpma-De Jong of the Netherlands. Takagi recorded her 35th speed skating World Cup individual victory, the most by a Japanese in distances contested at the Winter Olympics.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Milwaukee

Miho Takagi (C) of Japan poses after winning gold in the women's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Jan. 31, 2025, alongside silver medalist Brittany Bowe (L) of the United States and bronze medalist Antoinette Rijpma-De Jong of the Netherlands. Takagi recorded her 35th speed skating World Cup individual victory, the most by a Japanese in distances contested at the Winter Olympics.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Miho Takagi (C) of Japan poses after winning gold in the women's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Nagano, central Japan, on Nov. 23, 2024, alongside silver medalist Jutta Leerdam (L) of the Netherlands and bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Miho Takagi (C) of Japan poses after winning gold in the women's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Nagano, central Japan, on Nov. 23, 2024, alongside silver medalist Jutta Leerdam (L) of the Netherlands and bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States.

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(SP)POLAND-TOMASZOW MAZOWIECKI-SPEED SKATING-ISU WORLD CUP

(231211) -- TOMASZOW MAZOWIECKI, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Takagi Miho (C) of Japan, silver medalist Brittany Bowe (L) of the United States and bronze medalist Kimi Goetz of the United States pose on the podium during the awarding ceremony of the 1000m Women Division A race at the ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland on Dec. 10, 2023. (Photo by Rafal Oleksiewicz/Xinhua)

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(SP)NETHERLANDS-HEERENVEEN-WORLD SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS-WOMEN'S TEAM PURSUIT

(230304) -- HEERENVEEN, March 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Team of the United States' Brittany Bowe, Mia Kilburg and Giorgia Birkeland (L to R) compete during the women's team pursuit at the ISU World Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, March 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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(SP)POLAND-TOMASZOW MAZOWIECKI-SPEED SKATING-ISU WORLD CUP-DAY 3

(230213) -- TOMASZOW MAZOWIECKI, Feb. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Silver medalist Takagi Miho of Japan, gold medalist Kimi Goetz of the United States, and bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States (L to R) celebrate during the medal ceremony of the women's 1000m Division A on the Day 3 of the 2022-2023 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, Feb. 12, 2023. (Photo by Jan Kowalski/Xinhua)

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(SP)POLAND-TOMASZOW MAZOWIECKI-SPEED SKATING-ISU WORLD CUP-DAY 3

(230213) -- TOMASZOW MAZOWIECKI, Feb. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Silver medalist Takagi Miho of Japan, gold medalist Kimi Goetz of the United States, and bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States (L to R) celebrate during the medal ceremony of the women's 1000m Division A on the Day 3 of the 2022-2023 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, Feb. 12, 2023. (Photo by Jan Kowalski/Xinhua)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-AWARDING CEREMONY-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1,000M

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States reacts during the awarding ceremony of speed skating women's 1,000m at the Beijing Medals Plaza of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Li He)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-AWARDING CEREMONY-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1,000M

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States reacts during the awarding ceremony of speed skating women's 1,000m at the Beijing Medals Plaza of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Li He)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-AWARDING CEREMONY-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1,000M

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States reacts during the awarding ceremony of speed skating women's 1,000m at the Beijing Medals Plaza of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-AWARDING CEREMONY-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1,000M

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States reacts during the awarding ceremony of speed skating women's 1,000m at the Beijing Medals Plaza of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-AWARDING CEREMONY-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1,000M

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States reacts during the awarding ceremony of speed skating women's 1,000m at the Beijing Medals Plaza of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Li He)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-AWARDING CEREMONY-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1,000M

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Takagi Miho (C) of Japan, silver medalist Jutta Leerdam (L) of the Netherlands and bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States react during the awarding ceremony of speed skating women's 1,000m at the Beijing Medals Plaza of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Li He)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-AWARDING CEREMONY-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1,000M

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Takagi Miho (C) of Japan, silver medalist Jutta Leerdam (L) of the Netherlands and bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States react during the awarding ceremony of speed skating women's 1,000m at the Beijing Medals Plaza of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-AWARDING CEREMONY-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1,000M

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Takagi Miho (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States react during the awarding ceremony of speed skating women's 1,000m at the Beijing Medals Plaza of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Li He)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-AWARDING CEREMONY-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1,000M

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Takagi Miho (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States react during the awarding ceremony of speed skating women's 1,000m at the Beijing Medals Plaza of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-AWARDING CEREMONY-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1,000M

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Takagi Miho (C) of Japan, silver medalist Jutta Leerdam (L) of the Netherlands and bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States react during the awarding ceremony of speed skating women's 1,000m at the Beijing Medals Plaza of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Li He)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-AWARDING CEREMONY-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1,000M

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Takagi Miho (C) of Japan, silver medalist Jutta Leerdam (L) of the Netherlands and bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States react during the awarding ceremony of speed skating women's 1,000m at the Beijing Medals Plaza of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Li He)

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Beijing Olympics: Speed Skating

(From L) Silver medalist Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands, gold medalist Miho Takagi of Japan and bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States pose with their medals for the women's 1,000-meter speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 18, 2022, in Beijing.

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1,000M (CN)

(220217) -- BEIJING, Feb. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Takagi Miho (C) of Japan, silver medalist Jutta Leerdam (L) of the Netherlands and bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States wave to the audience during the flower ceremony of the speed skating women's 1,000m at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 17, 2022. (Xinhua/Li He)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1,000M (CN)

(220217) -- BEIJING, Feb. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Takagi Miho (C) of Japan, silver medalist Jutta Leerdam (L) of the Netherlands and bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States pose for a photo during the flower ceremony of the speed skating women's 1,000m at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 17, 2022. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1,000M (CN)

(220217) -- BEIJING, Feb. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States poses for a photo during the flower ceremony of the speed skating women's 1,000m at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 17, 2022. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1,000M (CN)

(220217) -- BEIJING, Feb. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Brittany Bowe of the United States competes during the speed skating women's 1,000m at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 17, 2022. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1,000M (CN)

(220217) -- BEIJING, Feb. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Brittany Bowe of the United States competes during the speed skating women's 1,000m at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 17, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1,000M (CN)

(220217) -- BEIJING, Feb. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Brittany Bowe (R) of the United States and Daria Kachanova of ROC compete during the speed skating women's 1,000m at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 17, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1,000M (CN)

(220217) -- BEIJING, Feb. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Brittany Bowe of the United States competes during the speed skating women's 1,000m at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 17, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1,000M (CN)

(220217) -- BEIJING, Feb. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Brittany Bowe of the United States competes during the speed skating women's 1,000m at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 17, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1,000M (CN)

(220217) -- BEIJING, Feb. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Brittany Bowe of the United States competes during the speed skating women's 1,000m at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 17, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

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Beijing Olympics: Speed Skating

Brittany Bowe of the United States competes in the women's 1,000-meter speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 17, 2022, at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Speed Skating

Brittany Bowe of the United States competes in the women's 1,000-meter speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 17, 2022, at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing.

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 500M (CN)

(220213) -- BEIJING, Feb. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Brittany Bowe of the United States competes during speed skating women's 500m at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 13, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 500M (CN)

(220213) -- BEIJING, Feb. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Brittany Bowe of the United States competes during speed skating women's 500m at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 13, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 500M (CN)

(220213) -- BEIJING, Feb. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Erin Jackson (front) of the United States is congratulated by teammate Brittany Bowe after winning speed skating women's 500m at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 13, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 500M (CN)

(220213) -- BEIJING, Feb. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Erin Jackson (R, front) of the United States hugs with teammate Brittany Bowe after winning speed skating women's 500m at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 13, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 500M (CN)

(220213) -- BEIJING, Feb. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Brittany Bowe (R) of the United States reacts as teammate Erin Jackson celebrates after winning speed skating women's 500m at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 13, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1,500M-FINAL (CN)

(220207) -- BEIJING, Feb. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Brittany Bowe (front) of the United States competes during the women's 1,500m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1,500M-FINAL (CN)

(220207) -- BEIJING, Feb. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Brittany Bowe (R) of the United States and Ragne Wiklund of Norway compete during the women's 1,500m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1,500M-FINAL (CN)

(220207) -- BEIJING, Feb. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Brittany Bowe (R) of the United States competes during the women's 1,500m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

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(BEIJING 2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-TRAINING(CN)

(220130) -- BEIJING, Jan. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Erin Jackson (L) and Brittany Bowe of the United States take part in a training session at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 30, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)

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(BEIJING 2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-TRAINING(CN)

(220130) -- BEIJING, Jan. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Erin Jackson (front) and Brittany Bowe of the United States take part in a training session at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 30, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)

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Speed skating: World Cup event in Poland

U.S. speed skater Brittany Bowe (C) poses for a photo after winning the women's 1,000 meters in a World Cup event in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, on Nov. 13, 2021, alongside second-place Miho Takagi (L) and third-place Nao Kodaira, both of Japan.

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Speed skating: Brittany Bowe at World Cup

Brittany Bowe (C) of the United States poses for a photo after winning the women's 1,000 meters in a world record time at the World Cup speed skating season-ending event in Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 9, 2019, alongside Japanese skaters Miho Takagi (L) and Nao Kodaira, who finished second and third, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Speed skating: Brittany Bowe at World Cup

Brittany Bowe of the United States reacts after setting a world record in the women's 1,000 meters at the World Cup speed skating season-ending event in Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 9, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Speed skating: Brittany Bowe at World Cup

Brittany Bowe of the United States celebrates after winning the women's 1,000 meters in a world record time at the World Cup speed skating season-ending event in Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 9, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Speed skating: World Cup season finale

Miho Takagi (C) of Japan poses for a photo after winning the women's 1,500 meters in a world record time at the World Cup speed skating season-ending event in Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 10, 2019, alongside runner-up Brittany Bowe (L) of the United States and Yekaterina Shikhova of Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Speed skating: World Cup season finale

Brittany Bowe (C) of the United States poses for a photo after winning the women's 1,000 meters in the World Cup speed skating season-ending event in Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 9, 2019, alongside second-place Miho Takagi (L) of Japan and third-place Nao Kodaira of Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Speed skating: Kodaira wins women's title at world sprint c'ships

Nao Kodaira (C) of Japan poses for a photo after winning the women's overall title at the ISU World Sprint Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, on Feb. 24, 2019, alongside second-place Miho Takagi (L) of Japan and third-place Brittany Bowe of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo