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Japan's Kato sets men's 500 world record

SALT LAKE CITY, Unites States - Joji Kato of Japan reacts after winning the the 500-meter men's World Cup speed skating race with a new world record of 34.30 seconds at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah, on Nov. 19.

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Japan's Kato sets men's 500 world record

SALT LAKE CITY, Unites States - Joji Kato of Japan competes in the 500-meter men's World Cup speed skating race at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah, on Nov. 19. Kato won the race with a new world record of 34.30 seconds.

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Kawata wins inaugural World Cup 100 meters

KEARNS, United States - Japan's Tomonori Kawata (C) wins the inaugural World Cup 100-meter speed skating event at Kearns, Utah, on Jan. 10. Canadian Mark Nielsen (L) came second and Japanese Olympic double medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu (R) third.