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Pechstein powers to Olympic gold medal

Germany's Claudia Pechstein displays total concentration as she breaks the world 5,000-meter speed skating world record Feb. 20 at Nagano's M-Wave indoor track. Pechstein repeated as the Olympic 5,000 meters queen, squeezing out compatriot Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann by 0.4 second. Kazakstan's Lyudmila Prokasheva took bronze.

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KATRIN STIRNEMANN, KATE COURTNEY, ANNIE LAST, NADINE RIEDER, HALEY SMITH, ANNE TERPSTRA

Front from left KATRIN STIRNEMANN of Switzerland, KATE COURTNEY of USA, ANNIE LAST of Britain, NADINE RIEDER of Germany, HALEY SMITH of Canada, ANNE TERPSTRA of Netherlands in action during the women elite Cross Country Mountain Bike World Cup event in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic, May 24, 2019. (CTK Photo/Libor Plihal)

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Pechstein celebrates German sweep in speed skating

NAGANO, Japan - Claudia Pechstein celebrates her victory in the 1,500 meters on March 5, giving Germany a sweep of all five women's titles in the single-distance world speed skating championships at the M-Wave oval in Nagano. Pechstein won the 3,000 on March 3 and finished second to compatriot Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann in the 5,000 the following day. Monique Garbrecht won both the 500 and 1,000 meter sprints for Germany.