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Tonoike 2nd in World Cup 1,000-meter race

COLLALBO, Italy - Japanese speed skater Aki Tonoike (L) who came second in the women's 1,000 in a World Cup meet poses on the podium with Germany's Anni Friesinger (C) who won the race and Paulien van Deutekom of the Netherlands who was third.

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Japan's Tonoike wins 1,000 meter speed skating

HACHINOHE, Japan - Japan's Aki Tonoike wins the women's 1,000 meters in the speed skating competition Feb. 5 at the Winter Asian Games at Nagane Park Speed Skating Rink in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture.

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Japan's Tabata grabs gold in 1,500 speed skating

HACHINOHE, Japan - (From L to R) Silver medalist Aki Tonoike, gold medalist Maki Tabata, both of Japan, and bronze medalist Back Eun Bi of South Korea raise their medals in an award ceremony for the women's 1,500-meter speed skating in the Winter Asian Games in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 3.

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Germany's Garbrecht-Enfeldt wins 1,000-m World Cup speed skating

HARBIN, China - Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt of Germany poses after winning the women's 1,000 meters in the World Cup speed skating event in Harbin, China on Dec. 14. Aki Tonoike of Japan (L) won second and Chris Witty of the U.S. took third.

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Tonoike wins two gold medals in World Cup speedskating events

OSLO, Norway - Aki Tonoike of Japan poses with two gold medals which she won in the women's 500- and 1,000-meter speedskating World Cup events at Valle Hovin Stadium in Oslo on March 2.

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Tonoike 7th in speed skating with nat'l record in SLC Games

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Aki Tonoike competes in the women's 1,000-meter speed skating event of the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics at the Utah Olympic Oval on Feb. 17. Tonoike came seventh in a Japanese record time of 1 minute, 14.64 seconds.

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Tonoike exults in first World Cup victory

NAGANO, Japan - Aki Tonoike waves to fans and supporters in the stands at the M-Wave indoor ice arena on Dec. 17 after notching her first speed skating World Cup victory with a time of 1:17.07 in the women's 1,000 meters. Reigning world champion Monique Garbrecht-Endfeldt of Germany was second and compatriot Eriko Sammiya third.

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Sammiya wins women's 1,000m at speed skating World Cup meet

NAGANO, Japan - Eriko Sammiya (C) emerges as a double medalist Dec. 16 and snares her second World Cup gold medal in six days in the 1,000 meters while also taking silver in the 500. Sammiya edged reigning world champion Monique Garbrecht-Endfeldt (L) of Germany. Japanese compatriot Aki Tonoike finished third.

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Tonoike 2nd in World Cup 1,000-meter race

COLLALBO, Italy - Japanese speed skater Aki Tonoike (L) who came second in the women's 1,000 in a World Cup meet poses on the podium with Germany's Anni Friesinger (C) who won the race and Paulien van Deutekom of the Netherlands who was third. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Tonoike wins 1,000 meter speed skating

HACHINOHE, Japan - Japan's Aki Tonoike wins the women's 1,000 meters in the speed skating competition Feb. 5 at the Winter Asian Games at Nagane Park Speed Skating Rink in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Tonoike 7th in speed skating with nat'l record in SLC Games

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Aki Tonoike competes in the women's 1,000-meter speed skating event of the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics at the Utah Olympic Oval on Feb. 17. Tonoike came seventh in a Japanese record time of 1 minute, 14.64 seconds.

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Tonoike wins two gold medals in World Cup speedskating events

OSLO, Norway - Aki Tonoike of Japan poses with two gold medals which she won in the women's 500- and 1,000-meter speedskating World Cup events at Valle Hovin Stadium in Oslo on March 2.

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Japan's Tabata grabs gold in 1,500 speed skating

HACHINOHE, Japan - (From L to R) Silver medalist Aki Tonoike, gold medalist Maki Tabata, both of Japan, and bronze medalist Back Eun Bi of South Korea raise their medals in an award ceremony for the women's 1,500-meter speed skating in the Winter Asian Games in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 3. (Kyodo)

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Germany's Garbrecht-Enfeldt wins 1,000-m World Cup speed skating

HARBIN, China - Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt of Germany poses after winning the women's 1,000 meters in the World Cup speed skating event in Harbin, China on Dec. 14. Aki Tonoike of Japan (L) won second and Chris Witty of the U.S. took third. (Kyodo)

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Tonoike exults in first World Cup victory

NAGANO, Japan - Aki Tonoike waves to fans and supporters in the stands at the M-Wave indoor ice arena on Dec. 17 after notching her first speed skating World Cup victory with a time of 1:17.07 in the women's 1,000 meters. Reigning world champion Monique Garbrecht-Endfeldt of Germany was second and compatriot Eriko Sammiya third.

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Sammiya wins women's 1,000m at speed skating World Cup meet

NAGANO, Japan - Eriko Sammiya (C) emerges as a double medalist Dec. 16 and snares her second World Cup gold medal in six days in the 1,000 meters while also taking silver in the 500. Sammiya edged reigning world champion Monique Garbrecht-Endfeldt (L) of Germany. Japanese compatriot Aki Tonoike finished third.