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(2) Yoshii, Kobayashi 1st-time winners at sprint c'ships

CHINO, Japan - Masaaki Kobayashi skates in the men's 1,000-meter race at the national sprint championships at Chino sports park skate center in Nagano Prefecture on Dec. 29. He won the overall title at the meet for the first time after finishing fourth in the second leg of the 500 and third in the 1,000. He earned 144.180 points for victory.

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Groothuis wins gold in men's 1000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Stefan Groothuis of the Netherlands acknowledges the crowd after winning the Winter Olympics men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Alder Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 12, 2014. Groothuis finished in first place with a time of 1 minute, 8.39 seconds.

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Groothuis wins gold in men's 1000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Stefan Groothuis of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the Winter Olympics men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Alder Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 12, 2014. Groothuis finished in first place with a time of 1 minute, 8.39 seconds.

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Groothuis wins gold in men's 1000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Stefan Groothuis (R) of the Netherlands competes in the Winter Olympics men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Alder Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 12, 2014. Groothuis finished in first place with a time of 1 minute, 8.39 seconds.

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Haga wins men's overall title

MORIOKA, Japan - Ryohei Haga skates during the 1,000-meter race of the national sprint championships at Iwate Prefectural Skate Rink in Iwate Prefecture on Dec. 29, 2010. Haga went on to win his first overall title.

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America's Davis wins gold in men's 1,000-m speed skating

TURIN, Italy - American speed skater Shani Davis, who won the gold in the men's 1,000-meter race, responds to spectators at Oval Lingotto at the Turin Olympics on Feb. 18. Davis is first black male athlete ever to win a Winter Olympic gold medal in an individual event

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America's Davis wins gold in men's 1,000-m speed skating

TURIN, Italy - American Shani Davis, who won the gold in the men's 1,000-meter speed skating, skates in the race at Oval Lingotto at the Turin Olympics on Feb. 18. Davis is first black male athlete ever to win a Winter Olympic gold medal in an individual event

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America's Davis wins gold in men's 1,000-m speed skating

TURIN, Italy - American speed skater Shani Davis, who won the gold in the men's 1,000-meter race, waves with fellow countryman and silver medalist Joey Cheek (L), and bronze medalist Erben Wennemars of the Netherlands (R) at Oval Lingotto at the Turin Olympics on Feb. 18. Davis is first black male athlete ever to win a Winter Olympic gold medal in an individual event.

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America's Davis wins gold in men's 1,000-m speed skating

TURIN, Italy - American speed skater Shani Davis smiles after winning the gold in the men's 1,000-meter race at Oval Lingotto at the Turin Olympics on Feb. 18. Davis is first black male athlete ever to win a Winter Olympic gold medal in an individual event.

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America's Davis wins gold in men's 1,000-m speed skating

TURIN, Italy - American speed skater Shani Davis waves to spectators after winning the men's 1,000-meter race at Oval Lingotto at the Turin Olympics on Feb. 18. Davis is first black male athlete ever to win a Winter Olympic gold medal in an individual event.

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Shimizu takes sprint double at Asama invitational

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Two-time Olympic medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu reacts after completing a sprint double when he won the men's 1,000 meters in a meet record at the Asama invitational on Dec. 1. Shimizu clocked 1 minute, 11.78 seconds to claim his first 1,000-meter victory in nine years at the annual meet, adding to the 500 title he won the previous day at Asama Onsen International Skate Center.

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(2) Yoshii, Kobayashi 1st-time winners at sprint c'ships

CHINO, Japan - Masaaki Kobayashi skates in the men's 1,000-meter race at the national sprint championships at Chino sports park skate center in Nagano Prefecture on Dec. 29. He won the overall title at the meet for the first time after finishing fourth in the second leg of the 500 and third in the 1,000. He earned 144.180 points for victory. (Kyodo)

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Shimizu takes sprint double at Asama invitational

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Two-time Olympic medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu reacts after completing a sprint double when he won the men's 1,000 meters in a meet record at the Asama invitational on Dec. 1. Shimizu clocked 1 minute, 11.78 seconds to claim his first 1,000-meter victory in nine years at the annual meet, adding to the 500 title he won the previous day at Asama Onsen International Skate Center. (Kyodo)

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America's Davis wins gold in men's 1,000-m speed skating

TURIN, Italy - American Shani Davis, who won the gold in the men's 1,000-meter speed skating, skates in the race at Oval Lingotto at the Turin Olympics on Feb. 18. Davis is first black male athlete ever to win a Winter Olympic gold medal in an individual event (Kyodo)

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America's Davis wins gold in men's 1,000-m speed skating

TURIN, Italy - American speed skater Shani Davis waves to spectators after winning the men's 1,000-meter race at Oval Lingotto at the Turin Olympics on Feb. 18. Davis is first black male athlete ever to win a Winter Olympic gold medal in an individual event. (Kyodo)

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America's Davis wins gold in men's 1,000-m speed skating

TURIN, Italy - American speed skater Shani Davis smiles after winning the gold in the men's 1,000-meter race at Oval Lingotto at the Turin Olympics on Feb. 18. Davis is first black male athlete ever to win a Winter Olympic gold medal in an individual event. (Kyodo)

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America's Davis wins gold in men's 1,000-m speed skating

TURIN, Italy - American speed skater Shani Davis, who won the gold in the men's 1,000-meter race, responds to spectators at Oval Lingotto at the Turin Olympics on Feb. 18. Davis is first black male athlete ever to win a Winter Olympic gold medal in an individual event (Kyodo)

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America's Davis wins gold in men's 1,000-m speed skating

TURIN, Italy - American speed skater Shani Davis, who won the gold in the men's 1,000-meter race, waves with fellow countryman and silver medalist Joey Cheek (L), and bronze medalist Erben Wennemars of the Netherlands (R) at Oval Lingotto at the Turin Olympics on Feb. 18. Davis is first black male athlete ever to win a Winter Olympic gold medal in an individual event. (Kyodo)

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Haga wins men's overall title

MORIOKA, Japan - Ryohei Haga skates during the 1,000-meter race of the national sprint championships at Iwate Prefectural Skate Rink in Iwate Prefecture on Dec. 29, 2010. Haga went on to win his first overall title. (Kyodo)

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Shani Davis, who became the first black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual Winter Olympic event, finishes 19th in the men's 1,500-meter speed skating at the Pyeongchang Olympics in Gangneng, South Korea on Feb. 13, 2018. He won the speed skating 1,000 meter event at the Turin and Vancouver Games. He is also a two-time 1,500-meter silver medalist. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taiwanese speed skater Huang Yu-ting

Huang Yu-ting of Taiwan skates in a World Cup women's 1,000-meter race in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Dec. 10, 2017. Huang is the first Taiwanese female athlete to qualify for the Winter Olympics since the 1998 Nagano Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taiwanese speed skater Huang Yu-ting

Huang Yu-ting of Taiwan holds her thumb up in response to spectators after scoring a personal best time of 1 minute, 13.92 seconds in a World Cup women's 1,000-meter race in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Dec. 10, 2017. Huang is the first Taiwanese female athlete to qualify for the Winter Olympics since the 1998 Nagano Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo