American speedskater Jordan Stolz continued his World Cup dominance, setting a track record in the 1,500 metres at Calgary's Olympic Oval. Meanwhile, Canada's Isabelle Weidemann placed fifth in the women's 5,000 metres, a race she gets few chances to execute in a season.
CALGARY — American speedskater star Jordan Stolz continued his World Cup dominance while Canada's Isabelle Weidemann searched for an extra gear in a race she gets few chances to execute in a season.
"Had a really good opener in first lap and then after that, I started blowing up a little, and when I felt that I just attacked the last lap as hard as I could. The last lap was actually pretty good, but it was tough to see straight after that.""Had a very bad headache," he said."You'd lean down, it was just throbbing, feels like it's going to explode."
"He's a generational talent. It's up to us to try and catch him," said Norway's Peter Kongshaug, who placed third in the 1,500."In the beginning, it was like people were really in awe, but now it's more annoying."Meanwhile, Weidemann placed fifth in the first and only women's 5,000 metres this World Cup season.
"I try to start a little bit slower, a little more conservative and then I try to put it into an extra gear, start attacking and start bringing the times down. I threw it in that gear and I didn't have it.Japan's Miho Takagi won the women's 1,000 metres. Beatrice Lamarche of Quebec City finished eighth.
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