Kulizhnikov wins 1,000 meters at speed skating World Cup

OBIHIRO, Japan (AP) — Russia’s Pavel Kulizhnikov won the men’s 1,000-meter race on Sunday at the season-opening speed skating World Cup event in Japan.
Kulizhnikov clocked 1 minute, 7.85 seconds to finish 0.54 seconds ahead of Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands. Thomas Krol, also of the Netherlands, took the bronze with a time of 1:08.62.
Krol’s compatriot Patrick Roest won the men’s 5,000 meters and the Netherlands also claimed top honors in the team sprint event.
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