Speed Skating: Nao Kodaira Is the Gold Medalist in Women’s 500 m
Japanese speed skater, Nao Kodaira, won gold in ladies 500 m race. She finished in 36.94 seconds. It’s already the second medal of the athlete at this Olympics as she won silver in 1000m. Moreover, she was s silver medalist of 2010 Winter Olympics in team pursuit.
Lee Sang-hwa from South Korea, 2-time Olympic champion, won a silver medal by finishing in 37.33 seconds. Karolina Erbanova from the Czech Republic won bronze after completing the race in 37.34.
Among the 10 best results are also:
4 Vanessa Herzog (Austria) 37.51
5 Brittany Bowe (USA) 37.530
6 Jorien ter Mors (winner of 1000m race at 2018 Olympics) (Netherlands) 37.539
7 Angelina Golikova (OAR) 37.62
8 Arisa Go (Japan) 37.67
9 Yu Jing (China) 37.81
10 Marsha Hudey (Canada) 37.88