Miho Takagi and Ragne Wiklund set the early pace in the women's all-around field as the battle for one of speedskating's most prestigious titles gathered pace Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/03/08/more-sports/miho-takagi-all-around-worlds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #jordanstolz #mihotakagi #ragnewiklund

Stolz takes charge of all-round world championship as Wiklund, Takagi share women's lead
Jordan Stolz seized control of the men's all-round competition at the ‌Speed Skating World Championships on Saturday, while Ragne Wiklund and Miho Takagi set the early pace in the women's field as the battle for one of the sport's most prestigious titles gathered pace.
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Speedskater Miho Takagi, Japan's most decorated Winter Olympian with 10 medals, said Wednesday that she will retire from competition at the end of this season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/03/04/more-sports/miho-takagi-retirement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #mihotakagi #speedskating

The Netherlands’ Antoinette Rijoma-de Jong gave Dutch speedskating fans another gold medal to cheer about in the women's 1,500 meters. Japan's Takagi finished seventh. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/21/womens-1500-milano-cortina/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #teamjapan #mihotakagi #2026milanocortinaolympics #antoinetterijomadejong #netherlands

Japan took bronze in the women’s team pursuit on Tuesday at the Milano Cortina Olympics, giving team leader Miho Takagi a milestone 10th Olympic medal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/17/womens-team-pursuit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #teamjapan #mihotakagi #ayanosato #momokahorikawa #hananoake

Japan's Miho Takagi won her ninth career Olympic medal on Sunday, taking bronze in the 500 behind Dutch stars Femke Kok and Jutta Leerdam. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/16/takagi-bronze-500/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #teamjapan #2026milanocortinaolympics #mihotakagi #femkekok #juttaleerdam #netherlands

Through one week of the Milano Cortina Games, even the harshest critics would be hard-pressed to give Team Japan anything short of an A. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/15/team-japan-olympics-medals-week-one/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #teamjapan #2026milanocortinaolympics #yutototsuka #rennikaido #kirakimura #mihotakagi

Dutch speedskating stars Jutta Leerdam and Femke Kok dominated the field in the women's 1,000 meters at the Milano Cortina Olympics, with Japan's Miho Takagi picking up bronze for her eighth career Olympic medal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/10/womens-1000-speedskating-dutch-dominance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #mihotakagi #teamjapan #femkekok #juttaleerdam #netherlands

The Milano Cortina Olympics, perhaps more than any other Winter Games, will pack plenty of punch when it comes to household names. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/06/milano-cortina-athletes-watch/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #connormcdavid #kaorisakamoto #lindseyvonn #ikumahorishima #eileengu #mihotakagi #ariannafontana #ryoyukobayashi #johanneshoesflotklaebo

Defending Olympic 1,000-meter speedskating champion Miho Takagi said her formula for success remains unchanged as the Japanese gears up for the Milano Cortina Winter Games https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/03/takagi-speedskating-milano-cortina/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #mihotakagi #2026milanocortinaolympics