Salt Lake City: Jordan Stolz of the United States continued his dominance in the speed skating World Cup as he clinched the men's 1,000-meter title in Quebec, Canada on Friday.
Having reaped four golds in the Salt Lake City stop last weekend, the 19-year-old American skater clocked one minute and 7.96 seconds for his fourth straight World Cup victory in this event, reported Xinhua.
Tatsuya Shinhama of Japan came in second with a time of 1:08.34. The bronze medal went to China's Ning Zhongyan, who finished in 1:08.49.
Miho Takagi of Japan set a new tournament record to win her fourth World Cup victory in the women's 1,000m this season. Crossing the line in 1:14.19, Miho broke the previous tournament mark of 1:15.83 held by Canadian Ivanie Blondin.
Femke Kok and Isabel Grevelt of the Netherlands settled for second and third place with 1:15.07 and 1:15.72 respectively.