Japanese speed skater Momoka Horikawa surprises the field and herself by winning the women's mass start at a World Cup meet for the first time in her career
Japan s first female Olympic speed skating champion Nao Kodaira announces her retirement, saying she will bring her competitive career to an end this fall.
Japan s Miho Takagi takes the midway lead in the women s allround competition at the speed skating world championships, winning the 500 meters and finishing fifth in the 3,000.