S. Korean wins men's 500m speedskating (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Mo Tae-bum of South Korea has won the men's Olympic 500-meter speedskating event. Mo posted the second-best time of the opening race, then blazed around the track in a time of 34.90 seconds in the second heat to snatch the gold with a total time of 1 minute, 9.82 seconds. Japan took the next two spots with Keiichiro Nagashima claiming silver and Joji Kato the bronze.

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