LAKE PLACID, NY - Germany's Lee-Sophie Scholz and Japan's Kota Mitsui set a track record for winning the 1,500-meter event at the FISU World University Speedskating Championships on Thursday.
Scholz won the 400m James C. Won the women's race at Sheffield Speed Skating Oval in 2 minutes, 9.22 seconds. Yuka Takahashi of Japan was second in 2:10.72 and Veronika Antosova of Czech Republic took the bronze in 2:13.81.
"I'm so happy, I really wanted this track record," Scholz said. "So, I'm very happy now that I have a track record in the 1,500."
Mitsui finished the men's race in 1:54.88 with temperatures near 13 degrees Fahrenheit and winds blowing from the west for most of the race.
"I'm very excited to have the track record," Mitsui said. "The snow was very hard and the wind was very strong, so I struggled a bit. But I am still very happy to come out with a win."
Germany's Michael Roth was second with 1:55.66, while Netherlands' Luc Heine took the second bronze in two days with 1:57.22.
Competition continues on Friday with both men's and women's 500 meters running and the team pursuit. Nations competing through Saturday include the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Poland, the Netherlands, Norway and the United States.