Japan's Nana Takagi takes inaugural speed skating mass start gold

Pyeongchang, South Korea (dpa) - Japan‘s Nana Takagi won the first ever women‘s mass start speed skating gold at the Winter Olympics on Saturday. South Korea‘s Kim Bo Reum was second with Dutch skater Irene Schouten taking bronze following a cat-and-mouse race before a furious sprint finish.Takagi, who won a silver in the event at the 2017 world championships, also took gold in the team pursuit in Pyeongchang. The event, where 16 skaters race together on the long track rather than just two, was making its debut at a Winter Olympics.