Leerdam remains unbeaten in women's 1,000m at speed skating World Cup

OTTAWA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands remained unbeaten in women's 1,000m this season after taking her fourth gold in Calgary, Canada on Sunday in as many speed skating World Cups.

With a fastest first full lap, Leerdam clocked one minute and 12.53 seconds for a convincing victory, 0.66 seconds ahead of Olympic champion Miho Tagaki of Japan. Kimi Goetz of the United States took a bronze in