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• Dutch hopes grow for 125-mile speedskating race POSTED: Feb 6, 3:02p ET | UPDATED: Feb 6, 3:02p ET By Associated Press Sports events across Europe are falling victim to the continent's deep freeze, but the Dutch are ecstatic, hoping that the revered "Eleven Cities" speedskating race can be staged later this month for the first time in 15 years.
• Nesbitt breaks world record in 1,000m POSTED: Jan 28, 5:39p ET | UPDATED: Jan 29, 11:49a ET By Associated Press Canadian speedskater Christine Nesbitt broke the world record in the 1,000 meters Saturday in the world sprint championship.
• Davis grabs 2nd straight World Cup gold in 1,000 POSTED: Jan 22, 6:47p ET | UPDATED: Jan 22, 7:36p ET By Associated Press At 29, two-time Olympic gold medalist Shani Davis was starting to feel old. The American speed skating star had been competing for 23 years, and after disappointing World Cup results in Europe this fall, he began to wonder.
• South Korea's Lee grabs World Cup gold in women's 500 POSTED: Jan 21, 4:23p ET | UPDATED: Jan 21, 4:49p ET By Associated Press Sang-hwa Lee of South Korea won her second World Cup gold medal of the season in the 500-meter race at the speedskating long track event at Utah Olympic Oval on Saturday.
• Bowe jumps to ice after successful hoops career POSTED: Jan 20, 1:52p ET | UPDATED: Jan 20, 1:52p ET By Associated Press Brittany Bowe was in the stands 10 years ago when Apolo Anton Ohno and Derek Parra skated to Olympic gold on home ice. "It sent chills down my spine," Bowe said of watching American flag-draped victory laps. "I've always wanted that to be me."
• German speedskater in doping probe POSTED: Jan 15, 11:12a ET | UPDATED: Jan 15, 11:12a ET By Associated Press A German speedskater is under a doping investigation for allegedly using ultraviolet light to enhance the oxygen flow in her blood and other athletes may be involved.
• Surgery dates set for US speed skater Reutter POSTED: Jan 13, 4:26p ET | UPDATED: Jan 13, 4:26p ET By Associated Press Two-time Olympic medalist and reigning 1,500 world champion Katherine Reutter will have surgery on her left hip Thursday in Salt Lake City.
• Sablikova, Kramer win European skating titles POSTED: Jan 8, 6:54p ET | UPDATED: Jan 8, 6:54p ET By Associated Press Sven Kramer of the Netherlands and Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic won the all-around titles Sunday at the European speedskating championships.
• Olympian Reutter opts to have double hip surgery POSTED: Jan 8, 6:37p ET | UPDATED: Jan 9, 9:27a ET By Associated Press Two-time Olympic medalist and defending 1,500 world champion Katherine Reutter will have surgery on both hips as soon as possible and miss the rest of the season.
• Czech women win European Speed Skating events POSTED: Jan 6, 4:34p ET | UPDATED: Jan 6, 4:34p ET By Associated Press Olympic champion Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic won the 3,000 meters Friday at the European speed skating championships.
• Injury shatters Celski's dreams of world title POSTED: Jan 6, 4:23p ET | UPDATED: Jan 6, 4:23p ET By Associated Press Two-time Olympic bronze medalist J.R. Celski won't have the chance to skate for an individual world championship this year because of an ankle injury.