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Updated at 6:43 a.m., Saturday, December 13, 2008

Speedskating: Americans Davis, Rodriguez win speedskating event

Associated Press

NAGANO, Japan — Americans Shani Davis and Jennifer Rodriguez each won a 1,000-meter race at a speedskating World Cup meet today.

Davis finished in 1 minute, 09.21 seconds to beat Denny Morrison of Canada, who was 0.19 seconds off the pace. South Korea's Lee Kyou-hyuk finished third in 1:09.43.

Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima won the 500 with a time of 34.81 to finish ahead of China's Yu Fengtong, who clocked 34.91.

Rodriguez won in 1:16.34 to edge Canada's Christine Nesbitt by 0.05 seconds. Kristina Groves of Canada was third in 1:16.62.

Germany's Jenny Wolf easily won the 500 in 37.71, comfortably ahead of South Korea's Lee Sang-hwa.