The Huffington Post -
15 Feb 2014 22:30

SOCHI, Russia (AP) -- The closest 1,500-meter race in Olympic speedskating history came down to a final lunge of the skate -- then a few more agonizing seconds to figure out who won. Zbigniew Brodka knocked off all the favorites in the king of races Saturday, capturing Poland's first gold medal in Olympic speedskating by a mere three-thousandths of a second over Koen Verweij of the Netherlands. Shani Davis? He wasn't even close. Verweij skated in the final pair and powered toward the line, tryin...
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