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Nao Kodaira Wins 500m Speedskating Gold; Men's Team Pursuit Quarterfinal Results

Japan's Nao Kodaira set an Olympic record on her way to gold in the women's long-track 500 metres speeskating on Sunday.

Kodaira's blistering time of 36.94 seconds bettered the previous mark rival Lee Sang-Hwa, who was second here, set in Sochi four years ago. The Czech Republic's Karolina Erbanova did enough to take bronze.

The quarterfinals of the men's pursuit event also took place on Sunday, with South Korea the quickest qualifiers for Wednesday's semis.

Here are the results from the Gangneung Oval and a look back at a tremendous conclusion to the shortest of the long-track events.