Christine Nesbitt of Canada has won the women’s 1,000 meters at the final long-track speedskating World Cup before the Vancouver Olympics.
Nesbitt skated the distance in 1 minute, 13.36 seconds Sunday at the Utah Olympic Oval.
Wang Beixing of China was second in 1:14.01. Nao Kodaira of Japan was third in 1:14.17.
Heather Richardson was the top American finisher, in ninth place. Two-time Olympian Jennifer Rodriguez was 10th and Elli Ochowicz 13th.
Four-time Olympic medalist Anni Friesinger-Postma of Germany was 11th.