Speed skater Martina Sáblíková wins fourth World Cup in a row

Czech double Olympic champion Martina Sáblíková won her fourth consecutive World Cup in long distance speed skating after triumphing in the cup’s final 3,000 metre event in Heerenveen, Netherlands on Friday. The 22-year-old Sáblíková was 20 points ahead of Germany’s Stephanie Beckert, who could still secure overall victory. But the Czech beat her by 1.32 seconds in the final run to clinch the title.

Author: Jan Richter