Record breaking runs and dramatic falls as Canada and Norway take speed skating team pursuit gold at the Winter Olympics
Canada set a new Olympic record to take gold in a dramatic end to the women’s speed skating team pursuit final, as a Japanese fall gifted the Canadians victory in the dying moments. Japan — who breezed through their semi-final, beating the ROC by nearly seven seconds — had been in control from the start, quickly establishing an impressive lead of 0.93 seconds, and were seemingly on course to beat their own Olympic record.
