World Cup Speedskating

First-place Claudia Pechstein, center, of Germany, is flanked by second-place Elena Moeller Rigas, right, of Denmark, and third-place Nana Takagi of Japan, on the podium for the women's mass start competition at the World Cup Speedskating event in Calgary, Alberta, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017. (Mike Ridewood/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT