Japan's Miho Takagi fell short in her bid for back-to-back titles at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships on Sunday, finishing second behind the Czech Republic's Martina Sablikova.Defending champion Takagi came into the final day of competition in Calgary with the overall lead, having won Saturday's 500-meter race by a wide margin before finishing eighth in the 3,000.Sablikova was in second place overnight after winning the 3,000 at the 1988 Olympic Oval in a world record 3 minutes, 53.31 seconds.Takagi, 24, took Sunday's 1,500 in a time of 1:52.8 to maintain her lead going into t…READ FULL ARTICLE
