MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 10th March, 2019) Russian speed skater Pavel Kulizhnikov renewed the world record at 500 meters at the final stage of the ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2018-2019 in Salt Lake City on Saturday.
Kulizhnikov won the first race, finishing the distance at 33.616 seconds.
Earlier in the same race, the world record was updated by fellow Japanese sprinter Tatsuya Shinhama (33.835), who finished second in the end. Another Japanese competitor Yuma Murakami finished third (34.113).
