Awarding of Denis Kuzin at World Speedskating Championship in Sochi

Denis Kuzin of Kazakhstan won the gold medal at the Speedskating World Cup. This was the first time an athlete from Kazakhstan won a speedskating worlds gold. Kuzin won the 1,000m race in Sochi. He covered the distance in 1 minute and 9.14 seconds. South Korean Mo Tae-bum won the second place being only one-tenth of a second behind the Kazakhstan leader. American Shani Davis won the bronze medal being six-hundredths of a second behind Mo.

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