HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (AP) -- Shani Davis won the 1,500-meter speedskating World Cup race on Saturday to guarantee a record fourth-straight overall season title in his favorite distance.
The two-time Olympic silver medal winner won at the Thialf oval in Heerenveen in 1 minute, 45.92 seconds. Stefan Groothuis of the Netherlands was second in 1:46.09 and world and European allround champion Ivan Skobrev of Russia was third.
Davis' second 1,500 victory of the season was enough to clinch the World Cup title, ahead of Havard Bokko of Norway and Groothuis.
Mark Tuitert, who edged Davis for second place in the 1,500 at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, was ninth.
Olympic champion Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic won the 3,000 race and the season title, beating Stephanie Beckert of Germany into second in the final pairing of the day with a time of 4:06.21. The pair also finished one-two in the season standings.
Jorien Voorhuis of the Netherlands finished third on Saturday, while Jilleanne Rookard was fifth.
Claudia Pechstein of Germany, who recently returned to competitive skating after a two-year ban, was fourth.
Pechstein, banned for abnormal blood levels, has denied doping and never failed a drug test. She says a hereditary anomaly was responsible for the abnormal blood levels.
Annette Gerritsen of the Netherlands won the 500 in 38.31. Jenny Wolf of Germany, who already has the season title wrapped up with Sunday's final 500 still to race, was second.
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