American Shani Davis sets world record in 1,500 at speedskating World Cup

Speedskater Davis breaks world record in 1,500

KEARNS, Utah — American Shani Davis has lowered his own world record in the 1,500 meters at a speedskating World Cup meet in Utah.

Davis covered the distance in 1 minute, 41.04 seconds while skating in the final pairing Friday at the Utah Olympic Oval. The time bettered his old mark of 1:41.80 set on March 6 at the oval.

American rival Chad Hedrick was second in 1:42.50. Mo Tae-Bum of South Korea was third in 1:42.85.

It was the second world record set Friday at the final World Cup before the Vancouver Olympics. Jenny Wolf of Germany lowered her own mark in the women’s 500.