Wolf wins, Davis injured at WCup event

Germany's Jenny Wolf won the women's 500-meter race Saturday for her seventh World Cup speedskating victory this season, while overall world sprint champion Shani Davis of the United States sat out the men's race with an injury.

Davis, who won his first overall sprint championship title in Moscow last weekend, cut his right leg with his left blade with 200 meters left in the men's 500. Davis finished the race on one leg and was forced to skip the 1,000-meter race. He leads the men's 1,000-meter World Cup standings.

Davis said he didn't need to be hospitalized, but he wasn't sure if he would be able to compete in Sunday's event.

Keiichiro Nagashima of Japan won the men's 500 in 34.85 seconds. The World Cup 500-meter leader Yu Fengtong of China was second, 0.04 seconds behind. Yuya Oikawa of Japan clocked in at 34.96 for third.

Denny Morrison dominated the men's 1,000 with a new track record of 1:08.71 at Kolomna Speedskating Center, 100 kilometers southeast of Moscow.

The Canadian skater was followed by Stefan Groothuis of the Netherlands (1:08.97) and Russia's Yevgeny Lalenkov, who was timed at 1:09.02.

Davis leads the standings with 530 points after winning three races this season. Morrison, with his first victory, is second with 420. Groothuis has 375 points for third.

Wolf continued her domination in the women's 500-meter events and won her seventh race of nine this season with a new track record of 37.51 seconds. Annette Gerritsen of the Netherlands was timed at 38.02 for second. Yu Jing of China was third with a time of 38.17.

Wolf leads the standings with 785 points. Lee Sang-hwa of South Korea is second with 590. Gerritsen has 450 for third.

Margot Boer set a new track record to win the women's 1,000 in 1:15.84. Yu came in second, 0.16 seconds behind, while Christine Nesbitt was third in 1:16.26. Nesbitt remained on top of the 1,000-meter standings with 450 points, followed by fellow Canadians Kristina Groves (430) and Shannon Rempel (361).

The meet continues Sunday with 100, 500 and 1,000-meter races.