...record: Parra). Men's 500--Casey FitzRandolph, Verona, Wis., 34.42, Feb. 11, 2002 (old record: Hiroyasu Shimizu, Japan, 35.59, Feb. 10, 1998). Women's 3000--Claudia Pechstein, Germany, 3:57.70, Feb. 10...

...the ice to steady himself, yet still crossed the finish 0.03 seconds ahead of defending Olympic gold medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu of Japan. "To do it here in America, before so many friends and family and in these times, makes it perfect...