Sáblíková aims for another medal in 5000m at World Championships

Czech speed skater Martina Sáblíková will compete on Saturday in the 5000m at the World Championships in Hamar, Norway, hoping to add to her silver from Thursday’s 3000m. The 37-year-old three-time Olympic champion has reached the World Cup podium only once this season, finishing third in Calgary over the same distance. In Hamar, she surprised all but Dutch skater Merel Conijn to claim her 35th world championship medal. Eighteen-year-old Czech talent Metoděj Jílek will compete in the mass start, while Nikola Zdráhalová is set to race the 1000m.