Kiwi speed skating trio prepare to take fight to Korean favourites in semifinal OLIVIA CALDWELLGETTY IMAGES The Kiwi speed skating trio of Peter Michael, Shane Dobbin and Reyon Kay will race for a medal on Wednsday night in the men's speed skating finals. It's "business time" for Peter Michael and the New Zealand speed skating team as they try to upset the favourites in the men's Olympic semifinals in PyeongChang, South Korea on Wednesday. Michael says his team are there to win a medal and they won't be happy coming home without one. The Republic of Korea set the bar with 3.39.29 and toppled world heavyweights the Netherlands, who rounded out the heats with 3.40.03. Michael told Stuff the quarterfinal was a below-par run for the Kiwi trio and they would be looking to improve their time against Korea on Wednesday night (NZT).

Source: Stuff February 20, 2018 02:03 UTC