First place finisher Canada's Christine Nesbitt, centre, of London, Ont., is joined on the podium by second place finisher Germany's Anni Friesinger, left, and third place finisher Margot Boer, of the Netherlands, following the women's 1000m event at the ISU World Single Distance Speedskating Championships in Richmond, B.C., on Saturday, March 14, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck