Park not only took home a gold medal in the women’s 1,500-meter race on Tuesday, but she also completed it in a track record time of 2:04.41 at the Olympic Speedskating Oval in Lake Placid.

“I am very pleased to win the race,” Park said in a statement. “I had a little bit of a regret missing first place yesterday, so to get first today is incredible.”

Poland’s Natalia Jabrzyk took second place overall in 2:06.19 and Veronika Antosova, of the Czech Republic, was third in 2:06.63.

Thalia Staehle, of Salt Lake City, Utah, was the top American athlete finishing in 20th place in 2:12.59.

Team USA’s Sydney Terpening-Yu competes in Tuesday’s women’s 1,500-meter speedskating competition at the Olympic Speedskating Oval in Lake Placid. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien)

“I thought I did OK,” Staehle told the Enterprise. “I think my second lap was a little lackadaisical. I think I could’ve been slightly more aggressive overall. I was happy with my last lap of it and I think that was the best thing about it.”

Staehle was also the top U.S. speedskater in the women’s 3,000-meter on Monday, finishing in ninth place overall. She said she was proud of her time in the 3,000-meter race.

“I’ve had a lot of issues throughout the season — mentally — with my 3K because I’m more of a distancer,” Staehle said. “But sometimes in the race, it’s easy to almost quit a little bit. I think with that one I was able to hold through until the end. I really kicked it into gear in the last two laps.”

The other three Americans also fell short of a podium finish in the 1,500-meter race, with Anna Quinn (2:12.74) placing 22nd and Ilsa Shobe (2:19.02) was 32nd. Sydney Terpening, who attended Lake Placid High School for her freshman and sophomore years, finished in 33rd place in 2:21.79.

In the men’s 1,500-meter race, the Japanese trio of Taiyo Nonomura, Kazuya Yamada and Arito Motonaga claimed all three podium spots. Nonomura took the gold in 1:49.93, followed by Yamada (1:50.08) in second and Motonaga (1:50.42) in third.

U.S. speedskaters Thomas Fitzgerald placed 20th in 1:55.65 and William Gebauer was 21st in 1:56.51.

The next speedskating competition will take place at the Olympic Speedskating Oval today with the men’s and women’s team pursuit.