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January 8, 2005
Saguenay World Cup: 1500m final
The next 6 photos are all from Apolo's 1500m final at World Cup #4. Apolo won the race, with Mathieu Turcotte 2nd. Additional shots from this race as well as Apolo's 1500m semifinal are available in Saguenay Gallery #1.
Apolo Ohno suits up for the 1500m final
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Being introduced for the final
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Early in the race
Americans Shani Davis and Apolo Ohno skate around the pack
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Apolo Ohno, Mathieu Turcotte, Charles Hamelin
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The last lap: Apolo Ohno leads a grimacing Mathieu Turcotte
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Resting after the victory
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World Junior Short Track Championships Day 2
Great day for the Canadian women!
It's another long day of racing in Serbia, with skaters contesting the 500m and relay quarter and semi finals.
The U.S. women had strong performances, as Maria Garcia, Jade Wheeler and Carly Wilson all advanced through the preliminaries and heats to reach the quarterfinals. Garcia alone made it to the semis where she finished last in her heat against a Chinese, a Korean and a Canadian.
With less experience, the American men were eliminated in the early rounds -- Jordan Hinke finished 3rd in his prelim. Bobby Joe Lindsey and Kyle Carr moved on to the heats, where both skaters finished 3rd.
The story of the day was the Canadian women and the Chinese men. Rising star Kalyna Roberge dominated the 500m today, winning every race during 4 rounds of qualifying and clinching gold in the final. Her teammated Jessica Gregg took bronze, with Korean Sun-Young Park winning silver.
On the men's side, Chinese skaters Liang Cui and Quinyu Zhao took 1st and 2nd in the 500m respectively, with Korean Ho-suk Lee 3rd.
The relay results weren't yet in as of this writing, but pity the guys, who must skate both quarterfinal and semifinal relays today. Looked like the quarterfinals will have 5 teams on the ice at once. Sounds like a recipe for mayhem! Bet the juniors are awfully glad they only have to skate 2000m.
[UPDATE] The U.S. women finished 2nd in their relay semifinal to advance to tomorrow's final against China, Korea and Canada. The U.S. men skated 2nd in today's quarterfinal. The guys subsequently finished 3rd in their semi, so unfortunately, they won't skate in tomorrow's relay final, where the Canadians will face Japan, China and Korea.
More info:
U.S. Jr. Ladies' Relay Team Makes the Grade in Belgrade via US Speedskating
Canada wins gold and bronze at short track speed skating world juniors
via Speed Skating Canada
Canada claims two medals at world junior short track via CBC Sports
Complete results available at Cyberscoreboard.
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January 7, 2005
World Junior Short Track Championships
Junior Worlds began today in Belgrade, Serbia. Representing the United States on the women's side are Maria Garcia, Carly Wilson and Jade Wheeler. The men's team consists of Kyle Carr, Jordan Hinke and Joey Lindsey*. There are a LOT of skaters competing there with even South Africa and Mongolia fielding skaters.
There are some key differences between Junior Worlds and senior-level ISU competition. Like with World Cups, 3 men and 3 women skate the individual distances of 500m, 1000m and 1500m (for the U.S., anyway). The top men and women skate a 1500m superfinal (rather than 3000m). Men's and women's relay teams both skate 2000m relays. There are undoubtedly other differences I'm not aware of!
No Americans skated in the 1500m final today, though Garcia and Wheeler both made it to the semis, where they finished 3rd and 5th in their races, respectively. Among the men, Lindsey and Carr were eliminated in quarter finals. Both relay teams advance to tomorrow's semifinals. (Cyberscoreboard shows a relay quarterfinal plus semis and a final for the men's relay; I can't work out the logistics of that one.)
The Korean women swept the medals in the 1500m; the Korean men got gold and bronze but Mathieu Giroux was able to sneak in to grab silver for Canada in a final that set a new world junior record time of 2:13.340. Canadian Kalyna Roberge just missed the podium with her 4th place finish.
*Note: Joey Lindsey replaces Ryan Bedford, who won the U.S. Junior Championships last month in Marquette. Ryan evidently broke his kneecap in a training accident last week, on the heels of a severe bicep laceration he reportedly suffered earlier this season. Best wishes to Ryan for a speedy recovery!
More info:
U.S. Jr. Skaters Kick Off New Year with Strong Performance at Worlds
(via US Speedskating)
Montreal’s Mathieu Giroux wins silver medal at short track speed skating junior worlds
(Via Speed Skating Canada)
Complete results available at cyberscoreboard.
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January 6, 2005
Grabbing the bucket...
Last month someone told a story of Apolo grabbing a bucket from Bridie and Allison to take over ice maintenance duties in Madison - these shots capture that moment, courtesy of SusanG.
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...and spreading the water
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January 4, 2005
Blast from the past: 1999 Boy's Life article
Many thanks to Linde for locating and scanning this article, which appeared 5 years ago this month, in the January 1999 issue of Boys' Life magazine.
Apolo was just 16 in January 1999. He had recently bounced back from the disappointment of his 16th place finish in the 1998 Olympic Trials and was about to win the 1999 Junior Worlds. The rest, as they say, is history.
- Boy's Life, page 1
- Boy's Life, page 2
- Boy's Life, page 3
- Boy's Life, page 4
Click each link to read the 4 article pages.
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January 2, 2005
Saguenay photos by Pablo Galvez
Thanks to Pablo Galvez and American Short Track for these photos from Saguenay.
All-North American 1000m semifinal
Apolo Ohno, Alex Izykowski, Jonathan Guilmette, Mathieu Turcotte
Copyright 2004 Pablo Galvez, capturedmemories.ca
Used by permission of Pablo Galvez and americanshorttrack.com
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1000m final - photo finish
A close race as Charles Hamelin edges out Apolo to win the 1000m in Saguenay; Jiajun Li 3rd.
Copyright 2004 Pablo Galvez, capturedmemories.ca
Used by permission of Pablo Galvez and americanshorttrack.com
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Just after Apolo's 500m quarterfinal
Apolo finished 2nd in this race by just .001 second to move on to the semis! After the race, he chats with Stephen Gough as young fans look on.
Copyright 2004 Pablo Galvez, capturedmemories.ca
Used by permission of Pablo Galvez and americanshorttrack.com
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