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October 23, 2007

World Cup news articles

Korea Times | Korea Wins Three Golds in Short Track

Vancouver Sun |Technique pays off for Tremblay

"My strength is my speed but I added this new skating line I've been working on to make sure the others didn't pass me no matter how close they got," said Tremblay, who was third in Saturday's 1,000 metres. "It's nice to see new techniques come through for you in competition."

Globe and Mail | Tremblay's path takes golden turn in China

Tremblay made use of some new race strategies and techniques that he didn't have an opportunity to show off last year. He won a bronze medal in the 1,000 metres on Saturday.

But if Tremblay should ever stumble, Alex Boisvert-Lacroix could pick up the pace. "It's really good for me to be on the podium at my first World Cup," he said yesterday. "The 500 is a good race for me."

Boisvert-Lacroix is hard to miss in a short-track crowd. He stands 6 foot 4.

Holy crap!

The Province | Right track at Worlds opener

"I'm pretty satisfied," said Hamelin via a conference call early Saturday. "My semifinal was harder for me than the final because I didn't feel really good on the ice. I was a bit scared for my final but when I stepped on the ice and the race started I felt better. I was smoother in that race and I sat more on the front of the race. It's a good start for the year."

Canadian Press | Strong start for Canadian rookie in World Cup short-track speed skating

Xinhua | China's Wang Meng skates to champion


China's Wang Meng (C) celebrates on the awarding podium after winning the women's 1,000m finals at the first leg of 2007-2008 season of short track speed skating World Cup in Harbin, capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 20, 2007. Wang claimed the title with a result of 1:34.897. (Xinhua Photo)

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October 21, 2007

Final results from World Cup #1 in Harbin

Sincere apologies for the lack of updates this weekend. I've been away from a computer most of the weekend and will be next weekend during World Cup #2 as well. I hope everyone's been able to keep up with results via Cyberscoreboard. They're all there and the U.S. and Canadian teams have had some very noteworthy results.

Maybe the most exciting is the way Katherine Reutter has burst onto the scene with strong performances that propelled her into 2 A finals in Harbin, where she finished 4th in the 1000m and 4th in 1500m #2. Kimberly Derrick finished 9th overall in 1500m #2 as well. Way to go, ladies!! I'm sure we'll be seeing you on the podium before long! On top of that, the ladies' relay time finished 4th in the 3000m relay behind China, Korea and Canada.

Jeff Simon also had a strong weekend, finishing 5th in the men's 1500m #1. Jordan Malone and Ryan Bedford were 4th and 6th respectively in 1500m #2. Charles Ryan Leveille finished 9th overall in the 1000m. The U.S. men finished 4th in a 5-team 5000m relay A final, behind Korea, Canada and Italy and ahead of France.

These performances led to a 4th-place team classification for the U.S. women and 3rd place for the men.

Canucks Francois-Louis Tremblay and Alex Boisvert-Leclerc took gold and bronze respectively in the 500m. Flou added to the bronze he'd already earned in the 1000m A final, in which teammate Steve Robillard finished 5th. Charles Hamelin earned a podium spot on day 1 with his bronze in 1500m #1.

Kalyna Roberge had 2 4th-place finishes, the first in 1500m #1 and the 500m. The Canadian ladies also took bronze in the 3000m relay and the men took silver in theirs.

Congrats to all the skaters for their performances in the first world cup of the season - good luck next week in Kobe!!

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