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March 22, 2008
Photos from Gangneung and Vogue
This may already have been posted in the comments, but there are some great photos from Worlds. Thanks to Sonia for the link! Click the photo below for more:
(Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images North America)
Thanks to Theresa for these links to Apolo's photo spread in the April issue of Vogue magazine!
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March 21, 2008
Canadian selection #3
Results from day 1 in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec:
Women's 1500m A final
1. Ivanie Blondin
2. Marie-Andree Mendes-Campeau
3. Jessica Hewitt
4. Valerie Lambert
5. Nita Avrith
6. Laurie Marceau
7. Sabrina Bourgela
A crash mid-race in the straight took out Avrith, Marceau and Bourgela.
Men's 1500m A final
1. Mathieu Turcotte
2. Francois-Louis Tremblay
3. Michael Gilday
4. Remi Beaulieu
5. Tyler Derraugh
6. Olivier Jean
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March 20, 2008
Apolo to speak in Arkansas
Univ. of Arkansas | Olympic Medalist, Best-Selling Author Next Distinguished Lecturers at University of Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Apolo Ohno, winner of two Olympic gold medals in short distance speed skating, and Malcolm Gladwell, best selling author of The Tipping Point and Blink, will be the next speakers in the University of Arkansas Distinguished Lecture Series.Ohno will present "An Evening with Apolo Ohno" at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, at the Fayetteville Town Center on the downtown Fayetteville Square.
Gladwell will deliver his lecture, "Blink," at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, also at the Fayetteville Town Center.
Both events are free and open to the public. No tickets are required, and the Town Center has a seating capacity of about 1,400 people.
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Recent ST news
Some overlooked (by me) links and competition results I've been meaning to post but didn't find time to while short track worlds was going on...
American Cup 3 4 took place March 7-9 in Milwaukee (I had no idea tthey are doing 4 American Cups now!):
Top 3 ladies
1. Alyson Dudek
2. Cherise Wilkins
3. Jessica Smith
Top 3 men
1. Anthony Lobello
2. Travis Jayner
3. Alex Izykowski
Travis Jayner and Alyson Dudek were the men's and women's 2007-08 American Cup series overall. champions.
results from American Cup Final (#4) March 7-9, 2008: Race results | Points
overall standings after 4 American Cup Competitions: Men | Women
Short track nationals - the big age class meet - took place the same weekend, but I can't locate the results on the USS site to link to. I know that Ryan Bedford won the men's intermediate class.
Milwaukee was busy hosting meets, as the following weekend North American ST Championships took place (March 14-16). Complete results here.
Congratulations to all!
Recent short track news:
Bay City Times | Izykowski keeps Olympic speedskating dream alive despite injury that kept him off the ice this season
Bay City Times | Bay County duo heads to final meet after reaching season's goals
Bay City Times | Midland club puts it all on line in bid for Olympic Trials
Detroit Free Press | Midland wants Olympic trials
Winnipeg Free Press | Winnipeg worth the trip for Roberge
Speed skater named top female athlete after golden showing at short-track worlds
Rochester Messenger-Post | Rochester skaters win 20 medals
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March 18, 2008
USS releases 2008-09 ST schedule
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 18, 2008- Kearns, UT. US Speedskating is pleased to announce the 2008-2009 Short Track Speedskating Schedule.
2008-2009 Short Track Speedskating Schedule
September 27-28
American Cup I (World Cup #1-#4 qualifier) Minneapolis MN
October 17-19
ISU Samsung World Cup Short Track #1 Salt Lake City, USA
October 24-26
ISU Samsung World Cup Short Track #2 Vancouver, Canada
November 1-2
American Cup II Cleveland OH
November 14-16
U.S. Junior Short Track Speedskating Championships Bay City MI
November 28-30
ISU Samsung World Cup Short Track #3 Asia (China?)
December 5-7
ISU Samsung World Cup Short Track #4 Asia
December 19-21
U.S. Short Track Speedskating Championships (World Championship, World Team Championship and World Cup #5-#6 qualifier)
St. Louis MO
January 9-11
ISU World Junior Short Track Speedskating Championships (World Junior Championships qualifier) Sherbrooke, Canada
January 24-25
American Cup III Green Bay WI
February 6-8
ISU Samsung World Cup Short Track #5 Europe
February 13-15
ISU Samsung World Cup Short Track #6 Europe
February 18-28
World University Games Harbin, China
March 6-8
ISU World Short Track Speedskating Championships Vienna, Austria
March 13-15
U.S. National Age Class Short Track Speedskating Championships and American Cup Final
Midland MI
March 14-15
ISU World Short Track Team Championships Heerenveen, NED
March 20-22
(tentative) North American Short Track Speedskating Championships Wausau WI
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USA men are World Team Champs!
What a huge finish to the season for our U.S. team. Both the men and the women qualified for the finals in Harbin, China, where the men's won the world team championships earlier today, and the women finished 4th in the world. Fantastic results and we are so proud of and congratulate you all!
Men's final standings
1. United States 38 points
OHNO, Apolo Anton
SIMON, Jeff
LEVEILLE, Charles Ryan
KEPKA, J.P.
MALONE, Jordan
2. Canada 32 pts
3. Korea 30 pts
4. China 18 pts
Women's final standings
1. China 45 pts
2. Korea 35 pts
3. Canada 27 pts
4. United States 14 pts
REUTTER, Katherine
BAVER, Allison
DERRICK, Kimberly
GEHRING, Lana
WILSON, Carly
Great finish for the North American teams overall!
Looks like the Korean men were getting dq'ed left and right!
Xinhua | China's Wang Meng surpasses two world records
Canadian Press | Canada wins silver and bronze at short track speedskating team world championship
The Americans defeated Canada in the 5,000-metre relay to cement the gold medal. The Canadians led the race with one lap to go when Apolo Anton Ohno of the U.S., made a spectacular pass to move from third to first."We would have really liked gold, especially that it went right down to the wire," said [Marc-Andre] Monette. "But looking back we had a great battle with the Americans and Koreans and came out of it pretty well.
"This is a very intense competition with a completely different feeling and atmosphere than an individual world championships. Because you're racing for your team you feel an extra shot of adrenaline for each race."
"We're very satisfied with our performance," said [Kalyna] Roberge who battled back pains this weekend. "The Chinese and Koreans are stronger than ever and we did a good job fending off an improving American team."
Salt Lake Tribune | U.S. wins short track world title
Boston Globe | Short and Sweet
Huge double for the US males at the world short-track speedskating championships. Apolo Anton Ohno, who had skipped most of the World Cup circuit, won the title on the Koreans' home ice despite being disqualified in the opening race. Then Ohno and his countrymen went to China and won their first team title there. The Chinese women, as expected, claimed the individual (Wang Meng) and team crowns. Katherine Reutter, the most promising American-born women's skater in years, was seventh overall and medaled in the 3,000.
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