April 28, 2007

Short track interlude #2 - Nationals redux

We haven't had a ST break for a while, but I have a few things to post today. First up, there's lots of video from Nationals available for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of Fred Gilbert and Mid Atlantic Speedskating: check it out here

We've also got some scans of great nationals shots from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, sent in by Stepho:

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Alex Izykowski, Ryan Bedford, J.P. Kepka, Travis Jayner

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September 30, 2006

USA World Cup team

[update] Complete American Cup 1 results now available from USS

American Cup 1 concluded today (results from 1000m and 3000m below). Based on overall standings, here are the men and women who will represent the U.S. next month at World Cups 1 and 2:

Women: Kimberly Derrick, Tina Koenig, Katherine Reutter, Cherise Wilkins, Alyson Dudek, Lana Gehring

Men: Shani Davis, Jeff Simon, Travis Jayner, Anthony Lobello, Ryan Bedford, Jordan Malone

Congratulations and good luck to all the skaters!


photo by Julee Basal/USOEC

Links:
Read Julee's Day 2 summary here.

AP | Davis qualifies for World Cup with wins

Superfinal results

Men 3000m
1. Shani Davis
2. Ryan Bedford
3. Jordan Malone

Women 3000m
1. Tina Koenig
2. Kimberly Derrick
3. Katherine Reutter

So I guess they didn't change the meet format after all if they raced the 3k.

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1000m results - American Cup day 2

Men's 1000m A final
1. Shani Davis
2. Travis Jayner
3. Trevor Marsicano
Jordan Malone fell

Men's 1000m B final
1. Joey Lindsey
2. Paul Dyrud

Women's 1000m A final
1. Kimberly Derrick
2. Tina Koenig
3. Katherine Reutter

Women's 1000m B final
1. Lana Gehring
2. Alyson Dudek
3. Cherise Wilkins

Details of qualifying rounds below the jump.

Men's 1000m heats
Heat 1: Shani Davis, Trevor Marsicano
Heat 2: Anthony Lobello, Joey Lindsey
Heat 3: Ryan Cox, Ryan Bedford
Heat 4: Travis Jayner, Kyle Carr
Heat 5: Jordan Malone, Derek Gray

Women's 1000m heats
Heat 1: Cherise Wilkins, Tina Koenig
Heat 2: Kimberly Derrick, Kristin Bedford
Heat 3: Alyson Dudek, Katherine Reutter
Heat 4: Lana Gehring, Mary Grace

Men's 1000m quarterfinals
Heat 1: Shani Davis, Joey Lindsey (Kyle Carr & Trevor Marsicano fell)
Heat 2: Ryan Cox, Anthony Lobello
Heat 3: Jordan Malone, Travis Jayner

Women's 1000m semis
Semi 1: Kimberly Derrick
Semi 2: Tina Koenig, Katherine Reutter

Men's 1000m semis
Semi 1: Jordan Malone, Travis Jayner
Semi 2: Shani Davis, Trevor Marsicano

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September 29, 2006

American Cup 1 overall standings

I gleaned additional details about the competition from an AP report. Overall standings after day 1 (sorry - points not available!):

Men
1. Jeff Simon
2. Shani Davis
3. Anthony Lobello
4. Travis Jayner
5. Ryan Bedford
6. Charles Ryan Leveille (aka Ryan Cox)

Women
1. Kimberly Derrick
2. Cherise Wilkins
3. Katherine Reutter
4. Lana Gehring
5. Mary Grace
6. Alyson Dudek

AP | U.S. Speedskating set to name new short-track coach

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500m results - American Cup day 1 [A final results updated]

Thanks to Peggy Aitken for emailing me results all day from the Pettit! It's very much appreciated. I'll post a link to complete results when they appear online.

Men's 500m A final
1. Jeff Simon, 43.560
2. Anthony Lobello, 43.740
3. Travis Jayner, 43:930
4. Shani Davis, 43.970

Men's 500m B final
1. Ryan Bedford
2. Ryan Cox
3. Tom Anderson

Men's 500m C final
1. Derek Gray
2. Simon Cho

Men's 500m D final
1. AJ?
2. Al Johnson
3. Levi Kirkpatrick

Women's 500m A final
1. Cherise Wilkins, 47.940
2. Kimberly Derrick, 48.050
3. Lana Gehring, 48.130
4. Alyson Dudek, 48.35

Women's 500m B final
1. Tina Koenig
2. Tamara Fredrick
3. Kristin Bedford

Women's 500m C final
1. Sonia Milan, Erica ?
2. Katherine Reutter

Julee Basal recaps the day in her American Cup 1 blog for the USOEC. Apparently the ice is not in great shape and there were numerous falls today. Lezleigh Jaworski went to the emergency room with an ankle injury. J.P. Kepka didn't figure in today's results after falling early on in his 1500m heat. and I had heard he had an injury already before the meet began. Here's hoping no one got hurt too bad today!

Qualifying round results below the jump...

Men's 500m heats
Heat 1: Shani Davis, Joey Lindsey
Heat 2: Ryan Cox, Ryan Bedford
Heat 3: Anthony Lobello, Tom Anderson
Heat 4: Travis Jayner, Trevor Marsicano
Heat 5: Simon Cho, Derek Grey

Women's 500m heats
Heat 1: Kimberly Derrick, Alison Dudek
Heat 2: Cherise Wilkins, Tina Koenig
Heat 3: Tamara Fredrick, Kristin Bedford
Heat 4: Lana Gehring, Mary Grace

Men's 500m quarterfinals
Heat 1: Jeff Simon, Travis Jayner
Heat 2: Shani Davis, Joey Lindsey (Simon Cho & Ryan Bedford fell)
Heat 3: Anthony Lobello, Ryan Cox

Women's 500m quarterfinals
Heat 1: Alison Dudek, Mary Grace
Heat 2: Kimberly Derrick, Lana Gehring
Heat 3: tk

Men's 500m semis
Semi 1: Travis Jayner, Shani Davis
Semi 2: Jeff Simon, Anthony Lobello

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1500m results - American Cup day 1 [A final results updated]

Results courtesy Peggy Aitken

Men's 1500m A final
1. Shani Davis, 2:25.340
2. Anthony Lobello, 2:25.490
3. Jeff Simon, 2:25.940
4. Travis Jayner,
DQ Ryan Bedford
DQ Ryan Cox
Jayner and Bedford fell

Men's 1500m B final
1. Jordan Malone
2. Trevor Marsicano

Women's 1500m A final
1. Kimberly Derrick, 2:31.380
2. Katherine Reutter, 2:31.640
3. Mary Grace, 2:31.980
4. Cherise Wilkins, 2:40.420
DQ Tina Koenig
DQ Lana Gehring

Women's 1500m B final
1. Kristen Bedford
2. Alison Dudek
3. Sonia Milan

Here's what I have so far - top finishers by heat:

Men - 1500m heats
Heat 1: Jordan Malone, Travis Jayner, Derek Grey
Heat 2: Shani Davis
Heat 3: Jeff Simon, Ryan Cox, Anthony Lobello
Heat 4: Ryan Bedford, Kyle Carr

Women - 1500m heats
Heat 1: Kimberly Derrick, Cherise Wilkins, Lezleigh Jaworski
Heat 2: Mary Grace, Alison Dudek, Katherine Reutter
Heat 3: Tina Koenig, Lana Gehring, Sonia Milan

Men - 1500m semis
Semi 1: Shani Davis, Anthony Lobello, Ryan Cox
Semi 2: Jeff Simon, Ryan Bedford, Travis Jayner

Women had no semis.

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September 28, 2006

It's short track time again!

American Cup 1 gets underway tomorrow at the Pettit in Milwaukee. This meet will determine which skaters represent the USA at the first two World Cups of the season next month in China and South Korea.

Jordan Malone and Travis Jayner training
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The competition to make the team is wide open right now in a way it hasn't been in years. The most experienced skaters are absent from this meet -- Rusty Smith is (unofficially) retired, Apolo Ohno and Alex Izykowski are not competing. J.P. Kepka and Anthony Lobello are the only Torino men's team members in Milwaukee.

It's a similar situation with the women, with Halie Kim out (due to a combination of school and injury), Caroline Hallisey retired, Allison Baver and Maria Garcia both not competing, which leaves Kimberly Derrick as the only Torino returnee for the women.

So who IS competing? Lots of people! The biggest name in Milwaukee is of course Shani Davis, who returns to short track after his amazing long track season in 2005-06. There's a small Colorado Springs crew of J.P., Ryan Bedford, Travis Jayner, Tina Koenig and Jordan Malone, plus the 16 or so skaters training in Marquette this season, including Kimberly and Anthony (full list here).

I understand that the only SoCal representative is Lezleigh Jaworski.

Best of luck to all the skaters this weekend!

Links:
American Cup 1 blog.
- written by USOEC (fantastic idea!)

Marquette Mining Journal | USOEC skaters competing in Milwaukee

Jordan Malone and Ryan Bedford take to the ice
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photos by Peggy Aitken

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