WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS, Heerenveen, Netherlands (March 14-15, 2009)PARTICIPANTS:Kimberly Derrick; Alyson Dudek; Lana Gehring; Katherine Reutter; Jessica Smith; JR Celski; Travis Jayner; Jordan Malone; Apolo Ohno; Jeff Simon (injured but present)
Complete results can be found at: www.sportresult.com/federations/ISU/ShortTrack/Results.aspx?evt=11210100000031IT'S A BRONZE MEDAL FOR BOTH THE LADIES' AND MEN'S TEAMS IN HEERENVEENFrom USS:
For the first time in history, both the U.S. ladies' and men's short track speedskating teams stood on the podium at the ISU World Team ChampionshipsGotta love these smiles! Photo Credits: Sander Chamid
MEDALISTS:LADIES:
Gold: China
Silver: Korea
Bronze: USAMEN:
Gold: Korea
Silver: Canada
Bronze: USAOur U.S. Ladies ended up 3rd in Bracket 1 against China, Italy & Germany and went to the Repechage round against Italy, Canada and Netherlands. In the Repechage round they finished second to Canada and moved on to Sunday's A Final. In the Final round, they ended up with the Bronze Medal after a 3rd place finish in the relay.
Our U.S. Men ended up 2nd in Bracket 1 against Korea, Japan & Germany and went to the Repechage round against Japan, Canada and Italy. In the Repechage Round they finished 2nd to Canada and moved on to Sunday's A Final. In the Final round, they ended up with the Bronze Medal after a 4th place finish in the relay and subsequent DQ.
More news of note: Jeff Simon, who was not able to skate due to a broken hand, did stand on the podium with his team and received a medal.
And word is, the Netherlands bouquets were 'glorious'!
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INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:HOW DID OUR USA SKATERS DO?
(Note: No individual medals are given in this competition, but the following is a rundown of the points each member got for the team)
DQ = Disqualified; NE = Not Entered
Individual Events - 1st (5 points); 2nd (3 points); 3rd (2 points); 4th (1 point)
Relay - 1st (10 points); 2nd (6 points); 3rd (4 points); 4th (2 points)
LADIES:DERRICK, Kimberly:
Bracket 1 - 1000M (2nd); 500M (3rd); 3000M (7th); Relay (4th) - 5 individual points (plus 2 as a team for the relay)
Repechage - 1000M (2nd); 500M (2nd); 3000M (NE); Relay (3rd) - 6 individual points (plus 4 as a team for the relay)
Final A - 1000M (3rd); 500M (4th); 3000M (NE); Relay (3rd) - 3 individual points (plus 4 as a team for the relay)
Total Individual Points In All Rounds: 14
DUDEK, Alyson:
Bracket 1 - 1000M (NE); 500M (NE); 3000M (NE); Relay (4th) - 0 individual points (plus 2 as a team for the relay)
Repechage - 1000M (NE); 500M (3rd); 3000M (NE); Relay (NE) - 2 individual points
Final A - 1000M (NE); 500M (3rd); 3000M (NE); Relay (NE) - 2 individual points
Total Individual Points In All Rounds: 4
GEHRING, Lana:
Bracket 1 - 1000M (3rd); 500M (2nd); 3000M (NE); Relay (4th) - 5 individual points (plus 2 as a team for the relay)
Repechage - 1000M (1st); 500M (NE); 3000M (7th); Relay (3rd) - 5 individual points (plus 4 as a team for the relay)
Final A - 1000M (4th); 500M (NE); 3000M (NE); Relay (3rd) - 1 individual point (plus 4 as a team for the relay)
Total Individual Points In All Rounds: 11
REUTTER, Katherine:
Bracket 1 - 1000M (2nd); 500M (1st); 3000M (NE); Relay (4th) - 8 individual points (plus 2 as a team for the relay)
Repechage - 1000M (1st); 500M (1st); 3000M (1st); Relay (3rd) - 15 individual points (plus 4 as a team for the relay)
Final A - 1000M (1st); 500M (2nd); 3000M (2nd); Relay (3rd) - 11 individual points (plus 4 as a team for the relay)
Total Individual Points In All Rounds: 34
SMITH, Jessica:
Bracket 1 - 1000M (2nd); 500M (2nd); 3000M (8th); Relay (NE) - 6 individual points (plus 2 as a team for the relay)
Repechage - 1000M (DQ); 500M (1st); 3000M (NE); Relay (3rd) - 5 individual points (plus 4 as a team for the relay)
Final A - 1000M (3rd); 500M (4th); 3000M (NE); Relay (3rd) - 3 individual points (plus 4 as a team for the relay)
Total Individual Points In All Rounds: 14
MEN:CELSKI, J.R.:
Bracket 1 - 1000M (1st); 500M (2nd); 3000M (1st); Relay (2nd) - 13 individual points (plus 6 as a team for the relay)
Repechage - 1000M (1st); 500M (2nd); 3000M (2nd); Relay (2nd) - 11 individual points (plus 6 as a team for the relay)
Final A - 1000M (1st); 500M (4th); 3000M (6th); Relay (DQ) - 6 individual points
Total Individual Points In All Rounds: 30
JAYNER, Travis:
Bracket 1 - 1000M (1st); 500M (2nd); 3000M (NE); Relay (2nd) - 8 individual points (plus 6 as a team for the relay)
Repechage - 1000M (3rd); 500M (3rd); 3000M (NE); Relay (2nd) - 4 individual points (plus 6 as a team for the relay)
Final A - 1000M (3rd); 500M (3rd); 3000M (NE); Relay (DQ) - 4 individual points
Total Individual Points In All Rounds: 16
MALONE, Jordan:
Bracket 1 - 1000M (2nd); 500M (3rd); 3000M (4th); Relay (2nd) - 6 individual points (plus 6 as a team for the relay)
Repechage - 1000M (3rd); 500M (3rd); 3000M (NE); Relay (2nd) - 4 individual points (plus 6 as a team for the relay)
Final A - 1000M (2nd); 500M (4th); 3000M (NE); Relay (DQ) - 4 individual points
Total Individual Points In All Rounds: 14
OHNO, Apolo:
Bracket 1 - 1000M (4th); 500M (1st); 3000M (NE); Relay (2nd) - 6 individual points (plus 6 as a team for the relay)
Repechage - 1000M (2nd); 500M (2nd); 3000M (1st); Relay (2nd) - 11 individual points (plus 6 as a team for the relay)
Final A - 1000M (1st); 500M (1st); 3000M (2nd); Relay (DQ) - 13 individual points
Total Individual Points In All Rounds: 30
