WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OSAKA, JAPAN (February 27-Mar 1, 2015)PARTICIPANTS:April Shin; Lexi Burkholder; Jacqueline Chen - and Sally Chea (relay only)
Thomas Insuk Hong; Aaron Tran; Shaner LeBauer - and Jae Jae Yoo (relay only)
Complete results can be found at:shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000018 SUMMARY OF RESULTS:USA 'MEDAL HAUL':There were no USA medals won this year, but April Shin got some ‘final points’ and finished 13th overall (the highest USA placement among the team).
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MEDALISTS:LADIESOverall:
Gold: KONG Sangjeong, Korea
Silver: KIM Jiyoo, Korea
Bronze: SON Hakyung, Korea
1500M:
Gold: KONG Sangjeong, Korea
Silver: ZANG Yize, China
Bronze: STRELKOVA Ekaterina, Russia
500M:
Gold: SON Hakyung, Korea
Silver: PHANEUF Audrey, Canada
Bronze: MALAGICH Emina, Russia
1000M:
Gold: KIM Jiyoo, Korea
Silver: KONG Sangjeong, Korea
Bronze: SON Hakyung, Korea
1500M SuperFinal (a non-medal event):
First: KIM Jiyoo, Korea
Second: KONG Sangjeong, Korea
Third: SON Hakyung, Korea
3000M Relay:
Gold: KOREA
Silver: RUSSIA
Bronze: JAPAN
MENOverall:
Gold: KIM Dagyeon, Korea
Silver: PARK Jiwon, Korea
Bronze: LIU Shaolin Sandor, Hungary
1500M:
Gold: PARK Jiwon, Korea
Silver: IWASA Dan, Japan
Bronze: YOSHINAGA Kazuki, Japan
500M:
Gold: KIM Dagyeon, Korea
Silver: LIU Shaolin Sandor, Hungary
Bronze: NIKISHA Denis, Kazakhstan
1000M:
Gold: KIM Dagyeon, Korea
Silver: REN Ziwei, China
Bronze: MA Wei, China
1500M SuperFinal (a non-medal event):
First: PARK Jiwon, Korea
Second: LIU Shaolin Sandor, Hungary
Third: KIM Dagyeon, Korea
3000M Relay:
Gold: KOREA
Silver: CHINA
Bronze: RUSSIA
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INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:HOW DID OUR USA SKATERS DO?The list below will tell you how far each of our USA skaters made it in each event.
PEN = Penalty; DNF = Did Not Finish; DNS = Did Not Skate; q = Qualified (Fastest 3rds); ADV = Advanced; YC = Yellow Card
SF = Semifinals; QF = Quarterfinals; RR = Ranking Races
LADIES:BURKHOLDER, Lexi
1500M – Heats (3rd); Ranking Races - Heats (2nd)
500M – Prelims (4th); Ranking Races - Prelims (2nd)
1000M – Heats (3rd); Ranking Races - Heats (2nd)
1500M SuperFinal - Did Not Qualify to Skate
3000M Relay – Heats (2nd); Semifinals (3rd)
CHEA, Sally (Available For Relay Only)
3000M Relay – Heats (2nd); Semifinals (3rd)
CHEN, Jacqueline
1500M – Heats (3rd); Ranking Races - Heats (2nd)
500M – Prelims (3rd); Ranking Races - Prelims (2nd)
1000M – Heats (3rd); Ranking Races - Heats (1st)
1500M SuperFinal - Did Not Qualify to Skate
3000M Relay – Heats (2nd); Semifinals (3rd)
SHIN, April
1500M –
MADE IT TO FINAL A - Heats (2nd); Semifinals (1st); Final A (7th)
500M – Prelims (3rd); Ranking Races - Prelims (1st)
1000M – Heats (1st); Quarterfinals (5th)
1500M SuperFinal – Did Not Qualify to Skate
3000M Relay – Heats (2nd); Semifinals (3rd)
MEN:HONG, Thomas Insuk
1500M – Heats (3rd-q); Quarterfinals (4th); Ranking Races - Quarterfinals (1st)
500M – Prelims (1st); Heats (3rd); Ranking Races - Heats (1st)
1000M – Prelims (2nd); Heats (2nd); Quarterfinals (3rd)
1500M SuperFinal - Did Not Qualify to Skate
3000M Relay – Heats (3rd)
LeBAUER, Shaner
1500M – Heats (3rd- q); Quarterfinals (6th); Ranking Races - Quarterfinals (3rd)
500M – Prelims (1st); Heats (4th); Ranking Races - Heats (4th)
1000M – Prelims (2nd); Heats (4th); Ranking Races - Heats (3rd)
1500M Superfinal - Did Not Qualify to Skate
3000M Relay – Heats (3rd)
TRAN, Aaron
1500M – Heats (2nd); Quarterfinals (4th); Ranking Races - Quarterfinals (4th)
500M – Prelims (3rd); Heats (2nd); Ranking Races - Prelims (1st)
1000M – Prelims (3rd-ADV); Heats (4th); Ranking Races - Heats (3rd)
1500M Superfinal - Did Not Qualify to Skate
3000M Relay – Heats (3rd)
YOO, Jae Jae (Available For Relay Only)
3000M Relay – Heats (3rd)