World Cup 4 - Nagano, Japan (Dec 5-7, 2008)

[Laura (Lori)]

WORLD CUP 4, NAGANO, JAPAN (December 5-7, 2008)

PARTICIPANTS:
Allison Baver; Kimberly Derrick; Alyson Dudek; Katherine Reutter
JR Celski; Travis Jayner; Ryan Leveille; Anthony Lobello; Apolo Ohno; Jeff Simon

Complete results can be found at:
www.sportresult.com/federations/ISU/ShortTrack/Results.aspx?evt=11210100000025

SUMMARY OF RESULTS:

USA 'MEDAL HAUL':
Silver: Katherine Reutter – 1500M(2)
Bronze: Allison Baver – 1500M(1)

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MEDALISTS:

LADIES
1500M(1):
Gold: KIM Min-Jung, Korea
Silver: SHIN Sae-Bom, Korea
Bronze: BAVER, Allison, USA

1000M:
Gold: WANG Meng, China
Silver: LIU Quihong, China
Bronze: YANG Shin-Young, Korea

500M:
Gold: WANG Meng, China
Silver: LIU Quihong, China
Bronze: FU Tian Yu, China

1500M(2):
Gold: SHIN Sae-Bom, Korea
Silver: REUTTER Katherine, USA
Bronze: KIM Min-Jung, Korea

3000M Relay:
Gold: CHINA
Silver: KOREA
Bronze: CANADA

MEN
1500M(1):
Gold: LEE Jung-Su, Korea
Silver: SUNG Si-Bak, Korea
Bronze: TREMBLAY Francois-Louis, Canada

1000M:
Gold: LEE Ho-Suk, Korea
Silver: KWAK Yoon-Gy, Korea
Bronze: HAMELIN Charles, Canada

500M:
Gold: SUNG Si-Bak, Korea
Silver: HAN Jialiang, China
Bronze: FAUCONNET Thibault, France

1500M(2):
Gold: LEE Ho-Suk, Korea
Silver: HAMELIN Charles, Canada
Bronze: JEAN Olivier, Canada

5000M Relay:
Gold: CANADA
Silver: KOREA
Bronze: CHINA

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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.

DQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did Not Finish; DNS = Did Not Skate; q = Qualified (Fastest 3rds); ADV = Advanced
Not Entered = In World Cup competiton, only 3 skaters from a country can be entered in each event.

LADIES:
BAVER, Allison
1500M(1) – BRONZE MEDAL; Heats (1st); SF (2nd); Final A (3rd)
1000M – Not Entered
500M – Prelims (1st); Heats (1st); QF (2nd); SF (4th); Final B (4th)
1500M(2) - Not Entered
3000M Relay – (4th Place - See Below)

DERRICK, Kimberly
1500M(1) - Not Entered
1000M - Prelims (1st); Heats (2nd); QF (3rd)
500M – Not Entered
1500M(2) – MADE IT TO FINAL; Heats (2nd); SF (2nd); Final A (4th)
3000M Relay – (4th Place - See Below)

DUDEK, Alyson
1500M(1) - Heats (2nd); SF (5th)
1000M - Not Entered
500M – Prelims (3rd); Rep Heats (DNS)
1500M(2) – Not Entered
3000M Relay – (4th Place - See Below)

REUTTER, Katherine
1500M(1) - Not Entered
1000M - Prelims (1st); Heats (1st); QF (4th)
500M – Not Entered
1500M(2) – SILVER MEDAL; Heats (2nd); SF (1st); Final A (2nd)
3000M Relay – (4th Place - See Below)

3000M RELAY:
MADE IT TO FINAL – 4th Place
Heats (2nd) - Baver; Derrick; Dudek; Reutter
Semifinals (2nd) - Baver; Derrick; Dudek; Reutter
Final A (4th) - Baver; Derrick; Dudek; Reutter

MEN:
CELSKI, J.R.
1500M(1) - Not Entered
1000M – Prelims (1st); Heats (1st); QF (2nd); SF (3rd); Final B (DQ)
500M – Not Entered
1500M(2) – Heats (3rd-q); SF (DQ)
5000M Relay – 2nd Place, B Final (See Below)

JAYNER, Travis
1500M(1) – Heats (2nd); SF (4th); Final B (5th)
1000M - Not entered
500M – Prelims (2nd); Heats (4th); Rep Heats (1st); Rep QF (1st); Rep SF (1st); Rep A (3rd)
1500M(2) – Not Entered
5000M Relay – 2nd Place, B Final (See Below)

LEVEILLE, Ryan
1500M(1) – Heats (3rd); Rep Heats (DNS)
1000M – Not Entered
500M – Not Entered
1500M(2) – Heats (DQ)
5000M Relay – Not Entered

LOBELLO, Anthony
1500M(1) – Not Entered
1000M – Prelims (2nd); Heats (1st); QF (4th)
500M – MADE IT TO FINAL; Prelims (2nd); Heats (3rd-q); QF (2nd); SF (3rd-ADV); Final A (5th)
1500M(2) – Not Entered
5000M Relay – 2nd Place, B Final (See Below)

OHNO, Apolo
1500M(1) – Not Entered
1000M - Prelims (1st); Heats (1st); QF (1st); SF (4th); Final B (DQ)
500M – MADE IT TO FINAL; Prelims (2nd); Heats (1st); QF (1st); SF (2nd); Final A (4th)
1500M(2) – Not Entered
5000M Relay – 2nd Place, B Final (See Below)

SIMON, Jeff
1500M(1) – Heats (1st); SF (DQ)
1000M - Not Entered
500M – Not Entered
1500M(2) – Heats (1st); SF (DQ)
5000M Relay – 2nd Place, B Final (See Below)

5000M RELAY:
2nd Place in B Final
Heats (1st) - Celski; Lobello; Ohno; Simon
Semifinals (3rd) - Celski; Jayner; Lobello; Simon
Final B (2nd) – Celski; Jayner; Lobello; Simon