Reutter captures 2nd gold
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October 25, 2011, Tuesday
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AMERICAN short-track speedskater Katherine Reutter won her second 1,500 meters World Cup gold in two days on Sunday at the Utah Olympic Oval, while South Koreans Noh Jin-kyu and Kwak Yoon-gy finished ahead of J.R. Celski in the men's 1,500.
"Most of my coaches are stunned that anything is working for me at the moment," Reutter said after holding off South Korea's Lee Eun-byul and China's Li Jianrou to win in 2 minutes, 24.005 seconds.
Fellow American J.R. Celski, meanwhile, ran into the same roadblock on Sunday as he did Saturday, namely a pair of South Korean teammates.
On Saturday, in his first World Cup race since taking more than a year off after the Vancouver Olympics, Celski was disqualified for impeding Noh in the men's 1,000.
On Sunday, he trailed Noh and Kwak in the 1,500, and tried to pass on three consecutive laps but couldn't get through.
Noh won in 2:14.238 and Kwak took silver, with Celski settling for the bronze.
China won the 3,000-meter relay final while arch-rival South Korea came in second. It was China's only gold here.
Britain's Jon Eley claimed gold in the men's 500, making a last-lap inside pass to edge Canadian Charles Hamelin in 41.558, while Canada's Marianne St. Gelais cruised to victory in the women's 500.
"I didn't get the best of start, so I had to make sure I left it late," said Eley, who also helped Britain take silver in the men's 5,000 relay behind Canada.
While St. Gelais made it look easy in the women's 500, American Jessica Smith had to fight hard for her bronze. She advanced out of the quarterfinals by a skate then used a quick start in the semifinals to earn a spot in the final.
"Most of my coaches are stunned that anything is working for me at the moment," Reutter said after holding off South Korea's Lee Eun-byul and China's Li Jianrou to win in 2 minutes, 24.005 seconds.
Fellow American J.R. Celski, meanwhile, ran into the same roadblock on Sunday as he did Saturday, namely a pair of South Korean teammates.
On Saturday, in his first World Cup race since taking more than a year off after the Vancouver Olympics, Celski was disqualified for impeding Noh in the men's 1,000.
On Sunday, he trailed Noh and Kwak in the 1,500, and tried to pass on three consecutive laps but couldn't get through.
Noh won in 2:14.238 and Kwak took silver, with Celski settling for the bronze.
China won the 3,000-meter relay final while arch-rival South Korea came in second. It was China's only gold here.
Britain's Jon Eley claimed gold in the men's 500, making a last-lap inside pass to edge Canadian Charles Hamelin in 41.558, while Canada's Marianne St. Gelais cruised to victory in the women's 500.
"I didn't get the best of start, so I had to make sure I left it late," said Eley, who also helped Britain take silver in the men's 5,000 relay behind Canada.
While St. Gelais made it look easy in the women's 500, American Jessica Smith had to fight hard for her bronze. She advanced out of the quarterfinals by a skate then used a quick start in the semifinals to earn a spot in the final.
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