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With two laps to go, South Korea's Kim Gilli cut inside Italy's Arianna Fontana to seize the lead and anchor her team to an Olympic gold Wednesday in the women's short track 3,000-meter relay.
The biggest difference between the two is how the races are run.
Jens van ’t Wout of the Netherlands has won his second gold medal in short track speedskating at the Milan Cortina Olympics
The Dutch have traditionally been the dominant force in Olympic speed skating, reflecting a nation built around its waterways, and have now taken a firm grip on short track, the upstart younger branch of the sport.
When Niall Treacy skidded out of the men's 500m heats on Monday, Great Britain's hopes in the short track speed skating were finally put out of their misery.
Short track at the Milan Cortina Olympics continues Saturday, Feb. 14, with the women's 1000m heats, the men's 1500m medal rounds, and the 3000m relay semifinals. Here's what to
China’s Ning Zhongyan won the men’s 1,500 meters at the Winter Olympics on Thursday, securing his nation’s first speed skating medal of these Games and claiming the first Olympic gold of his career. American Jordan Stolz took silver after winning two gold medals earlier in the Games and Dutchman Kjeld Nuis earned bronze to complete the podium.
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Plano native, figure skater Amber Glenn places 13th in women’s short program at Winter Olympics
It was a tough skate for Glenn, who was favored to be one of the leaders in the women's short program. When Glenn approached her triple loop, she wound up bailing out of it. The resulting double loop became an invalid element and earned her no points.