Local Skaters Fail To Advance In Men’s 1500 Meter Speed Skating
Feb 9, 2022, 6:43 AM
SALT LAKE CITY – Hwang Dae-Heon hung on in an 10-skater final to win gold for South Korea in the men’s 1500m short track speed skating final.
The men’s 1500m short track speed skating final was held on Wednesday, February 9.
American’s and Salt Lake City residents Andrew Heo & Ryan Pivirotto each failed to advance beyond the quarterfinal round.
South Korea's Hwang Dae-Heon wins the men's 1500m to claim his second #WinterOlympics medal! 🥇 pic.twitter.com/n9L3H0ySjU
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 9, 2022
Penalty advancements made for an odd final skate. Instead of two races with seven participants as normal, penalty advancements led to 16 skaters advancing. Creating a need for a six person ‘B final’ and a 10 person ‘A final’
John-Henry Kreuger won the B final with a time of 2:18.059.
Steven Dubois of Canada finished with the silver, his first Olympic medal. The Russian Olympic Committee’s Semion Elistratov won his third Olympic medal by coming in third.
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