SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) — China claimed gold within the males’s 5,000m relay on Sunday, the ultimate day of the Short Track Speed Skating World Tour in Seoul.
The gold-medal lineup featured Li Wenlong, Liu Shaoang, Liu Shaolin and Sun Long, who showcased excellent teamwork and delivered a profitable time of six minutes and 53.654 seconds, defeating Japan and South Korea in a intently fought race.
Canada’s William Dandjinou dominated the lads’s 1,000m, capturing his second gold of the event with a time of 1:24.548. Jens van’t Wout of the Netherlands took the silver in 1:24.741, and the bronze went to native skater Jang Sung-woo in 1:24.843.
In the ladies’s competitors, Kristen Santos-Griswold of the United States stood out with two gold medals, profitable the 500m and 1,500m.
Florence Brunelle of Canada and Belgium’s Hanne Desmet accomplished the rostrum within the 500m, whereas Desmet and America’s Corinne Stoddard earned silver and bronze within the 1,500m.
In the blended crew relay, South Korea delivered an exciting efficiency to say victory with a time of two:38.036. The host nation narrowly edged out China, who completed simply behind in 2:38.051, and Canada, who secured third place in 2:38.513.
Over the three-day competitors, Canada emerged as the largest winner with 4 gold medals, whereas South Korea and the United States every claimed two. China completed with one gold and one silver.