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LONG TRACK SPEEDSKATING: U.S. Men Dominate 1000 Meters at World Cup
// Melissa Scott // November 27, 2005
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (November 27, 2005) – On the final day of the Essent ISU World Cup (Sprints) the U.S. added four more medals to its ever-growing collection. In the men’s 1000 meters, the U.S swept the podium with Shani Davis (Chicago, IL) grabbing the gold, Joey Cheek (Greensboro, NC) the silver and Casey FitzRandolph (Verona, WI) the bronze. Davis, paired with Cheek for the last heat of the event, sped to his gold medal finish in 1:08.43. Cheek followed across the finish line in 1:08.68. FitzRandolph finished in 1:09.11. Derek Parra (San Bernardino, CA) finished 16th in 1:10.49. FitzRandolph clocked a 35.15 finish time in the men’s 500 meters for his first medal of the day, a bronze. He tied with Korea’s Kang-Seok Lee. Teammate Joey Cheek (Greensboro, NC) also finished in 35.16, a fifth place finish. Cheek tied for fifth place with China’s Fengtong Yu. Tucker Fredricks (Janesville, WI) finished 11th (35.63), Kip Carpenter (Brookfield, WI) 12th (35.63) and Shani Davis (Chicago, IL) finished 18th in 35.86. Jennifer Rodriguez (Miami, FL) won a silver medal in the ladies’ 1000 meters in 1:15.68. Teammate Chris Witty (West Allis, WI) finished fourth in 1:16.59. Elli Ochowicz (Menlo Park, CA) finished 16th in 1:18.08. Ochowicz skated to an 18th place finish in the ladies’ 500 meters in 39.16. China’s Manli Wang took home the gold in 37.83. Results: Ladies’ 500 meters: 1. M. Wang CHN 37.83; 2. B. Wang CHN 38.19; 3. J. Wolf GER 38.35; 4. H. Ren CHN 38.39; 5. S. Osuga JPN 38.49; 6. C. Simionato ITA 38.52 Americans: 18. E. Ochowicz 39.16 Americans B Division: 6. C. Witty 39.49; 11. A. Sannes 40.09; 13. Erin Porter (Saratoga Springs, NY) 40.23; 15. Eva Rodansky (Kearns, UT) 40.69 Ladies’ 1000 meters: 1. C. Simionato ITA 1:15.60; 2. J. Rodriguez USA 1:15.68; 3. M. Timmer NED 1:16.43; 4. C. Witty USA 1:16.59; 5. S. Zhurova RUS 1:17.09; 6. H. Ren CHN 1:17.33 Americans:16. E. Ochowicz 1:18.08 Men’s 500 meters: 1. J. Wotherspoon CAN 34.91; 2. D. Dorofeyev RUS 35.09; 3. C. FitzRandolph USA 35.15; 3. K. Lee KOR 35.15; 5. F. Yu CHN 35.16; 5. J. Cheek USA 35.16 Americans: 11. T. Fredricks 35.63; 12. K. Carpenter 35.66; 18. S. Davis 35.86 Men’s 1000 meters: 1. S. Davis USA 1:08.43; 2. J. Cheek USA 1:08.68; 3. C. FitzRandolph USA 1:09.11; 4. J. Wotherspoon CAN 1:09.15; 6. K. Lee KOR 1:09.28 Americans: 16. D. Parra 1:10.49
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