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These are the best moments of short track speed skating.

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The top moments from short track at the 2018 Winter Olympics

From John-Henry Kruger's silver medal to Maame Biney's smile, short track had it all in PyeongChang. Here are some of the top moments:

From swine flu to silver

John-Henry Krueger was a favorite to make the U.S. Olympic team ahead of Sochi, but was unable to make the team while battling swine flu. Four years later, following stints training in South Korea and the Netherlands the Pittsburgh native was able to not only make the Olympic team, but also win the U.S. first individual medal since 2010.

Lim wins South Korea's first gold medal

Lim Hyo-Jun won the Olympic hosts' first gold medal of the 2018 Games. What makes Lim's achievement especially important is that it came in one of Korea's most popular sports, short track speed skating. The South Koreans would go on to win six medals in the event, including two more golds.

Arianna Fontana gets her gold medal

Enterting PyeongChang, Arianna Fontana had won medals in the previous three Olympic Games, but was missing a gold medal. The Italian skater took a hiatus after Sochi, but returned to skating in pursuit of a gold medal, and in PyeongChang she got it.

Fontana also won a silver and a bronze, taking her medal total to eight, making her the most decorated female short track skater in history.

Maame Bineymania

Maame Biney burst into the national limelight at the Olympic Trials, when she made the team as a 17 year old after dominated the 500m.

On the track, PyeongChang will mainly be a learning experience ahead of what should be mutliple Olympic appearence for the skater.

Off the track, Biney's star contineud to grow as she enthralled audiences across the country. From hanging out with Leslie Jones to telling bad jokes with Rutledge Wood, Biney did it all.

Hungary win gold

The team of Csaba Burjan, Viktor Knoch, and brothers Shaoang Liu and Shaolin Sandor Liu won Hungary's first Winter Olympic gold medal and first medal of any color in 38 years in the 5000m relay. The Hungarians also set a new Olympic record in the event.

Suzanne Schulting wins 1000m gold

The Netherlands have dominated speed skating, but have not had the same success in short track historically, but have taken steps to change that.

In PyeongChang, the Netherlands' improvement in short track was noticable as the Dutch earned four medals, including a gold by Suzanne Schulting in the 1000m. At 20 years old, Schulting is poised to for a succesful Olympic career in the future.

Wu Dajung rewrites the record books

Wu Dajing continued his recent 500m dominance in PyeongChang. In the 500m quarterfinal Dajing broke the world record, and then proceeded to break it again in the semifinal. Wu is the only individual to break a world record in PyeongChang.

Netherlands comepte in Final B, win bronze

The Netherlands 3000m relay team struggled in the semifinal, landeing in the Final B. In the final, the Dutch women broke the world record in the event, but were seemingly not going to be rewarded for their efforts. As is often the case with short track, the Final A was filled with crashes and controversey as China and Canada were penalized, advancing the Dutch women onto the podium.

This is not the first time a team has been advnaced from a Final B in short track. It also happened in the women's 500m in 1988 and the men's 1000m in 1994.

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WATCH: Best short track moments from 2018 Winter Olympics

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The top moments from short track at the 2018 Winter Olympics From John-Henry Kruger's silver medal to Maame Biney's smile, short track had it all in PyeongChang. Here are some of the top moments: John-Henry Krueger was a favorite to make the U.S.

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What is short track speed skating? Short track is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters skate on an oval ice track with a length of 111.12 meters.

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Medal Count:
Korea won 6 medals- 3 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze.
Canada won 5 medals- 1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze
Netherlands won 4 medals- 1 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze.

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In Seoul, South Korea- It was an off night for short-track speed skating at the Winter Olympics, but everywhere else around South Korea, the skating still continues. There are champions to build and rosters to fill for 2022, 2026 and beyond.

Two teenage boys, each expecting to be part of the South Korean team at the 2022 Beijing Games.

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China’s first gold at the Winter Olympics has only fanned the country’s resentment of South Korea

When speed skater Wu Dajing won the men’s 500-meter short-track event yesterday—and in the process broke the world record for the event twice (in the quarterfinals and finals)—a commentator from China’s state broadcaster exclaimed in a cracked voice: “Clean and neat, we are No. 1!

China has viewed itself as a victim of unfair rulings at this Winter Olympics, so much so that state media have kept a tally of the number of times its speed skaters have been knocked out.

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North Korean speed skater trips Japanese opponent after falling at Olympics.

After falling within the first few seconds of the event, Kwang Bom reached out and grabbed the skate of Watanabe in an apparent attempt to take down the rival skater. However, for his part, Watanabe said that he doesn’t think the move was calculated.

“I believe it was unintentional,” he explained, according to Yahoo Sports. “His hand happened to be by my skate as he fell down.”

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Speed Skater Appears to Trip Opponent After Falling At Olympics

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North Korean speed skater Jong Kwang Bom appeared to try to trip his Japanese opponent Keita Watanabe at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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Men's 1,500 meter results
Korea won first place with a time of 2:1.485
Netherlands won second place with a time of 2:10.555
Russia won third place with a time of 2:10.687
Canada won fourth place with a  time of 2:11.176

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PyeongChang 1500m men - Olympic Speed skating

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Access official results for the Speed skating event 1500m men at the PyeongChang Winter Games Olympics, plus view video highlights of top performances.

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How do sports relate to econ?

In short track speed skating, athletes don't compete against the clock, but against each other.

This sport originated in Canada then went into the U.S. Soon it went over to Japan, Britain, France, and other countries. How this relates to econ is that it gives these countries the economic freedom to create a companies for this sport, get sponsors, and get players and allow paycheck regulations.

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How the Olympics relate to the economy?

In recent years, a few historical milestones significantly reinforced the partnership between the IOC and the UN, which dates back to 1922, when the IOC and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) established an institutional cooperation. One prime example of this is-

"In April 2014, the UN and the IOC signed an agreement aimed at strengthening collaboration between the two organisations at the highest level. The agreement underlined that the IOC and the UN “share the same values of contributing to a better and peaceful world through sport.”

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How do the Olympics and ports in general relate to the Olympics?

To help build a better world through sport, the IOC devises programmes that offer concrete answers to social inequalities and poverty. The IOC supports numerous projects in cooperation with organisations specialising in humanitarian aid and development, including key NGOs, the United Nations and Olympic Movement stakeholders.

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Elise Christie disqualified in 1k meter short track, ending her hopes of winning another medal in the Winter Olympics.

"I crashed on the first start. Someone actually hit my ankle when that happened. I was in a lot of pain. I thought maybe I can't do this now. I thought about the adrenaline and how that might take over. And it didn't. I was in a lot of pain. I thought 'just do what you can do' and I thought 'I'll move up and I moved up'.

Now the Netherlands are up in the bronze division, and are making their way up to the top.

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Women's 1,500 Meters

Brittany Bowe (5th; 1:55.54)
Heather Bergsma (8th; 1:56.74
Mia Manganello (22nd; 1:59.93)
Women's 3,000 Meters
Carlijn Schoutens (22nd; 4:15.60)

Bowe's fifth-place finish in the second women's event of the competition was the highest American placing in eight years at the Olympics.

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The United States speedskating team has been shut out of any medals so far in Pyeongchang, South Korea, but there's hope that will change by the end of the competition.

Through four events, the Winter Olympics have been a disappointment for a team that hoped to pick up a few medals.

Team USA was never going to match the output of the Netherlands, but the Americans were expected to put in a few decent performances.

With a pair of men's and women's events in the books at the Gangneung Oval, the best American finish is fifth and they've only earned three top-10 finishes.
Women's 1,500 Meters

Brittany Bowe (5th; 1:55.54)

Heather Bergsma (8th; 1:56.74)

Mia Manganello (22nd; 1:59.93)
Women's 3,000 Meters

Carlijn Schoutens (22nd; 4:15.60)
Men's 1,500 Meters
Joey Mantia (8th; 1:45.86)

Brian Hansen (15th; 1:46.44)

Shani Davis (19th; 1:46.74)
Men's 5,000 Meters
Emery Lehman (21st; 6:31.36)

Bowe's 5th-Place Finish the Best in 8 Years

The standard for American speedskating has dropped in the last decade, with the mark Brittany Bowe set in the women's 1,500 meters being an example of that.

Bowe's fifth-place finish in the second women's event of the competition was the highest American placing in eight years at the Olympics, per Team USA's official Twitter account:

U.S. Olympic Team @TeamUSA
.@BrittanyBowe came in 5️⃣th, the best performance for long track @USSpeedskating in 8️⃣ years! https://t.co/H1A68oBxK3 https://t.co/wBCmTeImZP
2018-2-12 18:00:06

For a team that was expected to win multiple golds in the past, that fact is disappointing.

The positive spin is that Bowe and Heather Bergsma have a chance to medal in both the 1,000 meters and mass start.

Bergsma is the defending world champion in both events still to be contested.

Mantia's Best Shot at Gold Comes in Mass Start

The best remaining opportunity for the United States men to earn their first gold since Shani Davis in 2010 comes in the newest event on the speedskating program.

Mantia is the defending world champion in the mass start, which features a beginning similar to those seen in short-track speedskating.
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Normally the Dutch are a threat to the Americans in speedskating events, but Mantia's biggest challengers will be Alexis Contin of France and Olivier Jean of Canada, both of whom finished below Mantia in the medal positions at the 2017 World Championships at the Gangneung Oval.

Before participating in that new Olympic event, Mantia faces off with the powerful Dutch contingent in the 1,000 meters, and he'll try to help the United States improve on its fifth-place finish from the World Championships in the team pursuit.
Follow Joe on Twitter, @JTansey90. Statistics obtained from Olympic.org and Team USA.

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US Olympic Speedskating 2018: Latest Team Results and Medal Winners

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ARIS MESSINIS/Getty Images The United States speedskating team has been shut out of any medals so far in Pyeongchang, South Korea, but there's hope that will change by the end of the competition. Through four events, the Winter Olympics have been a disappointment for a team that hoped to pick up a few medals.

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On Valentine’s Day, Dutch star Jorien ter Mors earned the third gold medal of her career with a record-setting victory in the 1000-meter long-track speed skating event. Ter Mors’ time of 1:13.56 was a new Olympic record, eclipsing American Chris Witty’s time from the 2002 Games.

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No nation takes long-track speed skating as seriously as the Netherlands, and that hard work is paying off at the 2018 Winter Olympics. On Valentine's Day, Dutch star Jorien ter Mors earned the third gold medal of her career with a record-setting victory in the 1000-meter long-track speed skating event.

Ter Mors' time of 1:13.56 was a new Olympic record, eclipsing American Chris Witty's time from the 2002 Games. Her win was an upset; Japanese skater Nao Kodaira, who set the latest world record with a blistering time of 1:12.09 back in December, was considered the odds-on favorite to take home the gold. Instead it was ter Mors, a +1000 underdog, who stood atop the podium at the Gangneung Oval, with Kodaira settling for second with what would have been an OR time of 1:13.82.

Kodaira's teammate Miho Takagi came in third to secure the bronze medal for Japan.

The victory was another example of the Dutch dominance of the sport. As of Wednesday morning, there have been five gold medals awarded in long-track speed skating. All five have been won by athletes from the Netherlands.

But the Dutch success has also been America's downfall. The United States' long-track slump continued Wednesday as Heather Bergsma and Brittany Bowe, who were each considered potential medalists in the 1000m race, failed to find a spot on the podium. No American woman has earned a medal in long-track events since 2002 - the same year Witty set her now-broken record.

Bowe came in fourth place with a time of 1:14.36 - .80 seconds off ter Mors' pace. Bergsma had to settle for eighth.

Here are the full results from Wednesday's action on the oval.

Misconceptions about Winter Olympic sports

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Olympic results 2018: Jorien ter Mors adds to Dutch speed skating haul with 1000m gold

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No nation takes long-track speed skating as seriously as the Netherlands, and that hard work is paying off at the 2018 Winter Olympics. On Valentine's Day, Dutch star Jorien ter Mors earned the third gold medal of her career with a record-setting victory in the 1000-meter long-track speed skating event.