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Short Track-South Korea's Kim Wins Women's 1,500m, Fontana Misses Out on Medal
Corinne Stoddard earned the first U.S. individual short-track medal in 16 years as Kim Gilli claimed gold in the women's 1,500m at the Milan Cortina Games.
- On Feb 20, South Korea's Kim Gil-li won the women's 1,500 metres short track, denying teammate Minjeong Choi and earning bronze for Corinne Stoddard.
- Corinne Stoddard set the early pace but Minjeong Choi surged with two laps to go, and Kim Gil-li tracked and made the decisive pass at the finish, at the Milano Ice Skating Arena.
- Kamila Sellier was clipped across the left eye and stretchered off, Polish officials later said her eye was OK after stitches at the arena; Sarault and Velzeboer also fell in semifinals.
- The Netherlands won its first men's 5,000-metre relay, with Jens van 't Wout anchoring the Dutch victory, and Italy finished third in the chaotic race.
- Nicknamed 'Lamborgilli,' Kim Gil-li, at her first Olympics, helped South Korea win relay gold on Wednesday and took bronze in the 1,000 metres, continuing her veteran storylines.
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Corinne Stoddard breaks US women's Olympic short track medal drought with bronze win at Winter Games
Friday’s short track competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics was defined by dramatic moments, culminating in a historic breakthrough. Team USA’s Corinne Stoddard claimed a podium finish, becoming the first American woman to medal in the event in 16 years. Stoddard, who entered the Games ranked second in the world in short track, captured bronze in the 1,500 meters after overcoming a series of early setbacks. On her first day on the ice in Mila…
Stoddard's short-track bronze ends U.S. drought
Kim Gilli denied South Korea teammate Minjeong Choi her third consecutive Olympic gold in the women's 1,500 meters in short-track speedskating Friday night, while Corinne Stoddard earned a drought-ending bronze medal for the U.S.
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The Straits TimesShort track-South Korea's Kim wins women's 1,500m, Fontana misses out on medal
MILAN, Feb 20 : South Korea's Kim Gil-li won the women's 1,500 metres short track speed skating final at the Winter Olympics on Friday, while Italian Arianna Fontana missed out on what would have been a record-equalling medal.Kim's compatriot Choi Min-jeong, champion in 2018 and 2022, finished second, while C
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