Speeding Skating and Ice Dancing (3/5)

Women’s 500 M Speed Skating:

Netherland’s Das is in first place until Netherland’s Ter Mors takes over the first place position. USA’s Jackson is in 2nd place until USA’s Bergsma takes over the 2nd place position. Norway is in 3rd place until China’s Zhang takes over the 3rd place position. Korea’s Kim MS is in 4th place and Poland’s Ziomek is in 5th place. USA’s Bowe races Japan’s Kamiya, in which USA’s Bowe wins the race and takes over the 1st place position, while Japan’s Kamiya comes in 4th place. So far, the top 3 are USA’s Bowe, Netherland’s Ter Mors, and USA’s Bergsma. Canada’s McLean and Norway’s Bokko race, but neither one did very well. Canada’s Hudey races China’s Yu, in which China’s Yu wins the race, but comes in 3rd place while Canada’s Hudey comes in 4th place. The top 3 are now USA’s Bowe, Netherland’s Ter Mors, and China’s Yu. Japan’s Kadaira and Czech’s Erbanova race, which Kadaira wins the race, placing Japan in 1st place and Czech in 2nd place. Now, the top 3 are Japan’s Kadaira, Czech’s Erbanova, and USA’s Bowe. Korea’s Lee and Japan race, which Korea wins the race, putting Korea’s Lee in 2nd place and the Japan skater in 6th place. OAR’s Golikova races Austria’s Herzog, in which Austria wins, but Austria is in 4th place while OAR is in 7th place. Therefore, Japan’s Kodaira wins Gold, Korea’s Lee wins Silver, and Czech’s Erbanova wins Bronze.

Figure Skating—Short Program for Ice Dancing

Great Britain’s Coomes/Buckland couple ice-danced a safe but clean program, which puts them in first place. Canada’s Gilles/Poires couple took over the first place position with 69.60; Canada’s Weaver/Poje couple took over the first place position with 74.33; USA’s Shubitani siblings took over the first place with 77.73; USA’s Chock/Bates couple scored 75.45, which put them in 2nd place. Canada’s Virtue/Moir couple scored well with 83.67, which put them in 1st place. France’s Papadakis/Cizerone also scored well with 81.93, which put them in 2nd place. USA’s Hubbell/Donohue couple score 77.75, which put them in 3rd place. OAR’s Bobrova/Soloviyev couple unfortunately didn’t do very well for Russian figure skaters with 75.47, with put them in 5th place. Italy’s Cappellini/Lanotte did average with 76.57, with put them in 5th place.