Sophie finished just outside the top 10 with a fantastic 1:16.18 to take 1.42 sec off her previous national record set last weekend in Calgary. Given the fast times and a 31st place (overall) for this world cup, Sophie is almost certainly assured of having qualified outright for Vancouver in this distance.
Daniel also took off a huge amount of time from his own national record set in Calgary two weeks ago, posting a 1:10.09 to take off .87 of a sec. Daniel finished in 20th place in the men's B division of the 1000m.
I would have to do more calculations to see whether Daniel has qualified for a position in Vancouver Games, but given the results of the all Australians, it is possible that we could be sending the largest ever LT team to a winter games, along with the first ever female representative in LT at a winter games.
These results and records bring the total of Australian National records broken by all Australians this season to 23.
Ladies:
500m - 4 times
1000m - 5 times
Men:
500m - 6 times
1000m - 2 times
1500m - 4 times
5000m - 2 times
Obviously we need to await confirmation from the ISU about final Olympic placings and allocations, but it is definately exciting times ahead. I know I will be signing up for Foxtel so I can see the Vancouver racing live! (No, Foxtel do not sponsor me - yet!)
Congratulations to all the skaters, we hope all your dreams are on the way towards being realised.
KIWI News:
Shane Dobbin has qualified outright for the Vancouver Games in the 5000m. With the top 16 on world cup points earning an automatic spot, Shane has finished the first 5 world cups in 14th place overall. Congratulations Shane.
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