Daniel Greig skated a 36.17 to set a new Australian record for the 500m finishing in 22nd place in the Men’s B Division. Daniel needed to skate a sub 36 to be eligible for selection for this distance at the Vancouver Games, however, he still has an opportunity to qualify in the 1000m distance in the coming days. We wish him all the best as we cross our fingers for an Olympic Qualifying result.
Sophie Muir skated a 39.02 to finish in 17th place in the Ladies B division. This time is only marginally outside her personal best for this distance and I know she will be hoping to get under the 39 sec barrier in her next 500m. Sophie also has the 1000m to skate in the coming days.
Ben Southee finished off the Australians day at SLC with a record smashing 1:47.65 in the 1500m, giving him his highest placing yet at a world cup with 13th place in the Men’s B division. Having skated under Olympic qualifying time, this should effectively place Ben in the top 40 rankings (dependant on excess country quotas)for the Vancouver games in the ISU ranking.
So, all in all, a great day for the Aussies with two new national records - congratulations Ben and Daniel.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
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I can't quite work out exactly what Sophie has to achieve to secure an Olympic berth. Can anyone explain please?
ReplyDeleteHi Marg,
ReplyDeleteDesly Hill is probably the best to explain, but in the absence of her explaining it, Sophie has to skate a qualifyinf time, i.e. under 39 secs, which she has done. The top 20 based on points will make automatic selection to the Olympics, with the next 16 based on the fastest times skated in world cups. Prior to this weekend, Sophie was in 38th!
(Sophie has skated a 38.60 NR this morning and finished in 8th position in B division with 2 world cup points!) I will attempt to work out rankings a little later,
regards
Frank