Aussie short-track skaters on the improve | Australian Olympic Committee

The Olympic Winter Institute of Australia (OWIA) Short Track Team has posted improved results at the second World Cup of the year in Salt Lake City, UT, USA, with a top ten to Deana Lockett and PB 17th place for Alex Bryant.

SHORT TRACK: The Olympic Winter Institute of Australia (OWIA) Short Track Team has posted improved results at the second World Cup of the year in Salt Lake City, UT, USA, with a top ten to Deana Lockett and PB 17th place for Alex Bryant.

Lockett recorded a 15th place in the first 1500m event, and improved in the second 1500m event to reach the semi-final final stage. After narrowly missing out on the A-Final, Lockett placed third in the B-Final giving her a final ranking of ninth.

In the men’s 1000m, Bryant and OWIA teammate Pierre Boda both achieved top-20 performances, with Bryant’s 17th placing a PB finish, and an Australian National record time for the distance. Boda also a recorded a 29th place in the 1500m (2) event.

Other Australian performances included Andy Jung finishing 32nd in the 500m, with Simon Francis 35th in the 1500m and Luke Cullen 41st in the same distance.

The Australian skaters now have a break before the World Cup season resumes in Asia, with events in Shanghai, China, on December 9-11 and Gangneung, Korea, on December 16-18.

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