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Olympic champion Suzanne Schulting opened the world cup season on Saturday with the gold medal in the 1,500 meters. Yara van Kerkhof won the silver medal 500 meters in Calgary.
Schulting, 21, wrote the story in February by winning an Olympic title, becoming the first Dutch shorttracker in the 1,000 meters. she skated only 0.009 seconds earlier than Courtney Lee Sarault.
The Canadian woman had to settle for money. The bronze medal was won by Ekaterina Efremenkova (Russia).
Schulting became the first Dutch short trackster in February 2017 with a World Cup victory, winning 1,500 meters in Dresden. In Calgary, she won her second World Cup victory on Saturday. Last season, Friezin's best performance at the World Cup was a second place finish in the 1,000 meters at Dordrecht.
Rianne de Vries did not manage the semifinal on Saturday at 1,500 meters.
Van Kerkhof must tolerate the Polish himself
Van Kerkhof must leave the victory in the 500 meters to the Polish Natalia Maliszewska, who skated from start to victory. The Dutch number two awarded more than two tenths to the winner and got the best result of her career in the World Cup.
Canadian Alyson Charles won the bronze medal in his own country. The Russian Sofia Prosvirnova took too much risk during a catch-up at Van Kerkhof and was penalized after the race.
Van Kerkhof, 28, started the season of the World Cup without worry, because of the anti-doping agency World AMA. A week ago, the sports court had announced its withdrawal by canceling the appeal against it
In 2015 and 2016, abnormal blood values had been discovered in his biomedical passport of the winner of the sport. silver in the 500 meters at the Pyeongchang Olympics. WADA concluded that these divergent values did not indicate a doping use.
Dutchman Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands failed on Saturday in the 500-meter quarter-finals, as did her experienced compatriot Lara van Ruijven.
No Dutch in the final
With the men, Itzhak extended the Late until the semi-final of the 500 meters, but he became fifth and last. The talent Jasper Brunsmann was eliminated in the quarterfinals. The short-distance victory goes to Chinese Olympic champion Wu Dajing.
In the 1,500 meters, Sjinkie Knegt failed to win the semifinal as he fell and was awarded a penalty. The Friso Emons talent was also eliminated in the semi-finals, although he was allowed to continue until the B final. He finished in fifth place.
The Calgary tournament is the first World Cup of the season. Next week, the trackers will travel to Salt Lake City. Then come the Kazakhs Almaty, Dresden and Turin.
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