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The Melting Pot: J.R. Celski Wins Men’s 3000m, Jessica Smith Second in Women’s 3000m at Short Track Speed Skating World Championships

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Short Track Speed Skating World Championships – Montreal, Canada

The Short Track Speed Skating wrapped up with the World Championships finishing on Sunday. In the women’s 1000m Emily Scott got knocked out in the heats finishing third but Jessica Smith advanced to the quarterfinals before finishing fourth in her heat and being eliminated.

In the men’s 1000m both Chris Creveling and J.R. Celski advanced from the heats and the quarterfinals without any issues but ran into problems in the semifinals. Celski finished third and Creveling finished fourth after a fall and both were eliminated.

In the women’s 3000m superfinal Jessica Smith was very strong and finished second about 0.8 seconds back and and as the only one within a second of the winner. In the men’s 3000m superfinal J.R. Celski did her one better by winning by over two seconds.

It was a strong World Championships for the US who did much better than in Sochi.

Schedule:

  • March 16th
    • Women’s 1000m
      • 11:52 AM ET – Heats
        • Jessica Smith
        • Emily Scott
      • 1:19 PM ET – Quarterfinals
      • 2:03 PM ET – Semifinals
      • 2:34 PM ET – Final
    • Men’s 1000m
      • 12:21 PM ET – Heats
        • J.R. Celski
        • Chris Creveling
      • 1:33 PM ET – Quarterfinals
      • 2:11 PM ET – Semifinals
      • 2:41 PM ET – Final
    • Women’s 3000m
      • 3:03 PM ET – Superfinal
    • Men’s 3000m
      • 3:13 PM ET – Superfinal

World Women’s Curling Championships – St. John’s, Canada

The US went 2-0 on Sunday at the World Women’s Curling Championship knocking off Germany 6-5 by scoring three in the fourth end and two in the eighth end to grab a 6-2 lead that they hung on to win. In their second match of the day they dominated Denmark 13-2 by scoring twos in the opening two ends (both times without the hammer), and a five in the fourth end with the hammer. When they scored a four in the sixth end with the hammer Denmark conceded with four ends left and down 11.

The US is now one of two teams to get to 3-0 (along with Switzerland). They have a real good shot at advancing from Round Robin play if they can keep this up. Things get a little tougher and more telling on Monday when they take on Sweden and Canada who are both 2-1.

Schedule:

  • March 17th
    • 8:30 AM ET – USA vs. Sweden
    • 6:30 PM ET – USA vs. Canada
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The Melting Pot: J.R. Celski Wins Silver in 500m at Short Track Speed Skating World Championships

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Short Track Speed Skating World Championships – Montreal, Canada

Action at the Short Track Speed Skating World Championships moved to the shortest distance, 500m, on Saturday. The event didn’t last long for Emily Scott who was knocked out in the preliminary round after finishing third in her heat. Jessica Smith was able to advance through the preliminaries and then survived the heats by being one of the four fastest third place finishers. Her run ended in the quarterfinals however after a third place finish.

In the men’s 500m J.R. Celski and Chris Creveling survived the preliminaries and heats just fine, though Creveling needed to be advanced in the heats after being obstructed and finishing fourth. Creveling would advance no further than the quarterfinals while Celski made it all the way to the final. In the final Celski wound up second to grab silver. It’s no Olympic medal, but a silver at the World Championships is still a big deal and a great result for Celski.

Celski and Creveling teamed up with Eduardo Alvarez and Kyle Carr in the men’s 5000m relay. The US got eliminated in the semifinals after finishing third in a tight race behind the Koreans and Dutch.

Things wrap up on Sunday with the 1000m races. Once again Emily Scott and Jessica Smith are the US women and Chris Creveling and J.R. Celski the US men. There is also a 3000m race, but it’s just a superfinal with no heats. With the small field size for that event I’m not sure anyone will be competing for the US, but if anyone is my gut tells me Celski.

Schedule:

  • March 16th
    • Women’s 1000m
      • 11:52 AM ET – Heats
        • Jessica Smith
        • Emily Scott
      • 1:19 PM ET – Quarterfinals
      • 2:03 PM ET – Semifinals
      • 2:34 PM ET – Final
    • Men’s 1000m
      • 12:21 PM ET – Heats
        • J.R. Celski
        • Chris Creveling
      • 1:33 PM ET – Quarterfinals
      • 2:11 PM ET – Semifinals
      • 2:41 PM ET – Final
    • Women’s 3000m
      • 3:03 PM ET – Superfinal
    • Men’s 3000m
      • 3:13 PM ET – Superfinal

World Women’s Curling Championships – St. John’s, Canada

The US Opened the World Women’s Curling Championship with a big 12-5 win over China on Saturday. The US struck for two in both the first and third ends with the hammer to open up a 4-2 lead early. The big moment came though in the sixth end when the US stole three to go up 8-3. The US scored another three with the hammer in the ninth end to give us the final margin of 12-5 as the tenth end wasn’t necessary.

The win makes the US one of four teams still undefeated after day one (though three other teams played twice and went 1-1). On Sunday the US faces Germany and Denmark. Both of those teams went 0-1 on the first year so the US should definitely be confident they can get off to a good start which is probably also necessary if they want to think about advancing from the round robin.

Schedule:

  • March 16th
    • 1:30 PM ET – USA vs. Germany
    • 6:30 PM ET – USA vs. Denmark
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The Melting Pot: Jessica Jerome Set for Women’s Ski Jumping World Cup This Weekend, No US Medals On First Day at Short Track World Championships

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Short Track Speed Skating World Championships – Montreal, Canada

The Short Track Speed Skating World Championships started today in Montreal with the US looking to rebound from a disappointing Olympics. In the women’s 1500m both Jessica Smith and Emily Scott moved on from their heats before Scott was eliminated in the semifinals after coming fourth in her heat. Smith made the final where she finished sixth.

In the men’s 1500m J.R. Celski and Chris Creveling both emerged from the heats easily but suffered disappointment in the semifinals. Creveling fell and finished a half minute behind the pack in his heat while Celski was in the pack but finished fourth in his heat, denying the US a berth in the final.

In the women’s 3000m relay the US team of Alyson Dudek, Jessica Smith, Emily Scott, and Brittany Salmon finished fourth, missing a spot in the final by over six seconds.

Smith and Scott will compete again in the women’s 500m on Saturday with Celski and Creveling in the men’s 500m. The men’s 5000m relay team will also take part in the semifinals.

Schedule:

  • March 15th
    • Women’s 500m
      • 12:35 PM ET – Preliminaries
        • Jessica Smith
        • Emily Scott
      • 2:15 PM ET – Heats
      • 3:03 PM ET – Quarterfinals
      • 3:40 PM ET – Semifinals
      • 4:07 PM ET – Final
    • Men’s 500m
      • 1:17 PM ET – Preliminaries
        • J.R. Celski
        • Chris Creveling
      • 2:32 PM ET – Heats
      • 3:14 PM ET – Quarterfinals
      • 3:46 PM ET – Semifinals
      • 4:13 PM ET – Final
    • Men’s 5000m Relay
      • 4:34 PM ET – Semifinals
        • USA Team

Freestyle Skiing World Cup – Moguls – Voss-Myrkdalen, Norway

The final moguls event of the Freestyle Skiing World Cup season is in Voss-Myrkdalen, Norway on Saturday. Qualification and the final rounds will all be held on the same day with 13 competitors from the US. Heather McPhie, Hannah Kearney, and Eliza Outtrim are the biggest names on the women’s side with Patrick Deneen, Bradley Wilson, and Bryon Wilson as big names on the men’s side.

Schedule:

  • March 15th
    • 4:45 AM ET – Women’s Moguls Qualifying
      • Ali Kariotis
      • Heather McPhie
      • Hannah Kearney
      • Keaton McCargo
      • Eliza Outtrim
      • Sophia Schwartz
    • 6:35 AM ET – Men’s Moguls Qualifying
      • Patrick Deneen
      • Troy Murphy
      • Jeremy Cota
      • Joseph Discoe
      • Bryon Wilson
      • Bradley Wilson
      • Dylan Walczyk
    • 7:30 AM ET – Women’s Moguls Final 1 (Top 16)
    • 7:55 AM ET – Men’s Moguls Final 1 (Top 16)
    • 8:25 AM ET – Women’s Moguls Final 2 (Top 6)
    • 8:35 AM ET – Men’s Moguls Final  (Top 6)

Women’s Ski Jumping World Cup – Falun, Sweden

The women are in Falun, Sweden this weekend for their second to last Ski Jumping World Cup event. There will be two separate events this weekend with the first one on Saturday. Jessica Jerome is the only one representing the US in the event.

Schedule:

  • March 15th
    • 9:15 AM ET – First Round/Final Round
      • Jessica Jerome
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The Melting Pot: Short Track Speed Skating World Championships and Speed Skating World Cup Finals This Weekend

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Lots of World Cup action this weekend as the seasons continue to head quickly towards their wrap ups.

Freestyle Skiing World Cup – Are, Sweden – Ski Cross

The Freestyle Skiing World Cup hold a ski cross event for the second straight weekend with this one in Are, Sweden. Last weekend John Teller advanced from qualifying in 19th but was knocked out in the next round. He, along with Joe Swensson, will get things underway with qualification today.

Schedule:

  • March 14th
    • 9:30 AM ET – Men’s Ski Cross Qualifying
      • John Teller
      • Joe Swensson

Short Track Speed Skating World Championships – Montreal, Canada

Today is the start of the Short Track Speed Skating World Championships with the women’s and men’s 1500m events to be held as well as the semifinals of the women’s 3000m relay. The US is looking to rebound after a poor Olympics and could have a really nice end to the year with some success in Montreal. The US will have Jessica Smith and Emily Scott in the women’s 1500m with J.R. Celski and Chris Creveling in the men’s 1500m. I’m not sure who will be on the team for the women’s relay.

Schedule:

  • March 14th
    • Women’s 1500m
      • 12 PM ET – Heats
        • Jessica Smith
        • Emily Scott
      • 1:31 PM ET – Semifinals
      • 2:18 PM ET – Final
    • Men’s 1500m
      • 12:31 PM ET – Heats
        • J.R. Celski
        • Chris Creveling
      • 1:47 PM ET – Semifinals
      • 2:26 PM ET – Final
    • Women’s 3000m Relay
      • 2:49 PM ET – Semifinals
        • USA Team

Speed Skating World Cup Final – Heerenveen, Netherlands

The Speed Skating World Cup Final gets underway with races in the women’s 1500m, men’s 1000m, and both men’s and women’s mass start events. Brittany Bowe will compete for the US in the women’s 1500m and sits in second in the season standings, 66 points behind the leader. The gap is probably too large to make up but Bowe has a good shot at finishing second in the season standings.

In the men’s 1000m Shani Davis has already locked up the title but Brian Hansen is sitting in third with an outside shot at jumping into second. Mitchell Whitmore will also be in the field for the US and sits 13th in the season standings and could make a move into the top 10 with a big result.

The mass start events were held for the first time this year last weekend. Maria Lamb finished seventh in the women’s event while Patrick Meek and Brian Hansen went fifth and sixth for the US.

Schedule:

  • March 14th
    • 11:15 AM ET – Women’s 1500m Division A
      • Brittany Bowe
    • 12:12 PM ET – Men’s 1000m Division A
      • Mitchell Whitmore
      • Brian Hansen
      • Shani Davis
    • 1:05 PM ET – Women’s Mass Start
      • Maria Lamb
    • 1:20 PM ET – Men’s Mass Start
      • Patrick Meek
      • Brian Hansen