2022 Olympian Brendan Corey has continued his excellent season, equalling his previous personal best in the 1000m at the same location last season, with a fifth place finish at Dordrecht in The Netherlands.
Competing in the first 1000m distance event, Corey made a great start winning his rounds in the preliminaries and heats. In the quarter-finals, Corey finished in second to advance to the semi-final.
In the semi-final, Corey had a great skate to break the Australian record for 1000m with a time of 1:23.741 , finishing in third to reach his third A-Final of the season.
In the final, Corey had another strong skate, but was unable to land on the podium missing out by less than half a second.
Corey also competed in a second 1000m distance event in Dordrecht, finishing 19th.
"With three A-Finals this season, I feel like I have made a huge step forward from last season," said the 26-year-old.
Other Australian's in action in Dordrecht included:
Men
Keanu Blunden 35th (500m), 39th (1000m #1)
Lucas Wareham 46th (500m), 44th 1500m)
Ihan Yoo 44th (1000m #2), 25th (1500m)
5000m Relay Team 13th
Women
Hyo Jin Kim 29th (500m), 26th (1500m)
The World Cup season is now complete for the short track athletes, with the World Championships to take place from March 10-12 in Seoul, Korea.
Competing in the first 1000m distance event, Corey made a great start winning his rounds in the preliminaries and heats. In the quarter-finals, Corey finished in second to advance to the semi-final.
In the semi-final, Corey had a great skate to break the Australian record for 1000m with a time of 1:23.741 , finishing in third to reach his third A-Final of the season.
In the final, Corey had another strong skate, but was unable to land on the podium missing out by less than half a second.
Corey also competed in a second 1000m distance event in Dordrecht, finishing 19th.
"With three A-Finals this season, I feel like I have made a huge step forward from last season," said the 26-year-old.
Other Australian's in action in Dordrecht included:
Men
Keanu Blunden 35th (500m), 39th (1000m #1)
Lucas Wareham 46th (500m), 44th 1500m)
Ihan Yoo 44th (1000m #2), 25th (1500m)
5000m Relay Team 13th
Women
Hyo Jin Kim 29th (500m), 26th (1500m)
The World Cup season is now complete for the short track athletes, with the World Championships to take place from March 10-12 in Seoul, Korea.
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