2022 Olympian Brendan Corey has achieved another World Cup personal best in the 1500m distance, this time finishing in sixth place in Dresden, Germany.

Corey has had a great season so far in the longest distance, and continued his great form to reach his second A-Final of the season.

In the A-Final, Corey finished in sixth place, improving on his eighth place finish earlier in the season in Almaty, Kazakhstan.Corey also competed in the 500m, finishing in 29th place, just missing out on advancing to the next round after finishing second in his repechage quarter final heat.

Reflecting on his performances in Germany, Corey commented:

"That was my best finish so far, and I am absolutely chuffed about my performance yesterday."

"In the semi-final there was a lot of bumping and grinding in that race, but I managed to get through and barely make it across the line in second, as out of the final turn my blade poked into the ice and I stumbled."

"I am happy to take part in finals, it's such a great experience and I hope to see more of those in the future."

"Overall I am pretty happy with my best finish so far. In the 500m I had a bit of touch luck, but that's Short Track."
Also competing for Australia:
Keanu Blunden 58th (1000m), 48th (1500m #2)
Lucas Wareham 50th (500m), 47th 1500m #1)
Hyo Jin Kim 36th (500m), 28th (1500m #1)
The next round of the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup tour will take place next weekend in Dordrecht, Netherlands, on February 10-12.

Brendan Corey has recorded his second World Cup top-10 of the season, with a ninth place finish in the 1500 metres in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

With Almaty hosting two weekends of World Cup competition, the 2022 Olympian continued his form from the previous week where he made the A-Final and finished in eighth place.

Corey had to progress through the repechage rounds to reach the semi-final, where he finished in fourth, advancing him to the B-Final.

In the B-Final, Corey had a strong race to finish second, giving him a final ranking of ninth.

Corey also competed in the 500m, but received a penalty in the quarterfinals exiting from the competition in 20th place.

The next Short Track Speed Skating World Cup will take place in Dresden, Germany, on February 3-5.

Brendan Corey leading the way
IMAGE: Australian Ice Racing

2022 Olympian Brendan Corey has impressed again with a World Cup PB in the 1500m, finishing in eighth place in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Corey progressed through the quarter final round in third place gaining direct passage to the semi-finals avoid the repechage rounds. In the semi-final, Corey qualified for the A-Final in first place his first time in the 1500m distance on World Cup.

In the A-Final, Corey was out in front for most of the race, but unfortunately crashed with four laps to go to finish in eight place.

The Short Track Speed Skating tour will remain in Almaty for another World Cup event at the same location next weekend.