2022 Olympian Brendan Corey has skated to his third straight 1500m A-Final at the World Championships, just missing a medal in fifth place in Beijing, China.
In the opening round Corey finished first in his heat placing him straight into the semi-final avoiding the repechage rounds.
In the semi-final Corey crossed the line in fourth, but was advanced to the A-Final after being interfered with earlier in the race
In the A-Final, Corey came close to making it back-to-back World Championship podiums, just missing out on fifth place.
Corey also finished 20th in the 1000m and 29th in the 500m.
Also in action was Australian Ice Racing skater Hyo Jin Kim who finished 27th (1500m), 39th 1000m and 33rd (500m) in women’s competition and in the men’s, Lucas Wareham was 39th (1500m), 42nd (1000m), and 49th (500m).
After the event Corey reflected on a successful World Championships.
“I was feeling very strong in the 1500m. I was well positioned, in third with two laps to go. Then one of my competitors did a desperate pass and I got pushed to the back of the back. He got penalised from the move but unfortunately, there's not advancements to medals!
“Overall, I'm happy with my performance. I was skating strong and confidently. I've been in the 1500m A final three consecutive years, and I'm sure my competitors are taking notice.”
“This has been my most consistent season in a single distance five times in the top 10 in the 1500m. I would not have been able to achieve this without the continued support of the OWIA and my personal sponsor, Heraldry Gold.”
“I'm feeling confident in the 1500m event and would consider myself a top contender in that distance. I need to focus this off-season on the short events. I'd like to be competitive in all three individual events at Milano Cortina 2026.”
In the opening round Corey finished first in his heat placing him straight into the semi-final avoiding the repechage rounds.
In the semi-final Corey crossed the line in fourth, but was advanced to the A-Final after being interfered with earlier in the race
In the A-Final, Corey came close to making it back-to-back World Championship podiums, just missing out on fifth place.
Corey also finished 20th in the 1000m and 29th in the 500m.
Also in action was Australian Ice Racing skater Hyo Jin Kim who finished 27th (1500m), 39th 1000m and 33rd (500m) in women’s competition and in the men’s, Lucas Wareham was 39th (1500m), 42nd (1000m), and 49th (500m).
After the event Corey reflected on a successful World Championships.
“I was feeling very strong in the 1500m. I was well positioned, in third with two laps to go. Then one of my competitors did a desperate pass and I got pushed to the back of the back. He got penalised from the move but unfortunately, there's not advancements to medals!
“Overall, I'm happy with my performance. I was skating strong and confidently. I've been in the 1500m A final three consecutive years, and I'm sure my competitors are taking notice.”
“This has been my most consistent season in a single distance five times in the top 10 in the 1500m. I would not have been able to achieve this without the continued support of the OWIA and my personal sponsor, Heraldry Gold.”
“I'm feeling confident in the 1500m event and would consider myself a top contender in that distance. I need to focus this off-season on the short events. I'd like to be competitive in all three individual events at Milano Cortina 2026.”
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