Suzanne Schulting and Courtney Sarault strike short track gold in Almaty
BySportsbeat
Updated 10/12/2022 at 22:12 GMT
Suzanne Schulting and Courtney Sarault won the women's events in Kazakhstan, while breakout star Jens van 't Wout also claimed another World Cup victory. Schulting captured 1500m gold in Kazakhstan and now tops the World Cup standings in that discipline. She pipped South Korea's Choi Min-jeong and Kim Gilli to seal victory, with the Korean pairing taking second and third respectively.
Suzanne Schulting of Netherlands celebrates winning Gold medal in Women's 1500m Final A race during the ISU World Cup Short Track at Halyk Arena on December 10, 2022 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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Suzanne Schulting was among the gold medallists on a busy day of short track World Cup action in Almaty.
Three-time Olympic champion Schulting captured 1500m gold in Kazakhstan and now tops the World Cup standings in that discipline.
The Dutchwoman pipped South Korea's Choi Min-jeong and Kim Gilli to seal victory, with the Korean pairing taking second and third respectively.
"It feels so good to win gold here," said Schulting.
"I was also nursing a cold this week so I tried to make the most of it. I'm actually a bit surprised with how well it went. It was such a strong field, which it always is when the Koreans and Kristen [Santos-Griswold, USA] are in the mix."
Elsewhere, Courtney Sarault proved too strong in the women's 1000m, fending off South Korea's Shim Suk-hee and Corinne Stoddart of America who finished in second and third respectively.
Sarault commented: "I think it took me like a whole lap after for it to really set in that I came first. I had a click with the skates (during the race), so my adrenaline just kicked in and I was like, "Oh my lord'.
"I didn't want them to pass, so I'm super happy that I held them off. They were coming in hot.
"Normally I'm getting silver, so this is a little upgrade. It's really motivating."
In the men's 1500m, Hong Kyung-hwan struck gold as the Korean star fended off Belgium's Stijn Desmet and compatriot Kim Tae-sung, who claimed silver and bronze respectively.
Meanwhile, Jens van 't Wout continued his fine form with a third World Cup triumph of the season in the men's 1000m.
The Dutch star won two gold medals in Salt Lake City last month and added a third in Almaty, a stunning rise for a 21-year-old who had never reached an A final before this season.
Van 't Wout held off Canadian duo Pascal Dion and Jordan Pierre-Gilles who were forced to settle for the minor medals, with Park Ji-won dramatically crashing out in the closing stages.
"Park and I were battling for our position," Van 't Wout said.
"I know he likes to be in the front of the pack as well. Then I heard like a crash. I wasn't sure if it was him but I just went for it and after a bit of a scramble with the Canadian guys. I managed to cross the line first."
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