You test one two test test test one Two check one two check check mic check one two one two check check one two check one two test test test one Two one up test shot coming up test shot test test one two test test one two test one two you e e e ladies and gentlemen we’re just about 10 minutes from the start of day number three our final day of competition here at the 20 24 us Junior Championships momentarily we’ll have
Our national anthem announce our officials and staff and volunteers and get underway with our third day of racing welcome back great racing so far this weekend a lot of exciting races over the past two days skaters have definitely come to Race come to play on again this wouldn’t be possible
Without all of our volunteers and staff so once again thank you for coming out to support these young skaters for e okay ladies and gentlemen before we get started today like to get everybody’s attention as we slow things down here a little bit And play the national anthem we’re still getting ready here but hopefully we’ll have everybody back to our stations in time but at this this time like to ask everybody please stand if you can for the playing of our national anthem Thank you very much everyone day number three three underway this time I like to announce our officials before we get started as our athletes make their final preparations our chief referee Mr Al Johnson first assistant Al gesim second assistant yangyang starters Gibby bovich and Chuck Wheelock competitive steart team of
Craig Bow Ting Ting Hong and roer Buon our timing team of Steve fiser Robert Rice and Chris strong in the Heat box G Linder and linlin son right now looks like our block Chasers are going to be Lindsay Woodbury and Maran wolrab to start out with I believe JT Salter’s back and our lap counters Amy wheeler Sarah BS and
Samantha Schneider gabauer our Finish Line judge Chief Finish Line judge Mr Fred hirch and also Finish Line judges Alicia RL and Lynn Weiss we also got our operation staff crew of Shane trosi I’m not sure who else is in today but we’ll find out my name is Derek par
I will be your announcer for this final day of racing grab a seat and put on your seat belt we got the 500 meter and 1,000 meter events today to wrap up this weekend’s racing it’s all about speed and strategy today start time is 9:00 a.m.
Skaters make your way to the Heat box and prepare for day three of the 2024 us speed skating Junior Championships and winter World Cup qualifier also want to acknowledge a few more people here this morning and who’ve been here all weekend that’s the Karns High School they’ve been out here in charge
Of our web stream our webcast bringing this action to you at home so go Burns we’re just about 1 minute from the start of our 500 meter Heats we’ve got one racing round six Heats picking the top three plus the fastest two two fastest fourth place finishes the and flip
The oh I stand corrected we have a 9:05 start I’m so excited I was getting things ready early skaters relax yeah we’ve got another extra five minutes that’s what happens when you get stuck in traffic right here in Utah after snow blowing your driveway for about a half an
Hour epic snow here in the wasat back okay correction 905 start time 95 for the heat of the 500 M event 25 right here on day number three of the 2024 us Junior Championships and a winter World Cup qualifier thank you thanks Tammy we oh wasn’t IM hello check check
Check check check check test shot like to acknowledge a few more of our staff and volunteers here we have Jonathan Valia on video replay Bonnie Linder on transponders Mr Dave jebson and Chris ziny also part of our timing Team that whistle signifies shark the start of our first race as our officials bring the skaters over once again strap on your seat belts here we go with our 500 met Heats for the men these us Junior Championships and winter World Cup qualifier go to the start
Ready skaters in this first heat would Justin Leu singan Kuan Julius keneki Ian chin and Samuel hacker out front skater 449 Jesse Le explodes out of the first turn takes the lead and sets the pace in this heat number one two laps to go for your leader Sigman Quan in second giving Chase
Keneki in Third there’s your bell up for your leaders top three automatically advaned plus the two fastest fourth place finishes of all these six Heats so there you go Heat number one concluded Heat number two will make your way to the ice as soon as these skaters slow down and clear the ice Heat
Number two will consist of Marcus Howard shawah Daniel Yun sha Lepa and Gabriel hasselbach for go to the start ready [Applause] Heat number two underway Marcus the rocket Howard out front he sets the pace with a move up the inside it’s Daniel Yun Yun wearing the hammock cover of 495
Now leads this race the 500 met all about speed and power Yun out front Howard schw one two and three top three Advance scares from Buffalo leipa and hasselbach battling it out hoping to qualify in one of those top two spots leipa goes down he’s back up on his feet need some Help we got a momentary delay for ice repair on our Finish Line up next Heat number three of six skaters in Heat number three Jonathan so Wesley Jones Calvin Jun Hakim Aiden Le and Sh Sharma skaters take the ice and prepare to race do you think about real close go go to the
Start ready number three underway Jonathan so taking advantage of that inside start position so critical in this distance of 500 M where the start really matters ooh catlike reflexes from Eden Leu to be able to stay on his feet after that Bobble in the turn but it’s Jonathan so way out front
So taking lead of this race skater 480 Wesley Jones giving Chase in second place and Calvin junim from P sound in third unofficially Junior here this weekend vying for spots on the US junior short track championships world team heading over to danic Poland so lots up for grabs this weekend of
Racing also the ISU short track World Cups for our Senior Team February 9th I see World Cup in Dresden Germany also the short track championships in Rotterdam Netherlands on March 15th lots of racing the rest of this season valuable spots up for grabs Heat number four please take the ice Brandon
Kim Noah Trope Aaron Le Leo Ros Thompson and Wesley Park go to the start ready skater 405 Brandon Kim out front sets the pace Cam and 9.0 s second lap on that first lap as it comes round he’s two laps to go he’s still in the lead giv
Chase making move up the inside is Wesley Park Kim Park one and two yeah skater 460 Aaron leu in third unofficially followed by Trope in fourth Trope hoping to get one of those top TW advancements by time but un officially it’s Brandon Kim going wire to wire and his Heat number
Four of six and the men’s 500 m Heat number five please take the ice skater five sorry 458 Andrew hio 493 Ryan Shane 484 George Wheelock 473 William Wang and four 51 Edwin Sweeney gentlemen you’re up next go to the this start ready Andrew yo off the line explodes
Out of that first turn and takes the lead Ryan Chen giving Chase Wheelock in third looks like Wang goes down oh we’re going to stop this race skaters please hold up hold up looks like we’re going to come back and start this race all over again skater 473 William Wang w
Down first assistant official Al gesim stopped the race we’re going to do some ice repair come back resume our Heat number five of event number 25 am mens 500 met distance for those of you watching our web stream at home I hope you’re waking up on this Monday
Morning we had a few days of great racing here at the Utah Olympic Oval today’s the final day we choose our Junior world championship team as as far as winter World Cup team members as well so stick around we’ve got some great racing in the 500 met distance and 1,000 met distances today
Fastest skaters in the country right here on the fastest ice on Earth go to the start ready it’s another cling start and once again Andrew ho out front Ryan Shane in second George Wheelock in third Deja vot out here on this heat number five of six and the men’s 500 meter
Distance Ryan Shen will move up the inside he holds the turn Shane he one and two wheel lock in third once again top three will automatically Advance Edwin Sweeney trying to see if he can claim one of those top two time advancements unofficially Shane hio Wheelock and Sweeney skaters please slow down and
Clear the ice Heat number six you’re up next this will be the final race before our resurface intermission as we resurface the ice one more heat and our final heat we’ll have six skaters Xavier Laurence Alex Sosi yeah Benjamin Sullivan br in Leo Caleb Park and Shian Jong of for
Go spread out gentlemen go to the start ready it’s a crowded field here in our six Heat but Caleb Park blast out of that first turn to take the lead Park Lawrence one and two Sosi in third now fourth once again top three will advance xang Jong in third now there’s your bell
Out for your leaders one lap to go top three will automatically Advance strong in the hot seat sukowski trying to find a window unable to find that LA and Sullivan in your fifth and sixth positions overall unofficially but it’s Caleb Park who takes the win in this heat number six
Skaters please slow down and clear the ice we have our ice resurface break we’re going to come back in 10 minutes 10 minutes for a start of our next racing block it’ll be the 500 meter quarters for both women and men 932 start time let’s go with 930 3
933 start time 933 start time I’ll e was told it e e for e for i l ch person that’s where the be next yeah you have time two minutes two minutes to Start ladies and gentlemen up next will be Event Event 26 the women’s 500 meter quarters three Heats top three will Advance Plus the fastest fourth place finish Heat number one please take the ice skater 314 Unis Lee 347 Cameron loot 327 Isabella zakas solo I may have butchered that
One 369 Samantha sheffler and 349 Caroline Anderson e go to the start ready Unice Lee out of the first turn takes a lead Cameron loot in second sheffler in third once again top three will automatically advance and the first fastest fourth place finish every second counts in these quarterfinal events for the ladies in this 2024 us Junior
Championships and winter World Cup qualifier at on the ice Heat number one Unis League Cameron loot there’s your bell lap skater side by side batt for that third place automatic qualifying position Isabella zakas Solo unofficially zaka toolo in third loot in second and Lee with the and un Officially that pass by zaka siolo will be reviewed by our video replay team so that the officials make the correct call ladies and gentlemen in that last race skater 327 Isabella zako was penalized for S8 that is a at the end of the straight skater failure to giveway once again 327
Penalized up next Heat number two please welcome to the ice skater 336 Julie laai 338 Louisiana stall 358 Isabella Roden haml 360 Andrea cow and 316 Zoe Li go to the start ready out of the first turn exploding it’s laai taking this race to the others Louisiana stall in second Road haml in
Third Zoe Li in fourth trying to find her way to that third an automatic qualifying position to in fifth there’s the Ballout for your leader Julia Tha all by herself out front Road Hamill in the hot seat zo Li looking for a window trying to make something happen
As they come to the line unofficially it’s going to be laai stall Road haml up next to heat number three of the ladies 500 meter quarterfinals please welcome to the ice 325 Grace Lee skater 391 Uno wiho 305 Michelle y 303 kyung Jun Jang and 380 Selena Sue around go to the start
Ready Grace Lee taking the lead at will Hoy in second give Chase J in third once again the top three will advance and the first fastest fourth place finish one lap to go for your leaders Grace Lee out front going wire to wire you know willhoit closes a gap she sits
In second but the battles for that third place spot unofficially as a cross the line skater 303 with that official third place overall finish kiang Jun Jang from pomac and we’ll have to wait for the results for that fastest fourth place spot but that does conclude your ladies or women’s 500 meter
Quarters up next we’re back to the men we’ve got four Heats in the men’s 500 meter quarter finals top two will advance plus the two fastest third place finishes of these four heats up in Heat number one please welcome to the ice skater 45 Brandon Kim skater
469 Marcus Howard for 31 shman Quan for 420 Xiang Jang and 475 Calvin Jun Hakim skaters take the ice and prepare to race for about find your dots gentlemen go to the start Ready Brandon Kim starting the year off right he takes the first position out of that turn Marcus the rocket Howard in second giving Chase suing Quan in third top two will advance Jong in Fourth oo the rocket on the inside with the move he slaps down his right skate throws his hip in that turn and somehow holds on but right back in front it’s Kim Brandon Kim trying to hold on as they come across the line they’re all going to stretch out out and it’s going
To be unofficially Brandon Kim Marcus Howard Sigman Quan 1 2 and three xion Jang and Calvin Junong things are heating up here at the Utah Olympic goal ladies and gentlemen if you’re at home watching on your monitor grab a cup of coffee take your bath bathroom break we’re up next with heat number two of four please welcome to the ice skater 442 Caleb Park 418 Shan schwai 493 Ryan
Shane 464 Alec sutowski and 480 Wesley Jones find your dots gentlemen go to the start ready skater 442 Caleb Park out front’s going to set the pace sha shuai in second Ryan Shane in third they’re coming off the line as they were set up on the line as they round the turn coming
Around with two laps to go it’s Caleb Park Ryan Shane making move oh sh goes down Shane in that second place position now sukowski takes advantage he’s the benefactor of that pass that attempted pass he’s trying to make him move up the inside which he does sukowski trying to
Hold on as it comes around the turn as they reach Alex sukowski taking his seat on the way as it crosses the Finish Line unofficially in second place Caleb Park in first we’re going to go to the video replay to see what happened in that race and see if there’s any penalties but
Action-packed Heat number two right here in your 500 meter quarters on the fastest ice on Earth at the 2024 us Junior Championships and winter World Cup qualifier I ladies and gentlemen in that last race skater 493 was at was Ryan Shang was penalized for S8 at the end of a straight inside skater
Failing to give away once again skater 493 penalized skater 418 Shan shuai will be advanced go to the start ready Heat number three underway skaters in this race justtin Leu Aaron Leu Jonathan so Noah Trope and Andrew hio out front skater 449 Justin Leu sets the pace heo in
Second Jonathan so trying to close the gap Leu and Trope in fourth and fifth positions there is your bell La it’s a two-man race up front heo comfortable in that second place with position as he tucks in behind his teammate Justin Leu who takes the win unofficially Leu H and
So up next to your final heat of the quarterfinals for the 500 met distance taking the ice in this final heat will be five skaters skater 495 Daniel Yun 453 Wesley Park 416 Xavier Lawrence 491 Julius keneki and 484 George Wheelock yeah go to the start ready number four underway
Skates are spread out all over the track but way out front is Daniel Yun Yun Park Park trying to protect his track Lawrence trying to make a move the door has been shut every turn so far one lap to go let’s see if he’s got a chance to
Make a move Daniel y out front Wesley Park in second Lawrence in third but he’s trying for something and unable to make a move there looks like Wesley Park had his number there skating all the tracks on this 111 meter track here on the fastest ice on Earth Wesley Park able to
Maneuver his body everywhere on that track and confusing the skaters behind him you just saw it right there and officially it was Yun Park and Lawrence that does conclude our res our quarterfinals block we’re going to come back and start at 103 a.m. 10:03 for the semi-final
Block of the men’s and women’s 500 met distance spe I’m not sure if any of you are early shoppers but in case you haven’t heard the news the city of Salt Lake City is in direct dialogue with the international Olympic Committee later in July of this year we’re expecting a huge announcement
That the Winter Games of 2034 we’ll be right back here in Salt Lake City we’ve had them in 2002 which is the reason we are inside this amazing facility the Utah Olympic Oval the games and the world came to Utah back to in 2002 and now they’re poised to be here
Once again in 2034 so if you want to get your tickets start looking out we got 11 years to make those plans to head back here to Utah and the winter of 2034 for the 2034 Winter Olympic Games e e for Tom you e e spe e hi
Cara what’s up are you dopy yeah I know well I’m here because I have a school group and then after I’m of yeah deal with the school kids is what they’re going to complain about got you e for we’re just about two minutes to start two minutes from the
Start it’s time we like to have all officials volunteers back to your stations ladies and gentlemen coming up next will be our semi-final block for men’s and women’s 500 meters events 28 and 29 two Heats of each racing block is picking the top two skaters to Advance Plus the fastest third place
Finish test shot all right our test shot is working this time we like to invite our skaters out onto the ice we’re just about ready to start in our Heat number one of two of the semifinal block for the women’s 500 meter distance we’re going
To have skater 325 Grace Lee 314 Unis Le 347 Cameron loot 358 Elizabeth Road haml and a 316 Zoe Li once again top two plus the fastest third place finish oh it’s way down there go to the start ready out of the first turn no contact all skaters get through the first turn
Cleanly and it’s Grace Lee out front Unis Lee in second oh skate road haml goes down top two will advance Unis Le will move up the inside Grace Lee now in the hot seat Cameron loot in third looking for a window trying to make something happen there’s your Bap three skaters in
A group two skaters would automatically Advance nowhere to go for loot as she settles for that third place position hopefully her time will advance her it’s a Lee loot one two and three lie in fourth and R haml did not finish all once again that last race skater 358
Elizabeth Ro haml did not finish up next your second semi-final heat skater 336 Julie laai 391 Uno Wilhoit 338 Louisiana stall 303 hung Jong Jang and 369 Samantha sheffler skaters please take the ice and prepare to race top two plus the fastest third place finish will advance go to the start
Ready out the first turn it’s JW the ti exploding off the line and takes that first turn two strokes out settles in puts her hand down and rips to that first lap a 9.49 is her speed right now on the inside it’s Louisiana stall moving from third into second and that fight for
That automatic qualifying position willhoit in third now trying to stay on way out front Slai no battle for that second place position as Louisiana stall creates some space and comfortably crosses the line unofficially it’s going to be laai and stall moving through will hoit Yang and sheffler respectively laai rocking that second semifinal heat up next we’re going back to the men once again two semi-final Heats picking
The top two and the fastest third place finish Heat number one please welcome to the ice 495 Daniel Yun 458 Andrew hoo 442 Caleb parkk 464 Alex Sosi and 418 Shan schw the competition is getting thicker and thicker as we get into our later rounds Heat number one of two up next
For the men’s 500 met semis go to the start ready 49 oh oh skater down skater Down Easy there okay we have a skater who went down before the exit of the turn which rules regulate that our starter can call back the race so we’re going to bring the skaters
Back and try us all over Again sh power sh looks like we got a little bit of delay here to have some ice repair if you’re a speed skating fan don’t forget January 19th 20th and 21st we have our four continents championships right here at the Utah Olympic Oval and the following weekend January
26th 27th and 28th is the ISU long trck speed skating World Cup World Record set to be broken come on out or check it out on the web or if you subscribe to the Dutch television you’ll get to see it live there there but otherwise make your way
To Utah last two weeks of January International Championship racing the world comes back to Utah this January 2024 for ISU four continents and World Cup speed skating got a little bit of a NASCAR spit Pit Stop crew taking place over on the in the coach’s area skaters do have the
Ability after a incidental contact with their skates to head over to their coaches for a quick pit stop pic coach and Olympian Simon Cho with his hands on the equipment over there in our coach’s area looks like everybody’s got everything in working order we’re going to go back in
Line and start this race all over again Heat number one coming up go to the start ready we gotty and our heat no false start oh no false start skater come back no false start the Ice broke away in front of you no you’re good the Ice broke away on
You I seen this skate set and I seen a pop you you you didn’t move go to the start ready all right they’re out of the first turn no ice breaking on this second start but out front oh toosi goes down Yun still out front hio in second Park
In third Shri with a pass oh they’re three wide in the backstretch balling everywhere two skaters go down heo and park go down sh stays on on his feet Yun out front untouched oh is that hio out front hio out front takes the lead schw in
Second looks like Yun and park go down Sakowski back up on his feet whoa anything can happen here in the sport of short track speed skating you just witnessed it unofficially it’s going to be hio with the lead and the win Shan shuai followed by Alec
Sosi and skaters on the track Ste Park who is now exiting the track area and Yun with two laps to go I I heard it I heard he I’m sure we’re going to have to see some video replay on that race before we get our official results but that is your heat number
One for the men’s 500 met semis once again looks like we’re going to take a little bit of a break here for some ice repair before we bring out our second heat other’s 500 met semis skaters in that second heat will be 449 Justin Leu 405 Brandon Kim 469 Marcus
Howard 431 singan minquan and 453 Wesley Park skaters hang on just a bit as we prepare our ice for once again up next will be our second heat of the men’s 500 meter event 29 following this race we’ll have a short resurface break and come back with our
Finals block for both the men’s and women’s see oh actually F through C finals for the men and just a c final for the women then once more another resurface break and then back with our A and B finals to close out our 500 meter distance lots of racing coming up in day
Number three of the US Junior Championships and winter World Cup qualifier 2024 ladies and gentlemen in that Rass race skater 495 Daniel Yun was penal oh wait a second was penalized for S1 that it’s in the straight Lane change from in outside to in once again 4 95 Daniel Yung
Penalized skater 442 did not finish once again for 95 penalized for 42 did not finish gentlemen keep skating around they’re fixing over there keep skating around gentlemen they still have ice repair okay go to the start ready all right we’re back to the action ladies and gentlemen right here in our
Heat number two Justin Leu off the line he takes the lead and sets the pace Brandon Kim in second Marcus the rocket Howard in third given chase top two will automatically advance and the fastest third place finish two laps to go Le out front Brandon Kim trying to make
Something happen Kim threaten the needle on the inside somehow holds the turn goes wide Marcus Howard up the inside takes advantage of that pass but it’s Justin Le out front oh skaters go down it’s a threepers crash at the exit of the turn of the final lap and
Unofficially it’s going to be Leu Howard one and two Park back up on his feet quickly for that third place spot Sigman Quan in fourth and Kim getting up and finishing in fifth wow lots of action here at the Utah Olympic Oval in your men’s 500 meter distance it’s all about speed and
Who has the guts and you just saw it right there ladies and gentlemen skaters flying everywhere shards of ice into the crowd as skaters go down into the exit of the Turn Only in the sport of short track speed skating that does conclude our semi-final block going to come back with our C
Final for the ladies and final is f through C for the Men start time will come up shortly but stick around for more more action right here at the Utah Olympic oval for spe e e ladies and gentlemen in that last race skater 431 Suman Kuan was penalized for end of
The straight illegal opening and closing once again singman Quan skater 431 penalized end of the straight illegal opening and closing start time will be 10:40 10:40 will be our start time of our finalist block 104 e e e e you good m oh shoot e hi Leo that we’re also not moving howow look all move I want that not you for e what rocket I love your going up we were that was like the best break daning we’re just about four minutes from getting back to the action here in our finals block for the men’s and women’s
500 meter distance four minutes to start for why are we still that was oh Apple TR test shot Mar you’re talking about yeah that’s true that’s true ladies and gentlemen we’re just about 30 seconds away from the start of our finals block for the men’s and women’s
500 meter distance we’ll have our C final for the ladies then move over to the men finals F through C once again another reservice break and come back with our A and B finals for both genders as we close up our 500 meter distance this morning day number
Three of the 2024 us Junior Championships and winter World Cup qualifier skaters taking the ice for our women’s C final will be skater 305 Michelle ye 349 Caroline Anderson 360 Andrea TOA and 380 Selena Sue go to the start ready out front 305 Michelle X Out of pomac sets the pace too in
Second Anderson followed by Sue all skaters right there valuable points up for grab in your C final two laps to go for your leader Michelle y out front Anderson trying to make something happen and she’s got one lap to do it skaters round the Turn as they come into the final stretch it’s going to be y toao and Anderson no change in positions Michelle y going wire to wire in this women’s C final up next will be the men we got four finals for the men’s 500 met starting with our F final skaters in
This upcoming Final will be skater 440 Benjamin Sullivan 414 Leo drosos Thompson 409 Ian Chen 438 sha Lepa and 407 sh Sharma skaters take the ice you’re up next in the men’s F final sorry we have a momentary delay for a technical difficulty as we get our heat up on our scoreboard here looks like we got everything settled that whistle from the our
Starter Gibby bovich signaling our skaters to come back to the line start our heat or sorry our final F of the men’s 5 your dots gentlemen look down go to the start ready out of the first turn Ben Sullivan takes the lead explodes creat some space right away in
This F final Sullivan Way out front Leo dros Thompson giv Chase in second sha Lea bearing down trying to close the gap in third this race is all spread out charma chain Fifth and six I’m sorry fourth and fifth respectively as they come across the line looks like there’ll be no change in
Position unofficially Sullivan Ros Thompson and Lea the up next will be our e final before I announce those skaters we’re going to go back to our previous heat and heat I’m sorry in final F skater 407 sh Sharma was penalized for S8 end of the straight inside skater
Failure to give way once again 407 Shu Sharma penalized go to the start ready e final underway Brandon Lao Samuel hob Becker Gabriel hasselbach Edwin Sweeney and aen Lou out on the ice hacker 436 sets the pace but a burst of speed out of the exit as skater 471 Aiden Leu
Somehow gets shot out of a cannon on the backstretch goes from third to First takes the lead the battles for second now little bit indecision on the entry of that turn but it’s Aiden Neu way out front hassleback trying to protect his position in second place on the outside
Skater 427 Brandon Lea making a move unofficially in that second place position great racing gentlemen great Racing Aiden Le somehow getting looks like he got a relay tag out of that turn as he came by both skaters with a ton of speed able to hold a turn and holds on for the win well done up next your D final taking the ice will be skater a 484
George Wheelock 491 Julius keneki 462 Noah Trope and 475 Calvin Junim go to the start stand up please we’re going to re redo this go to the start ready Kazan Nei from that second start position blasts off the line takes the lead’s got some space Junior hook IM in second Wheelock in third Trope in fourth but it’s keneki
Way out front with two laps to go valuable points on the line Junior IM with a pass in that second place position Trope now in third wheel loock in fourth unofficially as they cross the line it’s going to be keneki Jun Hakim and Trope followed by
Wheelock that was your def final up next your C final skaters in the C final will be skater 416 Xavier Lawrence 420 Chiang Jong 429 Jonathan so 460 Aaron Leu and 480 Wesley Jones C finals up next which will be followed by a short resurface break and
We’ll come back with our A&B finals for both men and women go go to the start ready Exavier Lawrence out front Lawrence Jang one and two Jones slipping into that third place position but not for long as his teammate comes right back oh skater down Leu Aaron Leu goes
Down with the battles at the front of the race on the inside J Lawrence one and two Jones in third so back in fourth as they come out of the final turn looks like unofficially it’s going to be Jang Lawrence so I’m sorry Jones so and Le all right that does conclude our blocker Racing for this earlier or later finals A’s and B’s are up next 11:03 will be our start time for men’s and ladies A and B finals 11 03 e 11:03 we yeah e e spe hello do Really Very once again 113 is our start time for our women’s AB finals followed by our men’s A and B finals get yeah for SP bar L test [Applause] Shot ladies and gentlemen we’re just seconds away from the continuation of our 500 meters events up next the B final for the ladies in the 500 meter distance skaters in this B final will be skater 391 una Willhoit skater 303 Kang Jang skater 369 Samantha sheffler and skater 316 Zoey lie uhhuh those here skaters there’s your whistle it’s about to go down skaters please are prepared to race go to the start ready what do you think got a little bit of contact there in that first turn we’re going to bring it right
Back as our officials check out our ice conditions skaters relax we do a quick track repair as well as a little pit stop over here in our coach’s area incidental contact on the start skaters are allowed some leniency in that department again things are heating up
Here in our finals block four races to go this morning in the 500 met distance valuable valuable points up for grabs yeah I know it’s at our discretion but there’s a lot of interference there trage once again just a momentary delay as we have our ice repair as well as coach Simon
Cho doing his best efforts to correct his skaters skates and Equipment Simon chose like a magician with a monkey wrench one of the benefits of having a coach’s box right next to the Ice uh skaters report to the line for your 500 met B final go to the start
Ready all right we’re back at it second time around right now Uno wiho out front Samantha schler in second Jang in third Li in fourth three laps to go for your leaders B final valuable points up for grabs no change in position everybody tucked in the slipstream
Will Hoy still setting the pace as the group comes around they’re going to see one lap to go on our leaderboard there’s your bell someone’s got to make a move as they cross the line no change well unofficially no change in position will hoit sheffler Jang and Li one two three and four
Up next the women’s 500 meter a final if you’ve noticed we’re missing two skaters from this field that’s Christian Santos Griswald and Karine Stoddard both Ladies by virtue of their performance in their world fall World Cups and their metal Contender status have been given a buy and did not race this weekend we
Like to give a shout out to those ladies we miss you out here racing but we know how important it is for you to get prepared to race the rest of the world in these upcoming World Cups and World Championships but up next you get to watch your teammates and competitors and the
Ladies 500 meter a final skaters in this final skater 336 Julie laai 314 Unice Lee 325 Grace Lee 347 Cameron Loot and 338 Louisiana stall skaters please take the ice and prepare to race in your women’s 500 meter a final go to the start ready a final off and running Julie the
Ti exploding off the line from the inside start position takes the lead and sets the pace skater 314 Unis Lee giving Chase in second gracely in third and chasing in fourth Cameron loot two laps to go L Tha still out front Lee Lee in second and third loot
In fourth Leu I’m sorry stall in fifth one lap to go women’s a final laai going to go wire to wire as she crosses the line here no change in placements un Lee Grace Lee in second and third respectively followed by Cameron Loot and Louisiana stall up next we’ll have our men’s B
Final only two skaters oh in this race both skaters have chosen to not skate so we’re going to skip the B final and go right into our a final top five skaters who qualify for this ainal top qualifier Justin Leu skater 449 he’ll have the inside starting
Position next to him to his right skater 469 Marcus Howard to his right will will be 458 Andrew hio followed by Sha shuai skater 418 and on the wall skater 453 Wesley Park men’s a final coming up next go to the start red ready a little bit of rubbing through
The first turn but out front Marcus Howard coming in from that second starting position takes advantage of a little bit of friction to the turn deu now in second schw in third ooh shuts the door on Hill as he tries to make a pass but it’s Marcus the rocket Howard
Out front just Le giving Chase and closing the Gap Shan shuai still in that third place position he’s in the hot seat Andrew H trying to make something happen they’re three wide on the backstretch sh a little bit of off balance but he cathers himself comes out
Of the turn as they reach for the line unofficially Howard schw H un Park woo great racing top quality racing here by our senior men in your a final give these skaters hand that was your top skaters from these rounds this morning in the 500 met distance skaters skating crazy speeds around those
Turns pulling some serious G’s lap after lap and unofficially Marcus Howard with the win right now we’re going to take a resurface break and come back with our second distance event number 32 that would be the 1,000 M Heats for the men this is your opportunity to have a lunch
Break our I they believe our snack bar is open if you’re a little snack happy otherwise door Dash door Dash always works we’re going to come back with our event number 32 at 1150 a.m. 1150 we’re going to come back to the action our our second distance for the
Day the 1,000 M we’ll see you back here soon for the 2024 us Junior Championships and winter World Cup qualifier for once again coaches and skater 11:50 start time for the men’s 1,000 M Heats Wonder there’s one of award only e for for for e for for another Apple all e for for
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Three officials please turn on their radios quickly got a quick announcement Andrea doduk Andrea Duke please call Derek par on your cell on your cell phone once again Andrea doduk please give Derek par a call e for this Is more Okay ladies and gentlemen can I please have your attention coaches skaters Spectators everybody we have a schedule change ladies and gentlemen coaches skaters we have a schedule change uh we’ve had some skaters in the men’s division drop out of the event which allows us to now remove the heat block of the men’s
1,000 MERS and go directly to quarterfinals so we were going to have a start time at 11:50 but now with this schedule change we are going to start at noon our start time which will go to now event 33 which will be the Thousand Meer quarters for the ladies will now be at
Noon we’re moving up everything cuz we’re taking out the heat blocks of the men so noon will be the start time of the event 33 women’s 1,000 meter quarters followed by the men’s 1,000 meter quarters the men are now going to go to from set of four Heats to actually
Five Heats picking the top two the women will have three quarterfinal Heats picking the top three plus the first fastest finish so once again noon starts start time for the ladies 1,000 M quarters for Put a little gold in the teeth and the so I took the do okay I see brother holding you no but I’m trying to get the know you least don’t take my talking I can keep it chill like BLT I’m keep it real when your man if
Youy my I give a what you do say girl I know you I’ll be that sh like girl know [Applause] Next you got the best of you got the best got the [Applause] of I a girl know you I’ll be that [Applause] Me well once again we have a schedule change once again a schedule change our start time is now noon for the ladies 1,000 M quarter event number 33 followed by event number 34 men’s 1,000 M quarters once again noon start Time my toie I’m if you thiso I option money I way I [Applause] F God that be talking about net worth but I bet my I want love [Applause] Gotel let [Applause] Know since the for break time test shot A going after w keep going ear is R good good light want to go that poor my nap as long they not p Beau AIO it that do stay there a but not I thought I responded some but I’m not sure now I don’t see it in the chain
Okay ladies and gentlemen we’re just about a little over three minutes in the continuation of our day’s event again event 33 coming up next 1,000 meter quarters for women there’ll be three Heats picking the top three skaters to automatically advance and the and one fastest finish one fastest finish or one advancement or
However that may follow through but one extra person one extra skater after the top three that automatically qualify to go into our next round of semis event number 34 of the men will follow they will also have they will have five now five Heats picking the top
Two this time we like to have all of our officials and volunteers back to their stations big yellow okay looks like we got the thumbs up tracks being set track Stewart’s back out on the ice once again thank you to all officials staff and volunteers for showing up today day three of our
2024 us Junior champion chips and winter World Cup qualifier right here at the Utah Olympic Oval skaters have been trading all year for this trying to make the next step in their season soon as we get the thumbs up which I think we’ve got right now we’re going to bring our first quarterfinal
Heat on of the ice skater 325 Grace Lee 338 Louisiana stall 358 Elizabeth rham 327 Isabel sakao and 303 kunan Jen Go to the start ready here we go quarterfinal number one we’re doubling the distance 500 M this morning now we’re up to the 1,000 M distance double your pleasure double your fun 1,000 M here Heat number one of the quarterfinals out front skater 327 Isabella now switching back or sliding
Back to third place as Louis Louisiana stall takes the lead a lot of movement in the pack 1,000 met the middle distance of events skated this weekend these races tend to be a little bit faster in the Heats and semis and quarters as they are in the
Finals up front skater 325 Grace Lee taking the lead this pace starts to thin out a little bit everybody staying in their line as skaters struggle to to stay on the skater in front of him as the laps speed up 9.76 9.64 now just about a
Tenth faster for Lee she gets the Bell La still in control Louisiana stall in second the battles for third again top three will automatically qualify Kung Yun Jang in third place unofficially that’s how she will finish with Lee and stall one and two two Jang in third unofficially spers please slow down and
Clear the ice Heat number two of your quarterfinals up next please welcome to the ice skater 336 Julie La Tha 3 316 Zoe Li 391 unaa Wilhoit 369 Samantha sheffler and 305 Michelle y go to the start ready Heat number two underway JW I’m sorry here Michelle ye up
Front e taking advantage of the indecision off the line by all the skaters she goes to the lead and sets the pace trying to stay out of trouble in this nine laap race Uno willhoit following suit with that strategy in the second place position Sheffer in third Li in
Fourth and laai lurking in fifth Michelle y takes a couple more Strokes out of the turn as she increases her speed picks up the pace 10 I’m sorry 11.2 to a 10.4 considerable drop in lap time as she speeds up slowly squeezing on the throttle trying to stay in control of
This race no change in position of the top three now movement in the pack ye still out front will Hoy Mak move up the inside but on the outside is Julia Tha with a powerful move turker about a lap in a half to complete but
She’s up in the lead Zoe Li with a move up front she’s now in second place Li giving a Chase let TI out front Zoe Li in second unaa wi Hoy in third top three will advance unofficially that is how they were across the line laai Li wiy Y and Sheffer
Up next for Heat number three of three five more skaters taking the ice right now please welcome 314 unus Lee 347 Cameron loot 36 6 Andrea TOA 380 Selena Sue and 349 Caroline Anderson skaters please take the ice and prepare to start e take picture picture e it
Just just to keep everyone informed we have a little bit of delay here for a equipment malfunction looks like we got everything squared away up next your third and final heat of the women’s 1,00 meter quarters go to the start ready third and final heat underway near ladies 1,000 meter Andre up
Front Anderson Sue one and two to in third Loot and Lee members of a US national team squad in fourth and fifth just waiting for the race to break open Selena Sue battling for that top position but Anderson seems to want it more than she does she sets the pace all
Skaters are right there skaters at speeds now where they’re needing to Pivot around the turn short track pivot when skaters plant their right skate and distribute all their weight on one side as they use the bend in their skate to turn make that turn a little more easy and
Efficiently but it does cost some energy lap after lap but on the outside I’m jabbering away it’s Lee with the move loot following suit up the inside she gets in that second place position Selena Sue showing her strength now hanging on in third top three will
Advance Unis Lee way out front Loot and Sue thir third and second and third respectively as they come across the line Anderson and to in your fourth and fifth position a nice race ladies that does conclude our semifinal or quart sorry quarterfinal block for the ladies up next we go to the
Men men will have five quarterfinal Heats any heat number one of five please welcome to the ice four 58 Andrew hio 429 Jonathan so 420 chiong zong 493 Ryan Shane 414 Leo josos Thompson and 451 one Edwin Sweeney top two and top two only will Advance go to the star ready all right no messing around here today in the 1,000 meters Andrew hio wants to keep himself out of trouble he sets the pace now not for long his teammate Jonathan slow slips up the inside you’re good you’re good now Jong making a move I
Don’t need to see it now you do some musical chairs out here on the ice heo right back out in front Shane waiting patiently in fourth Sweeney and dros close Thompson in fifth and sixth the man doing all the work right now as Andrew hoo up front he’s got some
Space Jonathan so in second trying to protect his position Here Comes Ryan Shane Stars and Stripes up front one two and three members of the US national team training right here at the Utah Olympic Oval on their home ice is the US Junior Championships and World Cup qualifiers hio
So Shane one two and three there’s your Bell app again only the top two will automatically advance Ryan Shane’s got some work to do as they come out of the last turn unofficially hio so Shane Shong Rose close Thompson and Sweeney up next Heat number two of your
Quarterfinal event please welcome to the ice 453 Wesley Park 449 Justin Leu 491 Julius keneki 440 Ben Sullivan 407 shup Sharma and 447 Gabriel Gabriel hasselbach ladies and gentlemen uh if you are missing an iPhone we have one up at the announcers table so once again check your pockets
You’re missing an iPhone please come up to the announcer’s table if we can describe it it’s yours spread out gentlemen go to the start ready all right once again we’re off Justin Le out first and it’s nine laap brace Leu Park one and two Sullivan in third kazen Nei in fourth Hasselback and
Sharma bringing up the rear o skater side by side looks like Hasselback goes down he’s back up Park still in command of this race Park Le one and two here we go things are starting to wind up three laps to go for your leaders Wesley Park looks down sees the
Skates of Justin Leu right behind him Park trying to skate the best track keep him out front and protect his position keneki in third place Justin leu in the hot seat in that second place position only top two will advance there’s your bell lap Park still out front keneki trying
To make something happen inside outside there’s nowhere to go and as they cross the line it’s going to be Park Leu kineski Sullivan Sharma Hasselback did not finish up next your heat three of five please welcome onto the ice 442 Caleb Park 416 Xavier Lawrence 431 singman Quan 471 Aiden Leu 473
William Wang and 438 sea Lea you’re up next for go to the start ready ladies and gentlemen the last race geter 407 sh Sharma was penalized for S8 that is end of the straight inside skater failing to give away when it’s again Shu barma penalized right now back to our
Third quarterfinal heat up front setting the pace it’s Caleb Park Park followed by Lawrence and Leu one two and three all skaters in that slipstream trying to conserve energy as they accumulate the laps in their legs Park looking down checking out his peripheral vision to see who’s around him and everyone’s
Still right there as they round the turn as they come around they’re going to see three laps to go things will start to pick up here top two will advance three skaters up tight tight in the front of the pack singman Quan in fourth being patient but it’s Caleb Park up
Front he’s got his hand on the control panel what’s going to happen here in this last lap one lap to go skaters skating mid 9sec laps not really fast but skating a lot of track to try to protect their position and unofficially park Lawrence Leu one two and three Quan in fourth
Wang and Lea in fifth and sixth up next your fourth quarterfinal heat please welcome to the ice for 469 Marcus Howard 418 Shan shuai 464 Alec scosi 427 Brandon Leo 475 Calvin Y hookim and 436 Samuel hacker EXP go to the start ready he number four in this quarterfinal bracket
Underway up from front Marcus Howard sets the pace takes a peek over shoulder and everyone’s there it’s sha shuai breathing right back down his neck in that second place position there three wide on the front stretch with six laps to go little indecision and confusion in the pack skaters jostling around trying
To find their position while they get comfortable in this race a lot of nerves out on the ice right now up the inside it’s a move by junor hook m m now in third sukowski in fourth leading the pace still it is Marcus Howard still relaxed up front hands on
The back but he’s slowly squeezing on the throttle 9.55 in our last lap as he comes around 9.25 just a third 3/10 of a second drop sha shuai in the slipstream he’s the only one hanging on he’s in Second Place Alex Sosi trying to close the gap top two will
Advance still Howard out front sh in second there’s your bell La top two will advance no change in position no threat in those qualifying spots at this moment and as unofficially as they cross the line Howard shy sukowski up next in your fifth and final quarterfinal heat please welcome to the
Ice fors 05 Brandon Kim Daniel Yun 495 460 Aaron Leu 462 Noah Trope Wesley Jones wearing the helmet cover of 480 and hen chain skater 409 skaters you’re up next go to the star ready here we go ladies and gentlemen our final heat of the men’s 1,000 meter
Quarterfinal nine laps Brandon Kim out front sets the pace trying to stay out of trouble Trope makes the move on the outside he’s in second place now Aaron leu in third skaters are three wide on the front stretch a lot of indecision going on in the pack skaters trying to find where
They feel comfortable as the pace picks up five laps to go move on the Inside Out of Nowhere comes Daniel Yun Yun now in the lead Brandon Kim in second top two will advance skaters to start to spread out a little bit as this pace quickens 9.21 in that last lap Yun
Setting the pace here we go ladies and gentlemen two laps to go Heat number five final two qualifying spots up for grabs right now Kim with a move on the inside Kim just takes a step up the inside Lane and skates by Daniel Yun as they come across the line no change in
Position Kim Yun Leu Jones Trope and Chin that does conclude our racing block for the quarterfinal Heats that was event number 33 and 34 we’ll have a resurface break now going to come back with our semi-final Block events 35 and 36 after the break e all right we’re going to come back in 15 minutes with our semifinal
Block looking at a start time of 1243 ladies and gentlemen in that last race skater 495 Daniel Yun was penalized for skating off track once again Daniel Yun penalized for skating off track our start time once again is 12:43 1243 start time with our semi-final block of racing see you back
Here in 15 minutes do I get spe what but I have new one e feel e I just got it from we’re just about three minutes from the continuation of our event the 1,000 meter semis up next to the women event number 35 two semis picking the top two from
Each heat as well as the fastest third place finish make your way on back to the stands turn on your monitors at home sit down strap yourself in 1,000 m semis are up next test shot thank you all right we’re just moments away from the start of Our Ladies 1,000 meter
Semifinal block two Heats four skaters in the first heat five in the second coming out on the ice now will be our first heat please welcome skater 380 Selena Sue 325 Grace Lee 336 Julie laai and 303 Kang Jun Jang hold go to the start ready [Applause] welcome to the semi-final block here we go four skaters on the ice top two will advance plus one fastest finish These 1,000 meters went from a race of stamina and speed to now a race of strategy skater not willing to set the pace in hopes of keeping their fuel reserved for the final laps where it really counts each skater skating to his or her strength some skaters like to skate from
The front some skaters like to skate from the back let the race develop in front of them and some just go with the flow right now it’s Grace Lee up front she felt a little bit of pressure in the pack so she makes the move up to the
Front puts on some speed and creates a race in this heat number one four laps to go for your Leaders laai Moving up the inside the ti takes that second automatic qualifying position she tries to CL close the gap on on Lee and she does top two skaters have
Some space now Sue and yang Jang in third and fourth battling it out for that final or possible final time advancement but out front it’s now La Tha who takes the lead she wants to finish first and try to ensure her a better position on the start line Grace Lee in second unofficially
Sue and Jang up next to heat number two please welcome to the ice skater 314 Unis Le 338 Louisiana stall 316 Zoe Li 3 27 Isabella zaka siolo and 391 unaa Wilhoit once again top two will advance go to the start ready semi-final Heat number two underway SI five skaters in this
Race up front zako sets the pace Unis Lee tucked in the slipstream followed by Uno ho Louisiana stall and Zoe Li all skaters skating patient staying patient in this race five laps to go just about halfway through this 1,000 meter distance Louisiana stall up front slowly squeezing on the throttle here we go
Ladies and gentlemen on the outside it’s a move skater 314 Unis Lee uses her power and speed to come on the outside she creates some space stal in second now she’s in the hot seat unaa Wilhoit in third Zoe Li in fourth she’s getting in the mix as they come around they’re
Going to hear the Bell one lap to go top two will advance in the first fastest third place finish four skaters all right there as they come across the line unofficially Lee stall willhoit lie and zaka siolo nice lace R ladies that does conclude your semi-final block wait for
Those official results and to put you in your finals position as we move forward in our next round but right now we’re up for the men we’ve got two semi-finals in the men’s division as well Heat number one coming to the ice also picking two with the first
Fastest finish it’s going to be skater 458 Andrew hiio 416 Xavier Lawrence 453 Wesley Park 449 Justin Leu and 469 Marcus Howard skaters take the ice prepare to race Europe up next go to the start ready we’re off and racing in Heat number one there’s no messing around nothing’s taken for granted
Skaters are already three wide on the front stretch after one lap trying to find their position in the pack skaters are seem to be settling in now in their positions oh up front it’s a quick move skater 5 453 Park Park loves to escape from the front he sets the
Pace heo now makes a move up the front he’s sharing the lead sharing the workload leu in third Xavier Lawrence in fourth the rocket Marcus Howard in fifth all skaters are right there three laps to go things are heating up 8.83 in that last lap by Hill no messing around right here two
Laps to go top two in the first fastest finish outside of those two will advance skaters bringing the hand down in the turn navigating through that sharp nine meter radius is still up front hio setting the pace no one be able is able to pass it looks like but on the outside
It’s Marcus Howard trying to make up some room unofficially it’s going to be H Park Howard Leu and Lawrence okay Heat number two of your semi-final round up next five more skaters taking the ice please welcome 429 jonath and so 405 Brandon Kim 460 Aaron Leu 442 Caleb Park and 418 Shan schw
[Applause] h go to the start ready eight number two underway once again no messing around 442 Caleb Park slips inside and takes the lead Brandon Kim in second on the outside with a powerful move it’s 460 Aaron Leu trying to put his stamp on this race
He finally gets the lead after a two-lap effort he sets the pace now park in second Kim in third Jonathan so in fourth shuai being patient in that fifth place position trying to stay in his slipstream and conserve as much energy as possible Leu slips back to third now
Fourth as moves are made by the other skaters in the pack Brandon Kim up front Kaleb Park trying to stay with the pace Here Comes Jonathan so Shan shuai in fourth two laps to go up front Brandon Kim squeezing on the throttle staying relax both hands on his back he puts it down
In the turn as he skates through 9.04 lap Caleb Park trying trying to hang on to that second qualifying position Jonathan so hoping for that time advancement as they come across the line a sigh of relief for Caleb Park as he qualifies in that second spot Brandon
Kim up front so in third schwai followed by Leu nice race gentlemen all right we’re going to keep rolling with the schedule ladies and gentlemen we’re going to come back for the events 37 and 38 these are the finals block for the C and F through
SE events for the men and women at 1:10 p.m. 1:10 p.m. start time events 37 and 38 the 1,000 meter finals for Al said he can’t EV meding e AB Sh did you get lunch for spe In a Danger watch hiding So show me that you understand again can you blow my [Applause] mind set up my whole body if I give you my time can you strch my soul from I don’t want to wa I’m take it take me where I ain’t before oh can you blow my mind set up my whole me
Meer Make Me Lose My Breath make me water make me swe make me harder Make Me Lose My Breath make me water last all night don’t get too excited PR you ain’t got to go no way you can stay inside and you blow my [Applause] mind my I give you my
Time can you sear my soul from I don’t want way I’m takeing take me where I ain’t been before and you blow my [Applause] [Applause] mind make me qu make me Sing Make Me Harder Make Me Lose My Breath make me water make me swe make me harder make me close my breath make me Qui make me swe make me heart make me lose my bre make me water make me
Swe make me harder Make Me Lose My Breath make me water make me s make Meer Make Me Lose My Breath me Water you want [Applause] I see you [Applause] down Still I you hell just know me yeah [Applause] So he said I’m curi you czy got I said let me check yeah I myself I put you help just know me yeah so baby [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] don’t ladies and gentlemen up next we’re going into our finals block of our lower finals see for the women and F through C for the men they’re coming up next 110 start Time course you all right we’re just under 2 minutes from our start all skaters please make their way to the ice up first we are women’s C final skaters taking the ice will be skater 358 Elizabeth rad haml 305 Michelle y 349 Caroline Anderson 360 Andrea TOA and 369 Samantha Sheffer po
Go to the start ready ladies and gentlemen this is your C final for women this is your qualifying positions 11 12 13 14 and 15 overall thus far in this division from our preliminary rounds all vying for valuable overall points up front skater 360 and Andrea TOA sets the
Pace but not for long as there seems to be some activity in the pack skaters trying to get to the lead skater 305 Michelle y makes a move and the race is on skaters will see four laps to go as they round the turn ye tow one and two Road haml in
Third sheffler in fourth Anderson giving Chase in fifth three laps to go [Applause] go Anderson goes down she’s getting back up in her feet two laps to go for your leaders still Michelle y up front setting the pace there’s your bell lap sters skaters staying in the strip
Slipstream as they round the final turn at the line unofficially ye TOA Road haml one two and three Sheffer and fourth Anderson and fifth okay up next we’re going to have our F final we’ll have two skaters in this final skater 438 sha Lepa and 436 Samuel hacker mono imano For go to the start ready your F finals underway leapa Hopper out on the the ice both skaters skating tight and in unison up the inside it’s Samuel hacker taking the lead now skaters forming somewhat of an alliance while they’re on the ice trying to share
The load and that’s a nelap race as they come around they’re going to see three to go ah Becker slowly starting to pull away H Becker trying to skate a tight track but here Here Comes leipa one lap to go they’re side by side in the front
Stretch who wants it more hacker Lea one and two in the backstretch as they round the final turn looks like it’s going to be hacker holding on Lepa in second nice race gentlemen nice race up next to e final please welcome the ice skater 414 Leo dros Thompson 451
Edwin Sweeney 427 Brandon Lea 473 William Wang and 409 Ian chin be go to the start ready e final underway ladies and gentlemen skaters all right together on the track Edwin Sweeney out front dros Thompson in second and now third as Wang moves up up we’re starting to get some movement in
The pack Sweeny still up front every lap just a little bit faster they’re too wide on the backstretch oh skaters going down sweee goes down up front 44 14 still in the lead that’s a Leo dros Thompson Chen in second Wang in third one lap to go for your leaders as
They cross the line unofficially rosos Thompson Chen Wang Sweeny still on the ice as well as Brandon Lea so skaters watch the track skater on the track un officially that’s how they’ll finish up next are D final skaters in the D final five skaters please welcome Shian Jong Noah
Trope s Kuan Ben Sullivan and Calvin Hakim skaters please take the ice and prepare to race for for for go to the start ready all right Ben Sullivan out front Ben setting a leisurely Pace here in our dfal again valuable overall points up for grabs each race will keep building in speed as a top quality firers are later to
Come Sullivan still up front with a burst of speed and a quick movement on the inside it’s jongan IM but not for long as Sullivan matches that speed and takes lead once again Trope given Chase the fields back together and the race is on four laps to go Ben Sullivan out
Front Junior hook IM in a second now third Jang into that second place position now trying for that first place they’re going in tight in the turn but it’s suvin who comes out ahead one lap to go and making a move on the outside it’s singman Quan Quan coming from last trying to
Make it to the front does he have enough time yes he does singman Guan with a powerful move on the outside carries his speed right around the rest of the field and just makes it to the front of the race by the Finish Line good skitting and gentlemen good Skating up next your C final please welcome to the ice skater 493 Ryan Shane 480 Wesley Jones 471 Aiden Lou 491 Julius keneki and 464 Alec Sosi go to the start ready all right see final underway this will be the last race of this racing block we’ll take a short resurface break and
Come back with our A and B finals for the ladies and men to close out our 1,000 meter event for today the last distance in the individual Racing for this weekend keneki out front wearing the helmet cover of 491 Sosi in second 480 Jones in third up the inside this sweet little
Move it’s Ryan Shane just stepping inside and out of the slipstream for just a second as he carries his speed through and moves up one position here we go this pace is slowly picking up and it’s keneki with a two out of the turn he’s trying to attack these skaters
Behind him give him something to race for keneki out front on the inside sloski Alex closly skater right here on the fast team at the Utah Olympic Oval takes the lead Ryan Shane former member before moving up for the national team this past season now in second place and
Here comes it Jones oh Jones and Le get tangled L up with catlike reflexes there on their feet keneki back in third now and as they cross the line at the Finish it’s going to be Alec scosi in first Ryan Shane followed by keneki oh yes keneki unofficially Jones in fourth leu in
Fifth nice racing gentlemen all right right now we’re going to take a short resurface break come back with our finals block or aamb finals don’t go away your top qualifiers are up next buying for this top points in the overall General classification in these 2024 us Junior Championships and winter World Cup qualifier
We’re going to come back with a start time of 143 143 start time for your A and B finals real ladies and gentlemen that final race skater 480 Wesley Jones was penalized for skating off track at the Finish once again 480 Wesley Jones penalized for skating off
Track one and also once again our start time will be 1:43 for the continuation of our 1,000 Meer distance finals 1:43 start time okay uh little correction on that last call in the final race skater 480 Jones the call has been adjusted to not finishing not did not finish the race
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Keep now me would you stand by me would you stand by Me you stand by you stand by I am once again ladies and gentlemen 1 143 start time for our next event fin won’t spre out they’ll be right on top you know expect was I e e e well ladies and gentlemen we’re just about two minutes away from the start of
Our finals block for the A and B races for both men and women continuation of events 37 and 38 2 minutes to start spe ladies and gentlemen here we are back to the action ladies B final up next please welcome on the ice skater 316 Zoe Li 327 Isabella zaka
Siolo 380 Selena Sue and 303 kyang Jun Jang go to the start ready ladies and gentlemen be final underway up front Isabella zaka Olo up front set it to the PACE Jang in second Sue making a move on the outside into that first place position third three wide in the backstretch a little bit of rubbing and
Racing in the turn six laps to go Selena Su out front Zoe Li now tucked in that second place Selena Sue sets the pace Li Jang one two and three four laps to go B final valuable points up for grabs qualifi 6 through 10 on the ice overall through today’s preliminary
Rounds and right now it’s Lena Stu still leads the race two laps to go Zoe Li somehow squeezing her way in they’re four wide the backstretch on the outside Isabella sakao makes a move untouched takes the lead and has a huge gap in this last lap Jang in
Second Z Li in third Selena Sue in fourth unofficially it’s all up for grabs here in our finals block women’s a finals up next top five qualifiers in the 1,000 meter taking the ice next taking the ice please welcome our top qual five qualifiers 314 UNIS Lee 338 Louisiana stall 391
Unaa Wilhoit 336 Julia L Tha and 325 Grace Lee skaters take the ice you’re up next for once again want to thank all of our staff officials and volunteers for coming out making their way to Utah for this 2024 us Junior Championships and winter World Cup selections it’s been a fantastic weon of
Racing we’re finishing up now in our 1,000 meter block the last individual race of the afternoon following our awards ceremony we’ll have our relays our mixed relays so stick around for that and then Awards following the relays ladies and gentlemen here we go in that last race skater
380 Selena Sue was penalized for S1 that’s in the straight Lane change from outside to in once again skater 380 penalized go to the start ready a final on the ice top five skaters qualified to be here they’ve earned their spot valuable overall points up for grabs hold on to your
Hats a very strategic start here Louisiana stall reluctantly takes the lead as all skaters fall in line behind her I can tell you the speed is low but the heart rates are high inside these athletic bodies out here on the ice anxiety is high they’re looking
Around to see who’s going to make the first move again these are the junior Championship ship and winter World Cup selection races so these skaters want to make a trip World Championships and World Cups that will be coming up later this winter that’s why they’re here that’s
What their summer was their summer goals were it all boils down to this for some of these Racers as a round the turn they’re going to see five laps to go still no movement in the pack but the speed is slowly creeping up here we go skaters are starting to
Get down to their tucked speed skating position getting those hips lower to the ground as they get ready to create some speed here we go the laps are picking up Selen I’m sorry Louisiana stall up front she brings the arms down and quickly it’s the move on the inside unaa
Willhoit now she takes this race to the girls and on the outside it’s a train of us Team National members Julia La Tha leads the race Unice Lee in second gracely in third they’re all spread out now stall in fourth Wilhoit in fifth and as they come across the
Line that is how they will finish unofficially Julia Thai takes 1,000 meter overall win Unice Lee in second grace Lee in third Louisiana stall and Uno Wilhoit in fourth and fifth respectively all right we’re going to head over to our men’s division now be final up next for the men
Please welcome to the ice skater 449 Justin Leu 416 Xavier Lawrence 429 Jonathan so 418 Sean schwai and 460 Aaron Leu e stand up gentlemen sorry go to the start ready B final underway Shan shuai up front shy sets the pace Leu Lawrence second and third Leu and so fourth and
Fifth a little bit of movement in the pack Jonathan so makes this move from the fifth to the third position no real challenge by the other skaters six laps to go as they come around one third of the race done Justin Leu with a quick burst of speed comes out and starts some
Excitement in the pack speeds quickly speed up skaters dropped 3 seconds in that last lap Shan shuai tries to make a move but oh no the door is shut by Justin Leu Leu wants to take control this race slams the door shut puts on the padlock no one’s coming
Around him it’s Shai in second Lawrence in third Justin Leu out front 8.83 second by leu in that last lap he keeps up this speed no one’s coming around him Leu out front TR Lawrence one lap to go who’s going to make a move this is your a final
Jonathan so trying to find some room he threads the needle in that third place position coming across the line unofficially it’s going to be Leu schwai so Lawrence and Leu that’s it put your hands together ladies and gentlemen that was a great race up next it’s your a finalist top five
Qualified s throughout today’s rounds please welcome your top five skaters skater 458 Aaron he I’m sorry Andrew hio 453 Wesley Park 469 Marcus Howard 45 Brandon Kim and 442 Caleb Park skaters you’re up next in your 1,000 meter a final yeah Go to the start ready all right we’re off to a fast start here in this a final up front Marcus Howard sets the pace Howard heo Kim one two and three Caleb Park followed by Wesley Park all skaters tucked in behind each other in unison as they skate around this 9 meter radius
9.76 lap heo taking the inside Lane trying to protect his position as the pace picks up 9.49 9.16 Howard slowly squeezing on the throttle he takes two in and two out and the race is on ladies and gentlemen three laps to go Marcus Howard out front
On the inside it’s Kim making the move he holds the turn Howard Kim one and two heo in third two laps lap and a half to go it’s all up for grabs who wants it more Marcus Howard on the outside now it’s Kim making a move Howard in second
Trying to hold on Brandon Kim with a powerful move on the outside takes the 1,000 meter a final unofficially Marcus Howard in second Andrew hio in third Caleb Park and Wesley Park respectively in fourth and fifth positions well done gentlemen great weekend of racing for your individual distances ladies and gentlemen give
These guys a hand they’ve earned it some incredible racing and some incredible speeds out there on the ice once again that does conclude our individual racing but we’ve got relays coming up don’t go anywhere we’re going to come back with a start time of 2:23 p.m. 2:23 p.m. skaters should check
The public results folder for the Relay start list to check in their teams once again skaters should check in the public results folder for the relay short sorry relay start list to check in their teams the team composition has changed so please check in your teams once again please check in your
Teams or check the folder for your teams so you know who’s relaying with who that’s up at 223 we’re going to go through and tabulate our overall results and come back with our award ceremonies after the relay that’ll give our competitive stewards times to go through each and individual race to make sure
The points are tallied up correctly but 223 will be our start time so don’t go away or if you go away come back by 223 relays your mixed relays A and B final or will be our final race of the afternoon I doubt it spe don’t don’t e e she still Slow any I can scratch my uh relay you’re scratching it have a flight okay I’ll call okay thank You I’ll what okay All right we’re putting you out e SC un got ch I were even was I any Ro since I’m standing think I’m going to go pee and about we back Small not yeah come say okay ladies and gentlemen just a little uh update we’re going to have again our start at 223 but this time we only have one final event we are not going to have an aamb B final just one final event to wrap up our weekend so
Once again start time 223 oh sorry Yow are you okay do whoever For s it’s rolling in on us we’re just about two minutes away from the start of our final event of the weekend our mixed relay once again her mix relay up next and I’m when to use the term mixed I use it very Loosely we’ve only got one woman
One female in this race and that is Julie La Tha mixing it up with the boys make sure you give her a hand you go girl right now we’re going to bring the skaters onto the ice as you get ready for our final event of the afternoon and weekend your 2,000 M mixed
Relay jie Jie got our yellow team will consist of Andrew hio Alex rowski Jonathan so and Julie laai our blue team Brandon Kim Ryan Shane Caleb Park tan Jong Marcus Howard on the black team with Wesley Park Benjamin Sullivan Aaron Leu and our pink team Justin Leu Daniel Yun Wesley Jones and Xavier
Lawrence once again thank you to all of our staff volunteers and officials for coming out this weekend this is going to be a fun race each skater will skate two tags First tag will be two and half laps the second tag will be two laps so just two exchanges for each
Skater here we go go to the start ready the RAC is on coming out for our exchange Yun out front with the pink team Justin Leu W the pink helmet cover up front for his team they set the pace once again two exchanges for each team member two and a
Half laps and two laps Xavier Lawrence now gets a tag from Leu Brandon Kim in second on the blue team as they come out for the exchange looks GI Jones gets the tag from Lawrence skater side by side in the turns up the inside Ben suin with the
Sweet move going from fourth to First catching these other teams asleep as we enter inside of 10 laps this 18 laap race here’s the exchange black teams up front Marcus Howard cutting off the pathway to Ryan Shane gives him a little helping hand but it doesn’t phase Marcus Howard
Howard taking two and three crosses out they’re side by side as the ENT the turn Howard looking back it’s a defensive race at this point tactics are important whoa there’s a push up to Caleb Park somehow stays on his feet with his cat-like reflexes stay stays in front
The pink team now in second place they’re four wide on the back front stretch Julie laai getting in the mix there laai in that second place position now as she comes up she’ll give a tag to Aaron or Andrew hio hio now in second place but up front it’s Brandon Kim in
The with the blue team and the blue helmet cover who leads the race three laps to go teams are all spread out now there’s your gun that signals one more tag sukowski on the inside Alex sukos holds the turn there’s your bell laap yellow team out front Alex toosi trying
To hold on as they come around in the final turn in this 2,000 met relay and there you have it the yellow team with laai takes the lead Jonathan so laai part of the team with Aaron Andrew hio and Alec Zukowski great weekend of racing skaters parents don’t go anywhere we have our
Awards ceremony coming Up once again award ceremony coming up momentarily just Juniors but before everybody leaves the ice everyone if I could have your attention skaters skaters coaches Spectators if I can have your attention very quickly on a serious note here can I have your attention please I’m not sure if you heard about
It but we’re going to have a a member of our team leaving this year if everybody here here knows Leanne Leo raise your hand you know Le lean Leo this will be Leanne Leo’s final short track competition she has moving on she’s headed to Korea to be part of a men’s soccer team
Event coordinating team up there so this will be Leanne’s final short track competition here at the oval uh Leanne started working here in 2002 yes 2002 since she was 18 years old she worked up front she’s worked pretty much everywhere in this building uh our joke
With her is that she’s a Swiss army knife of the Utah Olympic obal she’s done a little bit of everything and over the last 10 or so years she has been involved an integral part of this timing team with all of our volunteers our events uh she will be
Greatly missed she has some big shoes to fill but we want to recognize her right now all of you are here please give it up for Leanne Leo we’re going to miss her speech speech Yes but uh she has been part of every event here for most of you that have had
Your whole career here you’re pretty young she’s been here for 10 years so uh it will be sad to say goodbye but she said she’s coming back but I’m know when I’m not sure when but she said she will so we’re going to hold her to it uh so
Maybe in a couple years we’ll see her again but best of luck to you in Korea and uh yeah all the best thanks for all your years of service and help you’re the best yes you have a chance please say your faws to lean on the way out she’s still
Here for the rest of the month we’ve tied her down for a couple of more big international events but this is her last short track event so oh in that last race there was a penalty by the pink team the pink team was penalized for an illegal relay once again in the last
Race the pink team was penalized for an illegal relay
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Thanks for putting this out there!