Home favourite Kim Gilli grabs second Short Track Speed Skating World Cup gold in Seoul
BySportsbeat
Published 17/12/2023 at 13:39 GMT
The in-form star sped to victory over the distance in the first A final on Saturday and followed it up 24 hours later with another dazzling display, while Dutch duo Xandra Velzeboer and Selma Poutsma both clinched 500m gold on Sunday.
Kim Gilli of South Korea celebrates after winning the Women 1500m Final A during the ISU World Cup Short Track on December 17, 2023 in Seoul, South Korea
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Korean Kim Gilli sent the home crowd into raptures with a stunning second 1500m title at the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Seoul.
The in-form star sped to victory over the distance in the first A final on Saturday and followed it up 24 hours later with another dazzling display.
Kim toppled American Kristen Santos-Griswold and Belgian Hanne Desmet to cap a weekend to remember on home ice.
William Dandjinou upgraded his Saturday men's 1500m silver by turning the tables fellow home favourite Park Ji Won.
The Canadian finished second behind the Korean on the penultimate day of action but soared to the summit of the podium with a scintillating Sunday display.
Steven Dubois, Dandjinou's competition, bagged bronze as British star Niall Treacy finished fifth.
The women's 500m final served up a thriller as Xandra Velzeboer and Selma Poutsma tied on the line to both clinch golds.
In a dramatic photo finish, nothing could separate the dynamic Dutch duo as Poutsma celebrated her maiden World Cup victory.
Chinese skater Wang Ye finished third, beating compatriot Fan Kexin to the final spot on the podium.
And in the final individual race of the day, Olympic champion Shaoang Liu completed a rousing comeback to recover from a fifth-place start to grab men's 500m glory.
The Hungarian ripped through the field to pip Korean Seo Yi-ra and Kazakh Denis Nikisha to gold.
Velzeboer and Poutsma extended their stunning day on the ice to steer the Netherlands to relay gold ahead of Korea and China, while the Chinese won the men's event ahead of the Dutch and Belgians.
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