LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Nine different divisions, with skaters ranging from ages 7 to 67, competed in this afternoon’s short track speedskating races.
Sadhana Ganesan (South Windsor, Conn.), 17, earned gold in the Division 1 Heartland Women’s 1,000-meter race, crossing the finish line with an official time of 1minute, 48.011 seconds. In the Men’s Division 2 Heartland 1,000-meter, Arthur Hugo Kelly (New Canaan, Conn.), 15, finished his nine laps in 1:38.157, placing first in his division.
The Division 3 Pre-Scholastic B 333-meter title was claimed by Theodore Tucholski (Delmar, N.Y.), 8, with a time of 45.148. In the Division 4 Pre-Scholastic A 777-meter race, Sam Winter (New Canaan, Conn.), 10, finished in 1:33.272 and won gold.
Andrew Smith (Lexington, Mass.), 14, finished his 1,000-meter race in 1:53.981, placing first in the Division 5 Scholastic A group. Amailia Bushareb (St Catharines, Ont.), 15, one of two Canadian athletes competing in the short track speed skating event, won the Division 6 Scholastic B 777-meter race.
Kate Stewart (Cazenovia, N.Y.), 63, claimed the Division 7 Open 1,000-meter title with a time of 2:00.493, and Max Pometun (Havertown, Pa.), 49, placed first in the Division 8 Master B 777-meter.
To wrap up the 1,000-, 777-and 333-meter races, Jin Sung Kim (Chelmsford, Mass.), 40, won the Division 9 Masters A 1,000-meter race with a time of 1:44.849.
Short track speed skating will continue on Sunday, Feb. 8, at the Olympic Center 1932 Rink.
Complete results can be found HERE.
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