OlympicTalk · Mar 14, 2017
Takeaways from World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
Three thoughts off the weekend’s World Short Track Speed Skating Championships …
1. Elise Christie is one of the great athlete stories for PyeongChang
The Briton won the 1000m and 1500m and finished third in the 3000m last weekend to become the first European woman to bag the world overall title. It marked the peak of a decade-long ascent for the two-time Olympian who was a figure skater until age 15.
Christie had a nightmare Sochi Olympics. She was disqualified from the 500m final (colliding with another skater), disqualified from the 1000m semifinals (colliding with another skater) and disqualified from the 1500m opening round (finishing too far inside).