Saturday, February 22, 2014

Short Track - Ladies' 1000 m - 2014 Winter Olympics

 Park Seung-Hi
Gold Medal
Korea
Park Seung-hi (born 28 March 1992) is a Korean short track speed skater. She is the 2010 Overall World Champion. She won two bronze medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Her sister is Park Seung-ju, a speed skater, and her brother Park Se-yeong, a short track speed skater. In February 2014, all of them competed for the South Korea national team in the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Jessica Smith
4th Place
USA
Height: 5’0”
Current Residence: West Jordan, Utah
Olympic Experience
2014 Olympic Winter Games, 7th in women's 1500m, 30th in women's 500m
Career Highlights:
Salt Lake City, bronze medalist, 500m
Shanghai, China, bronze medalist, 500m
Three-time World Team member (2009, 2011, 2012)
Five-time National Team member (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012)
Won 16 world titles 
Pan American gold medalist
Fun Facts: Played hockey, ballet and modeled as a kid ... Made the US inline junior speedskating team at age 12 and proceeded to win 14 junior titles ... Was an alternate for the 2010 Olympic team

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