Top eight results from the 2022 World Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon …
Women’s 100m
Gold: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) — 10.67
Silver: Shericka Jackson (JAM) — 10.73
Bronze: Elaine Thompson-Herah (JAM) — 10.81
4. Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) — 10.83
5. Mujinga Kambundji (SUI) — 10.91
6. Aleia Hobbs (USA) — 10.92
7. Marie-Josee Ta Lou (CIV) — 10.93
8. Melissa
Jefferson (USA) — 11.03
Women’s 200m
Gold: Shericka Jackson — 21.45
Silver: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) — 21.81
Bronze: Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) — 22.02
4. Aminatou Seyni (NIG) — 22.12
5. Abby Steiner (USA) — 22.26
6. Tamara Clark (USA) — 22.32
7. Elaine Thompson-Herah (JAM) — 22.39
8. Mujinga Kambundji (SUI) — 22.55
Women’s 400m
Gold: Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) — 49.11
Silver: Marileidy Paulino (DOM) — 49.60
Bronze: Sada Williams (BAR) — 49.75
4. Lieke Klaver (NED) — 50.33
5. Stephenie Ann McPherson (JAM) — 50.36
6. Fiordaliza Cofil (DOM) — 50.57
7. Candice McLeod (JAM) — 50.78
8. Anna Kielbasinska (POL) — 50.81
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Women’s 800m
Gold: Athing Mu (USA) — 1:56.30
Silver: Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) — 1:56.38
Bronze: Mary Moraa (KEN) — 1:56.71
4. Diribe Welteji (ETH) — 1:57.02
5. Natoya Goule (JAM) — 1:57.90
6. Raevyn Rogers (USA) — 1:58.26
7. Anita Horvat (SLO) — 1:59.83
8. Ajee Wilson (USA) — 2:00.19
Women’s 1500m
Gold: Faith
Kipyegon (KEN) — 3:52.96
Silver: Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) — 3:54.52
Bronze: Laura Muir (GBR) — 3:55.28
4. Freweyni Hailu (ETH) — 4:01.28
5. Sofia Ennaoui (POL) — 4:01.43
6. Sinclaire Johnson (USA) — 4:01.63
7. Jessica Hull (AUS) — 4:01.82
8. Winnie Nanyondo (UGA) — 4:01.98
Women’s 5000m
Gold: Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) — 14:46.29
Silver: Beatrice
Chebet (KEN) — 14:46.75
Bronze: Dawit Seyaum (ETH) — 14:47.36
4. Margaret Kipkemboi (KEN) — 14:47.71
5. Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) — 14:47.98
6. Sifan Hassan (NED) — 14:48.12
7. Caroline Kipkirui (KAZ) — 14:54.80
8. Karoline Grovdal (NOR) — 14:57.62
Women’s 10,000m
Gold: Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) — 30:09.94
Silver: Hellen Obiri (KEN) — 30:10.02
Bronze: Margaret
Chelimo Kipkemboi (KEN) — 30:10.07
4. Sifan Hassan (NED) — 30:10.56
5. Rahel Daniel (ERI) — 30:12.15
6. Ejgayehu Taye (ETH) — 30:12.45
7. Caroline Chepkoech Kipkrui (KAZ) — 30:17.64
8. Bosena Mulatie (ETH) — 30:17.77
Women’s Marathon
Gold: Gotytom Gebreselase (ETH) — 2:18:11
Silver: Judith Jeptum Korir (KEN) — 2:18:20
Bronze: Lonah Salpeter (ISR) — 2:20:18
4.
Nazret Weldu (ERI) — 2:20:29
5. Sara Hall (USA) — 2:22:10
6. Angela Tanui (KEN) — 2:22:15
7. Emma Bates (USA) — 2:23:18
8. Keira D’Amato (USA) — 2:23:34
9. Mizuki Matsuda (JPN) — 2:23:49
10. Citlali Moscote (MEX) — 2:26:33
Women’s 100m Hurdles
Gold: Tobi Amusan (NGR) — 12.06
Silver: Britany Anderson (JAM) — 12.23
Bronze: Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (PUR) — 12.23
4. Alia
Armstrong (USA) — 12.31
5. Cindy Sember (GBR) — 12.38
6. Danielle Williams (JAM) — 12.44
7. Devynne Charlton (BAH) — 12.53
DQ. Keni Harrison (USA)
Women’s 400m Hurdles
Gold: Sydney McLaughlin (USA) — 50.68 WR
Silver: Femke Bol (NED) — 52.27
Bronze: Dalilah Muhammad (USA) — 53.13
4. Shamier Little (USA) — 53.76
5. Britton Wilson (USA) — 54.02
6. Rushell Clayton (JAM) —
54.36
7. Gianna Woodruff (PAN) — 54.75
8. Anna Ryzhykova (UKR) — 54.93
Women’s 3000m Steeplechase
Gold: Norah Jeruto (KAZ) — 8:53.02
Silver: Werkuha Getachew (ETH) — 8:54.61
Bronze: Mekides Abebe (ETH) — 8:56.08
4. Winfred Yavi (BRN) — 9:01.31
5. Luiza Gega (ALB) — 9:10.04
6. Courtney Frerichs (USA) — 9:10.59
7. Aimee Pratt (GBR) — 9:15.64
8. Emma Coburn (USA) —
9:16.49
Women’s 4x100m Relay
Gold: U.S. — 41.14
Silver: Jamaica — 41.18
Bronze: Germany — 42.03
4. Nigeria — 42.22
5. Spain — 42.58
6. Great Britain — 42.75
7. Switzerland — 42.81
8. Italy — 42.92
Women’s 4x400m Relay
Gold: U.S. — 3:17.79
Silver: Jamaica — 3:20.74
Bronze: Great Britain
— 3:22.64
4. Canada — 3:25.18
5. France — 3:25.81
6. Belgium — 3:26.29
7. Italy — 3:26.45
8. Switzerland — 3:27.81
Women’s 20km Race Walk
Gold: Kimberly Garcia Leon (PER) — 1:26:58
Silver: Katarzyna Zdzieblo (POL) — 1:27:31
Bronze: Qieyang Shijie (CHN) — 1:27:56
4. Jemima Montag (AUS) — 1:28:17
5. Liu Hong (CHN) — 1:29:00
6. Nanako Fujii (JPN) —
1:29:01
7. Alegna Gonzalez (MEX) — 1:29:40
8. Valentina Trapletti (ITA) — 1:29:54
Women’s 35km Race Walk
Gold: Kimberly Leon (PER) — 2:39:16
Silver: Katarzyna Zdzieblo (POL) — 2:40:03
Bronze: Qieyang Shijie (CHN) — 2:40:37
4. Antigoni Ntrismpioti (GRE) — 2:41:58
5. Raquel Gonzalez (ESP) — 2:42:27
6. Laura Garcia-Caro (ESP) — 2:42:45
7. Li Maocuo (CHN) — 2:44:28
8.
Viviane Lyra (BRA) — 2:45:02
Women’s Discus
Gold: Feng Bin (CHN) — 69.12
Silver: Sandra Perkovic (CRO) — 68.45
Bronze: Valarie Allman (USA) — 68.30
4. Jorinde van Klinken (NED) — 64.97
5. Claudine Vita (GER) — 64.24
6. Liliana Ca (POR) — 63.99
7. Yaime Perez (CUB) — 63.07
8. Marlja Tolj (CRO) — 63.07
Women’s Hammer Throw
Gold:
Brooke Andersen (USA) — 78.96
Silver: Camryn Rogers (CAN) — 75.52
Bronze: Janee’ Kassanavoid (USA) — 74.86
4. Sara Fantini (ITA) — 73.18
5. Jillian Weir (CAN) — 72.41
6. Bianca Florentina Ghelber (ROU) — 72.26
7. Silja Kosonen (FIN) — 70.81
8. Luo Na (CHN) — 70.42
Women’s High Jump
Gold: Eleanor Patterson (AUS) — 2.02
Silver: Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR) —
2.02
Bronze: Elena Vallortigara (ITA) — 2.00
4. Iryna Gerashchenko (UKR) — 2.00
5. Nicola Olyslagers (AUS) — 1.96
5. Safina Sadullayeva (UZB) — 1.96
7. Karmen Bruus (EST) — 1.96
8. Nadezhda Dubovitskaya (KAZ) — 1.96
Women’s Javelin
Gold: Kelsey-Lee Barber (AUS) — 66.91
Silver: Kara Winger (USA) — 64.05
Bronze: Haruka Kitaguchi (JPN) — 63.27
4. Liu Shiying (CHN) — 63.25
5.
Mackenzie Little (AUS) — 63.22
6. Lina Muze (LAT) — 61.26
7. Annu Rani (IND) — 61.12
8. Nikola Ogrodnikova (CZE) — 60.18
Women’s Long Jump
Gold: Malaika Mihambo (GER) — 7.12
Silver: Ese Brume (NGR) — 7.02
Bronze: Leticia Melo (BRA) — 6.89
4. Quanesha Burks (USA) — 6.88
5. Brooke Buschkuehl (AUS) — 6.87
6. Khaddi Sagnia (SWE) — 6.87
7. Ivana Vuleta (SRB) — 6.84
8.
Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk (UKR) — 6.82
Women’s Pole Vault
Gold: Katie Nageotte (USA) — 4.85
Silver: Sandi Morris (USA) — 4.85
Bronze: Nina Kennedy (AUS) — 4.80
4. Tina Sutej (SLO) — 4.70
5. Katerina Stefanidi (GRE) — 4.70
6. Wilma Murto (FIN) — 4.60
6. Li Ling (CHN) — 4.60
8. Angelica Moser (SUI) — 4.60
Women’s Shot Put
Gold: Chase
Ealey (USA) — 20.49
Silver: Gong Lijao (CHN) — 20.39
Bronze: Jessica Schilder (NED) — 19.77
4. Sarah Mitton (CAN) — 19.77
5. Auriol Dongmo (POR) — 19.62
6. Song Jiayuan (CHN) — 19.57
7. Maddison-Lee Wesche (NZL) — 19.50
8. Jessica Woodard (USA) — 18.67
Women’s Triple Jump
Gold: Yulimar Rojas (VEN) — 15.47
Silver: Shanieka Ricketts (JAM) — 14.89
Bronze: Tori Franklin (USA) — 14.72
4. Leyanis Perez Hernandez (CUB) — 14.70
5. Thea Lafond (DMA) — 14.56
6. Keturah Orji (USA) — 14.49
7. Kimberly Williams (JAM) — 14.29
8. Patricia Mamona (POR) — 14.29
Women’s Heptathlon
Gold: Nafi Thiam (BEL) — 6,947
Silver: Anouk Vetter (NED) — 6,867
Bronze: Anna Hall (USA) — 6,755
4. Adrianna Sulek
(POL) — 6,672
5. Noor Vidts (BEL) — 6,559
6. Annik Kalin (SUI) — 6,464
7. Emma Oosterwegel (NED) — 6,440
8. Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR) — 6,222
Men’s 100m
Gold: Fred Kerley (USA) — 9.86
Silver: Marvin Bracy (USA) — 9.88
Bronze: Trayvon Bromell (USA) — 9.88
4. Oblique Seville (JAM) — 9.97
5. Akani Simbine (RSA) — 10.01
6. Christian Coleman (USA) — 10.01
7.
Hakim Sani Brown (JPN) — 10.06
8. Aaron Brown (CAN) — 10.07
Men’s 200m
Gold: Noah Lyles (USA) — 19.31
Silver: Kenny Bednarek (USA) — 19.77
Bronze: Erriyon Knighton (USA) — 19.80
4. Joseph Fahnbulleh (LBR) — 19.84
5. Alexander Ogando (DOM) — 19.93
6. Jereem Richards (TTO) — 20.08
7. Aaron Brown (CAN) — 20.18
8. Luxolo Adams (RSA) — 20.47
Men’s 400m
Gold: Michael Norman (USA) — 44.29
Silver: Kirani James (GRN) — 44.48
Bronze: Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR) — 44.66
4. Champion Allison (USA) — 44.77
5. Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) — 44.97
6. Bayapo Ndori (BOT) — 45.29
7. Christopher Taylor (JAM) — 45.30
8. Jonathan Jones (BAR) — 46.13
Men’s 800m
Gold: Emmanuel Korir (KEN) — 1:43.71
Silver: Djamel Sedjati (ALG) — 1:44.14
Bronze: Marco Arop (CAN) — 1:44.28
4. Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN) — 1:44.54
5. Slimane Moula (ALG) — 1:44.85
6. Gabriel Tual (FRA) — 1:45.49
7. Peter Bol (AUS) — 1:45.51
8. Wyclife Kinyamal (KEN) — 1:47.07
Men’s 1500m
Gold: Jake Wightman (GBR) — 3:29.23
Silver: Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) — 3:29.47
Bronze: Mohamed
Katir (ESP) — 3:29.90
4. Mario Garcia (ESP) — 3:30.20
5. Josh Kerr (GBR) — 3:30.60
6. Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN) — 3:30.69
7. Abel Kipsang (KEN) — 3:31.21
8. Teddese Lemi (ETH) — 3:32.98
Men’s 5000m
Gold: Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) — 13:09.24
Silver: Jacob Krop (KEN) — 13:09.98
Bronze: Oscar Chelimo (UGA) — 13:10.20
4. Luis Grijalva (GUA) — 13:10.44
5. Moh Ahmed
(CAN) — 13:10.46
6. Grant Fisher (USA) — 13:11.65
7. Nicholas Kipkorir (KEN) — 13:11.97
8. Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) — 13:12.09
Men’s 10,000m
Gold: Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) — 27:27.43
Silver: Stanley Mburu (KEN) — 27:27.90
Bronze: Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) — 27:27.97
4. Grant Fisher (USA) — 27:28.14
5. Selemon Barega (ETH) — 27:28.39
6. Moh Ahmed (CAN) — 27:30.27
7. Berihu Aregawi
(ETH) — 27:31.00
8. Daniel Mateiko (KEN) — 27:33.57
Men’s Marathon
Gold: Tamirat Tola (ETH) — 2:05:36
Silver: Mosinet Geremew (ETH) — 2:06:44
Bronze: Bashir Abdi (BEL) — 2:06:48
4. Cam Levins (CAN) — 2:07:09
5. Geoffrey Kamworor (KEN) — 2:07:14
6. Seifu Tura (ETH) — 2:07:17
7. Gabriel Gerald Geay (TAN) — 2:07:31
8. Daniel Do Nascimento (BRA) — 2:07:35
Men’s
110m Hurdles
Gold: Grant Holloway (USA) — 13.03
Silver: Trey Cunningham (USA) — 13.08
Bronze: Asier Martinez (ESP) — 13.17
4. Damian Czykier (POL) — 13.32
5. Joshua Zeller (GBR) — 13.33
DQ. Shane Brathwaite (BAR)
DQ. Devon Allen (USA)
DNS. Hansle Parchment (JAM)
Men’s 400m Hurdles
Gold: Alison dos Santos (BRA) — 46.29
Silver:
Rai Benjamin (USA) — 46.89
Bronze: Trevor Bassitt (USA) — 47.39
4. Wilfried Happio (FRA) — 47.41
5. Khallifah Rosser (USA) — 47.88
6. Jaheel Hyde (JAM) — 48.03
7. Karsten Warholm (NOR) — 48.42
8. Rasmus Magi (EST) — 48.92
Men’s 3000m Steeplechase
Gold: Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR) — 8:25.13
Silver: Lamecha Girma (ETH) — 8:26.01
Bronze: Conseslus Kipruto
(KEN) — 8:27.92
4. Getnet Wale (ETH) — 8:28.68
5. Abraham Kibiwot (KEN) — 8:28.95
6. Evan Jager (USA) — 8:29.08
7. Yemane Haileselassie (ERI) — 8:29.40
8. Hillary Bor (USA) — 8:29.77
Men’s 4x100m Relay
Gold: Canada — 37.48
Silver: U.S. — 37.55
Bronze: Great Britain — 37.83
4. Jamaica — 38.06
5. Ghana — 38.07
6. South Africa — 38.10
7. Brazil —
38.25
DQ. France
Men’s 4x400m Relay
Gold: U.S. — 2:56.17
Silver: Jamaica — 2:58.58
Bronze: Belgium — 2:58.72
4. Japan — 2:59.51
5. Trinidad and Tobago — 3:00.03
6. Botswana — 3:00.14
7. France — 3:01.35
8. Czech Republic — 3:01.63
Men’s 20km Race Walk
Gold: Toshikazu Yamanishi (JPN) — 1:19:07
Silver:
Koki Ikeda (JPN) — 1:19:14
Bronze: Perseus Karlstrom (SWE) — 1:19:18
4. Samuel Gathimba (KEN) — 1:19:25
5. Brian Pintado (ECU) — 1:19:34
6. Caio Bonfim (BRA) — 1:19:51
7. Alvaro Martin (ESP) — 1:20:19
8. Hiroto Jusho (JPN) — 1:20:39
Men’s 35km Race Walk
Gold: Massimo Stano (ITA) — 2:23:14
Silver: Masatora Kawano (JPN) — 2:23:15
Bronze: Perseus Karlstrom
(SWE) — 2:23:44
4. Brian Pintado (ECU) — 2:24:37
5. He Xianghong (CHN) — 2:24:45
6. Evan Dunfee (CAN) — 2:25:02
7. Caio Bonfim (BRA) — 2:25:14
8. Eider Arevalo (COL) — 2:25:21
Men’s Discus
Gold: Kristjan Ceh (SLO) — 71.13
Silver: Mykolas Alekna (LTU) — 69.27
Bronze: Andrius Gudzius (LTU) — 67.55
4. Daniel Stahl (SWE) — 67.10
5. Simon Pettersson (SWE) —
67.00
6. Matthew Denny (AUS) — 66.47
7. Alin Alexandru Firfirica (ROU) — 65.57
8. Alex Rose (SAM) — 65.57
Men’s Hammer Throw
Gold: Pawel Fajdek (POL) — 81.98
Silver: Wojciech Nowicki (POL) — 81.03
Bronze: Elvind Henriksen (NOR) — 80.87
4. Quentin Bigot (FRA) — 80.24
5. Bence Halasz (HUN) — 80.15
6. Rudy Winkler (USA) — 78.99
7. Mykhaylo Kokhan (UKR) — 78.83
8.
Daniel Haugh (USA) — 78.10
Men’s High Jump
Gold: Mutaz Barshim (QAT) — 2.37
Silver: Woo Sang-Hyeok (KOR) — 2.35
Bronze: Andriy Protsenko (UKR) — 2.33
4. Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA) — 2.33
5. Shelby McEwen (USA) — 2.30
6. Django Lovett (CAN) — 2.27
6. Luis Zayas (CUB) — 2.27
8. Tomohiro Shinno (JPN) — 2.27
Men’s Javelin
Gold:
Anderson Peters (GRN) — 90.54
Silver: Neeraj Chopra (IND) — 88.13
Bronze: Jakub Vadlejch (CZE) — 88.09
4. Julian Weber (GER) — 86.86
5. Arshad Nadeem (PAK) — 86.16
6. Lassi Etelatalo (FIN) — 82.70
7. Andrian Mardare (MDA) — 82.26
8. Oliver Helander (FIN) — 82.24
Men’s Long Jump
Gold: Wang Jianan (CHN) — 8.36
Silver: Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE) — 8.32
Bronze: Simon Ehammer (SUI) — 8.16
4. Maykel Masso (CUB) — 8.15
5. Steffin McCarter (USA) — 8.04
6. Marquis Dendy (USA) — 8.02
7. Murali Sreeshankar (IND) — 7.96
8. Eusebio Caceres (ESP) — 7.93
Men’s Pole Vault
Gold: Mondo Duplantis (SWE) — 6.21 WR
Silver: Chris Nilsen (USA) — 5.94
Bronze: Ernest Obiena (PHI) — 5.94
4. Thiago Braz (BRA) —
5.87
5. Oleg Zernikel (GER) — 5.87
5. Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) — 5.87
7. Bo Lita Baehre (GER) — 5.87
8. Ersu Sasma (TUR) — 5.80
Men’s Shot Put
Gold: Ryan Crouser (USA) — 22.94
Silver: Joe Kovacs (USA) — 22.89
Bronze: Josh Awotunde (USA) — 22.29
4. Tom Walsh (NZL) — 22.08
5. Darlan Romani (BRA) — 21.92
6. Filip Mihaljevic (CRO) — 21.82
7. Jacko Gill (NZL) —
21.40
8. Adrian Piperi (USA) — 20.93
Men’s Triple Jump
Gold: Pedro Pablo Pichardo (POR) — 17.95
Silver: Hugues Fabrice Zango (BUR) — 17.55
Bronze: Zhu Yaming (CHN) — 17.31
4. Andrea Dallavalle (ITA) — 17.25
5. Emanuel Ihemeje (ITA) — 17.17
6. Donald Scott (USA) — 17.14
7. Almir Dos Santos (BRA) — 16.87
8. Jean-Marc Pontvianne (FRA) — 16.86
Men’s
Decathlon
Gold: Kevin Mayer (FRA) — 8,816
Silver: Pierce LePage (CAN) — 8,701
Bronze: Zach Ziemek (USA) — 8,876
4. Ayden Owens-Delerme (PUR) — 8,532
5. Lindon Victor (GRN) — 8,474
6. Niklas Kaul (GER) — 8,434
7. Maicel Uibo (EST) — 8,425
8. Cedric Dubler (AUS) — 8,246
Mixed 4x400m Relay
Gold: Dominican Republic — 3:09.82
Silver: Netherlands — 3:09.90
Bronze: U.S. — 3:10.16
4. Poland — 3:12.31
5. Jamaica — 3:12.71
6. Nigeria — 3:16.21
7. Italy — 3:16.45
8. Ireland — 3:16.86
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Mikaela Shiffrin won the season-opening slalom for her 75th career World Cup victory and broke the female record she shared with Lindsey Vonn for the most podiums in a single discipline.
“It’s a bit hard to explain what it means because it’s a pretty big number, actually,” said Shiffrin, who is third all-time in World Cup wins behind Ingemar Stenmark (86) and Vonn (82). “So many years I’ve been racing now. Every single race that I won had some special meaning. I don’t think, as a human, I can feel that many emotions at one time. Actually, I don’t think about 75. I just think about this one.”
Shiffrin, third after the first of two runs in Levi, Finland, had the best second run to prevail by .16 of a second over Swede Anna Swenn Larsson combining times from both runs.
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The winner’s prize in Levi is a reindeer. Shiffrin “won” her fifth reindeer, though the animals stay in Europe.
German Lena Duerr, the first run leader, was last to go in the second run. She still held a lead of .38 over Shiffrin halfway through her second run, but lost nearly a second to the next split and finished in fourth place behind Olympic champion Petra Vlhova of Slovakia.
“Everybody’s like, ‘Who’s better, Petra or Mikaela?'” Shiffrin said of Vlhova, who in the last Olympic cycle overtook Shiffrin as the top-ranked slalom skier. “To be honest, I think when we both push on our very, very best skiing, you actually don’t know who’s going to win. I think that’s what makes it exciting. I would like to say I’m always going to win if I’m skiing the best, but it’s not really true. It’s just who pushes a little bit harder and who hits the timing exactly right.”
Shiffrin earned her 67th World Cup slalom podium. Vonn made 66 downhill podiums. Stenmark holds the overall record with 81 slalom podiums, plus 72 giant slalom podiums.
Shiffrin’s 48 World Cup slalom wins are most for any Alpine skier in any discipline.
The women race another slalom in Levi on Sunday.
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Best. In. The. World.🔥 Mikaela Shiffrin wins today’s World Cup in Levi to secure World Cup win number 75 AND to become the record holder for the most World Cup podiums in a single discipline🏆
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— U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team (@usskiteam) November 19, 2022
Ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates led a group of five U.S. figure skaters to qualify for December’s Grand Prix Final after the NHK Trophy event finished on Saturday.
Chock and Bates, three-time world medalists, finished runner-up to Canadians Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sørensen at NHK in Japan, the fifth of six Grand Prix Series events that act as qualifiers for the Final, which takes the top six per discipline from the season.
The Final is often a preview of March’s world championships.
Chock and Bates qualified for the Final by combining their win at Skate America in October with their runner-up at NHK.
They became the first U.S. skaters in any discipline to qualify for seven Grand Prix Finals (if including last year, when the Final was canceled after the qualifying series finished). They will tie the U.S. record of six Grand Prix Final starts held by 2014 Olympic ice dance champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White.
Bates, 33, broke the record of oldest American to qualify for a Final held by pairs’ skater Todd Sand from the 1996-97 season. Bates is already the only U.S. figure skater to compete in four Winter Olympics and the oldest to win a medal (in the team event).
Chock and Bates will look for their first Grand Prix Final title, and the biggest international title of their careers, after silver medals at the event in 2014, 2015 and 2019.
They rank fifth in the world this season by best total score (209.13 points). Canadians Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, who have not gone head-to-head with Chock and Bates this season, rank first with 215.70 points.
None of the Olympic medalists from February are competing this fall: French Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron are taking at least this season off. Viktoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov are banned indefinitely, along with all Russian skaters, due to the war in Ukraine. Americans Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue retired.
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Also Saturday, world champion Shoma Uno of Japan won the men’s event with the world’s second-best total score this season (279.76). Only American Ilia Malinin has scored higher this season (280.37 to win Skate America).
Uno and Malinin will go head-to-head for the first time this fall at the Grand Prix Final, should Malinin have a decent result at his second Grand Prix start next week in Finland.
Also at NHK, Yelim Kim held off world champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan to become the second South Korean to win a Grand Prix after 2010 Olympic champion Yuna Kim.
The NHK results also ensured world junior champion Isabeau Levito earned a place in the Final with her second-place finishes at two prior Grand Prix events. Levito, 15, is the youngest American to qualify for a Final since Caroline Zhang in 2007.
Fellow Americans Starr Andrews and Amber Glenn followed their first Grand Prix podiums earlier this season by placing ninth and 11th at NHK. They needed podium finishes to remain in contention to qualify for the Final.
Japan’s Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won the pairs’ title at NHK, improving on their world-leading score this season. Americans Emily Chan and Spencer Howe were second to join the Japanese in the Grand Prix Final. Americans Brandon Frazier and Alexa Knierim, the world champions, and Canadians Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps qualified for the Final earlier this month.
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