Mar 08

US Short Tracker Leveille Earns Bronze at World Championship

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 7, 2008- Gangneung City, Republic of Korea. American Short Track Speedskater Charles Ryan Leveille (TN) earned a Bronze medal in the Men's 1500m event at the Samsung ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Gangneung City, Republic of Korea today. Two Koreans, Song Tyung-Taek, and Lee Ho-Suk earned the Gold and Silver medals respectively. U.S. favorite, Apolo Anton Ohno, (Seattle , WA) skated the race, but was disqualified. The U.S. Ladies team saw 2008 Ladies National Champion, Katherine Reutter, (Champaign, IL) skate to a close 4th place finish in the Ladies 1500m event. She was the only lady on the U.S. team to make it to the final in that distance. The U.S. Ladies Relay team which consisted of Katherine Reutter, Kimberly Derrick, ( Memphis, TN), Lana Gehring, ( Glenview, IL) and Carly Wilson, (Jefferson City, MO) had a 4th place finish in the semi-final round. They were narrowly edged out for making the final round by the Canadian Ladies Team. Racing resumes tomorrow with the Men's and Ladies 500m rounds, and the Men's 5000m Team Pursuit Semi-Final. For additional information please contact Kori Novak, Director, PR , Media at 801-417-5360 or media@usspeedskating.org About US Speedskating: US Speedskating is a nonprofit organization recognized by the United States Olympic Committee as the national governing body for the sport of Speedskating in the United States. To date, US Speedskating has won a total of 75 Olympic medals, making it the most successful winter sport in the USA. ####