Crazy finish to men’s 500m short track
The final race for the 500m short track had an explosive ending. I swear, it looked more like roller derby than short track. Apolo Ohno started behind, struggling to pass, the other skaters holding in a tight formation. All of a sudden, just a few feet before the finish line Ohno touched Francois-Louis Tremblay of Canada, in an effort to pass and Tremblay went down. Immediately after, South Korean skater, Sung Si-Bak, almost caught his hand under Canadian Charles Hamelin’s skate and fell just inches from the finish. Tripped up by Si-Bak, Hamelin awkwardly wobbled across the finish line first, ending up backward on the ice. It wasn’t pretty, but it was worth gold.
It looked like second place would go to a shocked Ohno, but after close examination, he was disqualified and denied the silver. It looked to me like Ohno barely touched him, but you never know, he may be a great actor. After watching short track this year, it looks like they all try to slide in as much contact as they can without the judges seeing.
Si-Bak was awarded ssilver and Tremblay bronze even though neither really finished. I guess that’s just how it goes in the wild world of short track.
