GB's unlucky スケートをする人 Christie finally gets her メダル after winning silver at World Champs

By マイク Dawes

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Elise Christie has won silver in the 500 metres at the World Short 跡をつける 速度(を上げる） Skating 選手権s in Montreal on Saturday.

The Scot, who finished fifth in the women's 1500m final on Friday, finished behind Korea's Park Seung-hi to finish in second place, with 中国's Fan Kexin （人命などを）奪う，主張するing bronze.

Christie, 23, was penalised in all three of her distance events at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, but led from the 前線 before 存在 beaten by Park who overtook her on the final bend.

Medal: Elise Christie (white) won silver in the 500m short track speed skating World Championships

メダル: Elise Christie (white) won silver in the 500m short 跡をつける 速度(を上げる） skating World 選手権s

Podium: Elise Christie (left), Seung-Hi Park (centre) and Kexin Fan (right)

Podium: Elise Christie (left), Seung-Hi Park (centre) and Kexin Fan (権利)

Ouch: Christie suffered a nightmare Winter Olympics when she was disqualified three times

Ouch: Christie 苦しむd a nightmare Winter Olympics when she was disqualified three times

一方／合間, 広大な／多数の／重要な Bri tain's men's 5000m relay team qualified for Sunday's final.

Jon Eley, Paul Stanley, Jack Whelboure and Richard Shoebridge finished second in their 半分-final heat behind Russia to qualify for the 対決 with Korea and the Netherlands.

The British men earned their place in the final with the second-fastest qualifying time in the two 半分-final heats.

After （人命などを）奪う，主張するing the メダル, Christie, who 始める，決める a new British 記録，記録的な／記録する and was just a 10th of a second off the World 記録，記録的な／記録する in the 半分-final, said: 'After everything that's happened over the last couple of months I'm so happy to finally get a メダル.?

'I'm a little disappointed not to 勝利，勝つ gold. I think I hesitated and sat 支援する a bit on that final bend because I kept thinking 支援する to what happened at the Olympics, but I got silver and that's one better than last year so I'm thrilled.

'I was more pleased with that result because I didn't skate that 井戸／弁護士席 yesterday, so I wasn't sure how today would go. Now I've done this and it takes the 圧力 off going into the 1000m tomorrow so I'm just going to go out, enjoy it and see what happens.'

Elite group: Team GB's short track team that was in Montreal

エリート group: Team GB's short 跡をつける team that was in Montreal

Unfortunate: Christie crashed into the barrier in the semi-final of the 1,000m semi-final in Sochi

Unfortunate: Christie 衝突，墜落d into the 障壁 in the 半分-final of the 1,000m 半分-final in Sochi

Devastated: It meant she had failed to win a medal in any of the three events she entered

荒廃させるd: It meant she had failed to 勝利，勝つ a メダル in any of the three events she entered


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