Davis, Hedrick Finish First, Second at World Allround Championships; All U.S. Men in Top 10

MOSCOW, Russia (Feb. 6, 2005) --  The U.S. men long track Speedskating team dominated the ice 
Sunday in Moscow with Shani Davis (Chicago, Ill.) taking home top honors.

Davis and his teammates swept the 1500-meters event, plus one. Davis won the gold medal in the 
1500-meters in 1:46.60. He was followed by three of his teammates: Chad Hedrick (Spring, Tex.), 
KC Boutiette (Tacoma, Wash.) and Derek Parra (Orlando, Fla.). Hedrick won the silver medal in 
1:47.50 and Boutiette took the bronze in 1:48.79. Parra missed a spot on the podium with his 
fourth place finish in 1:48.98.

Hedrick was the top U.S. finisher in the 10,000-meters with a fourth place finish in 13:22.35. 
Davis finished fifth in 13:25.51.

Boutiette finished the 10,000-meters in 13:38.31, giving him a ninth place finish. Parra finished 
in 13:00.37 for an 11th place finish.

Davis’s superb skating led him to be the overall men’s leader with 150.777 points. Hedrick was 
second with 150.961 points. Boutiette finished sixth (153.532) and Parra was tenth (155.390).

On the ladies’ side, Anni Friesinger (GER) took home the gold in the 1500-meters in 1:57.35. 
Maria Lamb (River Falls, Wis.) was the top U.S. finisher with a 21st place finish in 2:02.82. 
Kristine Holzer (Boise, Ida.) finished 23rd in 2:04.54.

In the ladies’ 5000-meters, Friesinger took home another gold in 7:04.61 followed by teammate 
Claudia Pechstein, who won the silver in 7:05.08.

RESULTS:

Men’s 1500-meters:
1.	S. Davis USA 1:46.60; 2. C. Hedrick USA 1:47.50; 3. KC Boutiette USA 1:48.79; 
4. D. Parra USA 1:48.98; 5. J. Uytdehaage NED 1:49.07; 6. S. Kramer NED 1:49.28

Men’s 10000-meters:
1.	O. Grodum NOR 13:06.79; 2. C. Verheijen NED 13:17.47; 3. S. Kramer NED 13:18.03; 
4. C. Hedrick USA 13:22.35; 5. S. Davis USA 13:25.51; 6. J. Uytdehaage NED 13:26.21

Americans: 9. KC Boutiette 13:38.31; 11. D. Parra 14:00.37

Ladies’ 1500-meters:
1.	A. Friesinger GER 1:57.35; 2. I. Wurst NED 1:58.17; 3. C. Klassen CAN 1:58.23; 
4. D. Anschutz GER 1:58.59; 6. K. Groves CAN 1:59.04

Americans: 21. M. Lamb 2:02.82; 23. K. Holzer 2:04.54

Ladies’ 5000-meters:
1.	A. Friesinger GER 7:04.61; 2. C. Pechstein GER 7:05.08; 3. C. Hughes CAN 7:05.69; 
4. D. Anschutz GER 7:08.85; 5. K. Groves CAN 7:11.90; 6. I. Wust NED 7:11.99

Men’s Overall:
1.	S. Davis USA 150.777; 2. C. Hedrick USA 150.961; 3. S. Kramer NED 152.244; 
4. C. Verheijen NED 152.715; 5. J. Uytdehaage NED 152.793; 6. KC Boutiette USA 153.532

Americans: 10. D. Parra 155.390

Ladies’ Overall:
1.	A. Friesinger GER 161.557; 2. C. Klassen CAN 163.214; 3. C. Pechstein GER 163.418; 
4. D. Anschutz GER 163.719; 5. I. Wust NED 164.047; 6. K. Groves CAN 165.068

Americans: 23. K. Holzer 128.516; M. Lamb (not classified)

Melissa Scott
Director, Public and Media Relations
U.S. Speedskating
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