BUDAPEST, Hungary (Feb. 6, 2005) – Apolo Anton Ohno continued his dominance in the 
World Cup circuit by taking the overall lead at the World Cup 5 in Budapest, Hungary.

Hyo-Jung Kim (Fullerton. Calif.) had a good showing in the ladies’ 500-meters. Kim 
was the lone U.S. skater advancing to the quarterfinals. Kim finished fourth in her 
heat in 46.62 and did not advance further.

Allison Baver (Sinking Springs, Penn.) and Brigid Farrell (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) 
both finished third in their 500-meters heats. Only the top two in each heat advanced.

In the 1000-meters, Kim and Baver both advanced to the quarterfinals where they 
finished third in their heats.  

Farrell did not qualify for the quarterfinals. She fell with one lap to go after 
contending in a qualifying position. In the 1000-meters overall, Kim was ninth, 
Baver 10th, and Farrell 32nd.

The Koreans swept the 1000-meters final with Jin Sun Yu taking the win in a time 
of 1:34.23, Kang Yun Mi taking second in 1:34.30, and Jin Sun Yu taking third in a 
time of 1:34.35.

In the 3000-meters event, Baver was the only American to qualify. She had a very 
strong race and placed fourth in a time of 5:21.84. The podium was swept by the 
Koreans once again with Yu winning in a time of 5:21.40.

In the overall, Yu took the title with 81 points. Baver finished in eighth with 
10 points, Kim in ninth position, and Farrell in 16th position.

Kim, Baver, Farrell and Kristen Biondo (Broadview Heights, Oh.) skated in the 
3000-meters relay advancing all the way to the semifinals where they finished 
third in 4:25.35. The Chinese ladies won the event.

In the men’s 500-meters, Ohno (Seattle, Wash.) advanced to the finals where he 
finished fourth in 42.88. Mathieu Turcotte (CAN) won the event in 42.32.

Ohno’s teammate, Rusty Smith (Long Beach, Calif.) skated in the semifinals where 
he finished third in his heat, unable to advance to the finals. Smith finished 
fifth overall in the 500-meters. Jordan Malone (Denton, Tex.), making his World 
Cup debut skated a 43.843 in the 500-meters, placing him third in his preliminary heat. 

U.S. Speedskating short track coach, Li Yan was pleased with the men’s 500-meters 
performance. “I am happy with two top five finishes,” Yan said. “With many outside 
lane starting positions, our men were able to pass and qualify through the rounds.”

In the 1000-meters, Ohno qualified for the finals where he finished fourth in 1:27.52. 
The win went to Canada’s Charles Hamelin in 1:27.22.

Smith and Malone advanced to the quarterfinals in the 1000-meters event. Smith 
finished fourth in his heat and Malone was disqualified.  Korea's Lee Seung Jae was 
disqualified in the quarterfinal while attempting a pass and was given a yellow 
card and withdrawn from the overall classification.

Overall, Smith finished 13th and Malone 15th in the 1000-meters.

In the 3000-meters, Ohno took the gold in a time of 5:37.09 when the race was called 
back and restarted after Hamelin (CAN) attempted a pass on Korea's Suk Woo Song and 
was disqualified as well as given a yellow card. Canada's Francois Louis Tremblay, 
and Turcotte (CAN) finished second and third, respectively, with times of 5:37.32 
and 5:37.48. 

The men’s relay team, consisting of Ohno, Smith, Malone and Michael Kooreman (Grand 
Rapids, Mich.), advanced to the semifinals where they finished third in their heat in 
7:14.418. They did not advance to the finals.

Only Italy, China and Canada started the finals. With Song injured and Lee withdrawn 
from the competition, Korea was unable to fill the four-man roster. The Italians won 
the final in a time of 7:05.14, with Canada taking second in a time of 7:24.92, and the 
Chinese team was disqualified.

In the overall classification Ohno took the title with 71 points, Tremblay was second 
with 55 points, and Turcotte in third with 47 points. Smith skated to a strong ninth 
place overall finish, and Malone had an impressive debut finishing in 14th place.

World Cup 6 will take place February 10-12.

((Editor’s note: Due to a glitch in the computer system, the results were not viewable 
on the ISU’s web site. I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this may cause. 
As soon as the times and results are available, I will post them on U.S. Speedskating's 
web site as well as via email.))