HEERENVEEN,
Netherlands (Feb. 19, 2005) – U.S. Speedskating
superwoman Jennifer Rodriguez (Miami, Fla.)
heated up the ice at the ISU World Cup Saturday with a
gold medal in the ladies’ 1000-meters race.
Rodriguez finished
the race in 1:15.65. Teammate Chris Witty (West
Allis, Wis.) finished in the top 10 with a sixth
place finish in 1:16.94. Fellow Wisconsinite Elli
Ochowicz (Waukesha, Wis.) finished in 18th
place in 1:19.05.
In the ladies’
3000-meters, Catherine Raney (Elm Grove, Wis.)
was the top U.S. finisher with an 18th place
finish in 4:17.31. Kristine Holzer (Boise, Ida.)
finished 19th in 4:22.71.
In the men’s
1000-meters, the Dutch swept the top four spots with Jan
Bos taking home the gold in 1:09.45. Nick Pearson
(Vernon, Wis.) was the top U.S. finisher with an
eighth place finish in 1:10.07. Joey Cheek
(Greensboro, NC) was right behind Pearson with a
ninth place finish in 1:10.08. Kip Carpenter
(Brookfield, Wis.) finished 16th in
1:10.83. Derek Parra (Orlando, Fla.) finished 18th
in 1:10.93 and Casey FitzRandolph (Verona, Wis.)
finished 20th in 1:12.19.
KC Boutiette
(Tacoma, Wash.) was the lone U.S. skater in the
men’s 10,000-meters event where he finished eighth in
13:54.40.
Results:
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J. Rodriguez
USA 1:15.65; 2. S. Volker GER 1:16.41; 3. C.
Simionato ITA 1:16.51; 4. A. Kotyuga BLR 1:16.67; 5.
M Timmer NED 1:16.90; 6. C. Witty USA 1:16.94
Americans: 18. E.
Ochowicz 1:19.05
Division B
Americans: 1. E. Rodansky 1. 1:18.60; 12. A. Sannes
1:20.68.
Ladies’
3000-meters:
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C. Pechstein
GER 4:05.09; 2. C. Klassen CAN 4:07.25; 3. D.
Anschutz GER 4:07.94; 4. M. Kleinsman NED 4:08.01;
5. G. Smit NED 4:08.26; 6. R. Groenewold NED 4:08.31
Americans: 18. C.
Raney 4:17.31; 19. K. Holzer 4:22.71.
Men’s 1000-meters:
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J. Bos NED
1:09.45; 2. G. vanVelde NED 1:09.68; 3. E. Wennemars
NED 1:09.81; 4. S. Kuipers NED 1:09.98; 4. P.
Koskela FIN 1:09.98; 6. E. Wetten NOR 1:10.02
Americans: 8. N.
Pearson 1:10.07; 9.. J. Cheek 1:10.08; 16. K. Carpenter
1:10.83; 18. D. Parra 1:10.93; 20. C. FitzRandolph
1:12.19
Men’s
10,000-meters:
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O. Grodum NOR
13:05.44; 1. B. deJong NED 10:05.44; 3. C. Verheijen
NED 13:13.33; 4. G. Romme NED 13:19.66; 5. E. Ervik
NOR 13:22.88; 6. B. Veldkamp BEL 13:36.35
Americans: 8. KC
Boutiette 13:54.40