The U.S. Junior Nationals in Short Track featured 2018 PyeongChang Olympian Maame Biney, but the biggest winner was Brandon Kim.
He had a perfect meet, winning the 500 m, 1,000 m and the 1,500 m to total a perfect 3,000 points in the overall standings. Biney won the 500 m and 1,500 m and was second in the 1,000 m, also winning the overall title.
Four men and women qualified for the U.S. team for the ISU World Junior Championships in Montreal beginning on 25 January. The men’s team will include Kim, Chiyuan Zhong, Caleb Park and Andrew Kim.
The women’s squad has Biney, Corinne Stoddard, Hailey Choi and Julie Letai. Summaries:
U.S. National Junior Short Track Championships
Wausau, Wisconsin (USA) ~ 15-16 December 2018
(Full results here)
Men
500 m: Brandon Kim, 42.562; 2. Chiyuan Zhong, 42.781; 3. Caleb Park, 44.031.
1,000 m: 1. B. Kim, 1:42.657; 2. Andrew Kim, 1:43.060; 3. Zhong, 1:43.232.
1,500 m: 1. B. Kim, 2:20.894; 2. Andrew Heo, 2:21.469; 3. Jonathan So, 2:22.203.
Standings: 1. B. Kim, 3,000 points; 2. Zhong, 1.850; 3. C. Park, 1,480; 4. A. Kim, 1,254; 5. A. Heo, 1,210.
Women
500 m: 1. Maame Biney, 46.268; 2. Corinne Stoddard, 46.316; 3. Julie Letai, 46.364.
1,000 m: 1. Stoddard, 1:37.779; 2. Biney, 1:38.306; 3. Hailey Choi, 1:38.382.
1,500 m: 1. Biney, 2:46.204; 2. Stoddard, 2:46.258; 3. Choi, 2:47.867.
Standings: 1. Biney, 2.800; 2. Stoddard, 2,600; 3. H. Choi, 1,792; 4. Letai, 1,664; 5. Katherine Liu, 1,148.
