Casey Dawson, USA Advance To Face Netherlands For Men’s Team Pursuit Bronze
Feb 15, 2022, 12:32 AM
USA's Casey Dawson, USA's Emery Lehman and USA's Ethan Cepuran compete in the men's speed skating team pursuit semifinal during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on February 15, 2022. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP) (Photo by WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images)
(Photo by WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images)
BEIJING (AP) — The Russians have set an Olympic record in men’s speedskating team pursuit to advance to the gold medal final against defending champion Norway.
The ROC squad of Daniil Aldoshkin, Sergei Trofimov and Ruslan Zakharov won a thrilling semifinal race against the world record holders from the United States. They crossed the line in 3 minutes, 36.62 seconds, beating the Olympic record of 3:37.08 set four years ago by the Norwegians.
The U.S. trio of Ethan Cepuran, Casey Dawson and Emery Lehman briefly grabbed the lead in the middle of the eight-lap race, but the Russians held a slight advantage almost the entire way. The Americans finished in 3:37.05, also bettering the previous Olympic record but only good enough to earn a spot against the Netherlands in a race later Tuesday for the bronze medal.
We just watched Park City’s Casey Dawson and the rest of the @USSpeedskating team race in the mens pursuit. They’re still in contention for a medal. @KSL5TV / @kslsports pic.twitter.com/r29H636A8I
— Alex Cabrero (@KSL_AlexCabrero) February 15, 2022
On the women’s side, defending Olympic champion Japan will meet Canada for the gold medal. The Netherlands will face ROC for the bronze.
On to the BRONZE MEDAL ROUND!! Tune in at 3:40am ET for the battle of a lifetime 🔥 pic.twitter.com/RMw1h96ptJ
— US Speedskating (@USSpeedskating) February 15, 2022
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