Defending Champions Norway Best US By Three Hundredths Of A Second
Feb 13, 2022, 6:33 AM
BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 08: Skaters compete during the speed skating Men Team Pursuit test event for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval on April 8, 2021 in Beijing, China. A "Meet in Beijing" ice test event for the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held from April 1-10. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
(Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – Team USA advanced to the quarterfinal round after finishing with a second best time of 3:37.51 in the men’s speed skating team pursuit quarterfinal.
The men’s speed skating team pursuit quarterfinal was held at the National Speed Skating Oval on Sunday, February 13.
Competing against each other in the same heat, the US finished .03 seconds behind Norway.
Speed x4 💨
Men's @USSpeedskating team pursuit is starting now. #WinterOlympics
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— Team USA (@TeamUSA) February 13, 2022
Utahn Joey Mantia did not participate in the quarterfinal but hopes to be involved in Monday’s semifinal.
Norway will face the Netherlands and the U.S. will face the Russian Olympic Committee in the semifinal round on Monday, February 14.
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