South Korean edges teammate to claim women's 1000m honours at ISU World Cup

Shim Suk-hee of South Korea claimed victory in the women's 1000m race ©Getty Images

South Korea’s Shim Suk-hee secured her second victory of the weekend as she ousted teammate Choi Min-jeong to strike gold in the women’s 1000 metres race at the opening International Skating Union (ISU) World Cup event of the season in Montreal, Canada.

Shim clocked 1min 31.961 to beat her compatriot, the winner of the opening 1000m race of the weekend, while Tao Jiaying of China came through to take third.

The South Korean, who won three medals at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games and the 1500m race on day one, snatched the lead with just one lap to go and managed to hold on to end the first World Cup short-track competition of the campaign in style.

Her nation were again in dominant form today as they also reigned supreme in the women’s 3000m relay, with Choi and Shim teaming up with Kim A-lang and Lee Eun-byul to power home in a time of 4:11.428, with Canada clinching silver after China were penalised late on while Russia took bronze.

It also proved to be a successful outing for the hosts as Charles Hamelin led home a one-two in the men’s 1000m, pipping compatriot Samuel Girard to the line in a time of 1:25.799.

Russia’s Semion Elistratov claimed bronze in a tight finish by clocking 1:25.875.

Elsewhere, home favourite Marianne St-Gelais, the three-times Olympic silver medallist, finished behind Choi in the 1000m race yesterday, but was able to top the podium over half of that distance, posting a time of 43.222sec.

Charles Hamelin led home a Canadian one-two in the men's 1000m event ©Getty Images

Natalia Maliszewska was second in 43.532 to earn her first-ever ISU World Cup medal, while Sofia Prosvirnova did enough for bronze.

In the men’s 500m race, Wu Dajing of China, Olympic silver medallist at Sochi 2014, led from start to finish to claim a commanding victory in a time of 41.133.

The hosts continued their fruitful display on home ice as Charle Cournoyer was second, finishing ahead of Park Se-yeong.

China were able to conclude the event in Montreal with another gold to their name as their men’s team, comprised of Chen Guang, Han Tianyu, Shi Jingnan and Wu, clinched victory in the 5000m relay, clocking 6:54.708.

The Netherlands won silver and Hungary sealed bronze.

Canada will also stage the next ISU World Cup event as Calgary will host the competition from November 13 to 15.