Hahn and Stijn Desmet are still feeling nerves and frustration from the individual finals. But short track skaters are expected to be able to transition quickly. With Tinky den Dolk and Adrian Dewajteri as relief partners, brother and sister Desmet appear to have overcome the disappointment of earlier in the afternoon (local time). Every gap was closed and Stijn Desmet completed the two kilometers perfectly. China won the final.
The men’s quartet that reached the semi-finals on Friday will compete in the B final on the final day. After fifty minutes of mixed racing, Stijn Desmet and Dewagtere had to start the race over five kilometres. Ward Petrie and Renaud VanHouren completed the quartet.
Against Olympic champions Canada, South Korea and Italy, there was no better option than fourth place. About halfway through the race, Stijn Desmet accelerated, putting Belgium in front. Dewagtere then received a flick from South Korean Yi Ra Seo and the Belgian hit the boards. Belgium was aiming, not wrongly, to be added to the final. But this time the jury saw no harm in Al-Kuri’s behavior.
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