The United States secured a medal of every color on the third day of competition at World Cup No. 4, landing on the podium in three of the four races contested on Day 3 in Dordrecht. Andrew Heo skated to his first-ever World Tour gold, Corinne Stoddard earned her third individual silver of the season, and the women's relay squad took bronze.
Heo, whose previous best finish in a World Tour race was 4th, entered a 500m A Final stacked with the top-three men's skaters this season — Canada's William Dandjinou and Steven Dubois, as well as Italy's Pietro Sighel.
Seemingly unbothered by his stiff competition, the American skater put up one of his best efforts of the season, just missing first place behind Dubois. However, after a lengthy review, Dubois was penalized, lifting Heo to his first-ever World Tour gold.
Dandjinou, who led the Crystal Globe race by a staggering 140 points going into the weekend, landed a silver behind Heo, ending his unbeaten run in A Finals this season.
But the slip did no damage to his ranking. With a win in the 1500m earlier in the day, Dandjinou locked up his second-straight Crystal Globe, posting an insurmountable 238-point lead over the second-ranked Sighel.
Stoddard defended her second-overall ranking in the Crystal Globe race with one day left on the World Tour circuit, battling her way to second place in the women's 1000m.
After losing her first-place position halfway through the race and slipping to third, Stoddard found an extra gear down the stretch and made a push for the front, crossing the finish line just 0.051 seconds behind first-place finisher Courtney Sarault.
Sarault, a 25-year-old skater from Canada, entered the weekend's competition with a slim 80-point lead over Stoddard in the race for the 2025 Crystal Globe. The win — her third in the distance this season — increased the difference to 100 points.
Stoddard will have just two more chances to narrow that gap and secure her first Crystal Globe, as the four-leg World Tour comes to a close Nov. 30. Both skaters have advanced to the 500m and 1500m medal rounds on the final day in Dordrecht.
The United States — powered by Stoddard, Kristen Santos-Griswold, Julie Letai, and Eunice Lee — earned its third and final medal of the day in the women's relay, earning its second-straight medal in the event. At World Tour No. 3 in Gdansk, Poland, the Americans skated to silver.
In second place, Italy earned its first women's relay medal of the season, thanks in part to the return of short track giant Arianna Fontana. Fontana, who stands as Italy's most decorated Winter Olympian, tore a five-centimeter hole in her quad at the first World Tour in Montreal, an injury which kept her sidelined through the second and third legs of the circuit.
Competition concludes Nov. 30, with finals in the women's 500m, the men's 1000m, and the women's 1500m, as well as the mixed and men's relays.
It also will mark the final day of competition on the World Tour season, bringing a close not only to the race to the 2025 Crystal Globes, but to Olympic qualification spots, as well.
Below are the full results of the third day of competition:
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Men's 500m |
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Women's 1000m |
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Men's 1500m |
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Women's Relay |
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