Hong and Santos 2020 American short track champions

Kristen Santos and Thomas Hong won the 2020 American short track championships which were held in Salt Lake City, Utah last weekend.

By Jackob Savard
Photo: Martin Holtom

The stakes were high as the best short track speed skaters in the United States had the chance to qualify for the upcoming World Cups and World Championships.

Big weekend for Thomas Hong

Thomas Insuk Hong was crowned American short track champion as he won the 500m and 1000m distances and got silver on 1500m. Ryan Pivirotto, the 1500m winner, finished second overall while Andrew Heo finished third. Brandon Kim and Aaron Tran took the fourth and fifth places.

Santos, Biney and Stoddard on the ladie’s podium

Maame Biney won both the 1500m and 500m on day 1 giving herself a good lead in the overall ranking for the last day. She was penalised on 1000m the next day which allowed Kristen Santos to win the 1000m final and the overall title. Santos had a great weekend finishing just behind Biney in the first two distances and winning the 1000m final. Corinne Stoddard and Hailey Choi respectively grabbed the third and fourth overall spots.

Here are the selected skaters:

Senior Team Men

Thomas Hong

Ryan Pivirotto

Andrew Heo

Brandon Kim

Aaron Tran

Joonhwa Hong

Senior Team Ladies

Kristen Santos

Maame Biney

Corinne Stoddard

Hailey Choi

Shreya Arun

Julie Letai

Junior Team Men

Andrew Heo

Jonathan So

Brandon Kim

Joonhwa Hong

Junior Team Ladies

Corinne Stoddard

Hailey Choi

Kamryn Lute

Shreya Arun

For the complete results, click HERE

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