3 out of 3 for Stijn and Hanne Desmet at the World Cup: Belgians remain in the running at 500, 1,000 and 1,500 meters | short track

After the successes in the 500 meters and the 1,500 meters, Stijn and Hanne Desmet also push through in the 1,000 meters.

It was drumming blown for Hanne Desmet in her series. Our compatriot tried to position herself well, but went into the last lap in 4th place. With a final sprint she was caught as the fastest 3rd.

Stijn Desmet had less trouble with his series. He again took first place in the 1,000 meters and qualified for the quarterfinals.

Ward Petré stayed on the trail of the front runners for a long time, but became 4th and last in his series. The adventure of our compatriot is also over on the 1,000 meters.

Like his sister, Stijn Desmet became 1st in his quarterfinals in the 1,500 meters. He stayed ahead of Canadian Jordan Pierre-Gilles and Italian Luca Spechenhauser.

Not much later another compatriot came to the start. Ward Petre placed 6th in his quarterfinal and is eliminated by the distance.

In the quarterfinals on the 1,500 meters Hanne Desmet became 1st in her series. She rode comfortably in the lead and goes to the semi-finals together with the Italian Cynthia Mascitto and the Dutch Yara van Kerkhof.

The first challenge for Stijn and Hanne Desmet were the 500 meter series.

Stijn Desmet qualified quickly in his heat and crossed the finish line first, ahead of German Ben Jung Yanghun.

Sister Hanne followed suit. She only had to give the Canadian Kim Boutin the lead, but with a 2nd place she was certain of the next round.

Suzanne Schulting will not be there tomorrow when the World Championship short track starts. The Dutch wanted to defend her 5 (!) world titles in Canada, but a corona infection throws a spanner in the works.

In any case, it is one tough competitor less for Hanne Desmet, although as a good friend of Schulting she would rather have seen a fair fight. Desmet himself recovered from a corona infection just in time for this World Cup.