Irish Wolfhounds Ready For The Chase In Beijing
The Irish Wolfhounds are back racing this weekend (6-8 December) as the ISU Short Track World Tour rolls into Beijing, China for the third stop of the global circuit.
Sean McAnuff (Co. Antrim) and Liam O’Brien (Co. Cavan) will contest the 500, 1000 and 1500 metre distances over three days inside the Capital Indoor Stadium applying lessons learned from the first two World Tour events in Montreal, Canada.
“My goal for this weekend is to break a personal best time,” McAnuff said. “I have put in so much work leading up to this competition and, according to my times in practice, it has really paid off. I would love to see myself feeling relaxed on the track, demonstrating confidence and the ability to harness each race with intentional decisions and determination.”
“I’m excited to get back into racing again this weekend,” O’Brien said. “This is the closest competition to home outside of home (South Korea) for me and I hope to be able to take full advantage of it. I’m hoping to show what I’ve been working on since the first leg of the World Tour events and push my ranking up towards the Top 20 mark.”
The ISU Short Track World Tour can be followed live on the Skating ISU YouTube channel and via the #ShortTrackWorldTour and #ShortTrackSkating hashtags on social media.
Competition Schedule (Beijing, China)
Friday, 6 December – Qualification Rounds
Saturday, 7 December – 500m/1500m
Sunday, 8 December – 1000m
