"Since the start of her international short-track speedskating career just over seven years ago, 24-year-old American Corinne Stoddard has established herself as one of the best competitors in her field. The Seattle native currently sits third in the world rankings for both the 500-meter and 1,000-meter events, and fourth in the rankings for the 1,500 meters. When Stoddard first began competing internationally, the reputation of American short-track speedskating was arguably at its nadir. Her prowess on the ice has helped change that."
"At the Olympics, however, Stoddard has developed a very different (and very frustrating) reputation: She is known for crashing. On Olympic ice, she crashes more than Crash Davis, who I suppose was known less for crashing than for disdaining the novels of Susan Sontag. (Stoddard has not publicly shared her thoughts on Sontag's work.) Then, in the first heat of the 500 meters at these Winter Olympics, Stoddard crashed going into the final lap, taking out two other skaters."
Corinne Stoddard rose to elite status in short-track speedskating within seven years, ranking third globally in the 500m and 1,000m and fourth in the 1,500m. Her international results boosted the reputation of American short-track speedskating. At the Olympics she has repeatedly crashed: she broke her nose in the 500m heats in Beijing 2022; she crashed again in the first heat of the 500m at these Games, taking out two competitors and allowing China's Wang Xinran to win the heat. In the mixed-team relay quarterfinals she fell while about to tag teammate Kristen Santos-Griswold, spinning and disrupting the relay.
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