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[email protected] Press release Calgary, November 5, 2016 ISU WORLD CUP 2016/17 – CALGARY (CAN) #WCShortTrack The ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating Series 2016/17 debuted today in Calgary (CAN) at the Olympic Oval, home of the “Fastest ice in the World”. Many national and personal records were broken today during the Ladies and Men’s 500 m and 1500 m events. Fan Kexin (CHN) and Samuel Girard (CAN) win the first 500 m of the weekend Fan Kexin of China won an excitement-filled Ladies’ 500 m, the first of two such event this weekend. Kexin took advantage of the fact that both Marianne St-Gelais (CAN) and Arianna Fontana (ITA) fell with two laps to go. Kassandra Bradette (CAN) received a penalty in the race for causing the fall, giving her teammate the second place finish. Fontana earned third place World Cup classification points despite not finishing the race, On the Men’s side, Samuel Girard of Canada, cheered on by the home crowd, claimed the win in the 500 m event. He had to contend with some tough competitors as Dajing Wu (CHN) and Victor An (RUS) were right on his heels. Wu finished in second place, while Victor An (RUS) finished in third place.