After advancing into the “A” Final of the women’s short track 1500m final, Emily Scott of the U.S. was collected in a three-person incident with eight laps to go in the race, which was won by Zhou Yang of China.
Scott had taken a brief lead early, but was running in the pack when another skater lost control and fell, taking Scott and a third skater into the boards.
The Springfield, Missouri native was credited with a fifth place finish.
The race continued on, and it was Yang that emerged with the win over Korea’s Shim Suk-Hee and Italy’s Arianna Fontana to defend her Olympic title from four years ago in Vancouver.
In the undercard “B” Final, Scott’s U.S. compatriot, Jessica Smith, finished second after using the outside line to her advantage to take the lead in mid-race.
Canada’s Valerie Maltais, however, took the lead from Smith with three laps to go and quickly left Smith and the rest of the field behind.
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SHORT TRACK - WOMEN’S 1500M FINAL
1. Yang Zhou (CHN), 2:19.140
2. Shim Suk-Hee (KOR), 2:19.239
3. Arianna Fontana (ITA), 2:19.416
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5. Emily Scott (USA), 2:39.436
7. Jessica Smith (USA - 2nd in B Final)