Corinne Stoddard wins bronze in Olympic short track

Team USA’s Corinne Stoddard made history at the Milan Cortina Olympics by winning a bronze medal in the women’s 1,500 meters short track speed skating, marking the first Olympic medal for an American woman in this event in 16 years. After a challenging start, including multiple slips, Stoddard regained her composure to lead early in the final race before finishing behind South Korea’s gold and silver medalists, Kim Gil-li and Choi Min-jeong. She credited her team for their support, stating, “I couldn’t have done it without my team.” This victory also ended a seven-year medal drought for American short track skaters.

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