• Briton impresses as she reaches 500m short-track quarter-finals[br]• Speed skater suffered three disqualifications at 2014 Sochi GamesOn a day when six out of the 10 British athletes in action crashed and another finished final in the cross-country skiing,there was even more pressure on Elise Christie’s tiny shoulders than usual. It spoke volumes approximately her mettle that she responded by smashing the Olympic 500m short-track speed skating record – laying down a hefty marker for the rest of these Winter Games.
It was only the first heat and Christie will own to battle through two more rounds to reach the final in a sport where medal hopes can be sliced and diced on a rival’s blade in a millisecond. Yet such was the destructive ease of her first appearance, leading from first step to final before crossing the line in 42.87sec, and it was little surprise to hear her proclaim that she believes she is in world-record shape.
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Source: guardian.co.uk