Katherine Reutter's disappointing weekend continued when she was disqualified for impeding after twice getting tangled up with other skaters in the 1,500 final. After bolting from sixth to first in less than a lap, Reutter and a pair of Chinese skaters bumped and the American national champ lost momentum with six laps to go.

Two laps later, while trying to climb back into contention, Reutter got mixed up with teammate Allison Baver. This time, Reutter stood up, faded off the back and was disqualified.

Korea's Shin Sae-Bom won the race, with China's Zhou Yang and Sun LinLin filling out the podium. Baver was fourth.

The men's and women's 500 finals were fairly anticlimactic for the pro-U.S. crowd at the Oval. With no Americans advancing to the finals, Korea's Sung Si-Bak took first ahead of Canada's Charles Hamlin and Francois-Louis Trembley.

China's Meng Wang again proved she is the best women's short track speedskater in the world with another first-place finish in the 500. She outraced teammate Liu Qiuhong and Canada's Jessica Gregg.

The World Cup season continues next week in Vancouver, Canada — site of the 2010 Olympic Games— and the U.S. is already looking forward to it.

"Just down in the dressing room, right after we finished the relay, we were already talking about how we can get better," Jayner said. "I think we're making progress already."

Short Track World Cup results

Women's 500

1. Weng Mang, China

2. Liu Qiuhong, China

3. Jessica Gregg, Canada

Men's 500

1. Sung Si-Bak, Korea

2. Charles Hamlin, Canada

3. Francios-Louis Trembley, Canada

Women's 1,500

1. Shin Sae-Bom, Korea

2. Zhou Yang, China

3. Sun LinLin, China

Men's 1,500

1. Lee Jung-Su, Korea

2. Lee Ho-Suk, Korea

3. Apolo Anton Ohno, USA

Women's 3,000 Relay

1. China

2. Korea

3. Canada

Men's 5,000 Relay

1. Korea

2. U.S.

3. Canada

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