Beune wins 1,500m at World Cup qualifying tournament
Joy Beune won the 1,500 metres at the World Cup qualifying tournament in Heerenveen, earning a place among the five skaters to qualify for the first four World Cup races in the distance.
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Joy Beune won the women’s 1,500 metres at the World Cup qualifying tournament in Heerenveen, clocking 1:53.75 to finish ahead of Marijke Groenewoud and Gioya Lancee.
Beune, 26, is the reigning world champion in the distance. Groenewoud finished in 1:54.88, with Lancee third in 1:55.08.
The five fastest skaters qualified for the first four World Cup races over 1,500 metres. Olympic champion Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong placed fourth in 1:55.27, while Merel Conijn was fifth in 1:55.28.
The first World Cup meeting is scheduled for 13–15 November in Beijing.
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