Friday, February 08, 2008

Speed skating: Denton's Malone looks to finish strong

08:59 AM CST on Friday, February 8, 2008

By Todd Jorgenson / Sports Editor

Jordan Malone is happy to be back on home ice for the finale to his individual World Cup circuit race season.

The Denton native will compete beginning today in the Samsung ISU World Cup short track speed skating event at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City.

Malone, 23, has been training in Salt Lake City, which hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics, with the United States national team for the past year after the squad moved from Colorado Springs in 2007.

He said this weekend’s meet is critical because it represents one of the last opportunities of the season to determine individual and team rankings.

“It’s the most important,” Malone said. “The world rankings are very important.”


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