collision between two other speedskaters cleared the way for American Apolo Anton Ohno to win the 1,000 meters in the short-track World Cup on Sunday.
South Korea's Lee Ho-suk and Canadian Charles Hamelin collided in the final laps and Ohno escaped the wreckage, finishing in 1 minute, 27.137 seconds and just ahead of South Korea's Lee Seung-hoon.
It was the only victory by an American during the World Cup stop at the Utah Olympic Oval. Ohno placed third in the 1,500 on Saturday.
``I learned from my mistakes Saturday and came back stronger today,'' said Ohno, who moved to Utah last year to train.
China's Wang Meng won the women's 1,000, and South Korea set a world record in the 3,000 relay with a time of 4:09.938.
Bulgaria's Evgenia Radanova won the 500, and South Korea's Sung Si-bak won the men's 500. South Korea also won the final event of the weekend, taking the 5,000 men's relay with a time of 6:43.882.
Sat February 9, 2008 23:12 EST
CHRIS DUNCAN
AP Sports Writer
HOUSTON
collision between two other speedskaters cleared the way for American Apolo Anton Ohno to win the 1,000 meters in the short-track World Cup on Sunday.