From left: Daan Breeuwsma (Netherlands), Pavel Sitnikov (Russia) and Patrick Duffy (Canada) during the men's 1000 meter semifinals at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Lee So-youn (South Korea) during the women's 1000m semifinal race at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk, Belarus.

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Athletes during the men's 5000m semifinal race at the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Ekaterina Efremenkova (Russia) during the semifinal of the women's 1,500m at the Minsk competition of the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup.

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Tommaso Dotti (Italy) during the men's 1500m semifinal race at the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Valery Maltais (Canada) during the semifinal of the women's 1,500m at the Minsk competition of the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup.

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From left: Denis Ayrapetyan (Russia) and Hiroki Yokoyama (Japan) during the semifinal of the men's 1,500m at the Minsk competition of the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup.

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Denis Airapetyan (Russia) during the men's 1500m semifinal race at the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Hwang Dae Heon (South Korea) during the men's 1000 meter semifinals at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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From left: Hyo Been Lee (South Korea), John-Henry Krueger (United States), and Denis Ayrapetyan (Russia) during the men's 1500m semifinal race at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk, Belarus.

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Kim Joon Chun (South Korea) during the men's 1000 meter semifinals at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Viktor Ahn (Russia) during the men's 5000m semifinal race at the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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From left: Hong Kyung-hwan (South Korea) and Denis Ayrapetyan (Russia) during the men's 5000m semifinal relay race at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk, Belarus.

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Ahn Se Jung (South Korea) during the women's 3000 meter relay at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Han Yutong (China) during the women's 1500 meter relay semifinals at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Suzanne Schulting (Netherlands) during the women's 1500 meter relay semifinals at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Yin Qi (China) during the women's 1500 meter relay semifinals at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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From left: PERETTI Lucia Peretti (Italy), Yekaterina Yefremenkova (Russia) and Rianne de Vries (Netherlands) during the women's 1500 meter relay semifinals at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Yekaterina Konstantinova (Russia) during the women's 3000 metre relay at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Coaches of the Russian national short track team Andrei Maksimov, left, and Alexander Gertsikov during the men's 5000m semifinal race at the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Viktor Ahn (Russia) during the men's 5000m semifinal race at the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Coach of the Russian national short track team Alexander Gertsikov during the men's 5000m semifinal race at the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Viktor Ahn (Russia) during the men's 5000m semifinal race at the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Viktor Ahn (Russia) during the men's 5000m semifinal race at the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Cecilia Maffei (Italy) during the women's 3000 meter relay at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Hong Kyung-hwan (South Korea) during the men's 5000m semifinal relay race at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk, Belarus.

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Yekaterina Yefremenkova (Russia) during the women's 1500 metre relay finals at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Tatyana Borodulina (Russia) during the women's 3000 meter relay at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Yevgeniya Zakharova (Russia) during the women's 3000 meter relay at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Arianna Fontana (Italy) watches athletes compete at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk, Belarus.

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Sofia Prosvirnova during the women's 3000 meter relay at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Sofia Prosvirnova and Yevgeniya Zakharova (Russia) during the women's 3000 meter relay at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Yekaterina Yefremenkova (Russia) during the women's 1500 metre relay finals at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Sofia Prosvirnova and Yevgeniya Zakharova (Russia) during the women's 3000 meter relay at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Aoi Watanabe (Japan) during a quarter-final race of the women's 3,000m relay at short track ISU World Cup in Minsk.

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Yevgenia Zakharova (Russia) during a quarter-final race of the women's 3,000m relay at short track ISU World Cup in Minsk.

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Arianna Valcepina (Italy) during a quarter-final race of the women's 3,000m relay at short track ISU World Cup in Minsk.

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Sofya Prosvirnova (Russia) during a quarter-final race of the women's 3,000m relay at short track ISU World Cup in Minsk.

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Medal winners in women’s finals in 1,500 m at short track ISU World Cup in Minsk: Shione Kaminaga (Japan) - bronze medal, Liu Yang (China) - gold medal, Cynthia Mascitto (Italy) - silver medal.

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Liu Yang (China) competing in women’s finals in 1,000 m at short track ISU World Cup in Minsk.

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From left: Liu Yang (China) and Shione Kaminaga (Japan) competing in women’s finals in 1,000 m at short track ISU World Cup in Minsk.

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Coach of the Russian national short track team Andrei Maksimov during men’s finals in 1,000 m at short track ISU World Cup in Minsk.

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Pavel Sitnikov (Russia) competing in men’s finals in 1,000 m at short track ISU World Cup in Minsk.

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Denis Nikisha (Kazakhstan) competing in men’s finals in 1,000 m at short track ISU World Cup in Minsk.

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Denis Nikisha (Kazakhstan) competing in men’s finals in 1,000 m at short track ISU World Cup in Minsk.

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From left: Daeheon Hwang (South Korea) and Sjinkie Knegt (Netherlands) competing in men’s finals in 1,000 m at short track ISU World Cup in Minsk.

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From left: Daeheon Hwang (South Korea) and Sjinkie Knegt (Netherlands) competing in men’s finals in 1,000 m at short track ISU World Cup in Minsk.

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Daeheon Hwang (South Korea) celebrates his victory in men’s finals in 1,000 m at short track ISU World Cup in Minsk.

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Lee Hye Bin (South Korea) celebrates his victory in men’s finals in 1,500 m at short track ISU World Cup in Minsk.

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Lee Hye Bin (South Korea) celebrates his victory in men’s finals in 1,500 m at short track ISU World Cup in Minsk.

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Hyo Been Lee (South Korea) celebrates winning the men's 1500m final race at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk, Belarus.

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Winners in the men's 1000 meter finals at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk, at the awards ceremony, from left: Sjinkie Knegt (Netherlands, bronze), Hwang Dae Heon (South Korea, gold) and Nurbergen Zhumagaziyev (Kazakhstan, silver).

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Medalists in the men's 1500m final race at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk, Belarus, during the medal ceremony, from left: bronze medalist Hong Kyung-hwan (South Korea), gold medalist Hyo Been Lee (South Korea), and silver medalist Lim Yong Jin (South Korea).

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Suzanne Schulting (Netherlands) receives first aid after a fall during the women's 1500 meter relay finals at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Suzanne Schulting (Netherlands) receives first aid after a fall during the women's 1500 meter relay finals at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Suzanne Schulting (Netherlands) and Han Yutong (China) during the women's 1500 meter relay finals at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Suzanne Schulting (Netherlands) and Han Yutong (China) during the women's 1500 meter relay finals at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Suzanne Schulting (Netherlands) and Han Yutong (China) during the women's 1500 meter relay finals at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Yekaterina Yefremenkova (Russia) during the women's 1500 meter relay finals at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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Yekaterina Yefremenkova (Russia) during the women's 1500 meter relay finals at the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk.

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