Rather than trying to readjust what he had to accommodate his condition, Kitchin recalled some advice a mentor once gave him to “Do what you want to do” and used the diagnosis to hit the reset button to live a life on limited means while finding his joy in rollerblading. Yet even in a city that prides itself on “keeping it weird,” there’s never been one quite like John Kitchin, the 69-year-old star of Joshua Izenberg’s documentary “Slomo.”Ī one-time neurologist who had all the markers of what many would consider the good life, complete with a marriage, a Ferrari, and even an exotic animal farm, Kitchin now skates the Pacific Beach Boardwalk alongside the Mission Beach of San Diego, listening to opera music and wearing a blue tank top and a grey fishing hat, a considerably stripped-down lifestyle that wasn’t brought about by financial calamity but the discovery of a rare disease that began to prevent him from recognizing faces. The Chinese skater officially finished third, and didn’t advance.There is no shortage of great characters to be found at SXSW, usually as many outside on the streets of Austin as there are inside the film festival’s theaters. There was some justice, however, as Charles was allowed to advance given she was in second place before falling and the crash was not her fault.īoutin went on to win the bronze medal, while Charles and Valcepina failed to advance to the final. That meant that Italian Arianna Valcepina, who was in last place prior to the crash, took second spot and qualified for the semis. Kim Boutin went on to win the race, with her Canadian teammate Florence Brunelle finishing second. Brunelle was disqualified by the judges though. Kexin didn’t end up gaining an advantage, as she tripped over the fallen Canadian. You can clearly see it was the hand of the Chinese skater Fan Kexin that pushed the marker that caused the spill. Yep, seems so: /XsE4vElgChĬanadian skater Florence Brunelle was wrongly DQ’d in the Women’s 500 metre short track semi. Many people online think the former after watching the slow motion replay. Was this speed skating sabotage, or merely incidental contact in a high-speed race? The question is, did the Chinese skater trip her on purpose? Kim Boutin finished first in her women's 500m quarter-final and will move onto the semi □□Ĭanada's Alyson Charles advances with her, after fellow Canadian Florence Brunelle was penalized after making contact /EX2ihWYFrO She looked devastated, as you can imagine. The top two skaters from the race were guaranteed a spot in the semifinals.Ĭharles fell and crashed into the boards. The act came midway through the last lap as the Chinese skater was trailing Charles, who was in second place. With skaters jockeying for position while travelling at high speeds, crashes are inevitable.īut one race in particular on Day 3 of the Winter Olympics in Beijing looked rather suspect.ĭuring the quarterfinal of the women’s 500-metre race, Chinese skater Fan Kexin flicked a marker into the skates of Canadian Alyson Charles. Short-track speed skating is never short on drama.
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