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Date posted: 03/12/2010 by Speed Skating Canada

Denny Morrison of Fort St. John, B.C., won the silver medal in the men’s 1,500 metres on Friday at the World Cup Final in long track speed skating.  Morrison clocked 1:46.12 finishing behind Shani Davis of the U.S., first at 1:45.20.  Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands took the bronze in 1:46.61.

Kristina Groves of Ottawa was the top Canadian woman of the day, finishing fourth in the 3,000m.

‘’I had a very good race and it was the most relaxed I’ve been all year.  That helped me get my best result this season,’’ said Morrison.  ‘’I was strong technically and that’s why I was fast even though I was about a second behind Shani.

‘’It’s strange because before the Olympic Games I laid out a plan to make sure everything was followed to a tee in regards to things like my meals, warm-ups and so on.  This week, I was moving around, I wasn’t eating and sleeping well and still I got a good result.  It’s probably because I was more relaxed.  I wasn’t expecting to be on the podium.  In addition to my silver medal I finished third in the 1,500 season standings, so it’s a nice way to complete the season.’’

Morrison added that he will not compete next weekend at the world all around championships, also in Heerenveen.