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Sochi 2014: Jack Whelbourne Crashes Out In Short Track Final (PICTURES)

GB Miss Out As Whelbourne Crashes Out (PICTURES)
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Great Britain's Jack Whelbourne falls as he competes in the Men's Short Track 1500 m Final at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Jack Whelbourne's hopes of a Winter Olympics medal slipped away as the Briton crashed out of the 1500 metres short track final in Sochi.

Whelbourne led early on and was lying second as the race pace hotted up but, with three laps remaining, the 22-year-old from Nottingham lost his footing and fell to the ice - ending his medal dream and hurting his ankle in the process.

Canada's Charles Hamelin, who had won Whelbourne's semi-final, took gold at the Iceberg Skating Palace in two minutes 14.985 seconds, with China's Tianyu Han claiming silver in 2:15.055 and Victor An taking bronze for host nation Russia in 2:15.062.

Whelbourne, who will be assessed ahead of the men's 1000m on Thursday, said: "Unfortunately a block got under my foot and I toed in, which has given me a twisted ankle but we don't know how it is.

"It can be quite common in the sport. The block move, we have seven and up to eight people racing with tight-knit overtakes, so it happens quite a lot and this time it happened to me, unfortunately, when I was in my best form.

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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 10: Jack Whelbourne of Great Britain competes in the Short Track Men's 1500m Final on day 3 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 10: Jack Whelbourne of Great Britain falls while competing in the Short Track Men's 1500m Final on day 3 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 10: Jack Whelbourne of Great Britain falls while competing in the Short Track Men's 1500m Final on day 3 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 10: Jack Whelbourne of Great Britain competes in the Short Track Men's 1500m Final on day 3 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 10: Jack Whelbourne of Great Britain sits on the ice after falling while competing in the Short Track Men's 1500m Final on day 3 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 10: Jack Whelbourne of Great Britain competes in the Short Track Men's 1500m Final on day 3 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Great Britain's Jack Whelbourne (R) falls as he competes in the Men's Short Track 1500 m Final at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 10: Jack Whelbourne of Great Britain falls while competing in the Short Track Men's 1500m Final on day 3 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 10: Jack Whelbourne of Great Britain falls as J.R. Celski of the United States, Victor An of Russia and Han-Bin Lee of South Korea in the Short Track Men's 1500m Final on day 3 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 10: Jack Whelbourne of Great Britain falls while competing in the Short Track Men's 1500m Final on day 3 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Great Britain's Jack Whelbourne falls as he competes in the Men's Short Track 1500 m Final at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Great Britain's Jack Whelbourne falls as he competes in the Men's Short Track 1500 m Final at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / DAMIEN MEYER (Photo credit should read DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Great Britain's Jack Whelbourne falls as he competes in the Men's Short Track 1500 m Final at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / YURI KADOBNOV (Photo credit should read YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Great Britain's Jack Whelbourne falls as he competes in the Men's Short Track 1500 m Final at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / YURI KADOBNOV (Photo credit should read YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Great Britain's Jack Whelbourne (2nd R) falls as he competes in the Men's Short Track 1500 m Final at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Great Britain's Jack Whelbourne (2nd R) falls as he competes in the Men's Short Track 1500 m Final at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Great Britain's Jack Whelbourne (2nd R) falls as he competes in the Men's Short Track 1500 m Final at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Great Britain's Jack Whelbourne reacts after crashing out of the Mens 1500m Short Track skating Final during the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. (credit:PA)

"I am really pleased with my performance today."

Whelbourne had been quickest in the heats with a time of two minutes 14.091 seconds and then followed it up with another impressive showing in the semi-finals to go through to the showpiece as second fastest.

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