Korea and United States Dominate Qualifications

 Wednesday’s World Cup action at Weber State University determines the athlete’s ranking for both individual and team competitions, with the archers each shooting 12 six-arrow ends. The Ogden World Cup is the third of four qualifying stages where the top seven athletes in each division advance to the Archery World Cup Final in Edinburg, Great Britain in September.   Recurve Men A showdown is in the making in the men’s individual recurve division where Korea’s Im, the 2009 World Championships silver medalist, and 2008 U.S. Olympian Brady ELLISON of Chula Vista, Calif., swapped positions three times in the ranking round. Im, a two-time Olympic team gold medalist, held the overall lead after the first three ends, where Ellison took the lead until the final end where Im came out on top with a 683 score. Ellison, who is currently ranked first in the World Cup Standings, is second with a 680 total.   Korea’s OH Jin Hyek is third with a 678 total and CHENG Chu Sian of Malaysia is fourth with 337 points. Five-time U.S. Olympian Butch JOHNSON of Woodstock, Calif., sits ninth with a 665 total. Making a surge towards the top of the ranking was 2010 U.S. National champion Jake KAMINSKI of Chula Vista, Calif., into 13th with 662. Other notables are 2009 World Cup Final silver medalist Simon TERRY of Great Britain in 17th with a 659 and 2009 World Cup Final bronze medalist Romain GIROUILLE of France in 29th. Two-time U.S. Olympic medalist Vic WUNDERLE of Charlotte, N.C., sits in 26th.  Recurve Women The Korean team was led by KIM Moon Jung, who was sitting in fourth after the first six ends, and finished in first with a 668 total that included 32 tens and 17 Xs. YUN Ok-Hee and KI Bo Bae finished with a 665 total where YUN finished third as she shot more Xs than her Korean teammate. 2009 World Individual and Team Champion JOO Hyun-Hung is fourth overall with a 664 total.   A few notables include 2007 World Cup Final champion Dola BANERJEE of India in 8th with a 653, while 2009 World Championship bronze medalist Natalia SANCHEZ of Columbia is 10th with 651. 2008 Olympic team bronze medalist Berengere SCHUH of France is sitting 12th with a 649 total.   For Team USA, four-time Olympian Khatuna LORIG of West Hollywood, Calif., finished 18th with a 643, while two-time U.S. Olympian Jennifer NICHOLS of Bryan, Texas, finished in 19th with a 641. Heather KOEHL and Kristin BRAUN, both from Chula Vista, Calif., and USA Archery resident athletes, finished 42nd and 62nd, respectively.   Compound Men The 2007 World Cup Final champion Jorge JIMENEZ of El Salvador took the ranking round title by hitting a 704 cumulative score that included 28 Xs and 56 tens. Roger WILLETT Jr., of Glouchester, Va., also shot a 704, but is ranked second by only finding the X-mark 16 times. In third is Braden GELLENTHIEN of Woodbridge, Va., with 702 points. Jesse BROADWATER of Jennerstown, Pa., shot a 700 for sixth, while 2009 World Champion Reo WILDE of Pocatello, Idaho, finished eighth with a 699.   Other notables included 2010 World Cup Stage 2 champion Martin DAMSBO of Denmark in eighth with 700 and defending 2009 World Cup Final champion Sergio PAGNI of Italy in 16th with a 692.  Compound Women The 2008 World Cup Final champion Jamie VAN NATTA of Toledo, Ohio, sits on top of the women’s compound division by shooting a 695 that was highlighted with 49 tens and 18 Xs, which is six points better than second-ranked Viktoria BALZHANOVA of Russia. Recently crowned 2010 U.S. National Champion Erika ANSCHUTZ of Hamilton, Ohio, is third with a 687 total. Doris JONES of Canada is fourth with a 684 total, who shot the most Xs in the women’s compound round with 22.   Other notables in the field include: multiple World Cup medalist Ivana BUDEN of Croatia in fifth with 683 points; 2009 World Champion Albina LOGINOVA of Russia in 10th with 674; and 2009 World Cup Final silver medalist Camilla SOEMOD of Denmark in 12th.   Recurve Men Team Korea was the best team with 2034 points ahead of the USA (2007) and India (1982).   Recurve Women Team Korea finished on top of the ranking in this division (of course!) with 1998 points. China finished 2nd with 1936 while Chinese Taipei was 3rd with 1926.  Compound Men Team The USA dominated this division with 2106 points, ahead of Canada, 2085, and El Salvador, 2084.   Compound Women Team The USA were 1st again with 2056 points ahead of Canada, 2041 and Australia, 2000.   Recurve Mixed Team Korea reached 1351 points to take the lead over the USA, 1323, and Chinese Taipei, 1321.   Compound Mixed Team The USA came again close to 1400 points. VAN NATTA and WILLER had a combined score of 1399. Canada scored 1384 and Russia 1376.   Anthony BARTKOWSKI Ogden Organising Committee   Didier MIEVILLE World Archery Communication