Courtesy: USAT

U.S. elite triathletes Sheila Taormina, Susan Williams finished second and third and Doug Friman placed third at the Corner Brook ITU World Cup in Newfoundland, Canada on Sunday.

Taormina, who also finished second at the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Cup in Edmonton last week, led for most of the race, but was outrun by Canada's Jill Savege. Savege won the race in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 26 seconds. Taormina (Livonia, Mich.) was second in 2:05:59 and Williams (Denver, Colo.) reached her very first World Cup podium in 2:06:21.

Kelly Rea of the United States finished 18th.

The U.S. men also had an impressive day. Not only did Friman (Tucson, Ariz.) reach his first World Cup podium by finishing third behind New Zealand's Hamish Carter and Bevan Docherty, but the United States also put four other men in the top 10:

U.S. national champion Seth Wealing (Remington, Ind.) finished fifth. Michael Smedley (Colorado Springs, Colo.), who took most to the 2002 season off to work full time, finished eighth. Brian Fleischmann (Jacksonville, Fla.) was ninth and Joe Umphenour (Bellevue, Wash.) was 10th.

Andy Kelsey (Cupertino, Calif.), who is still coming back from a broken collarbone suffered in training, finished 11th.

Friman used the fastest run of the day in 32:01 to work his way into third place. Wealing had the third-fastest run in 32:31.

The U.S. women now hold the top three spots in the ITU world rankings, as Barb Lindquist (Victor, Idaho) is first, Laura Reback (North Palm Beach, Fla.) is second and Taormina is third.

The U.S. men are also moving up in the rankings as Hunter Kemper (Longwood, Fla.) is 13th and Umphenour has cracked the top 20 in 19th.

Corner Brook ITU World Cup
July 20, 2003; Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
1.5k swim; 40k bike; 10k run

Women
1. Jill Savege (Canada) 2:05:26; 2. Sheila Taormina (Livonia, Mich.) 2:05:59; 3. Susan Williams (Denver, Colo.) 2:06:21; 4. Sandra Soldan (Brazil) 2:06:49 5. 5. Kathleen Smet (Belgium) 2:07:09 6. Nadia Cortassa (Italy) 2:09:21 7. Carol Montgomery (Canada) 2:09:26; 8. Beatrice Lanza (Italy) 2:09:37; 9. Emma Carney (Australia) 2:10:02; 10. Renata Berkova (Czech Republic) 2:10:16

Other U.S. Finishers
18. Kelly Rea (Marietta, Ga.); 24. Jessi Stensland (San Diego, Calif.); 28. Joanna Zeiger (Baltimore, Md.); 30. Alexis Waddel (San Ramon, Calif.); 31. Laurie Hug (Ambler, Pa.); 33. Alison Hardy (Arden, N.C.)

Men
1 Hamish Carter (New Zealand) 1:51:49; 2. Bevan Docherty (New Zealand) 1:52:17; 3. Doug Friman (Tucson, Ariz.) 1:54:39; 4. Simon Whitfield (Canada) 1:54:53; 5. Seth Wealing (Remington, Ind.) 1:55:01; 6. Marko Albert (Estonia) 1:55:13; 7. Andrea D'Aquino (Italy) 1:55:19; 8. Michael Smedley (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 1:55:30; 9. Brian Fleischmann (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1:55:33; 10. Joe Umphenour (Bellevue Wash.) 1:55:40

Other U.S. Finisher
11. Andy Kelsey (Cupertino, Calif.)