KEARNS, UT (January 8, 2012) - The 2012 U.S. Short Track National Championships concluded today at the Utah Olympic Oval as Lana Gehring (Glenview, IL) and Simon Cho (Laurel, MD) were crowned overall 2012 U.S. Short Track Champions.

In today's distance races, Cho and Gehring won the 1000m titles, while Gehring and Travis Jayner captured the 3000m championship.

Extended results from today's races are available here: https://webpoint.usspeedskating.org/files/Event_PDFs/1919_Event_OtherDoc5.pdf

Following today's competition, US Speedskating announced the rosters for the 2012 Winter World Cup and World Championship teams. Congratulations to the following skaters.

World Cup 5 (Moscow, RUS) Feb. 3-5 & World Cup 6 (Dordrecht, NED) Feb. 10-12

Lana Gehring (Glenview, IL)

Alyson Dudek (Hales Corners, WI)

Jessica Smith (Melvindale, MI)

Emily Scott (Springfield, MO)

Kimberly Derrick (Memphis, TN)

Tamara Fredrick (Park Ridge, IL)

Simon Cho (Laurel, MD)

Travis Jayner (Midland, MI)

Jordan Malone (Denton, TX)

John-Henry Krueger (Pittsburgh, PA)

J.R. Celski (Federal Way, WA)

Kyle Carr (Peachtree City, GA)

World Championships - Shanghai (CHN) March 9-11

Lana Gehring

Alyson Dudek

Jessica Smith

Emily Scott

Final Spot TBD (based on 2nd half WCup results)

Simon Cho

Travis Jayner

Jordan Malone

J.R. Celski

Final Spot TBD (based on 2nd half WCup results)