article: The 26-year-old Scot finished in 43.590 seconds, ahead of second-placed Choi Min-jeong of South Korea (43.612secs). Christie won the event at the World Cup opener in Calgary, Canada. She set a 500m world record in the quarter-finals at the second World Cup in Salt Lake City, USA but fell in the final. Christie won a silver and three bronze medals at the World Championships in March and competed at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.
summary: British short track speed skater Elise Christie won 500m gold at the third World Cup event of the season in Shanghai, China.