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U.S. breaks short track 5000m relay world record

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Could the U.S. men’s short track team spoil the South Korean party in PyeongChang?

Certainly if they skate like they did Sunday.

J.R. Celski, John-Henry Krueger, Keith Carroll Jr. and Thomas Hong combined to break the 5000m relay world record at a World Cup in in Shanghai.

They clocked 6:29.052, edging South Korea by .024 in the race and taking down Canada’s world record from 2012 by 1.906 seconds.

Carroll said they didn’t know they broke the record until a coach informed them.

“We’ve been working hard and this is a long time coming,” Carroll said, according to U.