Reston native Maame Biney was eliminated from the 500 meter speedskating quarterfinal in the Pyeongchang Olympics. But the local teen's time at the Olympics isn't over yet.

Kexin Fan of China leads Maame Biney of the United States in their ladies’ 500 meters short-track speedskating heat in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) AP/David J. Phillip Maame Biney (1) competes in the women’s 1000-meter during the U.S.Olympic short track speedskating trials Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, in Kearns, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) AP/Rick Bowmer Maame Biney (1) reacts after winning women’s 500-meter A final race during the U.S. Olympic short track speedskating trials Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, in Kearns, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) AP/Rick Bowmer Maame Biney of the United States in action during the ladies’ 500 meters short-track speedskating in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) AP/Bernat Armangue Maame Biney reacts during a medal ceremony after winning women’s 500-meter A final race during the U.S. Olympic short track speedskating trials Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, in Kearns, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) AP/Rick Bowmer ( 1 /5) Share This Gallery: Share on Facebook. Share on Twitter. Share via email. Print.

WASHINGTON — Reston native Maame Biney has been eliminated from the 500-meter speedskating competition after finishing fourth in the quarterfinals in the Pyeongchang Olympics.

She got off to an uncharacteristically slow start and didn’t recover. Biney’s quarterfinal included former world champion Fan Kexin of China and Sofia Prosvirnova of the Olympic Athletes from Russia, NBC Washington reports

Biney still has a chance at the 1,500 meters on Saturday.

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