Short-track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Short track speed skating at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia on 13–26 February 2010.
| Short Track Speed Skating at the XXI Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Pacific Coliseum |
| Dates | 13–26 February |
| No. of events | 8 |
| Competitors | 109 from 23 nations |
China dominated the competition, sweeping the women's events - winning gold in the 500 m, 1,000 m 1,500 m and 3000 m relay. Wang Meng won three gold medals becoming the most accomplished female short track speed skater in Olympic history and Apolo Ohno became the most decorated Winter Olympian in United States history with eight medals.
Haralds Silovs of Latvia became the first athlete in Olympic history to participate in both short track (1500m) and long track (5000m) speed skating, and the first to compete in two different disciplines on the same day. He competed in the 5000m and then raced across town to the 1500m event.[1][2][3]
The final of the women's 3000 metres relay event was controversially won by the Chinese team, which set a new world record. The South Korean team initially finished first but was disqualified due to illegal contact which was deemed to have impeded a Chinese skater.[4][5] Australian referee James Hewish subsequently received abusing and threatening emails including personal death threats from angry South Korean fans.[6]
Competition schedule
editAll times are Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8).
| Day | Date | Start | Finish | Event | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 2 | Saturday, 2010-02-13 | 17:00 | 19:30 | 500 m women | Heats |
| 3,000 m relay women | Heats | ||||
| 1,500 m men | Final | ||||
| Day 6 | Wednesday 2010-02-17 | 17:00 | 19:15 | 1,000 m men | Heats |
| 5,000 m relay men | Heats | ||||
| 500 m women | Final | ||||
| Day 9 | Saturday 2010-02-20 | 17:45 | 20:15 | 1,500 m women | Final |
| 1,000 m men | Final | ||||
| Day 13 | Wednesday 2010-02-24 | 17:00 | 18:45 | 1,000 m women | Heats |
| 500 m men | Heats | ||||
| 3,000 m relay women | Final | ||||
| Day 15 | Friday 2010-02-26 | 18:00 | 20:15 | 500 m men | Final |
| 1,000 m women | Final | ||||
| 5,000 m relay men | Final |
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  South Korea | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  Canada | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  United States | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Men's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Charles Hamelin Canada |
40.981 | Sung Si-bak South Korea |
41.340 | François-Louis Tremblay Canada |
46.366 |
| 1000 metres |
Lee Jung-su South Korea |
1:23.747 OR | Lee Ho-suk South Korea |
1:23.801 | Apolo Ohno United States |
1:24.128 |
| 1500 metres |
Lee Jung-su South Korea |
2:17.611 | Apolo Ohno United States |
2:17.976 | J. R. Celski United States |
2:18.053 |
| 5000 metre relay |
Canada (CAN) Charles Hamelin François Hamelin Olivier Jean François-Louis Tremblay Guillaume Bastille |
6:44.224 | South Korea (KOR) Kwak Yoon-gy Lee Ho-suk Lee Jung-su Sung Si-bak Kim Seoung-il |
6:44.446 | United States (USA) J. R. Celski Travis Jayner Jordan Malone Apolo Ohno Simon Cho |
6:44.498 |
Women's events
edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Wang Meng China |
43.048 | Marianne St-Gelais Canada |
43.707 | Arianna Fontana Italy |
43.804 |
| 1000 metres |
Wang Meng China |
1:29.213 | Katherine Reutter United States |
1:29.324 | Park Seung-hi South Korea |
1:29.379 |
| 1500 metres |
Zhou Yang China |
2:16.993 OR | Lee Eun-byul South Korea |
2:17.849 | Park Seung-hi South Korea |
2:17.927 |
| 3000 metre relay |
China (CHN) Sun Linlin Wang Meng Zhang Hui Zhou Yang |
4:06.610 WR | Canada (CAN) Jessica Gregg Kalyna Roberge Marianne St-Gelais Tania Vicent |
4:09.137 | United States (USA) Allison Baver Alyson Dudek Lana Gehring Katherine Reutter Kimberly Derrick |
4:14.081 |
Records
edit| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 1500 m | February 13 | Heat 3 | Lee Jung-su | South Korea |
2:12.280 | OR | |
| Women's 500 m | February 13 | Heat 3 | Wang Meng | China |
43.926 | OR | |
| Men's 1500 m | February 13 | Semifinal 1 | Lee Jung-su | South Korea |
2:10.949 | OR | |
| Women's 3000 m relay | February 13 | Semifinal 2 | Sun Linlin Wang Meng Zhang Hui Zhou Yang |
China |
4:08.797 | OR | |
| Women's 500 m | February 17 | Quarterfinal 2 | Wang Meng | China |
43.284 | OR | |
| Men's 1000 m | February 17 | Heat 3 | Sung Si-bak | South Korea |
1:24.245 | OR | |
| Women's 500 m | February 17 | Semifinal 2 | Wang Meng | China |
42.985 | OR |
Participating nations
editThe quotas were announced on November 23, 2009.[7]
| Nations | Men's 500m | Men's 1000m | Men's 1500m | Men's relay | Women's 500m | Women's 1000m | Women's 1500m | Women's relay | Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Austria |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
 Belgium |
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
 Bulgaria |
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Canada |
3 | 2 | 3 | X | 3 | 3 | 3 | X | 10 |
| China |
3 | 3 | 3 | X | 3 | 3 | 3 | X | 10 |
 Czech Republic |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
 France |
1 | 2 | 3 | X | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
 Germany |
2 | 2 | 3 | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
 Great Britain |
2 | 2 | 2 | X | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
 Hong Kong |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
 Hungary |
2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | X | 7 | |
| Italy |
3 | 3 | 3 | X | 3 | 2 | 3 | X | 10 |
 Japan |
2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | X | 8 | |
 Kazakhstan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
 Latvia |
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
 Netherlands |
2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | X | 7 | |
 New Zealand |
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
 Poland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
 Romania |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
 Russia |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| South Korea |
3 | 3 | 3 | X | 3 | 2 | 3 | X | 10 |
| United States |
3 | 3 | 3 | X | 2 | 3 | 3 | X | 10 |
| Total: 23 NOCs | 32 | 32 | 36 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 8 | 113 |
References
edit- ^ Toronto Star, "Latvia's quick-change artist makes Olympic history", 14 February 2010 (accessed 18 February 2010)
- ^ Washington Post, "Latvian speedskater is 1st to do double duty"[dead link], Beth Harris, 13 February 2010 (accessed 18 February 2010)
- ^ New York Times, "From Long Track to Short Track, an Unprecedented Journey", Karen Crouse, 13 February 2010 (accessed 18 February 2010)
- ^ AP Associated Press, "China wins women's 3,000-meter relay after DQ Archived 2010-02-28 at the Wayback Machine" February 25, 2010.
- ^ Chase, Chris, "Controversy: S. Korea DQ'd in short track relay, China gets gold", Yahoo! News, February 24, 2010.
- ^ "Aussie skate referee Jim Hewish faces death threats from angry South Korean fans". Herald Sun. 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
- ^ "ISU Communication No. 1598: Olympic Winter Games 2010 - Entries Short Track Speed Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union. November 23, 2009. Retrieved November 27, 2009.