Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

Men's 1500 metres
at the XXI Olympic Winter Games
Venue Pacific Coliseum
Dates February 13
Competitors 36 from 16 nations
Winning time 2:17.611
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Lee Jung-su  South Korea
2nd, silver medalist(s) Apolo Anton Ohno  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) J. R. Celski  United States

The men's 1500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics took place on February 13 at the Pacific Coliseum. Heats took place at 5:00 PM PST, while the semifinals took place at 6:18 PM PST and the final event one hour later at 7:18 PM PST.

Preview

Going into the competition, speculation about possible winners focused on the strong South Korean contingent and on American skater Apolo Ohno. The South Korean team dominated short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, winning six gold, three silver, and two bronze medals in the eight events. Their team at the 2010 games also included a number of skaters who were reigning world champions.[1] Ohno received significant media attention both because of previous successes at the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2006 Games and because he was in a position to break two records, the most medals won by a short track speed skater, and the most medals won by any winter Olympian from the United States.[2]

Qualifying heats

Following the semifinal round, seven skaters qualified for the final medal round: Lee Jung-su, Lee Ho-suk and Sung Si-bak of South Korea, Apolo Ohno and J. R. Celski of the United States, Liang Wenhao of China, and Olivier Jean of Canada. Jean actually placed seventh in his semifinal heat, but advanced to the medal race after judges ruled that he had been interfered with during the race.[3]

Final heat and results

Apolo Ohno, who became the most medaled short track speed skater in Olympic history after winning the silver in the men's 1500 m race in Vancouver.

The South Korean skaters and Ohno jostled for the lead during much of the race, switching the lead positions multiple times. Entering the final lap, the three South Koreans had passed Ohno and were in a position to sweep the medals in the event. However, at the entrance of the last corner on the final lap, Lee Ho-suk made a last-minute daring inside pass on Sung Si-bak, only to have his blade collide with Si-bak to cause both skaters to fall and slam into the barriers. This allowed Ohno and his fellow American skater J. R. Celski to move into second and third positions behind the eventual winner, Lee Jung-su. Lee Ho-suk was later disqualified by judges for causing the crash, and Sung Si-bak took fifth place.[4]

Following the race, gold medalist Lee Jung-su told the media that he did not feel good about his win because of his teammates' misfortune. He credited his win to a decision to start the race in the front of the pack, which was not his usual technique. With his second-place finish and his sixth medal, Ohno became the most medaled short track speed skater in Olympic history, and tied Bonnie Blair's record as the most medaled American winter Olympian. Celski, who was skating after recovering from an accident the previous fall in which a skate's blade had sliced into his leg, earned his first medal.[4]

Haralds Silovs became the first athlete in Olympic history to participate in both short track and long track (5000 m) speed skating, and the first to compete in two different disciplines on the same day. He competed in the 5000 m and then raced across town to the 1500 m event.[5][6][7][8][9]

Results

Heats

RankHeatNameCountryTimeNotes
11Olivier Jean Canada2:14.279Q
21Lee Ho-suk South Korea2:14.324Q
31Liu Xianwei China2:14.354Q
41Tyson Heung Germany2:14.461
51Blake Skjellerup New Zealand2:14.730
61Ruslan Zakharov Russia2:14.929
12Liang Wenhao China2:16.152Q
22Charles Hamelin Canada2:16.153Q
32Sebastian Praus Germany2:17.058Q
42Nicolas Bean Italy2:17.089
52Jumpei Yoshizawa Japan2:30.701ADV
–2Jordan Malone United StatesDSQ
13Lee Jung-su South Korea2:12.380Q
23J. R. Celski United States2:12.460Q
33Nicola Rodigari Italy2:12.609Q
43Benjamin Macé France2:12.875
53Yuzo Takamido Japan2:15.402
63Paul Herrmann Germany2:16.782
14Yuri Confortola Italy2:14.584Q
24Sjinkie Knegt Netherlands2:14.862Q
34Jack Whelbourne Great Britain2:14.972Q
44Semion Elistratov Russia2:15.455
54Viktor Knoch Hungary2:16.826
64Song Weilong China2:20.095
15Apolo Anton Ohno United States2:17.653Q
25Pieter Gysel Belgium2:18.560Q
35Peter Darazs Hungary2:18.827Q
45Jakub Jaworski Poland2:19.163
55Jean Charles Mattei France2:33.989ADV
–5Guillaume Bastille CanadaDSQ
16Sung Si-bak South Korea2:14.836Q
26Haralds Silovs Latvia2:14.900Q
36Takahiro Fujimoto Japan2:16.155Q
46Anthony Douglas Great Britain2:16.622
56Niels Kerstholt Netherlands2:46.222ADV
–6Maxime Chataignier FranceDSQ

Semifinals

RankHeatNameCountryTimeNotes
11Lee Jung-su South Korea2:10.949QA, OR
21Apolo Ohno United States2:11.072QA
31Charles Hamelin Canada2:11.225QB
41Nicola Rodigari Italy2:11.402QB
51Sjinkie Knegt Netherlands2:13.870
61Jumpei Yoshizawa Japan2:15.129
71Peter Darazs Hungary2:18.349
12Lee Ho-suk South Korea2:14.833QA
22Liang Wenhao China2:15.453QA
32Sebastian Praus Germany2:16.240QB
42Pieter Gysel Belgium2:16.249QB
52Jack Whelbourne Great Britain2:17.156
62Olivier Jean Canada2:32.358ADV
72Jean Charles Mattei France2:36.291
13Sung Si-bak South Korea2:13.585QA
23J. R. Celski United States2:13.606QA
33Yuri Confortola Italy2:13.645QB
43Haralds Silovs Latvia2:14.009QB
53Liu Xianwei China2:14.500
63Takahiro Fujimoto Japan2:15.984
73Niels Kerstholt Netherlands2:16.352

Finals

Final B (classification round)

RankNameCountryTimeNotes
7Charles Hamelin Canada2:18.243
8Nicola Rodigari Italy2:18.422
9Pieter Gysel Belgium2:18.773
10Haralds Silovs Latvia2:19.435
11Sebastian Praus Germany2:20.374
–Yuri Confortola ItalyDSQ

Final A (medal round)

RankNameCountryTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Lee Jung-su South Korea2:17.611
2nd, silver medalist(s)Apolo Anton Ohno United States2:17.976
3rd, bronze medalist(s)J. R. Celski United States2:18.053
4Olivier Jean Canada2:18.806
5Sung Si-bak South Korea2:45.010
6Liang Wenhao China2:48.192
–Lee Ho-suk South KoreaDSQ

References

  1. ↑ "Short Track Speed Skating: South Korea aim to tighten golden stranglehold". Agence France-Presse. Vancouver 2010. 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
  2. ↑ "Short Track Speed Skating: Ohno on track for history books". Agence France-Presse. Vancouver 2010. 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
  3. ↑ "Men's 1500 m - Semifinals". Short Track. Vancouver 2010. 2010-02-13. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
  4. 1 2 "Short Track Speed Skating: Korea's Lee wins 1,500m short-track gold". Agence France-Presse. Vancouver 2010. 2010-02-13. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
  5. ↑ Toronto Star, "Latvia's quick-change artist makes Olympic history", 14 February 2010 (accessed 18 February 2010).
  6. ↑ Washington Post, "Latvian speedskater is 1st to do double duty", Beth Harris, 13 February 2010 (accessed 18 February 2010).
  7. ↑ New York Times, "From Long Track to Short Track, an Unprecedented Journey", Karen Crouse, 13 February 2010 (accessed 18 February 2010.)
  8. ↑ CTV Olympics, "Latvian skater makes Olympic history", Agence France Press, 14 February 2010 (accessed 18 February 2010) Archived 9 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine..
  9. ↑ New York Times, "Crosstown Ride to a Speedskating First", Associated Press, 30 January 2010 (accessed 18 February 2010).
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