Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres

Men's 1000 metres
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
Podium
Venue Iceberg Skating Palace
Sochi, Russia
Dates 13 February (qualifying heats)
15 February (quarterfinal, semifinal, and final)
Competitors 32 from 14 nations
Winning time 1:25.325
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Viktor Ahn  Russia
2nd, silver medalist(s) Vladimir Grigorev  Russia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Sjinkie Knegt  Netherlands

The men's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held between 13–15 February 2014 at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia.[1]

The qualifying heats were held on 13 February with the quarterfinal, the semifinal and the final were held on 15 February.

The 2010 Olympic Champion was Lee Jung-Su of South Korea, who did not run. The defending World Champion was Sin Da-woon, also of South Korea. He did not win a medal.

Viktor Ahn and Vladimir Grigorev, both of Russia, won the gold and the silver medals, respectively. Sjinkie Knegt of the Netherlands became third. The medals of Ahn and Grigorev became the first ever gold and silver medals of Russia in short track speed skating, whereas the medal of Knegt became the first ever medal of the Netherlands in short track speed skating.

Gold medal won in this event featured Chelyabinsk meteor fragment to commemorate at first anniversary of this meteor strike.[2]

Qualification

Countries were assigned quotas using a combination of the four special Olympic Qualification classifications that were held at two world cups in November 2013. A nation may enter a maximum of three athletes per event.[3] For this event a total of 32 athletes representing 14 nations qualified to compete.[4]

Results

The final results:[5]

Preliminaries

Q – qualified for Quarterfinals
ADV – advanced
PEN – penalty
RankHeatNameCountryTimeNotes
11Charle Cournoyer Canada1:24.787Q
21Chris Creveling United States1:25.069Q
31Niels Kerstholt Netherlands1:25.695
41Jon Eley Great Britain1:25.748
12Olivier Jean Canada1:26.089Q
22Sjinkie Knegt Netherlands1:26.091Q
32Mackenzie Blackburn Chinese Taipei1:26.814
42Bence Béres Hungary1:27.735
13Vladimir Grigorev Russia1:26.422Q
23Han Tianyu China1:26.530Q
33Vladislav Bykanov Israel1:27.796
43Richard Shoebridge Great Britain1:27.806
14Wu Dajing China1:24.950Q
24Viktor Knoch Hungary1:25.426Q
34Sébastien Lepape France1:49.311ADV
4Freek van der Wart NetherlandsPEN
15Charles Hamelin Canada1:25.742Q
25Eddy Alvarez United States1:26.070Q
35Jack Whelbourne Great Britain1:26.086
45Liang Wenhao China1:28.065
16J. R. Celski United States1:25.428Q
26Semion Elistratov Russia1:26.121Q
36Ryosuke Sakazume Japan1:26.468
46Maxime Chataignier France2:20.479
17Viktor Ahn Russia1:25.834Q
27Sin Da-woon South Korea1:25.893Q
37Yuzo Takamido Japan1:25.905
47Robert Seifert Germany1:29.468
18Lee Han-bin South Korea1:26.502Q
28Yuri Confortola Italy1:26.956Q
38Sándor Liu Shaolin Hungary1:35.935ADV
48Thibaut Fauconnet France2:00.795

Quarterfinal

Q – qualified for the semifinals
ADV – advanced
PEN – penalty
YC – yellow card
Quarterfinal 3
RankQuarterfinalNameCountryTimeNotes
11Lee Han-bin South Korea1:24.444Q
21Han Tianyu China1:24.490Q
31Chris Creveling United States1:24.691
41Sándor Liu Shaolin Hungary1.24.966
51Charle Cournoyer Canada1:25.204
12Wu Dajing China1:24.753Q
22Vladimir Grigorev Russia1:24.868Q
32Sébastien Lepape France1:25.368
42Yuri Confortola Italy1:25.428
52Viktor Knoch Hungary1:25.673
13Viktor Ahn Russia1:25.666Q
23Sjinkie Knegt Netherlands1:25.695Q
33Eddy Alvarez United States1:39.092
43Charles Hamelin Canada1:40.408
14Sin Da-woon South Korea1:24.215Q
24Semion Elistratov Russia1:24.239Q
34Olivier Jean Canada1:24.935
4J. R. Celski United StatesDNF

Semifinals

Semifinal 1
RankSemifinalNameCountryTimeNotes
11Vladimir Grigorev Russia1:25.346QA
21Sin Da-woon South Korea1:25.564QA
31Sjinkie Knegt Netherlands1:27.258ADV
1Lee Han-bin South KoreaPEN
12Viktor Ahn Russia1:24.102QA
22Wu Dajing China1:24.239QA
32Semion Elistratov Russia1:24.275QB
42Han Tianyu China1:24.611QB

Finals

Final B (Classification Round)

RankNameCountryTimeNotes
5Han Tianyu China1:29.334
6Semion Elistratov Russia1:29.429

Final A (Medal Round)

Sjinkie Knegt celebrating his bronze medal
RankNameCountryTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Viktor Ahn Russia1:25.325
2nd, silver medalist(s)Vladimir Grigorev Russia1:25.399
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Sjinkie Knegt Netherlands1:25.611
4Wu Dajing China1:25.772
Sin Da-woon South KoreaPEN

Final standings

The final overall standings were:[5]

RankNameCountry
1st, gold medalist(s)Viktor Ahn Russia
2nd, silver medalist(s)Vladimir Grigorev Russia
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Sjinkie Knegt Netherlands
4Wu Dajing China
5Han Tianyu China
6Semion Elistratov Russia
7Sin Da-woon South Korea
8Lee Han-bin South Korea
9Olivier Jean Canada
10Chris Creveling United States
11Eddy Alvarez United States
12Sébastien Lepape France
13J. R. Celski United States
14Charles Hamelin Canada
15Yuri Confortola Italy
16Sándor Liu Shaolin Hungary
17Charle Cournoyer Canada
18Viktor Knoch Hungary
19Niels Kerstholt Netherlands
20Yuzo Takamido Japan
21Jack Whelbourne Great Britain
22Ryosuke Sakazume Japan
23Mackenzie Blackburn Chinese Taipei
24Vladislav Bykanov Israel
25Jon Eley Great Britain
26Bence Béres Hungary
27Jon Eley Great Britain
28Liang Wenhao China
29Robert Seifert Germany
30Thibaut Fauconnet France
31Maxime Chataignier France
Freek van der Wart Netherlands

References

  1. "Short Track Speed Skating Schedule and Results". SOOC. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  2. Augustine, Bernie (25 July 2013). "Select gold medals at Sochi Olympics will include meteorite fragments to commemorate Russian meteor strike". New York Daily News. NYDailyNews.com.
  3. "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). International Skating Union. September 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  4. "XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi - Entries Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  5. 1 2 Final Results
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