Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres

Women's 500 metres
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for short track
Venue Iceberg Skating Palace
Sochi, Russia
Dates 10 February (qualifying heats)
13 February (quarterfinal, semifinal, and final)
Competitors 32 from 15 nations
Winning time 45.263
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Li Jianrou  China
2nd, silver medalist(s) Arianna Fontana  Italy
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Park Seung-hi  South Korea

The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held between 10–13 February 2014 at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia.[1]

The qualifying heats was held on 10 February with the quarterfinal, the semifinal and the final were held on 13 February.

The defending Olympic Champion and World Champion is Wang Meng of China. Meng qualified to compete at the Games but broke her ankle in a collision with a teammate while practicing for the games in January 2014.[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 15 nations qualified to compete.[4]

Results

The final results:[5]

Preliminaries

Heats

Q – qualified for Quarterfinals
ADV — advanced
PEN — penalty
YC — yellow card
RankHeatNameCountryTimeNotes
11Liu Qiuhong China43.542Q
21Kim A-lang South Korea43.919Q
31Lara van Ruijven Netherlands44.023
–1Tatiana Borodulina RussiaPEN
12Elise Christie Great Britain44.775Q
22Sofia Prosvirnova Russia44.940Q
32Yui Sakai Japan45.051
42Andrea Keszler Hungary45.215
13Jorien ter Mors Netherlands44.262Q
23Charlotte Gilmartin Great Britain44.440Q
33Martina Valcepina Italy44.493
43Biba Sakurai Japan44.628
14Park Seung-hi South Korea44.180Q
24Emily Scott United States45.210Q
34Agnė Sereikaitė Lithuania45.356
44Véronique Pierron France1:12.278
15Marianne St-Gelais Canada43.729Q
25Yara van Kerkhof Netherlands44.044Q
35Ayuko Ito Japan44.174
45Inna Simonova Kazakhstan44.387
16Arianna Fontana Italy43.568Q
26Li Jianrou China43.633Q
36Patrycja Maliszewska Poland44.154
–6Alyson Dudek United StatesPEN
17Fan Kexin China43.356Q
27Jessica Hewitt Canada43.447Q
37Valeriya Reznik Russia45.349
47Jessica Smith United States1:13.344
18Valérie Maltais Canada44.093Q
28Shim Suk-hee South Korea44.197Q
38Veronika Windisch Austria44.586
48Elena Viviani Italy44.623

Quarterfinal

Q – qualified for the semifinals
ADV – advanced
PEN – penalty
YC – yellow card
RankQuarterfinalNameCountryTimeNotes
11Park Seung-hi South Korea43.392Q
21Marianne St-Gelais Canada43.595Q
31Yara van Kerkhof Netherlands43.888
41Charlotte Gilmartin Great Britain44.279
12Fan Kexin China43.288Q
22Elise Christie Great Britain43.402Q
32Emily Scott United States44.709
42Jessica Hewitt Canada1:00.971
13Liu Qiuhong China43.478Q
23Jorien ter Mors Netherlands43.572Q
33Kim A-lang South Korea43.673
43Sofia Prosvirnova Russia43.862
14Arianna Fontana Italy43.405Q
24Li Jianrou China43.486Q
34Valérie Maltais Canada43.550
44Shim Suk-Hee South Korea43.572

Semifinals

QA – qualified for Final A
QB – qualified for Final B
ADV – advanced
PEN – penalty
YC – yellow card
RankSemifinalNameCountryTimeNotes
11Park Seung-hi South Korea43.611QA
21Arianna Fontana Italy43.624QA
31Marianne St-Gelais Canada44.069QB
41Jorien ter Mors Netherlands44.242QB
12Elise Christie Great Britain43.837QA
22Li Jianrou China43.841QA
32Liu Qiuhong China43.916QB
42Fan Kexin China1:24.431QB

Finals

Final B (classification round)

RankNameCountryTimeNotes
4Liu Qiuhong China44.188
5Fan Kexin China44.297
6Jorien ter Mors Netherlands44.311
7Marianne St-Gelais Canada44.359

Final A (medal round)

RankNameCountryTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Li Jianrou China45.263
2nd, silver medalist(s)Arianna Fontana Italy51.250
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Park Seung-hi South Korea54.207
–Elise Christie Great BritainPEN

Final standings

The final overall standings were:[5]

RankNameCountry
1st, gold medalist(s)Li Jianrou China
2nd, silver medalist(s)Arianna Fontana Italy
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Park Seung-hi South Korea
4Liu Qiuhong China
5Fan Kexin China
6Jorien ter Mors Netherlands
7Marianne St-Gelais Canada
8Elise Christie Great Britain
9Valérie Maltais Canada
10Kim A-lang South Korea
11Yara van Kerkhof Netherlands
12Emily Scott United States
13Jessica Hewitt Canada
14Shim Suk-hee South Korea
15Sofia Prosvirnova Russia
16Charlotte Gilmartin Great Britain
17Lara van Ruijven Netherlands
18Patrycja Maliszewska Poland
19Ayuko Ito Japan
20Martina Valcepina Italy
21Veronika Windisch Austria
22Yui Sakai Japan
23Valeriya Reznik Russia
24Agnė Sereikaitė Lithuania
25Inna Simonova Kazakhstan
26Elena Viviani Italy
27Biba Sakurai Japan
28Andrea Keszler Hungary
29Véronique Pierron France
30Jessica Smith United States
–Tatiana Borodulina Russia
–Alyson Dudek United States

References

  1. ↑ "Short Track Speed Skating Schedule and Results". SOOC. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "China's Olympic champion Wang Meng likely to miss Sochi due to ankle fracture". Xinhua. Shanghai, China. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  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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