Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

Men's 10,000 metres
at the XXI Olympic Winter Games
Venue Richmond Olympic Oval
Date 23 February 2010
Competitors 15 from 9 nations
Winning time 12:58.55
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Lee Seung-hoon  South Korea
2nd, silver medalist(s) Ivan Skobrev  Russia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Bob de Jong  Netherlands

The men's 10,000 metres speed skating competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Richmond Olympic Oval on 23 February 2010.

The overwhelming pre-race favorite Sven Kramer, who had won 18 consecutive 10,000 m races since 2006, was disqualified due to a missed lane change after 6600 m into the race. Kramer finished the race in a time of 12:54.50, under the impression that he had won the gold medal in a new Olympic and track record, but was then told by his coach, Gerard Kemkers, that he had been disqualified.[1][2] Kemkers took the blame for the gaffe, as he had directed Kramer into the inner lane, even when Kramer was attempting to take the correct outer lane.[3]

The gold medal instead was won by Lee Seung-hoon in 12:58.55, edging the existing Olympic record by 0.37 seconds. Despite Lee's earlier silver medal at the 5000 m race, his achievement was a surprise, since, before 2010, he had never skated a 10,000 m race under 14 minutes.[4] He broke his personal and the Korean national record, set on January 10, 2010, by 22.5 seconds. Kramer's disqualification allowed Bob de Jong to earn his third Olympic medal on the 10,000 m (he won silver in 1998 and gold in 2006), a feat only equalled by Knut Johannesen, who won silver, gold and bronze at the Olympics in 1956, 1960 and 1964.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Sven Kramer (NED)12:41.69Salt Lake City, United States10 March 2007
Olympic record Jochem Uytdehaage (NED)12:58.92Salt Lake City, United States22 February 2002

The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.

DateRoundAthleteCountryTimeRecord
February 23Pair 5Lee Seung-hoon South Korea12:58.55OR

OR = Olympic record
The Richmond Olympic Oval track record remained at 12:55.32, set by Sven Kramer on March 14, 2009.

Results

RankPairLaneNameCountryTimeTime behindNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)5iLee Seung-hoon South Korea12:58.55N/AOR
2nd, silver medalist(s)8oIvan Skobrev Russia13:02.07+3.52
3rd, bronze medalist(s)7oBob de Jong Netherlands13:06.73+8.18
46iAlexis Contin France13:12.11+13.56
57iHåvard Bøkko Norway13:14.92+16.37
62oSverre Haugli Norway13:18.74+20.19
73iHenrik Christiansen Norway13:25.65+27.10
82iJonathan Kuck United States13:31.78+33.23
95oArjen van der Kieft Netherlands13:33.37+34.82
106oMarco Weber Germany13:35.73+37.18
114iHiroki Hirako Japan13:37.56+39.01
121iRyan Bedford United States13:40.20+41.65
134oAleksandr Rumyantsev Russia13:45.77+47.22
143oSebastian Druszkiewicz Poland13:49.31+49.40
8iSven Kramer Netherlands(12:54.50)DSQ[5]
--Enrico Fabris ItalyDNS[6]

References

  1. ↑ Brian Hamilton, One lane change changes everything; The Netherlands’ Sven Kramer has the 10,000-meter race won — until it’s lost, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb 2010
  2. ↑ Kerby, Trey, "Sven Kramer gets the gold medal in 'Oops!'", Yahoo! News, February 23, 2010.
  3. ↑ Stunning gaffe by coach costs Holland's Kramer a sure gold
  4. ↑ Lee Seung-hoon at Speesdskatingresults.com
  5. ↑ For an incorrect lane change
  6. ↑ Enrico Fabris withdrew one hour before the start of the race citing nausea . It was too late for a reserve to take his place, so only 15 skaters participated in this competition.
  • "Results of the 2010 Olympic Games 10,000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
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