Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea.[1]

Men's 1500 metres
at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games
VenueGangneung Ice Arena
Dates10 February
Competitors37 from 18 nations
Winning time2:10.485
Medalists
Lim Hyo-jun  South Korea
Sjinkie Knegt  Netherlands
Semion Elistratov  Olympic Athletes from Russia
Short track speed skating at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Qualification
500 mmenwomen
1000 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 m relaywomen
5000 m relaymen

In the victory ceremony, the medals were presented by Irena Szewińska, member of the International Olympic Committee, accompanied by Myong-Hi Chang, ISU honorary member.

History

South Korea has historically performed well in short-track speed skating, with 42 of their 53 medals coming from the event.[2]

Event

There were 12,000 spectators for the event.[2]

Records

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

World record Sjinkie Knegt (NED)2:07.943Salt Lake City, United States13 November 2016
Olympic record Lee Jung-su (KOR)2:10.949Vancouver, Canada13 February 2010

One Olympic record was set during the competition.

See also: World and Olympic records set at the 2018 Winter Olympics
DateRoundAthleteCountryTimeRecordRef
10 February 2018 Final A Lim Hyo-jun  South Korea 2:10.485 OR [3]

Results

Heats
Q – qualified for the semifinals[4]
ADV – advanced
PEN – penalty
RankHeatNameCountryTimeNotes
11Sándor Liu Shaolin Hungary2:12.835Q
21Samuel Girard Canada2:12.923Q
31Semion Elistratov Olympic Athletes from Russia2:13.087Q
41Hiroki Yokoyama Japan2:13.323
51Ward Pétré Belgium2:17.362
1Farrell Treacy Great BritainDNF
12Charles Hamelin Canada2:12.130Q
22Jens Almey Belgium2:12.998Q
32Aaron Tran United States2:14.133Q
42Andy Jung Australia2:16.995ADV
52Han Tianyu China2:38.865ADV
2Yuri Confortola ItalyPEN
13Hwang Dae-heon South Korea2:15.561Q
23Itzhak de Laat Netherlands2:15.691Q
33Wu Dajing China2:15.823Q
43Tommaso Dotti  Italy2:16.177
53Pascal Dion Canada2:16.856ADV
63Choe Un-song North Korea2:18.213
3Vladislav Bykanov IsraelPEN
14Lim Hyo-jun South Korea2:13.891Q
24Sébastien Lepape France2:13.965Q
34Shaoang Liu Hungary2:14.160Q
44Denis Nikisha Kazakhstan2:14.847
54Maksim Siarheyeu Belarus2:15.242
4Kazuki Yoshinaga JapanPEN
15Seo Yi-ra South Korea2:18.750Q
25Roberto Puķītis Latvia2:18.825Q
35J. R. Celski United States2:19.028Q
45Keita Watanabe Japan2:19.205
55Csaba Burján Hungary2:19.284
65Aleksandr Shulginov Olympic Athletes from Russia2:19.308
16John-Henry Krueger United States2:15.671Q
26Thibaut Fauconnet France2:15.768Q
36Sjinkie Knegt Netherlands2:15.949Q
46Pavel Sitnikov Olympic Athletes from Russia2:33.653
56Xu Hongzhi China2:35.641ADV
66Nurbergen Zhumagaziyev KazakhstanDNF

Semifinals
QA – qualified for Final A[5]
QB – qualified for Final B
ADV – advanced
PEN – penalty
RankHeatNameCountryTimeNotes
11Semion Elistratov Olympic Athletes from Russia2:11.003QA
21Charles Hamelin Canada2:11.124QA
31Seo Yi-ra South Korea2:11.126QB
41Roberto Puķītis Latvia2:11.165QB
51Andy Jung Australia2:11.183
61Samuel Girard CanadaDNFADV
1J. R. Celski United StatesPEN
12Sjinkie Knegt Netherlands2:11.900QA
22Thibaut Fauconnet France2:12.049QA
32Pascal Dion Canada2:12.640QB
42Aaron Tran United States2:13.487QB
52Sándor Liu Shaolin Hungary2:45.709ADV
62Jens Almey BelgiumDNF
2John-Henry Krueger United StatesPEN
13Lim Hyo-jun South Korea2:11.389QA
23Hwang Dae-heon South Korea2:11.469QA
33Itzhak de Laat Netherlands2:11.781ADV
43Han Tianyu China2:11.827QB
53Sébastien Lepape France2:11.967
63Xu Hongzhi China2:19.310
3Shaoang Liu HungaryPEN
3Wu Dajing ChinaPEN

Finals

Final B (classification round)

In this race, six skaters race for placement.[6]

RankNameCountryTimeNotes
8Han Tianyu China2:26.281
9Seo Yi-ra South Korea2:26.346
10Pascal Dion Canada2:26.412
11Roberto Puķītis Latvia2:26.525
12Aaron Tran United States2:27.127

Final A (medal round)

In the final heat of the event, Hwang Dae-heon collided with Thibaut Fauconnet, with Fauconnet receiving a skate to the face.[7] Defending champion Charles Hamelin did not finish the race. South Korean Lim Hyo-jun finished in first winning by about two blade lengths.[8] He followed closely by Sjinkie Knegt and Semion Elistratov, finishing in second and third respectively.[2] Lim said, "I was nervous in the preliminaries but I liked the quality of the ice. I knew if I made it to the final I had good chances".[9][10]

The official podium ceremony was the next day, but there was a venue ceremony at the event. The competitors were presented with a plush-tiger Soohorang, one of the Olympic mascots.[2]

RankNameCountryTimeNotes
Lim Hyo-jun South Korea2:10.485OR
Sjinkie Knegt Netherlands2:10.555
Semion Elistratov Olympic Athletes from Russia2:10.687
4Samuel Girard Canada2:11.176
5Sándor Liu Shaolin Hungary2:11.520
6Itzhak de Laat Netherlands2:12.362
7Thibaut Fauconnet France2:53.150
13Charles Hamelin CanadaPEN
14Hwang Dae-heon South KoreaDNF

References
  1. "Schedule". POCOG. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. Branch, John (10 February 2018). "South Korea Goes Wild for Short-Track Speedskating (and Its First Gold)". New York Times. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. "Short Track Speed Skating (쇼트트랙 스피드 스케이팅 / Patinage de vitesse sur piste courte): Men's 1,500m Finals (남자 1,500m 결승 / 1 500 m hommes Finales) – Results (경기결과 / Résultats)" (PDF). Pyeongchang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. Heats results
  5. Semifinals results
  6. "How to watch short-track speedskating at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang". Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  7. . Bleacher Report http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2758723-lim-hyojun-wins-2018-olympic-short-track-1500m-gold-medal. Retrieved 11 February 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "Lim Hyo-jun captures South Korea's first gold medal". The Japan Times. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  9. Salazar, Antonio (11 February 2018). "Lim Hyo-Jun wins South Korea's first gold medal of the 2018 Games". NBC. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  10. Final results
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