The women's 1500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held on 15 February 2014 at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia.[1]
| Women's 1500 metres at the XXII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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 Podium | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Iceberg Skating Palace Sochi, Russia | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 15 February (qualifying heats, semifinal, and final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 36 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:19.140 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The qualifying heats, semifinal and the final were held on 15 February.
The defending Olympic Champion is Zhou Yang of China, while the defending World Champion is Park Seung-hi of South Korea.
Qualification edit
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.[2] For this event a total of 36 athletes representing 19 nations qualified to compete.[3]
Results edit
The results are:[4]
Heats edit
- Q – qualified for Quarterfinals
- ADV – advanced
- PEN – penalty
Semifinals edit
- QA – qualified for Finals A
- QB – qualified for Finals B
- ADV – advanced
- PEN – penalty
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| Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Zhou Yang |  China |
2:18.825 | QA |
| 2 | 1 | Shim Suk-hee |  South Korea |
2:18.966 | QA |
| 3 | 1 | Marie-Ève Drolet |  Canada |
2:19.516 | QB |
| 4 | 1 | Jessica Smith |  United States |
2:20.259 | QB |
| 5 | 1 | Yara van Kerkhof |  Netherlands |
2:20.291 | |
| 6 | 1 | Anna Seidel |  Germany |
2:20.405 | |
| 1 | 2 | Arianna Fontana |  Italy |
2:19.336 | QA |
| 2 | 2 | Jorien ter Mors | Netherlands |
2:19.382 | QA |
| 3 | 2 | Bernadett Heidum |  Hungary |
2:20.196 | QB |
| 4 | 2 | Véronique Pierron |  France |
2:20.216 | QB |
| 5 | 2 | Olga Belyakova |  Russia |
2:20.391 | |
| 6 | 2 | Agnė Sereikaitė |  Lithuania |
2:20.398 | |
| 7 | 2 | Ayuko Ito |  Japan |
2:56.961 | |
| 1 | 3 | Li Jianrou | China |
2:22.866 | QA |
| 2 | 3 | Kim A-lang | South Korea |
2:22.928 | QA |
| 3 | 3 | Valérie Maltais | Canada |
2:23.069 | QB |
| 4 | 3 | Veronika Windisch |  Austria |
2:23.241 | QB |
| 5 | 3 | Emily Scott | United States |
2:23.439 | ADV |
| – | 3 | Cho Ha-ri | South Korea |
PEN |
Finals edit
Final B (classification round) edit
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Valérie Maltais | Canada |
2:24.711 | |
| 7 | Jessica Smith | United States |
2:25.787 | |
| 8 | Marie-Ève Drolet | Canada |
2:25.870 | |
| 9 | Bernadett Heidum | Hungary |
2:26.004 | |
| 10 | Véronique Pierron | France |
2:26.066 | |
| 11 | Veronika Windisch | Austria |
2:26.296 |
Final A (medal round) edit
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Zhou Yang | China |
2:19.140 | |
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Shim Suk-hee | South Korea |
2:19.239 | |
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Arianna Fontana | Italy |
2:19.416 | |
| 4 | Jorien ter Mors | Netherlands |
2:19.656 | |
| 5 | Emily Scott | United States |
2:39.436 | |
| – | Li Jianrou | China |
DNF | |
| – | Kim A-lang | South Korea |
PEN |
Final standings edit
The final overall standings were:[4]
References edit
- ^ "Short Track Speed Skating Schedule and Results". SOOC. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). International Skating Union. September 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Final Results
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