Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games included four men's disciplines and four women's disciplines. They were held at the Torino Palavela. In the men's competition, Ahn Hyun-Soo earned a medal in each event, winning three golds. On the women's side, Jin Sun-Yu scored three gold medals.
Medal table
| Pos. | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Men's events
500 m
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
Apolo Anton Ohno (USA) | 41.935 |
| Silver |
François-Louis Tremblay (CAN) | 42.002 |
| Bronze |
Ahn Hyun-Soo (KOR) | 42.089 |
| 4 |
Eric Bédard (CAN) | 42.093 |
| 5 |
Jon Eley (GBR) | 42.497 |
| Final B | ||
| 6 |
Satoru Terao (JPN) | 42.377 |
| 7 |
Nicola Rodigari (ITA) | 42.398 |
| Quarterfinal | ||
| 8 |
Wim de Deyne (BEL) | |
1,000 m
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
Ahn Hyun-Soo (KOR) | 1:26.739 (OR) |
| Silver |
Lee Ho-Suk (KOR) | 1:26.764 |
| Bronze |
Apolo Anton Ohno (USA) | 1:26.927 |
| 4 |
Rusty Smith (USA) | 1:27.435 |
| 5 |
Ye Li (CHN) | 1:29.918 |
| Final B | ||
| 6 |
Li JiaJun (CHN) | |
| Quarterfinal | ||
| 7 |
Nicola Rodigari (ITA) | |
| 8 |
Fabio Carta (ITA) | |
''Note: Final B was not done because there was only one competing skater. Li JiaJun was awarded first place in Final B and 34 points.
1,500 m
The men's 1500 metre race was held on February 12, 2006. South Korea's first medal of the games was won in the race by Ahn Hyun Soo[Men's 1500m - Final], from nbcolympics.com, retrieved 12 February 2006[Final Classification Analysis: Short Track Speed Skating - Men's 1500 m], from torino2006.org, retrieved 12 February 2006.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
Ahn Hyun-Soo (KOR) | 2:25.341 |
| Silver |
Lee Ho-Suk (KOR) | 2:25.600 |
| Bronze |
Li JiaJun (CHN) | 2:26.005 |
| 4 |
Charles Hamelin (CAN) | 2:26.375 |
| 5 |
Viktor Knoch (HUN) | 2:26.806 |
| Final B | ||
| 6 |
Mathieu Turcotte (CAN) | 2:24.558 |
| 7 |
Fabio Carta (ITA) | 2:24.658 |
| 8 |
Apolo Anton Ohno (USA) | 2:24.789 |
| 9 |
Satoru Terao (JPN) | 2:24.785 |
| 10 |
Niels Kerstholt (NED) | 2:24.962 |
| 11 |
Peter Darazs (HUN) | 2:24.969 |
Note: Li Ye (CHN) was disqualified in Final A and is thus unranked.
5,000 m relay
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Lee Ho-Suk, Ahn Hyun Soo, Seo Ho-Jin, Song Suk-Woo, Oh Se-Jong) | 6:43.376 (OR) |
| Silver | François-Louis Tremblay, Eric Bédard, Charles Hamelin, Mathieu Turcotte, Jonathan Guilmette) | 6:43.707 |
| Bronze | Apolo Anton Ohno, Rusty Smith, Alex Izykowski, J.P. Kepka) | 6:47.990 |
| 4 | 6:48.597 | |
| 5 | 6:53.989 | |
| Final B | ||
| 6 | Stephen Lee, Mark McNee, Elliot Shriane) | 7:01.666 |
| 7 | 7:13.338 | |
Women's events
500 m
This event was held on 15 February. Wang Meng took China's first gold in Turin[Final Classification Analysis: Short Track Speed Skating - Ladies' 500 m], from torino2006.org, retrieved 15 February 2006.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Final A | ||
| Gold
|
Wang Meng (CHN) | 44.345 |
| Silver
|
Evgenia Radanova (BUL) | 44.374 |
| Bronze
|
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher (CAN) | 44.759 |
| Final B | ||
| 4 |
Kalyna Roberge (CAN) | 46.605 |
| 5 |
Marta Capurso (ITA) | 46.809 |
| 6 |
Katerina Novotna (CZE) | 55.378 |
| 7 |
Allison Baver (USA) | 55.689 |
| Semifinal | ||
| 8 |
Sarah Lindsay (GBR) | |
Note: Fu Tianyu was disqualified in Final A and is thus unranked. Sarah Lindsay qualified for the semi-final after a disqualification but finished fifth in her heat.
On February 16, Canada filed a protest with the Court of Arbitration for Sport over the results of the Final A, but it was dismissed.[link] Evgenia Radanova of Bulgaria, who won the Silver, crossed the finish line with part of one of her skates in the air, which is against the rules. No judges noticed this during the race or the video replay but it did happen. The International Olympic Committee does not change results after they have been finalized based on video replay, but the International Skating Union does. For example, they disqualified Fu Tianyu from the A Final for cross-tracking (improperly crossing the course or interfering with another skater)[link]. On February 17 the CAS dismissed the appeal, with a written ruling expected on February 18. Regardless, the CAS has no power to overturn an Olympic result, just to make recommendations to the IOC.[link]
1,000 m
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold |
Jin Sun-yu (KOR) | 1:32.859 | |
| Silver |
Wang Meng (CHN) | 1:33.079 | |
| Bronze |
Yang Yang (A) (CHN) | 1:33.937 | |
| Final B | |||
| 4 |
Tanya Vicent (CAN) | 1:34.099 | |
| 5 |
Amanda Overland (CAN) | 1:34.191 | |
| 6 |
Arianna Fontana (ITA) | 1:34.269 | |
| 7 |
Yvonne Kunze (GER) | 1:34.789 | |
| Semifinal | |||
| 8 |
Kim Hyo-Jung (USA) | ||
1,500 m
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Final A | ||
| Gold |
Jin Sun-yu (KOR) | 2:23.494 |
| Silver |
Choi Eun-Kyung (KOR) | 2:24.069 |
| Bronze |
Wang Meng (CHN) | 2:24.469 |
| 4 |
Erika Huszar (HUN) | 2:25.405 |
| 5 |
Amanda Overland (CAN) | 2:26.495. |
| Final B | ||
| 6 |
Evgenia Radanova (BUL) | 2:29.314 |
| 7 |
Yuka Kamino (JPN) | 2:29.540 |
| 8 |
Kim Hyo-Jung (USA) | 2:29.978 |
| 9 |
Marta Capurso (ITA) | 2:30.054 |
| 10 |
Katia Zini (ITA) | 2:30.164 |
| 11 |
Yang Yang (A) (CHN) | 2:32.097 |
Note: Byun Chun-sa of South Korea and Tatiana Borodulina of Russia were disqualified in Final A, and are thus unranked. Byun Chun Sa came in third place but was disqualified for impeding thus denying South Korea of a clean sweep.[Final Classification Analysis: Short Track Speed Skating - Ladies' 1500 m], from bbc.co.uk/winterolympics, retrieved 19 February 2006
3,000 m relay
The Women's 3000m Relay Final was held on February 22. With this win, Korea defended their title in this event for the fourth time running.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Choi Eun-Kyung, Jeon Da-Hye, Jin Sun-Yu, Byun Chun-Sa, Kang Yun-Mi) | 4:17.040 |
| Silver | Alanna Kraus, Anouk Leblanc-Boucher, Tania Vicent, Kalyna Roberge, Amanda Overland) | 4:17.336 |
| Bronze | Arianna Fontana, Marta Capurso, Katia Zini, Mara Zini) | 4:20.030 |
| Final B | ||
| 4 | Allison Baver, Kim Hyo-Jung, Caroline Hallisey, Kimberly Derrick, Maria Garcia) | 4:18.740 |
| 5 | 4:18.971 | |
| 6 | 4:24.896 | |
| 7 | 4:35.096 | |
Note: China was disqualified from the Final A as one of its racers who had just pushed off one of her teammates obstructed an Italian racer, and is thus unranked. [Final Classification Analysis: Short Track Speed Skating - Ladies' 3000 m Relay], from torino2006.org/, retrieved 22 February 2006
References
| Short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics |
| 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 |
| Demonstration events |
| 1988 |
| at the 2006 Winter Olympics (Turin) |
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