Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres
Women’s 500 metres at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Gangneung Ice Arena Gangneung, South Korea | ||||||||||||
Dates | 10 February (heats) 13 February (quarterfinals, semifinals, final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 32 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 42.569 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics | ||
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Qualification
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500 m | men | women |
1000 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m relay | women | |
5000 m relay | men | |
The Women’s 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place from 10 to 13 February 2018 at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. [1][2]
Summary
The defending champion from 2014, Li Jianrou, had retired, but the 2014 silver medalist Arianna Fontana competed and eventually won the event. Elise Christie and Choi Min-jeong, who set two Olympic records each in heats and quarterfinals, were considered heavy favorites. They both qualified to the final, but Christie crashed out and finished fourth, and Choi was disqualified for interference after initially finishing second.[3] Fontana became the Olympic champion, with Yara van Kerkhof, who was advanced to the final, winning the silver, and Kim Boutin bronze.[4] Fontana's gold medal was the first gold medal in women's short track speed skating won by a European athlete since 1988 (when Monique Velzeboer and the Italian relay team took gold).
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
42.335 | Salt Lake City, United States | 13 November 2016 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
42.985 | Vancouver, Canada | 17 February 2010 |
Three Olympic records were set during the competition.
Date | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | Record | Ref |
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10 February | Heat 8 | Choi Min-jeong | ![]() |
42.870 | OR | [5] |
13 February | Quarterfinal 2 | Elise Christie | ![]() |
42.703 | OR | [6] |
Semifinal 1 | Choi Min-jeong | ![]() |
42.422 | OR | [7] |
Results
Heats
- Q – qualified for Quarterfinals[8]
- PEN – penalty
Quarterfinals
- Q – qualified for Semifinals[9]
- PEN – penalty
Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Arianna Fontana | ![]() |
43.128 | Q |
2 | 1 | Yara van Kerkhof | ![]() |
43.197 | Q |
3 | 1 | Natalia Maliszewska | ![]() |
43.384 | |
1 | Marianne St-Gelais | ![]() |
PEN | ||
1 | 2 | Elise Christie | ![]() |
42.703 | Q, OR |
2 | 2 | Kim Boutin | ![]() |
42.789 | Q |
3 | 2 | Andrea Keszler | ![]() |
43.053 | |
4 | 2 | Anna Seidel | ![]() |
44.325 | |
1 | 3 | Sofia Prosvirnova | ![]() |
43.466 | Q |
2 | 3 | Fan Kexin | ![]() |
43.485 | Q |
3 | 3 | Han Yutong | ![]() |
43.627 | |
4 | 3 | Maame Biney | ![]() |
44.772 | |
1 | 4 | Qu Chunyu | ![]() |
42.954 | Q |
2 | 4 | Choi Min-jeong | ![]() |
42.996 | Q |
3 | 4 | Martina Valcepina | ![]() |
43.023 | |
4 | 4 | Petra Jászapáti | ![]() |
43.043 |
Semifinals
- QA – qualified for Final A[10]
- QB – qualified for Final B
- ADV – advanced
- PEN – penalty
Rank | Semifinal | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Choi Min-jeong | ![]() |
42.422 | QA, OR |
2 | 1 | Arianna Fontana | ![]() |
42.635 | QA |
3 | 1 | Sofia Prosvirnova | ![]() |
43.219 | QB |
1 | Fan Kexin | ![]() |
PEN | ||
1 | 2 | Yara van Kerkhof | ![]() |
43.182 | QA |
2 | 2 | Elise Christie | ![]() |
43.184 | QA |
3 | 2 | Kim Boutin | ![]() |
43.234 | ADV |
2 | Qu Chunyu | ![]() |
PEN |
Final
Final B was scratched as Sofia Prosvirnova (5th place overall) was the only athlete who qualified for it.[11]
Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
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Arianna Fontana | ![]() |
42.569 | |
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Yara van Kerkhof | ![]() |
43.256 | |
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Kim Boutin | ![]() |
43.881 | |
4 | Elise Christie | ![]() |
1:23.063 | |
6 | Choi Min-jeong | ![]() |
PEN |
References
- ^ "Schedule". POCOG. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ Start list
- ^ "Winter Olympics: Kim Boutin target of online abuse after bronze medal". BBC Sport. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ Hodges, Vicky (13 February 2018). "History repeats itself as speed skater Elise Christie crashes out in final at Winter Olympics". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "Short Track Speed Skating (쇼트트랙 스피드 스케이팅 / Patinage de vitesse sur piste courte): Ladies' 500m Heats (여자 500m 예선 / 500 m femmes Séries éliminatoires) – Results (경기결과 / Résultats)" (PDF). Pyeongchang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Short Track Speed Skating (쇼트트랙 스피드 스케이팅 / Patinage de vitesse sur piste courte): Ladies' 500m Quarterfinals (여자 500m 준준결승 / 500 m femmes Quarts de finale) – Results (경기결과 / Résultats)" (PDF). Pyeongchang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Short Track Speed Skating (쇼트트랙 스피드 스케이팅 / Patinage de vitesse sur piste courte): Ladies' 500m Semifinals (여자 500m 준결승 / 500 m femmes Demi-finales) – Results (경기결과 / Résultats)" (PDF). Pyeongchang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Quarterfinals results
- ^ Semifinals results
- ^ Final results