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Short track speed skating
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
VenueIceberg Skating Palace, Sochi, Russia
Dates10–21 February 2014
Competitors116 from 25 nations
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Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics will be held at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia. The eight events are scheduled for 10–21 February 2014.[1]

Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
details
1000 metres
details
1500 metres
details
5000 metre relay
details

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
details
1000 metres
details
1500 metres
details
3000 metre relay
details

Competition schedule

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The Iceberg Skating Palace will host the short track speed skating events.

The following is the competition schedule for all eight events.[2]

All times are (UTC+4).

Date Time Event
10 February 13:45 Women's 3000 m relay
Women's 500 m
Men's 1500 m
13 February 14:00 Men's 5000 m relay
Men's 1000 m
Women's 500 m
15 February 14:00 Women's 1500 m
Men's 1000 m
18 February 13:30 Women's 1000 m
Men's 500 m
Women's 3000 m relay
21 February 20:30 Women's 1000 m
Men's 500 m
Men's 5000 m relay

Qualification

A total quota of 120 athletes is allowed to compete at the Games (60 men and 60 women). Countries are assigned quotas using a combination of the four special Olympic Qualification classification that will be held at two world cups in November 2013. A nation may enter a maximum of five athletes per gender if it qualifies a relay team and three if it does not. Hosts Russia are guaranteed the full quota of 10 athletes.[3] For the 500m, and 1000m there will be 32 qualifiers, for the 1500m 36 qualifiers, and the relay 8.

The ISU released quotas on November 22, 2013. [4] They are as follows:

Nations Men's
500m
Men's
1000m
Men's
1500m
Men's
relay
Women's
500m
Women's
1000m
Women's
1500m
Women's
relay
Athletes
 Australia 1 0 0 0 1 1 2
 Austria 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
 Belarus 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
 Canada 3 3 3 X 3 3 3 X 10
 China 3 3 3 X 3 3 3 X 10
 Czech Republic 0 0 1 0 1 1 2
 France 2 3 3 1 1 1 4
 Germany 1 1 1 0 0 1 2
 Great Britain 2 3 1 2 1 2 5
 Hong Kong 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
 Hungary 2 3 3 1 1 2 X 8
 Israel 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
 Italy 2 1 2 X 3 3 3 X 10
 Japan 1 2 3 3 3 3 X 8
 Kazakhstan 2 0 2 X 1 1 1 6
 Latvia 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
 Lithuania 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
 Netherlands 3 3 2 X 3 2 2 X 10
 Poland 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
 Russia 3 3 2 X 3 3 3 X 10
 Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
 South Korea 2 2 3 X 3 3 3 X 10
 Chinese Taipei 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
 Ukraine 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
 United States 3 3 3 X 3 2 3 8
Total: 25 NOCs 32 32 36 8 32 32 36 8 116

References

  1. ^ "Iceberg Skating Palace". SOOC. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Olympic Games". SOOC. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). International Skating Union. September 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  4. ^ "XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi - Entries Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.