Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 metres

Women's 1000 metres
at the XX Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for short track
VenueTorino Palavela
DatesFebruary 22–25
Competitors29 from 20 nations
Medalists
 Jin Sun-yu  South Korea
 Wang Meng  China
 Yang Yang (A)  China
Short track speed skating at the
2006 Winter Olympics
500 m   men   women
1000 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m relay women
5000 m relay men

The women's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics began on 22 February, with the final on 25 February, at the Torino Palavela.

Records

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

World record  Jin Sun-yu (KOR) 1:30.037 Bormio, Italy 13 November 2005
Olympic record  Yang Yang (A) (CHN) 1:31.235 Salt Lake City, United States 23 February 2002

No new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Results

Heats

The first round was held on 12 February. There were eight heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals. One skater, Yvonne Kunze, was advanced after being interfered with.[1]

Heat 1
Rank Athlete Result Notes
1  Tania Vicent (CAN) 1:33.904 Q
2  Mika Ozawa (JPN) 1:33.977 Q
3  Ri Hyang-mi (PRK) 1:34.360
4  Katalin Kristo (ROU) 1:34.506
Heat 2
Rank Athlete Result Notes
1  Yang Yang (A) (CHN) 1:34.878 Q
2  Tatiana Borodulina (RUS) 1:34.988 Q
3  Sarah Lindsay (GBR) 1:35.539
Heat 3
Rank Athlete Result Notes
1  Hyo-jung Kim (USA) 1:36.182 Q
2  Erika Huszar (HUN) 1:36.515 Q
3  Julia Elsakova (BUL) 1:36.885
–  Aika Klein (GER) DQ
Heat 4
Rank Athlete Result Notes
1  Evgenia Radanova (BUL) 1:35.765 Q
2  Choi Min-kyung (FRA) 1:36.745 Q
3  Han Yueshuang (HKG) 1:37.883
Heat 5
Rank Athlete Result Notes
1  Jin Sun-yu (KOR) 1:31.504 Q
2  Arianna Fontana (ITA) 1:32.033 Q
3  Kateřina Novotná (CZE) 1:32.220
4  Stéphanie Bouvier (FRA) 1:33.197
Heat 6
Rank Athlete Result Notes
1  Choi Eun-kyung (KOR) 1:38.414 Q
2  Emily Rosemond (AUS) 1:39.942 Q
3  Yvonne Kunze (GER) 1:40.166
–  Marta Capurso (ITA) DQ
Heat 7
Rank Athlete Result Notes
1  Wang Meng (CHN) 1:37.161 Q
2  Liesbeth Mau Asam (NED) 1:38.039 Q
3  Evita Krievane (LAT) 1:38.039
Heat 8
Rank Athlete Result Notes
1  Amanda Overland (CAN) 1:33.761 Q
2  Kimberly Derrick (USA) 1:33.812 Q
3  Yuka Kamino (JPN) 1:33.959
4  Rozsa Darazs (HUN) 1:34.059

Quarterfinals

The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals. Two skaters, Yang Yang (A) and Tania Vicent, were advanced after other racers were disqualified. One of the disqualified skaters was the 2005 world champion in the 1000 metres, Evgenia Radanova.[1]

Quarterfinal 1
Rank Athlete Result Notes
1  Jin Sun-yu (KOR) 1:33.351 Q
2  Wang Meng (CHN) 1:33.453 Q
3  Emily Rosemond (AUS) 1:37.627
–  Tatiana Borodulina (RUS) DQ
Quarterfinal 2
Rank Athlete Result Notes
1  Choi Eun-Kyung (KOR) 1:32.875 Q
2  Amanda Overland (CAN) 1:33.012 Q
3  Liesbeth Mau Asam (NED) 1:34.034
–  Kimberly Derrick (USA) DQ
Quarterfinal 3
Rank Athlete Result Notes
1  Arianna Fontana (ITA) 1:33.401 Q
2  Yvonne Kunze (GER) 1:33.627 Q
3  Erika Huszar (HUN) 1:34.080
4  Yang Yang (A) (CHN) 1:59.338 ADV
–  Evgenia Radanova (BUL) DQ
Quarterfinal 4
Rank Athlete Result Notes
1  Hyo-Jung Kim (USA) 1:34.164 Q
2  Mika Ozawa (JPN) 1:34.715 Q
3  Tania Vicent (CAN) 1:35.594 ADV
–  Choi Min-Kyung (FRA) DQ

Semifinals

The top two finishers in each of the two semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final. Since two skaters were advanced from the quarters, each semifinal featured five skaters.[1]

Semifinal 1
Rank Athlete Result Notes
1  Wang Meng (CHN) 1:31.783 QA
2  Choi Eun-kyung (KOR) 1:32.099 QA
3  Tania Vicent (CAN) 1:32.650 QB
4  Yvonne Kunze (GER) 1:36.765 QB
5  Hyo-Jung Kim (USA) 1:54.187
Semifinal 2
Rank Athlete Result Notes
1  Jin Sun-yu (KOR) 1:32.546 QA
2  Yang Yang (A) (CHN) 1:33.080 QA
3  Amanda Overland (CAN) 1:33.102 QB
4  Arianna Fontana (ITA) 1:33.228 QB
5  Mika Ozawa (JPN) 1:33.337

Finals

Choi Eun-kyung was disqualified in the A final, moving Yang Yang (A) up to bronze medal position and the winner of the B final, Tania Vicent, up to 4th.[1][2]

Final A
Rank Athlete Result Notes
1st, gold medalist(s)  Jin Sun-yu (KOR) 1:32.859
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Wang Meng (CHN) 1:33.079
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Yang Yang (A) (CHN) 1:33.937
–  Choi Eun-kyung (KOR) DQ
Final B
Rank Athlete Result Notes
4  Tania 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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4
  2. ↑ "Chinese legend skater Yang Yang retires". China Daily. Xinhua. February 27, 2006. Retrieved Jun 1, 2009.
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