Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metre relay
| Women's 3000 metre relay at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |
 Pictogram for short track | |
| Venue | Torino Palavela |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 12–22 |
| Competitors | 36 from 8 nations |
| Medalists | |
| 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 3000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics began with the semifinals, on 12 February, and concluded with the final on 22 February, at the Torino Palavela.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
| World record |  South Korea | 4:11.742 | Calgary, Canada | 19 October 2003 |
| Olympic record | South Korea | 4:12.793 | Salt Lake City, United States | 20 February 2002 |
No new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Results
Semifinals
The two semifinals, taking place on 12 February, matched four teams, each with four skaters on the ice, with the top two in each advancing to the A final. The other teams advanced to the B Final.[1]
- Semifinal 1
| Rank | Athletes | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China Cheng Xiaolei Fu Tianyu Wang Meng Yang Yang (A) | 4:16.739 | QA |
| 2 |  Canada Alanna Kraus Amanda Overland Kalyna Roberge Tania Vicent | 4:17.231 | QA |
| 3 |  United States Allison Baver Maria Garcia Caroline Hallisey Hyo-jung Kim | 4:18.333 | QB |
| 4 |  Japan Yuka Kamino Mika Ozawa Chikage Tanaka Nobuka Yamada | 4:21.413 | QB |
- Semifinal 2
| Rank | Athletes | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea Byun Chun-sa Choi Eun-kyung Jin Sun-yu Kang Yun-mi | 4:18.854 | QA |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Italy Marta Capurso Arianna Fontana Katia Zini Mara Zini | 4:19.797 | QA |
| 3 |  France Stéphanie Bouvier Choi Min-kyung Myrtille Gollin Celine Lecompere | 4:20.030 | QB |
| 4 |  Germany Tina Grassow Aika Klein Yvonne Kunze Christin Priebst | DQ | QB |
Finals
Two of the teams participating in Final A changed their teams between the semifinal and final rounds; Canada replaced Amanda Overland with Anouk Leblanc-Boucher and South Korea replaced Kang Yun-mi with Jeon Da-hye.[1] China crossed the line in third place, but was disqualified when Wang Meng was adjudged to have interfered with a Canadian skater. This moved Italy up to the bronze medal position.[2]
- Final A
| Rank | Athletes | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | South Korea Byun Chun-sa Choi Eun-kyung Jeon Da-hye Jin Sun-yu | 4:17.040 | |
 | Canada Alanna Kraus Anouk Leblanc-Boucher Kalyna Roberge Tania Vicent | 4:17.336 | |
 | Italy Marta Capurso Arianna Fontana Katia Zini Mara Zini | 4:20.030 | |
| – | China Cheng Xiaolei Fu Tianyu Wang Meng Yang Yang (A) | DQ |
- Final B
| Rank | Athletes | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | United States Allison Baver Maria Garcia Caroline Hallisey Hyo-jung Kim | 4:18.740 | |
| 5 | France Stéphanie Bouvier Choi Min-kyung Myrtille Gollin Celine Lecompere | 4:18.971 | |
| 6 | Germany Tina Grassow Aika Klein Yvonne Kunze Christin Priebst | 4:24.896 | |
| 7 | Japan Yuka Kamino Mika Ozawa Chikage Tanaka Nobuka Yamada | 4:35.096 |
References
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- ↑ Liu Yang (February 23, 2006). "S.Korea wins women's 3,000m short track relay". Xinhuanet. Retrieved June 1, 2009.