The men's 1500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea.[1]
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| Venue | Gangneung Ice Arena | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 10 February | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 37 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:10.485 | ||||||||||||
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In the victory ceremony, the medals were presented by Irena Szewińska, member of the International Olympic Committee, accompanied by Myong-Hi Chang, ISU honorary member.
History edit
South Korea has historically performed well in short-track speed skating, with 42 of their 53 medals coming from the event.[2]
Event edit
There were 12,000 spectators for the event.[2]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Sjinkie Knegt (NED) |
2:07.943 | Salt Lake City, United States | 13 November 2016 |
| Olympic record |  Lee Jung-su (KOR) |
2:10.949 | Vancouver, Canada | 13 February 2010 |
One Olympic record was set during the competition.
| Date | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | Record | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 February 2018 | Final A | Lim Hyo-jun |  South Korea
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2:10.485 | OR | [3] |
Results edit
Heats edit
- Q – qualified for the semifinals[4]
- ADV – advanced
- PEN – penalty
Semifinals edit
- QA – qualified for Final A[5]
- QB – qualified for Final B
- ADV – advanced
- PEN – penalty
| Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Semion Elistratov |  Olympic Athletes from Russia |
2:11.003 | QA |
| 2 | 1 | Charles Hamelin |  Canada |
2:11.124 | QA |
| 3 | 1 | Seo Yi-ra | South Korea |
2:11.126 | QB |
| 4 | 1 | Roberto Puķītis |  Latvia |
2:11.165 | QB |
| 5 | 1 | Andy Jung |  Australia |
2:11.183 | |
| 6 | 1 | Samuel Girard | Canada |
DNF | ADV |
| 1 | J. R. Celski |  United States |
PEN | ||
| 1 | 2 | Sjinkie Knegt |  Netherlands |
2:11.900 | QA |
| 2 | 2 | Thibaut Fauconnet |  France |
2:12.049 | QA |
| 3 | 2 | Pascal Dion | Canada |
2:12.640 | QB |
| 4 | 2 | Aaron Tran | United States |
2:13.487 | QB |
| 5 | 2 | Sándor Liu Shaolin |  Hungary |
2:45.709 | ADV |
| 6 | 2 | Jens Almey |  Belgium |
DNF | |
| 2 | John-Henry Krueger | United States |
PEN | ||
| 1 | 3 | Lim Hyo-jun | South Korea |
2:11.389 | QA |
| 2 | 3 | Hwang Dae-heon | South Korea |
2:11.469 | QA |
| 3 | 3 | Itzhak de Laat | Netherlands |
2:11.781 | ADV |
| 4 | 3 | Han Tianyu |  China |
2:11.827 | QB |
| 5 | 3 | Sébastien Lepape | France |
2:11.967 | |
| 6 | 3 | Xu Hongzhi | China |
2:19.310 | |
| 3 | Shaoang Liu | Hungary |
PEN | ||
| 3 | Wu Dajing | China |
PEN |
Finals edit
Final B (classification round) edit
In this race, six skaters race for placement.[6]
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Han Tianyu | China |
2:26.281 | |
| 9 | Seo Yi-ra | South Korea |
2:26.346 | |
| 10 | Pascal Dion | Canada |
2:26.412 | |
| 11 | Roberto Puķītis | Latvia |
2:26.525 | |
| 12 | Aaron Tran | United States |
2:27.127 |
Final A (medal round) edit
In the final heat of the event, Hwang Dae-heon collided with Thibaut Fauconnet, with Fauconnet receiving a skate to the face.[7] Defending champion Charles Hamelin did not finish the race. South Korean Lim Hyo-jun finished in first winning by about two blade lengths.[8] He followed closely by Sjinkie Knegt and Semion Elistratov, finishing in second and third respectively.[2] Lim said, "I was nervous in the preliminaries but I liked the quality of the ice. I knew if I made it to the final I had good chances".[9][10]
The official podium ceremony was the next day, but there was a venue ceremony at the event. The competitors were presented with a plush-tiger Soohorang, one of the Olympic mascots.[2]
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lim Hyo-jun | South Korea |
2:10.485 | OR |
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Sjinkie Knegt | Netherlands |
2:10.555 | |
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Semion Elistratov | Olympic Athletes from Russia |
2:10.687 | |
| 4 | Samuel Girard | Canada |
2:11.176 | |
| 5 | Sándor Liu Shaolin | Hungary |
2:11.520 | |
| 6 | Itzhak de Laat | Netherlands |
2:12.362 | |
| 7 | Thibaut Fauconnet | France |
2:53.150 | |
| 13 | Charles Hamelin | Canada |
PEN | |
| 14 | Hwang Dae-heon | South Korea |
DNF |
References edit
- ^ "Schedule". POCOG. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d Branch, John (10 February 2018). "South Korea Goes Wild for Short-Track Speedskating (and Its First Gold)". New York Times. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Short Track Speed Skating (쇼트트랙 스피드 스케이팅 / Patinage de vitesse sur piste courte): Men's 1,500m Finals (남자 1,500m 결승 / 1 500 m hommes Finales) – Results (경기결과 / Résultats)" (PDF). Pyeongchang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Semifinals results
- ^ "How to watch short-track speedskating at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Lim Hyojun Wins 2018 Olympic Short-Track 1500m Gold Medal". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Lim Hyo-jun captures South Korea's first gold medal". The Japan Times. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ Salazar, Antonio (11 February 2018). "Lim Hyo-Jun wins South Korea's first gold medal of the 2018 Games". NBC. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ Final results
External links edit
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