The women's 1500 metres competition in short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 16 February, at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing.[1] Choi Min-jeong of South Korea, the defending champion, won the event. Arianna Fontana of Italy won the silver medal, and Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands bronze.
| Women's 1500 metres at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing | ||||||||||||
| Date | 16 February | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 36 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:17.789 | ||||||||||||
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The silver medalist, Li Jinyu, did not compete. The bronze medalist, Kim Boutin, qualified. Schulting was the 2021 World Short Track Speed Skating champion at all distances, including 1500 m. Courtney Sarault and Xandra Velzeboer were the silver and bronze medalists, respectively. Many top athletes did not participate in the championship, however. Lee Yu-bin was leading the 2021–22 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup at the 1500 m distance with four races completed before the Olympics, followed by Schulting and Sarault.
Qualification edit
Countries were assigned quotas based on their performance during the 2021–22 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, with the top 36 athletes (maximum of three per country qualifying quotas. If a NOC declined a quota spot, it was distributed to the next available athlete, only if the maximum quota of 56 athletes per gender was not surpassed.[2]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Choi Min-jeong (KOR) |
2:14.354 | Salt Lake City, United States | 12 November 2016 |
| Olympic record |  Zhou Yang (CHN) |
2:16.993 | Vancouver, Canada | 20 February 2010 |
The following records were set during the competition.
| Date | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | Record | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 February | Semifinal 3 | Choi Min-jeong |  South Korea |
2:16.831 | OR | [3] |
Results edit
Quarterfinals edit
Semifinals edit
| Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time[3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Lee Yu-bin | South Korea |
2:22.157 | QA |
| 2 | 1 | Arianna Fontana |  Italy |
2:22.196 | QA |
| 3 | 1 | Kim Boutin |  Canada |
2:22.371 | QB |
| 4 | 1 | Kim A-lang | South Korea |
2:22.420 | QB |
| 5 | 1 | Sofia Prosvirnova |  ROC |
2:22.546 | |
| 6 | 1 | Corinne Stoddard |  United States |
2:22.632 | |
| 7 | 1 | Zhang Chutong | China |
2:26.717 | |
| 1 | 2 | Suzanne Schulting |  Netherlands |
2:18.942 | QA |
| 2 | 2 | Hanne Desmet |  Belgium |
2:19.001 | QA |
| 3 | 2 | Cynthia Mascitto | Italy |
2:20.272 | QB |
| 4 | 2 | Michaela Hrůzová |  Czech Republic |
2:21.386 | QB |
| 5 | 2 | Kristen Santos | United States |
2:31.067 | ADVB |
| 6 | 2 | Sumire Kikuchi |  Japan |
No time | ADVB |
| 2 | Petra Jászapáti |  Hungary |
PEN | ||
| 1 | 3 | Choi Min-jeong | South Korea |
2:16.831 | QA, OR |
| 2 | 3 | Han Yutong | China |
2:17.112 | QA |
| 3 | 3 | Xandra Velzeboer | Netherlands |
2:18.303 | QA |
| 4 | 3 | Courtney Sarault | Canada |
2:18.316 | QB |
| 5 | 3 | Rianne de Vries | Netherlands |
2:18.712 | |
| 6 | 3 | Zhang Yuting | China |
2:18.741 | |
| 7 | 3 | Anna Vostrikova | ROC |
2:20.705 | |
| 8 | 3 | Julie Letai | United States |
2:23.315 |
Finals edit
Final B edit
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Sumire Kikuchi | Japan |
2:37.915 | |
| 9 | Kristen Santos | United States |
2:45.492 | |
| 10 | Kim Boutin | Canada |
2:45.568 | |
| 11 | Courtney Sarault | Canada |
2:45.606 | |
| 12 | Cynthia Mascitto | Italy |
2:45.697 | |
| 13 | Kim A-lang | South Korea |
2:45.707 | |
| 14 | Michaela Hrůzová | Czech Republic |
2:46.664 |
Final A edit
| Rank | Name | Country | Time[5] | Notes |
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Choi Min-jeong | South Korea |
2:17.789 | |
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Arianna Fontana | Italy |
2:17.862 | |
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Suzanne Schulting | Netherlands |
2:17.865 | |
| 4 | Hanne Desmet | Belgium |
2:18.711 | |
| 5 | Xandra Velzeboer | Netherlands |
2:18.781 | |
| 6 | Lee Yu-bin | South Korea |
2:18.825 | |
| 7 | Han Yutong | China |
2:19.060 |
References edit
- ^ "Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule Version 9" (PDF). New.inews.gtimg.com. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Qualification Systems for XXIV Olympic Winter Games, Beijing 2022 Short Track Speed Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ a b Semifinals results
- ^ Quarterfinals results
- ^ Finals results