Short-track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres
| Women's 1500 metres at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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 Pictogram for short track | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Torino Palavela | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 18 February | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Short-track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics | ||
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m relay | women | |
| 5000 m relay | men | |
The women's 1500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics took place on 18 February at the Torino Palavela.[1]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
| World record |  Jung Eun-ju (KOR) |
2:18.861 | Beijing, China | 11 January 2004 | [2] |
| Olympic record |  Choi Eun-kyung (KOR) |
2:21.069 | Salt Lake City, United States | 13 February 2002 | [2] |
No new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]There were six heats of four or five skaters each, with the top three finishers advancing to the semifinals.[2]
Semifinals
[edit]The top two finishers in each of the three semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final. Tatiana Borodulina finished fifth in her semifinal, but was advanced due to interference from Stéphanie Bouvier.[2]
- Semifinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jin Sun-yu (KOR) |
2:31.747 | QA |
| 2 |  Erika Huszar (HUN) |
2:32.504 | QA |
| 3 |  Hyo-jung Kim (USA) |
2:32.527 | QB |
| 4 |  Yuka Kamino (JPN) |
2:44.05 7 | QB |
| 5 |  Tatiana Borodulina (RUS) |
2:45.897 | ADV |
| – |  Stéphanie Bouvier (FRA) |
DQ |
- Semifinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choi Eun-kyung (KOR) |
2:22.776 | QA |
| 2 |  Amanda Overland (CAN) |
2:22.946 | QA |
| 3 |  Yang Yang (A) (CHN) |
2:23.048 | QB |
| 4 |  Katia Zini (ITA) |
2:23.141 | QB |
| 5 | Allison Baver (USA) |
2:23.490 | |
| 6 |  Liesbeth Mau Asam (NED) |
2:26.370 |
- Semifinal 3
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byun Chun-sa (KOR) |
2:26.915 | QA |
| 2 | Wang Meng (CHN) |
2:27.095 | QA |
| 3 |  Evgenia Radanova (BUL) |
2:27.145 | QB |
| 4 | Marta Capurso (ITA) |
2:27.291 | QB |
| 5 |  Kateřina Novotná (CZE) |
2:27.395 | |
| 6 |  Sarah Lindsay (GBR) |
2:29.173 |
Finals
[edit]The largest short-track race of the Games, with seven women entered, saw two of the skaters disqualified. The most notable of these was Byun Chun-sa, who originally finished third. She was adjudged to have interfered with Wang Meng. Wang, who was originally fourth, moved into the bronze medal position after Byun's disqualification.[2][3]
- Final A
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Jin Sun-yu (KOR) |
2:23.494 | |
 |
Choi Eun-kyung (KOR) |
2:24.069 | |
 |
Wang Meng (CHN) |
2:24.469 | |
| 4 | Erika Huszar (HUN) |
2:25.405 | |
| 5 | Amanda Overland (CAN) |
2:26.495 | |
| – | Byun Chun-sa (KOR) |
DQ | |
| – | Tatiana Borodulina (RUS) |
DQ |
- Final B
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Evgenia Radanova (BUL) |
2:29.314 | |
| 7 | Yuka Kamino (JPN) |
2:29.540 | |
| 8 | Hyo-jung Kim (USA) |
2:29.978 | |
| 9 | Marta Capurso (ITA) |
2:30.054 | |
| 10 | Katia Zini (ITA) |
2:30.164 | |
| 11 | Yang Yang (A) (CHN) |
2:32.097 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Short Track Speed Skating at the 2006 Torino Winter Games: Women's 1,500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Torino 2006 Official Report - Short Track Speed Skating" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
- ^ "South Korean women almost get podium sweep in 1,500". Associated Press. USA Today. 18 February 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
