Short-track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres explained

Event:Men's 1500 metres
Games:2018 Winter
Venue:Gangneung Ice Arena
Dates:10 February
Competitors:37
Nations:18
Gold:Lim Hyo-jun
Goldnoc:KOR
Win Value:2:10.485
Silver:Sjinkie Knegt
Silvernoc:NED
Bronze:Semion Elistratov
Bronzenoc:OAR
Prev:2014
Next:2022

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]

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

South Korea has historically performed well in short-track speed skating, with 42 of their 53 medals coming from the event.

Event

There were 12,000 spectators for the event.[2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.One Olympic record was set during the competition.

See also: World and Olympic records set at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Results

Heats

Q – qualified for the semifinals[4]

ADV – advanced

PEN – penalty

Rank Heat Name Country Time Notes
1 1 align=left align=left 2:12.835 Q
2 1 align=left align=left 2:12.923 Q
3 1 align=left align=left 2:13.087 Q
4 1 align=left align=left 2:13.323
5 1 align=left align=left 2:17.362
1 align=left align=left
1 2 align=left align=left 2:12.130 Q
2 2 align=left align=left 2:12.998 Q
3 2 align=left align=left 2:14.133 Q
4 2 align=left align=left 2:16.995 ADV
5 2 align=left align=left 2:38.865 ADV
2 align=left align=left PEN
1 3 align=left align=left 2:15.561 Q
2 3 align=left align=left 2:15.691 Q
3 3 align=left align=left 2:15.823 Q
4 3 align=left align=left 2:16.177
5 3 align=left align=left 2:16.856 ADV
6 3 align=left align=left 2:18.213
3 align=left align=left PEN
1 4 align=left align=left 2:13.891 Q
2 4 align=left align=left 2:13.965 Q
3 4 align=left align=left 2:14.160 Q
4 4 align=left align=left 2:14.847
5 4 align=left align=left 2:15.242
4 align=left align=left PEN
1 5 align=left align=left 2:18.750 Q
2 5 align=left align=left 2:18.825 Q
3 5 align=left align=left 2:19.028 Q
4 5 align=left align=left 2:19.205
5 5 align=left align=left 2:19.284
6 5 align=left align=left 2:19.308
1 6 align=left align=left 2:15.671 Q
2 6 align=left align=left 2:15.768 Q
3 6 align=left align=left 2:15.949 Q
4 6 align=left align=left 2:33.653
5 6 align=left align=left 2:35.641 ADV
6 6 align=left align=left

Semifinals

QA – qualified for Final A[5]

QB – qualified for Final B

ADV – advanced

PEN – penalty

Rank Heat Name Country Time Notes
1 1 align=left align=left 2:11.003 QA
2 1 align=left align=left 2:11.124 QA
3 1 align=left align=left 2:11.126 QB
4 1 align=left align=left 2:11.165 QB
5 1 align=left align=left 2:11.183
6 1 align=left align=left ADV
1 align=left align=left PEN
1 2 align=left align=left 2:11.900 QA
2 2 align=left align=left 2:12.049 QA
3 2 align=left align=left 2:12.640 QB
4 2 align=left align=left 2:13.487 QB
5 2 align=left align=left 2:45.709 ADV
6 2 align=left align=left
2 align=left align=left PEN
1 3 align=left align=left 2:11.389 QA
2 3 align=left align=left 2:11.469 QA
3 3 align=left align=left 2:11.781 ADV
4 3 align=left align=left 2:11.827 QB
5 3 align=left align=left 2:11.967
6 3 align=left align=left 2:19.310
3 align=left align=left PEN
3 align=left align=left PEN

Finals

Final B (classification round)

In this race, six skaters race for placement.[6]

Rank Name Country Time Notes
8 align=left align=left 2:26.281
9 align=left align=left 2:26.346
10 align=left align=left 2:26.412
11 align=left align=left 2:26.525
12 align=left align=left 2:27.127

Final A (medal round)

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. 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.

Rank Name Country Time Notes
align=left align=left 2:10.485
align=left align=left 2:10.555
align=left align=left 2:10.687
4 align=left align=left 2:11.176
5 align=left align=left 2:11.520
6 align=left align=left 2:12.362
7 align=left align=left 2:53.150
13 align=left align=left
14 align=left align=left

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schedule. POCOG. 13 January 2018. 5 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171105010048/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/schedule. dead.
  2. Web site: South Korea Goes Wild for Short-Track Speedskating (and Its First Gold). New York Times. Branch. John. February 10, 2018. February 11, 2018.
  3. Web site: 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). Pyeongchang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 10 February 2018. 10 February 2018.
  4. Web site: Heats results . 10 February 2018 . 17 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191217223153/https://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt%3D11213100000056%26gen%3Dm%26ref%3D18696%26view%3Drou . dead .
  5. Web site: Semifinals results . 13 February 2018 . 1 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190901213137/https://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000056 . dead .
  6. News: How to watch short-track speedskating at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. . February 12, 2018.
  7. Web site: Lim Hyojun Wins 2018 Olympic Short-Track 1500m Gold Medal . Bleacher Report. February 11, 2018.
  8. Web site: Lim Hyo-jun captures South Korea's first gold medal. The Japan Times. February 11, 2018. 10 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180210134814/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/02/10/olympics/winter-olympics/olympics-speedskating/lim-hyo-jun-captures-south-koreas-first-gold-medal/. dead.
  9. Web site: Lim Hyo-Jun wins South Korea's first gold medal of the 2018 Games. February 11, 2018. NBC. February 11, 2018. Salazar. Antonio. 10 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180210134619/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/olympic-recap-mens-1500-womens-3000m-relay. dead.
  10. Web site: Final results . 10 February 2018 . 11 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180211071555/http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000056&gen=m&ref=18700&view=rou . dead .

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