World and Olympic records set at the 2010 Winter Olympics explained

A number of new Olympic and World records were set in various events at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Figure skating

See also: Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

The following new ISU best scores were set during this competition:

Event	Discipline	Skaters	Score	Date	Ref
Pairs	Short program		76.66	14 February 2010	^[1]
	Free skating		141.81	15 February 2010	^[2]
	Total score		216.57	15 February 2010	^[3]
Ladies	Short program		78.50	23 February 2010	^[4]
	Free skating		150.06	25 February 2010	^[5]
	Total score		228.56		^[6]

Short track speed skating

See also: Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Event	Round	Time	Name	Nation	Date	Record	Ref
Men's 500 metres	Quarterfinal	40.770	Charles Hamelin		February 25	OR
Men's 1000 metres	Heats	1:24.245	Sung Si-Bak		February 17	OR
	Final A	1:23.747	Lee Jung-Su		February 20	OR	^[7]
Men's 1500 metres	Semifinals	2:10.949	Lee Jung-Su		February 13	OR	^[8]
Women's 500 metres	Heats	43.926	Wang Meng		February 13	OR
	Quarterfinals	43.834	Katherine Reutter		February	OR
	Semifinals	42.985	Wang Meng		February 17	OR	^[9]
Women's 1000 meters	Heats	1:30.508	Katherine Reutter		February 24	OR
	Quarterfinals	1:29.849	Zhou Yang		February	OR
	Semifinals	1:29.049	Zhou Yang		February 25	OR, WR	^[10]
Women's 1500 metres	Semifinals	2:20.859	Park Seung-Hi		February 20	OR	^[11]
	Final A	2:16.993	Zhou Yang		February 20	OR
Women's 3000 metre relay	Semifinals	4:08.797	Sun Linlin Wang Meng Zhang Hui Zhou Yang		February 24	OR
	Final A	4:06.610	Sun Linlin Wang Meng Zhang Hui Zhou Yang		February 24	OR, WR	^[12]

OR = Olympic record, WR = World record

Speed skating

See also: Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Event	Date	Round	Name	Country	Time	Record
	February 13	Pair 11			6:14.60	OR
	February 23	Pair 5			12:58.55	OR
	February 26	Quarterfinal 1			3:42.38	OR, TR
	February 26	Semifinal 1			3:42.22	OR, TR
	February 27	Final B			3:39.95	OR, TR

OR = Olympic record, TR = track record

World records set by date

Date	Event	Athlete	Nation	Record description	Ref
24 February 2010				Set a time of 4:06.610 in Final A (gold medal race)
24 February 2010				Set a time of 1:29.049 in the semifinals

Notes and References

1. Web site: ISU Judging System Statistics, Progression of Highest Score, Pairs Short Program Score . International Skating Union. 23 March 2014.
2. Web site: ISU Judging System Statistics, Progression of Highest Score, Pairs Free Skating Score . International Skating Union. 23 March 2014.
3. Web site: ISU Judging System Statistics, Progression of Highest Score, Pairs Total Score . International Skating Union . 23 March 2014.
4. Web site: ISU Judging System Statistics, Progression of Highest Score, Ladies Short Program Score . International Skating Union . 23 March 2014.
5. Web site: ISU Judging System Statistics, Progression of Highest Score, Ladies Free Skating Score . International Skating Union . 23 March 2014.
6. Web site: ISU Judging System Statistics, Progression of Highest Score, Ladies Total Score . International Skating Union . 23 March 2014.
7. Web site: Men's 1000 m - Heats : Schedule and Results . Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics . Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games . 2010-02-18.
8. Web site: Men's 1500 m - Semifinals : Schedule and Results . Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics . Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games . 2010-02-18.
9. Web site: Ladies' 500 m - Semifinals : Schedule and Results . Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics . Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games . 2010-02-18.
10. Web site: Ladies' 1000 m - Semifinals . International Olympic Committee . 27 February 2010 .
11. Web site: Ladies' 1500 m Finals - Semifinals : Schedule and Results . Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics . Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games . 2010-02-20.
12. Web site: Ladies' 3000 m Relay - Semifinals : Schedule and Results . Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics . Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games . 2010-02-20.