Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics
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The 1994 Winter Olympic Games
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This unique race was one of the most unusual in the short history of short track speed skating. The bronze medal was won by an athlete that was not even in the final race. Derrick Campbell
of Canada
was obstructed by the Briton Nicky Gooch
, who was disqualified. Campbell got up and thought he finished the race, and was celebrating his bronze medal with a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
reporter live on television when he discovered he hadn't completed the race. He had miscounted and left the track one lap short of the finish line, and was classified as a non-finisher. This meant that Marc Gagnon
was a surprise bronze medalist, even though he wasn't even in the A final.
The relay result was Australia's first Winter Olympics medal. With 21 of 45 laps to go, a Canadian crashed into the side, and was out of contention. With 12 laps to go, Italian Mirko Vuillermin accelerated away, creating a gap such that Australia was unlikely to win gold. Until the last change, it seemed that Australia might win silver. Nizielski was the final skater, and said later that "At the last change [American] Eric Flaim got a good push-away and he stepped underneath my feet and stopped me. I thought, well I'm not going to fight him for this. I didn't want to let the team down. And I was very aware that I had taken a fall in Albertville. I just wanted to get through and get the medal." Team member Steven Bradbury
went on to win Australia's first winter gold in 2002.
* Skaters who did not compete in the event and were therefore not awarded medals with the rest of the team at the tournament.
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...
Short Track
Short track speed skating
Short track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters skate on an oval ice track with a circumference of 111.12 m...
results
500m
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 43.45 | |
| Silver | 43.47 | |
| Bronze | 43.68 |
1,000m
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 1:34.57 | |
| Silver | 1:34.92 | |
| Bronze | 1:33.03 (B Final) |
This unique race was one of the most unusual in the short history of short track speed skating. The bronze medal was won by an athlete that was not even in the final race. Derrick Campbell
Derrick Campbell
Derrick Nathan Campbell is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics and in the 1998 Winter Olympics.He was born in Cambridge, Ontario....
of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
was obstructed by the Briton Nicky Gooch
Nicky Gooch
Nicholas "Nicky" John Gooch is a British short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics, 1994 Winter Olympics, 1998 Winter Olympics and 2002 Winter Olympics....
, who was disqualified. Campbell got up and thought he finished the race, and was celebrating his bronze medal with a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
reporter live on television when he discovered he hadn't completed the race. He had miscounted and left the track one lap short of the finish line, and was classified as a non-finisher. This meant that Marc Gagnon
Marc Gagnon
Marc Gagnon is a French Canadian short track speed skater. He is a four-time Overall World Champion for 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1998, and winner of three Olympic gold medals....
was a surprise bronze medalist, even though he wasn't even in the A final.
5,000 m (4 × 1250 m) relay
| Medal | Team | Time |
| Gold | (Maurizio Carnino Maurizio Carnino Maurizio Carnino is an Italian short track speed skater and speed skater who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics, in the 1998 Winter Olympics, in the 2002 Winter Olympics, and in the 2006 Winter Olympics.He was born in Turin.... , Orazio Fagone Orazio Fagone Orazio Fagone is an Italian sledge hockey player and former short track speed skater who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics, in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.... , Hugo Herrnhof Hugo Herrnhof Hugo Herrnhof is an Italian short track speed skater who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics, in the 1992 Winter Olympics, and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.He was born in Bolzano.... , Mirko Vuillermin Mirko Vuillermin Mirko Vuillermin is an Italian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.Vuillermin was born in Aosta.... ) |
7:11.74 |
| Silver | (Randy Bartz Randy Bartz Randall "Randy" Bartz is an American short track speed skater who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics.He was born in Roseville, Minnesota.... , John Coyle John Coyle (speed skater) John Keitham Coyle is an American short track speed skater who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics.He was born in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan.... , Eric Flaim Eric Flaim Eric Joseph Flaim is a former US speed skater.-Biography:Eric Flaim began skating at the age of 5 on the tiny pond next to his home on Fairwood Drive, Pembroke... , Andy Gabel) |
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| Bronze | (Steven Bradbury Steven Bradbury Steven John Bradbury OAM is a former Australian short track speed skater and four-time Olympian, who won the 1,000 m event at the 2002 Winter Olympics after all of his opponents were involved in a last corner pile-up... , Kieran Hansen Kieran Hansen Kieran Hansen is an Australian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics, in the 1994 Winter Olympics, and in the 1998 Winter Olympics.... , Andrew Murtha Andrew Murtha Andrew Murtha is an Australian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.... , Richard Nizielski Richard Nizielski Richard Nizielski is an Australian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics, in the 1994 Winter Olympics, and in the 1998 Winter Olympics.-Early life:... ) |
The relay result was Australia's first Winter Olympics medal. With 21 of 45 laps to go, a Canadian crashed into the side, and was out of contention. With 12 laps to go, Italian Mirko Vuillermin accelerated away, creating a gap such that Australia was unlikely to win gold. Until the last change, it seemed that Australia might win silver. Nizielski was the final skater, and said later that "At the last change [American] Eric Flaim got a good push-away and he stepped underneath my feet and stopped me. I thought, well I'm not going to fight him for this. I didn't want to let the team down. And I was very aware that I had taken a fall in Albertville. I just wanted to get through and get the medal." Team member Steven Bradbury
Steven Bradbury
Steven John Bradbury OAM is a former Australian short track speed skater and four-time Olympian, who won the 1,000 m event at the 2002 Winter Olympics after all of his opponents were involved in a last corner pile-up...
went on to win Australia's first winter gold in 2002.
500m
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  Cathy TurnerCathy Turner Cathy Ann Turner is an American short track speed skater, who won gold medals at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 1994 Winter Olympics.... (USA) |
45.98 |
| Silver |  Zhang YanmeiZhang Yanmei Zhang Yanmei is a female Chinese short track speed skater. She competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.-Biography:... (CHN) |
46.44 |
| Bronze | Amy Peterson Amy Peterson Amy Peterson is an American short track speed skater. Peterson competed in five consecutive Olympic games from when short track speed skating was exhibition sport in 1988 to 2002.... (USA) |
46.76 |
1,000m
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  Chun Lee-KyungChun Lee-kyung Chun Lee-Kyung is a retired South Korean short track speed skater. She is a four-time Olympic Champion and three-time Overall World Champion for 1995-1997... (KOR) |
1:36.87 |
| Silver |  Nathalie LambertNathalie Lambert Nathalie Lambert is a Canadian Olympic Medalist in Short-track speed skating. She won one Gold medal and two Silver medals at the Olympics. She is also a three-time Overall World Champion for 1991, 1993 and 1994.Lambert won the 11 international competitions in which she participated, between 1992... (CAN) |
1:36.97 |
| Bronze | Kim So-Hee (KOR) |
1:37.09 |
3,000m (4x750m) relay
| Medal | Team | Time |
| Gold | South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... (Chun Lee-Kyung Chun Lee-kyung Chun Lee-Kyung is a retired South Korean short track speed skater. She is a four-time Olympic Champion and three-time Overall World Champion for 1995-1997... , Kim So-Hee, Kim Yoon-Mi, Won Hye-Kyung Won Hye-Kyung Won Hye-Kyung is a South Korean short track speed skater, who won medals in the 1000 m and 3000 m relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics. She had already won a relay gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics, at the age of 14.-External links:*... / Kim Ryang-Hee*) |
4:26.64 |
| Silver | Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... (Christine Boudrias Christine Boudrias Christine-Isabel Boudrias is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics and in the 1998 Winter Olympics.... , Isabelle Charest Isabelle Charest Isabelle Charest is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics, in the 1998 Winter Olympics, and in the 2002 Winter Olympics.... , Sylvie Daigle Sylvie Daigle Sylvie Daigle is a Canadian speed skater. She is a member of Canadian Short Track relay team that won gold medal in 1992 Winter Olympics and silver medal in 1994 Winter Olympics. She is also a five-time Overall World Champion... , Nathalie Lambert Nathalie Lambert Nathalie Lambert is a Canadian Olympic Medalist in Short-track speed skating. She won one Gold medal and two Silver medals at the Olympics. She is also a three-time Overall World Champion for 1991, 1993 and 1994.Lambert won the 11 international competitions in which she participated, between 1992... / Angela Cutrone Angela Cutrone Angela Cutrone is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics.... *) |
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| Bronze | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (Karen Cashman Karen Cashman Karen Cashman is an American short track speed skater. She won a bronze medal in the 3000m Short Track Relay Women at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics.-References:*... , Amy Peterson Amy Peterson Amy Peterson is an American short track speed skater. Peterson competed in five consecutive Olympic games from when short track speed skating was exhibition sport in 1988 to 2002.... , Cathy Turner Cathy Turner Cathy Ann Turner is an American short track speed skater, who won gold medals at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 1994 Winter Olympics.... , Nikki Ziegelmeyer Nikki Ziegelmeyer Nicole "Nikki" Ziegelmeyer is an American short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.She was born in Imperial, Missouri.... / Shana Sundstrom*) |