The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
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Date	Event	Team	Time	OR	WR
15 February	Heat 1		1:27.048	OR
18 February	Quarterfinal 1		1:27.000	OR
18 February	Final A		1:26.739	OR

Heats

The first round was held on 15 February. There were seven heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers and the two fastest third-place finishers also moving on to the quarterfinals. As two skaters tied for the second-fastest third-place time, three skaters advanced through this method. Two other skaters were advanced after being interfered with.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:27.048	Q
2		1:27.184	Q
3		1:28.009
4		1:28.511

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:28.925	Q
2		1:29.090	Q
3		1:29.147
4		1:30.033

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:27.372	Q
2		1:27.508	Q
3		1:27.929	q

Heat 4

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:35.634	Q
2		1:35.989	Q
3		1:36.070

Heat 5

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:28.274	Q
2		1:29.102	Q
3		1:35.375	ADV
4		DQ

Heat 6

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:27.765	Q
2		1:27.826	Q
3		1:27.994	q
4		1:27.994	q

Heat 7

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:36.120	Q
2		1:36.397	Q
3		1:42.677	ADV
		DQ

Quarterfinals

The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.

Quarterfinal 1

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:27.000	Q
2		1:27.078	Q
3		1:27.240
4		1:32.432
		DQ

Quarterfinal 2

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:29.371	Q
2		1:29.650	Q
3		1:29.820
4		1:30.556

Quarterfinal 3

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:28.179	Q
2		1:28.335	Q
3		1:28.499
4		1:28.738
		DQ

Quarterfinal 4

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:27.265	Q
2		1:27.546	Q
3		1:27.656
4		1:27.679
5		1:29.168

Semifinals

The top two finishers in each of the two semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final. In the first semifinal, China's Li Ye fell, but he was advanced to the final after Belgium's Pieter Gysel was disqualified.

Semifinal 1

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:29.150	QA
2		1:29.515	QA
3		1:47.965	ADV
		DQ

Semifinal 2

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1	}	1:27.909	QA
2		1:28.080	QA
3		1:29.183	QB
4		DQ

Finals

The five qualifying skaters competed in Final A. Since only one skater qualified for the B Final (the two disqualified semifinalists did not advance), it was not contested, and China's Li Jiajun

Li JiaJun

Li Jiajun is a Chinese short track speed skater who has won 5 Olympic medals - two silver and three bronze. He has been a two-time Overall World Champion for 1999 and 2001....

was awarded 6th place.

Final A

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
		1:26.739
		1:26.764
		1:26.927
4		1:27.435
5		1:29.918