Heats

The first round was held on 12 February. There were eight heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals. One skater, Yvonne Kunze, was advanced after being interfered with.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:33.904	Q
2		1:33.977	Q
3		1:34.360
4		1:34.506

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:34.878	Q
2		1:34.988	Q
3		1:35.539

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:36.182	Q
2		1:36.515	Q
3		1:36.885
		DQ

Heat 4

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:35.765	Q
2		1:36.745	Q
3		1:37.883

Heat 5

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:31.504	Q
2		1:32.033	Q
3		1:32.220
4		1:33.197

Heat 6

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:38.414	Q
2		1:39.942	Q
3		1:40.166
-		DQ

Heat 7

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:37.161	Q
2		1:38.039	Q
3		1:38.039

Heat 8

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:33.761	Q
2		1:33.812	Q
3		1:33.959
4		1:34.059

Quarterfinals

The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals. Two skaters, Yang Yang (A) and Tania Vicent

Tania Vicent

Tania Vicent is a Canadian short track speed skater, who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics. On February 22, along with Alanna Kraus, Anouk Leblanc-Boucher and Kalyna Roberge, Vicent won a silver medal for Canada in the 3000m relay...

, were advanced after other racers were disqualified. One of the disqualified skaters was the 2005 world champion in the 1000 metres, Evgenia Radanova

Evgenia Radanova

Evgenia Radanova is a Bulgarian female short track speed skater and cyclist who has participated in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. She is the world record holder in the 500 m short track distance with 43.671s, which she set in Calgary, Canada on 19 October 2001...

.

Quarterfinal 1

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:33.351	Q
2		1:33.453	Q
3		1:37.627
-		DQ

Quarterfinal 2

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:32.875	Q
2		1:33.012	Q
3		1:34.034
-		DQ

Quarterfinal 3

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:33.401	Q
2		1:33.627	Q
3		1:34.080
4		1:59.338	ADV
-		DQ

Quarterfinal 4

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:34.164	Q
2		1:34.715	Q
3		1:35.594	ADV
-		DQ

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. Since two skaters were advanced from the quarters, each semifinal featured five skaters.

Semifinal 1

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:31.783	QA
2		1:32.099	QA
3		1:32.650	QB
4		1:36.765	QB
5		1:54.187

Semifinal 2

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:32.546	QA
2		1:33.080	QA
3		1:33.102	QB
4		1:33.228	QB
5		1:33.337

Finals

Choi Eun-Kyung

Choi Eun-Kyung

Choi Eun-Kyung is a South Korean short track speed skater. She is a double Olympic Champion in relays and a two-time Overall World Champion for 2003 and 2004....

 was disqualified in the A final, moving Yang Yang (A) up to bronze medal position and the winner of the B final, Tania Vicent

Tania Vicent

Tania Vicent is a Canadian short track speed skater, who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics. On February 22, along with Alanna Kraus, Anouk Leblanc-Boucher and Kalyna Roberge, Vicent won a silver medal for Canada in the 3000m relay...

, up to 4th.

Final A

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
		1:32.859
		1:33.079
		1:33.937
-		DQ

Final B

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		1:34.099
2		1:34.191
3		1:34.269
4		1:34.789