Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metre relay
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Semifinals

The two semifinals, taking place on 12 February, matched four teams, each with four skaters on the ice, with the top two in each advancing to the A final. The other teams advanced to the B Final.

Semifinal 1
Rank Athlete Result Notes
1
Cheng Xiaolei
Fu Tianyu
Wang Meng
Yang Yang (A)
4:16.739 QA
2
Alanna Kraus
Alanna Kraus
Alanna Kraus is a Canadian short track speed skater. She won the bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in short-track speed skating for the women's 3000 m relay. She competed in three individual events at the 2002 Games...


Amanda Overland
Amanda Overland
Amanda Overland is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics. She is the sister of Kevin Overland and Cindy Overland, both Olympic Speed Skaters....


Kalyna Roberge
Kalyna Roberge
Kalyna Roberge is a Canadian short track speed skater.Roberge has won a gold medal in the 3000m relay at the 2005 World Championships. She also placed third overall at the 2005 World Junior Championships including a gold medal in the 500m. She also won a gold medal at a World Cup event in the...


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...

 
4:17.231 QA
3
Allison Baver
Allison Baver
Allison Baver is an American short track speed skater. Baver trains with the US permanent winter sports Olympic team, in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the 2005-2006 season, she was ranked third overall in the World Rankings...


Maria Garcia
Caroline Hallisey
Hyo-Jung Kim
4:18.33 QB
4
Yuka Kamino
Mika Ozawa
Chikage Tanaka
Nobuka Yamada 
4:21.413 QB


Semifinal 2
Rank Athlete Result Notes
1
Byun Chun-Sa
Byun Chun-Sa
Byun Chun-Sa is a South Korean short track speed skater who won gold in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-References:...


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....


Jin Sun-Yu
Jin Sun-Yu
Jin Sun-Yu is a South Korean short-track speed skater. She is a triple Olympic Champion from 2006 and a three-time Overall World Champion ....


Kang Yun-Mi
4:18.854 QA
2
Marta Capurso
Marta Capurso
Marta Capurso is an Italian short track speed skater who won bronze in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-References:...


Arianna Fontana
Arianna Fontana
Arianna Fontana is an Italian short track speed skater, who won bronze in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin...


Katia Zini
Katia Zini
Katia Zini is an Italian short track speed skater who won bronze in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She also skated in the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics. She is a cousin of speed skater Mara Zini who was on the same medal winning relay.-References:...


Mara Zini
Mara Zini
Mara Zini is an Italian short track speed skater who won a bronze medal in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She is a cousin of Katia Zini who was on the same medal winning relay team.-References:...

 
4:19.797 QA
3
Stéphanie Bouvier
Stéphanie Bouvier
Stéphanie Bouvier is a short track speed-skater. She represented France at the 2006 Winter Olympics and is set to represent France at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :...


Choi Min-Kyung
Choi Min-Kyung
Choi Min-Kyung is a South Korean short track speed skater.She who won a gold medal in the 3000 m relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics, together with teammates Choi Eun-Kyung, Park Hye-Won and Joo Min-Jin.She competed for France at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-External links:*...


Myrtille Gollin
Celine Lecompere
4:20.030 QB
4
Tina Grassow
Aika Klein
Yvonne Kunze
Christin Priebst
DQ QB

Finals

Two of the teams participating in Final A changed their teams between the semifinal and final rounds; Canada replaced Amanda Overland
Amanda Overland
Amanda Overland is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics. She is the sister of Kevin Overland and Cindy Overland, both Olympic Speed Skaters....

 with Anouk Leblanc-Boucher
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher is a Canadian short track speed skating athlete at the 2006 Winter Olympics....

 and South Korea replaced Kang Yun-Mi with Jeon Da-Hye
Jeon Da-Hye
Jeon Da-Hye is a South Korean short track speed skater who won gold in the women's 3000 metre relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics....

.. China crossed the line in third place, but was disqualified when Wang Meng was adjudged to have interfered with a Canadian skater. This moved Italy up to the bronze medal position.

Final A
Rank Athlete Result Notes

Byun Chun-Sa
Byun Chun-Sa
Byun Chun-Sa is a South Korean short track speed skater who won gold in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-References:...


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....


Jeon Da-Hye
Jeon Da-Hye
Jeon Da-Hye is a South Korean short track speed skater who won gold in the women's 3000 metre relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics....


Jin Sun-Yu
Jin Sun-Yu
Jin Sun-Yu is a South Korean short-track speed skater. She is a triple Olympic Champion from 2006 and a three-time Overall World Champion ....

4:17.040

Alanna Kraus
Alanna Kraus
Alanna Kraus is a Canadian short track speed skater. She won the bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in short-track speed skating for the women's 3000 m relay. She competed in three individual events at the 2002 Games...


Anouk Leblanc-Boucher
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher is a Canadian short track speed skating athlete at the 2006 Winter Olympics....


Kalyna Roberge
Kalyna Roberge
Kalyna Roberge is a Canadian short track speed skater.Roberge has won a gold medal in the 3000m relay at the 2005 World Championships. She also placed third overall at the 2005 World Junior Championships including a gold medal in the 500m. She also won a gold medal at a World Cup event in the...


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...

4:17.336

Marta Capurso
Marta Capurso
Marta Capurso is an Italian short track speed skater who won bronze in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-References:...


Arianna Fontana
Arianna Fontana
Arianna Fontana is an Italian short track speed skater, who won bronze in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin...


Katia Zini
Katia Zini
Katia Zini is an Italian short track speed skater who won bronze in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She also skated in the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics. She is a cousin of speed skater Mara Zini who was on the same medal winning relay.-References:...


Mara Zini
Mara Zini
Mara Zini is an Italian short track speed skater who won a bronze medal in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She is a cousin of Katia Zini who was on the same medal winning relay team.-References:...

4:20.030
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Cheng Xiaolei
Fu Tianyu
Wang Meng
Yang Yang (A) 
DQ


Final B
Rank Athlete Result Notes
1
Allison Baver
Allison Baver
Allison Baver is an American short track speed skater. Baver trains with the US permanent winter sports Olympic team, in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the 2005-2006 season, she was ranked third overall in the World Rankings...


Maria Garcia
Caroline Hallisey
Hyo-Jung Kim 
4:18.740
2
Stéphanie Bouvier
Stéphanie Bouvier
Stéphanie Bouvier is a short track speed-skater. She represented France at the 2006 Winter Olympics and is set to represent France at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :...


Choi Min-Kyung
Choi Min-Kyung
Choi Min-Kyung is a South Korean short track speed skater.She who won a gold medal in the 3000 m relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics, together with teammates Choi Eun-Kyung, Park Hye-Won and Joo Min-Jin.She competed for France at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-External links:*...


Myrtille Gollin
Celine Lecompere
4:18.971
3
Tina Grassow
Aika Klein
Yvonne Kunze
Christin Priebst
4:24.896
4
Yuka Kamino
Mika Ozawa
Chikage Tanaka
Nobuka Yamada
4:35.096
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