The women's 1500 metres in short track speed skating

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...

 at the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

was held on 20 February, at the Pacific Coliseum

Pacific Coliseum

Pacific Coliseum is an indoor arena, at Hastings Park, in Vancouver, British Columbia.Completed in 1968, at the former site of the Pacific National Exhibition, the arena currently holds 16,281, for ice hockey, though capacity at its opening was 15,713....

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Heats

Rank	Heat	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	1	Sun Linlin Sun Linlin Sun Linlin is a Chinese female short track speed skater.-External links:* , from http://www.vancouver2010.com; retrieved 2010-02-24....		2:24.031	Q
2	1	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...		2:24.100	Q
3	1	Nina Yevteyeva Nina Yevteyeva Nina Aleksandrovna Yevteyeva is a Russian short track speed skater.- External links :*...		2:24.277	Q
4	1	Kimberly Derrick Kimberly Derrick Kimberly Derrick is an American short track speed skater.-Biography:Derrick graduated from Northern Michigan University with a degree in elementary education.-2006 Winter Olympics:...		2:24.375
5	1	Veronika Windisch		2:24.440
6	1	Patrycja Maliszewska		2:25.586
1	2	Park Seung-Hi Park Seung-Hi Park Seung-Hi is an Korean short track speed skater. She is the 2010 Overall World Champion. She won two bronze medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.- 2010 Winter Olympics :...		2:24.129	Q
2	2	Zhou Yang		2:24.246	Q
3	2	Kateřina Novotná		2:24.504	Q
4	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 :...		2:24.966
5	2	Valeriya Potemkina		2:28.405
6	2	Han Yueshuang Han Yueshuang Han Yueshueng is a short track speed skater from Hong Kong.She was the only athlete to represent Hong Kong at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, competing in the 500m, 1000m and 1500m events....		2:35.742
1	3	Wang Meng		2:29.199	Q
2	3	Katherine Reutter Katherine Reutter Katherine Reutter is an American short track speed skater. She is a two-time medalist in the Winter Olympics, 2011 overall world silver medalist and the 2010-2011 overall ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup champion....		2:29.316	Q
3	3	Valérie Maltais Valérie Maltais Valérie Maltais is a Canadian short-track speed skater. She began skating at the age of 6 and in 2009 was the Canadian Champion in the 1500m. In that same year she received a bronze medal in relay at the World Short Track Championships. She is set to compete for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics...		2:30.321	Q
4	3	Bernadett Heidum Bernadett Heidum Bernadett Heidum is a Hungarian short track speed skater.-External links:* Profile from...		2:30.332
5	3	Biba Sakurai Biba Sakurai is a Japanese short track speed skater. She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She won a bronze medal in 1500 metres at the 2011 Asian Winter Games.-References:...		2:30.458
6	3	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:...		2:30.606
1	4	Cho Ha-Ri Cho Ha-Ri Cho Ha-Ri is a short track speed skater who competes for South Korea. She is the 2011 Overall World Champion.-Career:...		2:22.928	Q
2	4	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...		2:23.619	Q
3	4	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...		2:23.698	Q
4	4	Elise Christie Elise Christie Elise Christie is a Short Track Speed Skater representing Great Britain. Born in Livingston, Scotland, she now lives and trains in Nottingham.Elise competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics finishing 11th in the 500m, 19th in the 1000m and 20th in the 1500m....		2:23.898
5	4	Cecilia Maffei		2:24.931
6	4	Olga Belyakova		2:26.762
1	5	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...		2:27.120	Q
2	5	Tatiana Borodulina Tatiana Borodulina Tatiana Borodulina is a Russian short-track speed skater, who formerly represented Australia.-Career:Borodulina competed for Russia at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy...		2:27.408	Q
3	5	Erika Huszar		2:27.487	Q
4	5	Katalin Kristo		2:36.022

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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...

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Semifinals

Rank	Heat	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	1	Lee Eun-Byul		2:24.318	QA
2	1	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...		2:24.742	QA
3	1	Sun Linlin Sun Linlin Sun Linlin is a Chinese female short track speed skater.-External links:* , from http://www.vancouver2010.com; retrieved 2010-02-24....		2:24.777	QB
4	1	Hiroko Sadakane		2:24.901	QB
5	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...		2:45.053
6	1	Nina Yevteyeva Nina Yevteyeva Nina Aleksandrovna Yevteyeva is a Russian short track speed skater.- External links :*...		2:25.414
7	1	Marina Georgieva-Nikolova		2:25.604
1	2	Erika Huszar		2:24.192	QA
2	2	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...		2:24.376	QA
3	2	Cho Ha-Ri Cho Ha-Ri Cho Ha-Ri is a short track speed skater who competes for South Korea. She is the 2011 Overall World Champion.-Career:...		2:35.492	ADV
4	2	Katherine Reutter Katherine Reutter Katherine Reutter is an American short track speed skater. She is a two-time medalist in the Winter Olympics, 2011 overall world silver medalist and the 2010-2011 overall ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup champion....		2:37.060	ADV
5	2	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...		2:47.998

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| 1 || 3 ||align=left| Park Seung-Hi

Park Seung-Hi

Park Seung-Hi is an Korean short track speed skater. She is the 2010 Overall World Champion. She won two bronze medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.- 2010 Winter Olympics :...

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| 2 || 3 ||align=left| Zhou Yang || align=left| || 2:21.049 || QA
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| 3 || 3 ||align=left| 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...

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| 4 || 3 ||align=left| Tatiana Borodulina

Tatiana Borodulina

Tatiana Borodulina is a Russian short-track speed skater, who formerly represented Australia.-Career:Borodulina competed for Russia at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy...

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| 5 || 3 ||align=left| Valérie Maltais

Valérie Maltais

Valérie Maltais is a Canadian short-track speed skater. She began skating at the age of 6 and in 2009 was the Canadian Champion in the 1500m. In that same year she received a bronze medal in relay at the World Short Track Championships. She is set to compete for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics...

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Final B (Classification round)

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
9	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...		2:42.801
10	Sun Linlin Sun Linlin Sun Linlin is a Chinese female short track speed skater.-External links:* , from http://www.vancouver2010.com; retrieved 2010-02-24....		2:42.960
11	Tatiana Borodulina Tatiana Borodulina Tatiana Borodulina is a Russian short-track speed skater, who formerly represented Australia.-Career:Borodulina competed for Russia at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy...		2:43.051
12	Hiroko Sadakane		2:43.135

Final A (Medal round)

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
	Zhou Yang		2:16.993	OR
	Lee Eun-Byul		2:17.849
	Park Seung-Hi Park Seung-Hi Park Seung-Hi is an Korean short track speed skater. She is the 2010 Overall World Champion. She won two bronze medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.- 2010 Winter Olympics :...		2:17.927
4	Katherine Reutter Katherine Reutter Katherine Reutter is an American short track speed skater. She is a two-time medalist in the Winter Olympics, 2011 overall world silver medalist and the 2010-2011 overall ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup champion....		2:18.396
5	Cho Ha-Ri Cho Ha-Ri Cho Ha-Ri is a short track speed skater who competes for South Korea. She is the 2011 Overall World Champion.-Career:...		2:18.831
6	Erika Huszár		2:19.251
7	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...		2:19.411
8	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...		2:23.035

External links

• 2010 Winter Olympics results: Ladies' 1500 m, from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-19.