Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 10000 metres
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The men's 10000 metres speed skating
competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics
was held at Richmond Olympic Oval
on 23rd February 2010.
The overwhelming pre-race favorite Sven Kramer
, who had won 18 consecutive 10,000 m races since 2006, was disqualified due to a missed lane change after 6600 m into the race. Kramer finished the race in a time of 12:54.50, under the impression to have won the gold medal in a new Olympic and track record, but was then told by his coach, Gerard Kemkers
, that he had been disqualified. Kemkers took the blame for the gaffe, as he had directed his pupil into the inner lane, even when Kramer was attempting to take the correct outer lane.
The gold medal instead was won by Lee Seung-Hoon
in 12:58.55, edging the existing Olympic record by 0.37 seconds. Despite Lee's earlier Silver medal at the 5000 m race, his achievement was a surprise, since, before 2010, he had never skated a 10,000 m race under 14 minutes. He broke his personal and the Korean national record, set on January 10, 2010, by 22.5 seconds. Kramer's disqualification allowed Bob de Jong
to earn his third Olympic medal on the 10,000 m (he won silver in 1998 and gold in 2006), a feat only equalled by Knut Johannesen
, who won silver, gold and bronze at the Olympics in 1956, 1960 and 1964.
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.
The Richmond Olympic Oval track record remained at 12:55.32, set by Sven Kramer on March 14, 2009.
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Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
competition of the Vancouver 2010 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 at Richmond Olympic Oval
Richmond Olympic Oval
The Richmond Olympic Oval , or the Richmond Oval is a facility in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. It was the venue of the speed skating events and the official Olympic anti-doping lab of the 2010 Winter Olympics...
on 23rd February 2010.
The overwhelming pre-race favorite Sven Kramer
Sven Kramer
Sven Kramer is a Dutch long track speed skater. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meter in Vancouver 2010, and four-time European and World Allround Champion. He is also three-time world champion and world record holder in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m, and the team pursuit...
, who had won 18 consecutive 10,000 m races since 2006, was disqualified due to a missed lane change after 6600 m into the race. Kramer finished the race in a time of 12:54.50, under the impression to have won the gold medal in a new Olympic and track record, but was then told by his coach, Gerard Kemkers
Gerard Kemkers
Gerard Kemkers is a former speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres....
, that he had been disqualified. Kemkers took the blame for the gaffe, as he had directed his pupil into the inner lane, even when Kramer was attempting to take the correct outer lane.
The gold medal instead was won by Lee Seung-Hoon
Lee Seung-Hoon
Lee Seung-Hoon is a South Korean speed skater who won a silver medal in the 5000 meters and a gold medal in the 10000 metres at the 2010 Winter Olympics, becoming the first Asian man to ever achieve these feats...
in 12:58.55, edging the existing Olympic record by 0.37 seconds. Despite Lee's earlier Silver medal at the 5000 m race, his achievement was a surprise, since, before 2010, he had never skated a 10,000 m race under 14 minutes. He broke his personal and the Korean national record, set on January 10, 2010, by 22.5 seconds. Kramer's disqualification allowed Bob de Jong
Bob de Jong
Bob Johannes Carolus de Jong is a Dutch speed skater who specializes in long distances: five and ten kilometers.-Speed skating career:...
to earn his third Olympic medal on the 10,000 m (he won silver in 1998 and gold in 2006), a feat only equalled by Knut Johannesen
Knut Johannesen
Knut Johannesen is a former speed skater from Norway.-Biography:Born in Oslo and representing the skating club ASK there, Johannesen won the World Allround Championships in 1957 and 1964, the European Allround Championships in 1959 and 1960, and won the Norwegian...
, who won silver, gold and bronze at the Olympics in 1956, 1960 and 1964.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.
| Date | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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| February 23 | Pair 5 | Lee Seung-Hoon Lee Seung-Hoon Lee Seung-Hoon is a South Korean speed skater who won a silver medal in the 5000 meters and a gold medal in the 10000 metres at the 2010 Winter Olympics, becoming the first Asian man to ever achieve these feats... |
12:58.55 | OR |
The Richmond Olympic Oval track record remained at 12:55.32, set by Sven Kramer on March 14, 2009.
Results
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Time Behind | Notes |
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| 5 | i | Lee Seung-Hoon Lee Seung-Hoon Lee Seung-Hoon is a South Korean speed skater who won a silver medal in the 5000 meters and a gold medal in the 10000 metres at the 2010 Winter Olympics, becoming the first Asian man to ever achieve these feats... |
12:58.55 | 0.00 | OR | ||
| 8 | o | Ivan Skobrev Ivan Skobrev Ivan Aleksandrovich Skobrev is a Russian speed skater. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he won the bronze medal in the 5,000 meters as well as the silver medal in the 10,000 meters. He is the reigning European and World Allround Champion.At the 2006 European Championships he finished in... |
13:02.07 | ||||
| 7 | o | Bob de Jong Bob de Jong Bob Johannes Carolus de Jong is a Dutch speed skater who specializes in long distances: five and ten kilometers.-Speed skating career:... |
13:06.73 | ||||
| 6 | i | Alexis Contin Alexis Contin Alexis Contin is a French speed skater. He is ranked 63 on the Adelskalender and is coached by Jan ven Veen.Contin made his international speedskating debut at the Speed Skating World Cup in December 2005... |
13:12.11 | ||||
| 7 | i | Håvard Bøkko Håvard Bøkko Håvard Bøkko is a Norwegian speedskater, widely considered to be one of the most promising talents for many years, with junior results similar to those of Sven Kramer, Gianni Romme and Eric Heiden. He is the older brother of Hege Bøkko.-Speed skating career:In 2006, Bøkko was the Junior World... |
13:14.92 | ||||
| 2 | o | Sverre Haugli Sverre Haugli (born 1982) Sverre Haugli is a Norwegian long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.He represents the sports club Jevnaker IF and is the grandson of speed skater Sverre Ingolf Haugli and brother of Maren Haugli.... |
13:18.74 | +20.19 | |||
| 3 | i | Henrik Christiansen | 13:25.65 | +27.10 | |||
| 2 | i | Jonathan Kuck Jonathan Kuck Jonathan Kuck is an American speed skater and silver medalist in the Winter Olympics.At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Kuck won a silver medal in the team pursuit along with Brian Hansen and Chad Hedrick... |
13:31.78 | +33.23 | |||
| 5 | o | Arjen van der Kieft Arjen van der Kieft Arjen van der Kieft is a Dutch long-distance speed skater. He is set to compete for the Netherlands at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the Men's 10000 m.- References :... |
13:33.37 | +34.82 | |||
| 10 | 6 | o | Marco Weber Marco Weber Marco Weber is a German long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:World Single Distance Championships... |
13:35.73 | +37.18 | ||
| 11 | 4 | i | Hiroki Hirako Hiroki Hirako is a Japanese speed skater. He has competed for Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He has also previously competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics.- References :... |
13:37.56 | |||
| 12 | 1 | i | Ryan Bedford Ryan Bedford Ryan Bedford is an American speed skater who competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-External links:... |
13:40.20 | +41.65 | ||
| 13 | 4 | o | Alexander Rumyantsev | 13:45.77 | +47.22 | ||
| 14 | 3 | o | Sebastian Druszkiewicz | 13:49.31 | +49.40 | ||
Sven Kramer
Sven Kramer is a Dutch long track speed skater. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meter in Vancouver 2010, and four-time European and World Allround Champion. He is also three-time world champion and world record holder in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m, and the team pursuit...
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Enrico Fabris
Enrico Fabris is a former Italian long track speed skater who has won three World Cup races and became the first European Allround Champion from Italy when he won the 2006 European Championships one month before the Winter Olympics in Turin. In 2007 he won also the silver medal an in 2008 the...
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External links
- 2010 Winter Olympics results: Men's 10000 m, from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-22.
- Schedule and results