| Women's 1500 metres at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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 Pictogram for short track | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Torino Palavela | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 18 February 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Short-track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics | ||
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m relay | women | |
| 5000 m relay | men | |
The women's 1500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics took place on 18 February at the Torino Palavela. [1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
| World record |  Jung Eun-ju (KOR) | 2:18.861 | Beijing, China | 11 January 2004 | [2] |
| Olympic record |  Choi Eun-kyung (KOR) | 2:21.069 | Salt Lake City, United States | 13 February 2002 | [2] |
No new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
There were six heats of four or five skaters each, with the top three finishers advancing to the semifinals. [2]
The top two finishers in each of the three semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final. Tatiana Borodulina finished fifth in her semifinal, but was advanced due to interference from Stéphanie Bouvier. [2]
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jin Sun-yu (KOR) | 2:31.747 | QA |
| 2 |  Erika Huszar (HUN) | 2:32.504 | QA |
| 3 |  Hyo-jung Kim (USA) | 2:32.527 | QB |
| 4 |  Yuka Kamino (JPN) | 2:44.05 7 | QB |
| 5 |  Tatiana Borodulina (RUS) | 2:45.897 | ADV |
| – |  Stéphanie Bouvier (FRA) | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choi Eun-kyung (KOR) | 2:22.776 | QA |
| 2 |  Amanda Overland (CAN) | 2:22.946 | QA |
| 3 |  Yang Yang (A) (CHN) | 2:23.048 | QB |
| 4 |  Katia Zini (ITA) | 2:23.141 | QB |
| 5 | Allison Baver (USA) | 2:23.490 | |
| 6 |  Liesbeth Mau Asam (NED) | 2:26.370 |
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byun Chun-sa (KOR) | 2:26.915 | QA |
| 2 | Wang Meng (CHN) | 2:27.095 | QA |
| 3 |  Evgenia Radanova (BUL) | 2:27.145 | QB |
| 4 | Marta Capurso (ITA) | 2:27.291 | QB |
| 5 |  Kateřina Novotná (CZE) | 2:27.395 | |
| 6 |  Sarah Lindsay (GBR) | 2:29.173 |
The largest short-track race of the Games, with seven women entered, saw two of the skaters disqualified. The most notable of these was Byun Chun-sa, who originally finished third. She was adjudged to have interfered with Wang Meng. Wang, who was originally fourth, moved into the bronze medal position after Byun's disqualification. [2] [3]
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Jin Sun-yu (KOR) | 2:23.494 | |
 | Choi Eun-kyung (KOR) | 2:24.069 | |
 | Wang Meng (CHN) | 2:24.469 | |
| 4 | Erika Huszar (HUN) | 2:25.405 | |
| 5 | Amanda Overland (CAN) | 2:26.495 | |
| – | Byun Chun-sa (KOR) | DQ | |
| – | Tatiana Borodulina (RUS) | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Evgenia Radanova (BUL) | 2:29.314 | |
| 7 | Yuka Kamino (JPN) | 2:29.540 | |
| 8 | Hyo-jung Kim (USA) | 2:29.978 | |
| 9 | Marta Capurso (ITA) | 2:30.054 | |
| 10 | Katia Zini (ITA) | 2:30.164 | |
| 11 | Yang Yang (A) (CHN) | 2:32.097 |
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