| Women's 1000 metres at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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 Pictogram for short track | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Torino Palavela | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 22–25 February 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
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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 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics began on 22 February, with the final on 25 February, at the Torino Palavela. [1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
| World record |  Jin Sun-yu (KOR) | 1:30.037 | Bormio, Italy | 13 November 2005 | [2] |
| Olympic record |  Yang Yang (A) (CHN) | 1:31.235 | Salt Lake City, United States | 23 February 2002 | [2] |
No new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
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. [2]
The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals. Two skaters, Yang Yang (A) and Tania Vicent, were advanced after other racers were disqualified. One of the disqualified skaters was the 2005 world champion in the 1000 metres, Evgenia Radanova. [2]
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jin Sun-yu (KOR) | 1:33.351 | Q |
| 2 | Wang Meng (CHN) | 1:33.453 | Q |
| 3 |  Emily Rosemond (AUS) | 1:37.627 | |
| – |  Tatiana Borodulina (RUS) | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choi Eun-Kyung (KOR) | 1:32.875 | Q |
| 2 |  Amanda Overland (CAN) | 1:33.012 | Q |
| 3 |  Liesbeth Mau Asam (NED) | 1:34.034 | |
| – |  Kimberly Derrick (USA) | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arianna Fontana (ITA) | 1:33.401 | Q |
| 2 |  Yvonne Kunze (GER) | 1:33.627 | Q |
| 3 |  Erika Huszar (HUN) | 1:34.080 | |
| 4 | Yang Yang (A) (CHN) | 1:59.338 | ADV |
| – |  Evgenia Radanova (BUL) | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyo-Jung Kim (USA) | 1:34.164 | Q |
| 2 |  Mika Ozawa (JPN) | 1:34.715 | Q |
| 3 | Tania Vicent (CAN) | 1:35.594 | ADV |
| – |  Choi Min-Kyung (FRA) | DQ |
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. [2]
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
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| 1 | Wang Meng (CHN) | 1:31.783 | QA |
| 2 | Choi Eun-kyung (KOR) | 1:32.099 | QA |
| 3 | Tania Vicent (CAN) | 1:32.650 | QB |
| 4 | Yvonne Kunze (GER) | 1:36.765 | QB |
| 5 | Hyo-Jung Kim (USA) | 1:54.187 |
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jin Sun-yu (KOR) | 1:32.546 | QA |
| 2 | Yang Yang (A) (CHN) | 1:33.080 | QA |
| 3 | Amanda Overland (CAN) | 1:33.102 | QB |
| 4 | Arianna Fontana (ITA) | 1:33.228 | QB |
| 5 | Mika Ozawa (JPN) | 1:33.337 |
Choi Eun-kyung was disqualified in the A final, moving Yang Yang (A) up to bronze medal position and the winner of the B final, Tania Vicent, up to 4th. [2] [3]
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
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 | Jin Sun-yu (KOR) | 1:32.859 | |
 | Wang Meng (CHN) | 1:33.079 | |
 | Yang Yang (A) (CHN) | 1:33.937 | |
| – | Choi Eun-kyung (KOR) | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Tania Vicent (CAN) | 1:34.099 | |
| 5 | Amanda Overland (CAN) | 1:34.191 | |
| 6 | Arianna Fontana (ITA) | 1:34.269 | |
| 7 | Yvonne Kunze (GER) | 1:34.789 |
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