Men's 500 metres at the XXI Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Pacific Coliseum | ||||||||||||
Dates | February 24, 2010 (qualifying heats) February 26, 2010 (quarterfinal, semifinal, and final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 32 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 40.981 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Short-track speed skating at the 2010 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 men's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held 24–26 February 2010 at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The qualifying heats were held on 24 February with the quarterfinal, the semifinal and the final were held on 26 February.
There were thirty-two competitors representing sixteen nations.
Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Charles Hamelin | ![]() | 40.770 | Q, OR |
2 | 1 | Sung Si-bak | ![]() | 40.821 | Q |
3 | 1 | Simon Cho | ![]() | 41.211 | |
4 | 1 | Niels Kerstholt | ![]() | 42.128 | |
1 | 2 | Jon Eley | ![]() | 41.875 | Q |
2 | 2 | Apolo Ohno | ![]() | 42.004 | Q |
3 | 2 | Tyson Heung | ![]() | 48.554 | ADV |
4 | 2 | Thibaut Fauconnet | ![]() | 51.339 | |
1 | 3 | Lee Ho-suk | ![]() | 41.269 | Q |
2 | 3 | Olivier Jean | ![]() | 41.275 | Q |
3 | 3 | Han Jialiang | ![]() | 41.443 | |
4 | 3 | Jumpei Yoshizawa | ![]() | 41.906 | |
1 | 4 | François-Louis Tremblay | ![]() | 41.326 | Q |
2 | 4 | Kwak Yoon-gy | ![]() | 41.761 | Q |
3 | 4 | Haralds Silovs | ![]() | 41.837 | |
4 | 4 | Pieter Gysel | ![]() | 41.980 |
Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Charles Hamelin | ![]() | 40.964 | QA |
2 | 1 | Sung Si-bak | ![]() | 41.126 | QA |
3 | 1 | Tyson Heung | ![]() | 41.455 | QB |
4 | 1 | Jon Eley | ![]() | 41.504 | QB |
– | 1 | Olivier Jean | ![]() | DSQ | |
1 | 2 | Apolo Ohno | ![]() | 41.460 | QA |
2 | 2 | François-Louis Tremblay | ![]() | 41.515 | QA |
3 | 2 | Kwak Yoon-gy | ![]() | 41.620 | QB |
4 | 2 | Lee Ho-suk | ![]() | 1:24.514 | QB |
Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
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4 | Kwak Yoon-gy | ![]() | 42.123 | |
5 | Tyson Heung | ![]() | 42.307 | |
6 | Jon Eley | ![]() | 42.681 | |
7 | Lee Ho-suk | ![]() | 49.149 |
Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Charles Hamelin | ![]() | 40.981 | |
![]() | Sung Si-bak | ![]() | 41.340 | |
![]() | François-Louis Tremblay | ![]() | 46.366 | |
– | Apolo Ohno | ![]() | DSQ |
The Men's Downhill competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition was scheduled for Saturday, February 13, but was postponed due to rain and warm temperatures; it was held on Monday, February 15.
The men's relay competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 26, 2010. The race consisted of four laps of cross-country skiing, each lap a total of 7.5 km. Every 2.5 km there would be a shooting zone, the first one is prone and the second one is standing. Any misses in the shooting zones count as penalties which must be completed by going around a penalty loop right after the second shooting zone. There were four racers per team, each completing one lap. As all the teams started together, the team that crossed the finish line first would win.
The Men's sprint cross-country skiing competition in the classical technique at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 17 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia.
The men's team sprint cross-country skiing competition in the freestyle technique at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 22 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia.
The women's team sprint cross-country skiing competition in the freestyle technique at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 22 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia.
The Women's sprint cross-country skiing competition in the classical technique at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 17 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia.
The Men's large hill individual ski jumping competition for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia. It started on 19 February and ended on 20 February. Austria's Thomas Morgenstern was the defending Olympic champion in this event. Andreas Küttel of Switzerland was the defending world champion in this event. Two test events took place at the Olympic venue on 24–25 January 2009, both won by Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer. On the 25th, Schlierenzauer set the hill jumping record with a jump of 149.0 metres (488.8 ft) which was also tied by Finland's Ville Larinto. The last World Cup event in this format prior to the 2010 Games took place on 6 February 2010 in Willingen, Germany and was won by Schlierenzauer.
The two-man bobsleigh competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was held at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia on 20–21 February. The German team of André Lange and Kevin Kuske were the defending Olympic champions in this event. Switzerland's team of Ivo Rüegg and Cedric Grand were the defending world champions in this event. The test event held at the Olympic venue was won by the German duo of Thomas Florschütz and Marc Kühne. The last World Cup event prior to the 2010 Games took place in Igls, Austria on 23 January 2010 and was won by the Swiss duo of Beat Hefti and Thomas Lamparter while Rüegg won the overall World Cup in the two-man event.
The four-man bobsleigh competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was held at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia, on 26–27 February. The German team of André Lange, René Hoppe, Kevin Kuske, and Martin Putze were the defending Olympic champion in this event. America's team of Steve Holcomb, Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler, and Curtis Tomasevicz were the defending world champions in this event. The test event was won by the Latvian team of Jānis Miņins, Daumants Dreiškens, Oskars Melbardis, and Intars Dambis. The last World Cup event prior to the 2010 Games place took place in Igls, Austria on 24 January 2010 and was won by the German team of Lange, Hoppe, Kuske, and Putze. Holcomb of the United States won both the four-man and the combined World Cups.
The two-woman bobsleigh competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was held at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia, on 20–21 February.
The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics began on 13 February, with the final held on 17 February, at the Pacific Coliseum.
The men's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics began on February 17. The final was held on February 20 at the Pacific Coliseum.
The women's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics began on 24 February, with the final held on 26 February, at the Pacific Coliseum.
The men's 1500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics took place on February 13 at the Pacific Coliseum. Heats took place at 5:00 PM PST, while the semifinals took place at 6:18 PM PST and the final event one hour later at 7:18 PM PST.
The finals in the women's 3000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics took place on 24 February, at the Pacific Coliseum. In the final, the event was controversially won by the Chinese team, which set a new world record. The South Korean team initially finished first but was disqualified due to illegal contact which was deemed to have impeded a Chinese skater. Australian referee James Hewish subsequently received abusing and threatening emails including personal death threats from angry South Korean fans.
The men's 5000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics began on 17 February, and ended on 26 February at the Pacific Coliseum.
The men's halfpipe competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Cypress Mountain on February 17, 2010.
The men's parallel giant slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Cypress Mountain on February 27, 2010.
The women's parallel giant slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Cypress Mountain on February 26, 2010.
The women's 500 metres speed skating competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Richmond Olympic Oval on 16 February 2010.