| Men's 1000 metres at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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 Pictogram for short track | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Torino Palavela | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 15–18 February | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 17 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 men's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics began on 15 February, with the final on 18 February, at the Torino Palavela. [1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
| World record |  Li Jiajun (CHN) | 1:24.674 | Bormio, Italy | 14 February 2004 | [2] |
| Olympic record |  Mathieu Turcotte (CAN) | 1:27.185 | Salt Lake City, United States | 16 February 2002 | [2] |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date [2] | Event | Team | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 February | Heat 1 |  Li Ye (CHN) | 1:27.048 | OR | |
| 18 February | Quarterfinal 1 |  Rusty Smith (USA) | 1:27.000 | OR | |
| 18 February | Final A |  Ahn Hyun-soo (KOR) | 1:26.739 | OR |
The first round was held on 15 February. There were seven heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers and the two fastest third-place finishers also moving on to the quarterfinals. As two skaters tied for the second-fastest third-place time, three skaters advanced through this method. Two other skaters were advanced after being interfered with. [2]
Heats
| Heat | Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Li Ye | China | 1:27.048 | Q OR |
| 1 | 2 | Nicola Rodigari |  Italy | 1:27.184 | Q |
| 1 | 3 | Jean Charles Mattei |  France | 1:28.009 | |
| 1 | 4 | Paul Stanley |  Great Britain | 1:28.511 | |
| 2 | 1 | François-Louis Tremblay | Canada | 1:28.925 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Satoru Terao |  Japan | 1:29.090 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Jon Eley | Great Britain | 1:29.147 | |
| 2 | 4 | Mark McNee |  Australia | 1:30.033 | |
| 3 | 1 | Ahn Hyun-soo | South Korea | 1:27.372 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Rusty Smith | United States | 1:27.508 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Peter Darazs |  Hungary | 1:27.929 | q |
| 4 | 1 | Lee Ho-suk | South Korea | 1:35.634 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Matus Uzak |  Slovakia | 1:35.989 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Vyacheslav Kurginyan |  Russia | 1:36.070 | |
| 5 | 1 | Éric Bédard | Canada | 1:28.274 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Dariusz Kulesza |  Poland | 1:29.102 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Sebastian Praus |  Germany | 1:35.375 | ADV |
| 5 | – | Maxime Chataignier | France | DQ | |
| 6 | 1 | Li Jiajun | China | 1:27.765 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Fabio Carta | Italy | 1:27.826 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Pieter Gysel |  Belgium | 1:27.994 | q |
| 6 | 4 | Arian Nachbar | Germany | 1:27.994 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Apolo Anton Ohno | United States | 1:36.120 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Volodymyr Grygoriev |  Ukraine | 1:36.397 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Mikhail Rajine | Russia | 1:42.677 | ADV |
| 7 | – | Niels Kerstholt |  Netherlands | DQ |
The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals. [2]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rusty Smith | United States | 1:27.000 | Q OR |
| 2 | Li Ye | China | 1:27.078 | Q |
| 3 | Nicola Rodigari | Italy | 1:27.240 | |
| 4 | Mikhail Rajine | Russia | 1:32.432 | |
| – | Matus Uzak | Slovakia | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahn Hyun-Soo | South Korea | 1:29.371 | Q |
| 2 | Apolo Anton Ohno | United States | 1:29.650 | Q |
| 3 | Sebastian Praus | Germany | 1:29.820 | |
| 4 | Dariusz Kulesza | Poland | 1:30.556 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Li Juajun | China | 1:28.179 | Q |
| 2 | Pieter Gysel | Belgium | 1:28.335 | Q |
| 3 | Satoru Terao | Japan | 1:28.499 | |
| 4 | Peter Darazs | Hungary | 1:28.738 | |
| – | François-Louis Tremblay | Canada | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Ho-suk | South Korea | 1:27.265 | Q |
| 2 | Éric Bédard | Canada | 1:27.546 | Q |
| 3 | Fabio Carta | Italy | 1:27.656 | |
| 4 | Arian Nachbar | Germany | 1:27.679 | |
| 5 | Volodymyr Grygoriev | Ukraine | 1:29.168 |
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. [2] In the first semifinal, China's Li Ye fell, but he was advanced to the final after Belgium's Pieter Gysel was disqualified. [3]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Ho-suk | South Korea | 1:29.150 | QA |
| 2 | Rusty Smith | United States | 1:29.515 | QA |
| 3 | Li Ye | China | 1:47.965 | ADV |
| – | Pieter Gysel | Belgium | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahn Hyun-Soo | South Korea | 1:27.900 | QA |
| 2 | Apolo Anton Ohno | United States | 1:28.080 | QA |
| 3 | Li Jiajun | China | 1:29.183 | QB |
| – | Éric Bédard | Canada | DQ |
The five qualifying skaters competed in Final A. Since only one skater qualified for the B Final (the two disqualified semifinalists did not advance), it was not contested, and China's Li Jiajun was awarded 6th place. [2]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ahn Hyun-soo | South Korea | 1:26.739 | OR |
 | Lee Ho-suk | South Korea | 1:26.764 | |
 | Apolo Anton Ohno | United States | 1:26.927 | |
| 4 | Rusty Smith | United States | 1:27.435 | |
| 5 | Li Ye | China | 1:29.918 |
The men's team pursuit competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, began on 15 February at Oval Lingotto. The team pursuit consisted of a qualifying round, then a series of elimination races, with the winners of the elimination races progressing to the next round of the knockout phase.
The women's team pursuit competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, began on 15 February at Oval Lingotto. The team pursuit consisted of a qualifying round, then a series of elimination races, with the winners of the elimination races progressing to the next round of the 'knockout phase'.
The men's 500 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.
The men's 1500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics took place on 12 February at the Torino Palavela.
The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics began on 12 February, with the final on 15 February, at the Torino Palavela.
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.
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The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place on 16 February at the Salt Lake Ice Center.
The women's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place from 20 to 23 February at the Salt Lake Ice Center.
The men's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 19 and 21 February at the White Ring.
The men's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 17 February at the White Ring.
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The men's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 22 February at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre.
The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 24 February at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre.
The Women's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 26 February at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre.
The men's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place from 18 to 20 February at the La halle de glace Olympique.
The women's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 21 February at the White Ring.
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