Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

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Men's 1500 metres
at the XXI Olympic Winter Games
Short track speed skating pictogram.svg
Venue Pacific Coliseum
DatesFebruary 13
Competitors36 from 16 nations
Winning time2:17.611
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Lee Jung-su Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Silver medal icon.svg Apolo Anton Ohno Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg J. R. Celski Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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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.

Preview

Going into the competition, speculation about possible winners focused on the strong South Korean contingent and on American skater Apolo Ohno. The South Korean team dominated short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, winning six gold, three silver, and two bronze medals in the eight events. Their team at the 2010 games also included a number of skaters who were reigning world champions. [1] Ohno received significant media attention both because of previous successes at the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2006 Games and because he was in a position to break two records, the most medals won by a short track speed skater, and the most medals won by any winter Olympian from the United States. [2]

Qualifying heats

Following the semifinal round, seven skaters qualified for the final medal round: Lee Jung-su, Lee Ho-suk and Sung Si-bak of South Korea, Apolo Ohno and J. R. Celski of the United States, Liang Wenhao of China, and Olivier Jean of Canada. Jean actually placed seventh in his semifinal heat, but advanced to the medal race after judges ruled that he had been interfered with during the race. [3]

Final heat and results

Apolo Ohno, who became the most medaled short track speed skater in Olympic history after winning the silver in the men's 1500 m race in Vancouver. ApoloOhno.jpg
Apolo Ohno, who became the most medaled short track speed skater in Olympic history after winning the silver in the men's 1500 m race in Vancouver.

The South Korean skaters and Ohno jostled for the lead during much of the race, switching the lead positions multiple times. Entering the final lap, the three South Koreans had passed Ohno and were in a position to sweep the medals in the event. However, at the entrance of the last corner on the final lap, Lee Ho-suk made a last-minute daring inside pass on Sung Si-bak, only to have his blade collide with Si-bak to cause both skaters to fall and slam into the barriers. This allowed Ohno and his fellow American skater J. R. Celski to move into second and third positions behind the eventual winner, Lee Jung-su. Lee Ho-suk was later disqualified by judges for causing the crash, and Sung Si-bak took fifth place. [4]

Following the race, gold medalist Lee Jung-su told the media that he did not feel good about his win because of his teammates' misfortune. He credited his win to a decision to start the race in the front of the pack, which was not his usual technique. With his second-place finish and his sixth medal, Ohno became the most medaled short track speed skater in Olympic history, and tied Bonnie Blair's record as the most medaled American winter Olympian. Celski, who was skating after recovering from an accident the previous fall in which a skate's blade had sliced into his leg, earned his first medal. [4]

Haralds Silovs became the first athlete in Olympic history to participate in both short track and long track (5000 m) speed skating, and the first to compete in two different disciplines on the same day. He competed in the 5000 m and then raced across town to the 1500 m event. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Results

Heats

RankHeatNameCountryTimeNotes
11 Olivier Jean Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:14.279Q
21 Lee Ho-suk Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 2:14.324Q
31 Liu Xianwei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:14.354Q
41 Tyson Heung Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:14.461
51 Blake Skjellerup Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:14.730
61 Ruslan Zakharov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:14.929
12 Liang Wenhao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:16.152Q
22 Charles Hamelin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:16.153Q
32 Sebastian Praus Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:17.058Q
42 Nicolas Bean Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:17.089
52 Jumpei Yoshizawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:30.701ADV
–2 Jordan Malone Flag of the United States.svg  United States DSQ
13 Lee Jung-su Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 2:12.380Q
23 J. R. Celski Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:12.460Q
33 Nicola Rodigari Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:12.609Q
43 Benjamin Macé Flag of France.svg  France 2:12.875
53 Yuzo Takamido Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:15.402
63 Paul Herrmann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:16.782
14 Yuri Confortola Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:14.584Q
24 Sjinkie Knegt Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:14.862Q
34 Jack Whelbourne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:14.972Q
44 Semion Elistratov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:15.455
54 Viktor Knoch Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:16.826
64 Song Weilong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:20.095
15 Apolo Anton Ohno Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:17.653Q
25 Pieter Gysel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:18.560Q
35 Peter Darazs Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:18.827Q
45 Jakub Jaworski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:19.163
55 Jean Charles Mattei Flag of France.svg  France 2:33.989ADV
–5 Guillaume Bastille Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DSQ
16 Sung Si-bak Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 2:14.836Q
26 Haralds Silovs Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2:14.900Q
36 Takahiro Fujimoto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:16.155Q
46 Anthony Douglas Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:16.622
56 Niels Kerstholt Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:46.222ADV
–6 Maxime Chataignier Flag of France.svg  France DSQ

Semifinals

RankHeatNameCountryTimeNotes
11 Lee Jung-su Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 2:10.949QA, OR
21 Apolo Ohno Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:11.072QA
31 Charles Hamelin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:11.225QB
41 Nicola Rodigari Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:11.402QB
51 Sjinkie Knegt Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:13.870
61 Jumpei Yoshizawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:15.129
71 Peter Darazs Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:18.349
12 Lee Ho-suk Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 2:14.833QA
22 Liang Wenhao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:15.453QA
32 Sebastian Praus Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:16.240QB
42 Pieter Gysel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:16.249QB
52 Jack Whelbourne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:17.156
62 Olivier Jean Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:32.358ADV
72 Jean Charles Mattei Flag of France.svg  France 2:36.291
13 Sung Si-bak Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 2:13.585QA
23 J. R. Celski Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:13.606QA
33 Yuri Confortola Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:13.645QB
43 Haralds Silovs Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2:14.009QB
53 Liu Xianwei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:14.500
63 Takahiro Fujimoto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:15.984
73 Niels Kerstholt Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:16.352

Finals

Final B (classification round)

RankNameCountryTimeNotes
7 Charles Hamelin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:18.243
8 Nicola Rodigari Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:18.422
9 Pieter Gysel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:18.773
10 Haralds Silovs Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2:19.435
11 Sebastian Praus Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:20.374
– Yuri Confortola Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DSQ

Final A (medal round)

RankNameCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Lee Jung-su Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 2:17.611
Silver medal icon.svg Apolo Anton Ohno Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:17.976
Bronze medal icon.svg J. R. Celski Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:18.053
4 Olivier Jean Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:18.806
5 Sung Si-bak Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 2:45.010
6 Liang Wenhao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:48.192
– Lee Ho-suk Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea DSQ

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