| Women's 1000 metres at the XXI Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Pacific Coliseum | ||||||||||||
| Dates | February 24, 26 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
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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 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.
Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Wang Meng |  China | 1:29.495 | Harbin, China | March 15, 2008 |
| Olympic record | Yang Yang | China | 1:31.235 | Salt Lake City, United States | February 23, 2002 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | WR | OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 24 | Heat 2 | Kalyna Roberge |  Canada | 1:31.033 | OR | |
| February 24 | Heat 5 | Katherine Reutter |  United States | 1:30.508 | OR | |
| February 26 | Quarterfinals | Zhou Yang | China | 1:29.849 | OR | |
| February 26 | Semifinals | Zhou Yang | China | 1:29.049 | WR | OR |
| Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Park Seung-hi |  South Korea | 1:30.769 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Kalyna Roberge |  Canada | 1:30.769 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Annita van Doorn |  Netherlands | 1:32.067 | |
| 4 | 1 | Mika Ozawa |  Japan | 1:32.183 | |
| 1 | 2 | Zhou Yang |  China | 1:29.849 | Q, OR |
| 2 | 2 | Jessica Gregg | Canada | 1:30.207 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Bernadett Heidum |  Hungary | 1:30.313 | |
| 4 | 2 | Stéphanie Bouvier |  France | 1:30.420 | |
| 1 | 3 | Katherine Reutter |  United States | 1:29.955 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Cho Ha-ri | South Korea | 1:30.543 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Sun Linlin | China | 1:30.589 | |
| 4 | 3 | Aika Klein |  Germany | 1:51.552 | |
| – | 3 | Tania Vicent | Canada | DSQ | |
| 1 | 4 | Wang Meng | China | 1:32.267 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Tatiana Borodulina |  Australia | 1:32.465 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Arianna Fontana |  Italy | 1:32.472 | |
| 4 | 4 | Paula Bzura |  Poland | 1:32.662 |
| Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Zhou Yang | China | 1:29.049 | QA, WR |
| 2 | 1 | Park Seung-hi | South Korea | 1:29.165 | QA |
| 3 | 1 | Tatiana Borodulina | Australia | 1:29.663 | QB |
| 4 | 1 | Jessica Gregg | Canada | 1:33.139 | QB |
| 1 | 2 | Katherine Reutter | United States | 1:30.568 | QA |
| 2 | 2 | Wang Meng | China | 1:30.573 | QA |
| 3 | 2 | Kalyna Roberge | Canada | 1:30.736 | QB |
| 4 | 2 | Cho Ha-ri | South Korea | 1:30.792 | QB |
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 4 | Cho Ha-ri | South Korea | 1:31.932 | |
| 5 | Kalyna Roberge | Canada | 1:32.122 | |
| 6 | Jessica Gregg | Canada | 1:32.333 | |
| 7 | Tatiana Borodulina | Australia | 1:32.661 |
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Wang Meng | China | 1:29.213 | |
 | Katherine Reutter | United States | 1:29.324 | |
 | Park Seung-hi | South Korea | 1:29.379 | |
| – | Zhou Yang | China | DSQ |
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