The finals in the women's 3000 metre relay in short track speed skating

Short track speed skating

Short track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters skate on an oval ice track with a circumference of 111.12 m...

 at the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

 took place on 24 February, at the Pacific Coliseum

Pacific Coliseum

Pacific Coliseum is an indoor arena, at Hastings Park, in Vancouver, British Columbia.Completed in 1968, at the former site of the Pacific National Exhibition, the arena currently holds 16,281, for ice hockey, though capacity at its opening was 15,713....

. In the final, the event was won by the Chinese team, which set a new world record. The South Korean team finished first but was disqualified due to illegal contact that a South Korean skater impeded a Chinese skater.

Semifinals

Rank	Semifinal	Country	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	1		Cho Ha-Ri Cho Ha-Ri Cho Ha-Ri is a short track speed skater who competes for South Korea. She is the 2011 Overall World Champion.-Career:... Kim Min-Jung Kim Min-Jung Kim Min-Jung is a South Korean short track speed skater.Kim won her first senior World Championship individual gold medal in the women's 1500 meter at the 2009 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships held in Vienna, edging out future 1500 meter Olympic champion Zhou Yang by 0.503 seconds.In... Lee Eun-Byul Park Seung-Hi Park Seung-Hi Park Seung-Hi is an Korean short track speed skater. She is the 2010 Overall World Champion. She won two bronze medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.- 2010 Winter Olympics :...	4:10.753	QA
2	1		Kimberly Derrick Kimberly Derrick Kimberly Derrick is an American short track speed skater.-Biography:Derrick graduated from Northern Michigan University with a degree in elementary education.-2006 Winter Olympics:... Alyson Dudek Alyson Dudek Alyson Dudek in is an American short track speed skater and Olympic bronze medallist.-Biography:Dudek attended Divine Savior Holy Angels High School for three and a half years. Dudek qualified for her first World Cup team while still a high school student and finished her high school education... Lana Gehring Lana Gehring Lana Gehring is an American short track speed skater.-Career:At the 2010 Winter Olympics, in Vancouver, Gehring won a bronze medal as part of the 3000 m relay team.-External links:*... Katherine Reutter Katherine Reutter Katherine Reutter is an American short track speed skater. She is a two-time medalist in the Winter Olympics, 2011 overall world silver medalist and the 2010-2011 overall ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup champion....	4:15.376	QA
3	1		Liesbeth Mau Asam Liesbeth Mau Asam Liesbeth Mau Asam is a Dutch short track speed skater who lives in Woubrugge and who has a relationship with Cees Juffermans.Mau Asam participated at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, but had a hard time qualifying for the Games... Jorien ter Mors Annita van Doorn Maaike Vos	4:16.520	QB
4	1		Arianna Fontana Arianna Fontana Arianna Fontana is an Italian short track speed skater, who won bronze in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin... Cecilia Maffei Martina Valcepina Katia Zini Katia Zini Katia Zini is an Italian short track speed skater who won bronze in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She also skated in the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics. She is a cousin of speed skater Mara Zini who was on the same medal winning relay.-References:...	4:23.950	QB
1	2		Sun Linlin Sun Linlin Sun Linlin is a Chinese female short track speed skater.-External links:* , from http://www.vancouver2010.com; retrieved 2010-02-24.... Wang Meng Zhang Hui Zhang Hui Zhang Hui is a short track speed skater who competes for China. As part of the 3000m relay team, Zhang won the gold medal. She was accidentally injured the face by making contact with the blade of her teammate Wang Meng during the celebration.... Zhou Yang	4:08.797	OR, QA
2	2		Jessica Gregg Jessica Gregg Jessica Gregg is a Canadian short track speed skater.Jessica Gregg was the only member of the 2010 Canadian Olympic short track team outside of Quebec. Jessica won her first ever World Cup gold medal in 500 m short track speedskating in February 2009... Kalyna Roberge Kalyna Roberge Kalyna Roberge is a Canadian short track speed skater.Roberge has won a gold medal in the 3000m relay at the 2005 World Championships. She also placed third overall at the 2005 World Junior Championships including a gold medal in the 500m. She also won a gold medal at a World Cup event in the... Marianne St-Gelais Marianne St-Gelais Marianne St-Gelais is a Canadian short track speed skater. She won two silver medals in the 500 m and 3,000 m events at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.-Personal life:... Tania Vicent Tania Vicent Tania Vicent is a Canadian short track speed skater, who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics. On February 22, along with Alanna Kraus, Anouk Leblanc-Boucher and Kalyna Roberge, Vicent won a silver medal for Canada in the 3000m relay...	4:11.476	QA
3	2		Ayuko Ito Mika Ozawa Yui Sakai Yui Sakai is a Japanese short track speed skater. She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She won a bronze medal in 500 metres at the 2011 Asian Winter Games.-References:... Biba Sakurai Biba Sakurai is a Japanese short track speed skater. She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She won a bronze medal in 1500 metres at the 2011 Asian Winter Games.-References:...	4:13.752	QB
4	2		Rózsa Darázs Bernadett Heidum Bernadett Heidum Bernadett Heidum is a Hungarian short track speed skater.-External links:* Profile from... Erika Huszár Andrea Keszler	4:17.487	QB

Final B (Classification Round)

Rank	Country	Athletes	Time	Notes
4		Sanne van Kerkhof Jorien ter Mors Annita van Doorn Maaike Vos	4:16.120
5		Rózsa Darázs Bernadett Heidum Bernadett Heidum Bernadett Heidum is a Hungarian short track speed skater.-External links:* Profile from... Erika Huszár Andrea Keszler	4:17.937
6		Lucia Peretti Cecilia Maffei Martina Valcepina Katia Zini Katia Zini Katia Zini is an Italian short track speed skater who won bronze in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She also skated in the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics. She is a cousin of speed skater Mara Zini who was on the same medal winning relay.-References:...	4:18.559
7		Ayuko Ito Hiroko Sadakane Yui Sakai Yui Sakai is a Japanese short track speed skater. She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She won a bronze medal in 500 metres at the 2011 Asian Winter Games.-References:... Biba Sakurai Biba Sakurai is a Japanese short track speed skater. She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She won a bronze medal in 1500 metres at the 2011 Asian Winter Games.-References:...	4:28.745

Final A (Medal Round)

Rank	Country	Athletes	Time	Notes
		Sun Linlin Sun Linlin Sun Linlin is a Chinese female short track speed skater.-External links:* , from http://www.vancouver2010.com; retrieved 2010-02-24.... Wang Meng Zhang Hui Zhang Hui Zhang Hui is a short track speed skater who competes for China. As part of the 3000m relay team, Zhang won the gold medal. She was accidentally injured the face by making contact with the blade of her teammate Wang Meng during the celebration.... Zhou Yang	4:06.610	WR
		Jessica Gregg Jessica Gregg Jessica Gregg is a Canadian short track speed skater.Jessica Gregg was the only member of the 2010 Canadian Olympic short track team outside of Quebec. Jessica won her first ever World Cup gold medal in 500 m short track speedskating in February 2009... Kalyna Roberge Kalyna Roberge Kalyna Roberge is a Canadian short track speed skater.Roberge has won a gold medal in the 3000m relay at the 2005 World Championships. She also placed third overall at the 2005 World Junior Championships including a gold medal in the 500m. She also won a gold medal at a World Cup event in the... Marianne St-Gelais Marianne St-Gelais Marianne St-Gelais is a Canadian short track speed skater. She won two silver medals in the 500 m and 3,000 m events at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.-Personal life:... Tania Vicent Tania Vicent Tania Vicent is a Canadian short track speed skater, who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics. On February 22, along with Alanna Kraus, Anouk Leblanc-Boucher and Kalyna Roberge, Vicent won a silver medal for Canada in the 3000m relay...	4:09.137
		Allison Baver Allison Baver Allison Baver is an American short track speed skater. Baver trains with the US permanent winter sports Olympic team, in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the 2005-2006 season, she was ranked third overall in the World Rankings... Alyson Dudek Alyson Dudek Alyson Dudek in is an American short track speed skater and Olympic bronze medallist.-Biography:Dudek attended Divine Savior Holy Angels High School for three and a half years. Dudek qualified for her first World Cup team while still a high school student and finished her high school education... Lana Gehring Lana Gehring Lana Gehring is an American short track speed skater.-Career:At the 2010 Winter Olympics, in Vancouver, Gehring won a bronze medal as part of the 3000 m relay team.-External links:*... Katherine Reutter Katherine Reutter Katherine Reutter is an American short track speed skater. She is a two-time medalist in the Winter Olympics, 2011 overall world silver medalist and the 2010-2011 overall ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup champion....	4:14.081
		Cho Ha-Ri Cho Ha-Ri Cho Ha-Ri is a short track speed skater who competes for South Korea. She is the 2011 Overall World Champion.-Career:... Kim Min-Jung Kim Min-Jung Kim Min-Jung is a South Korean short track speed skater.Kim won her first senior World Championship individual gold medal in the women's 1500 meter at the 2009 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships held in Vienna, edging out future 1500 meter Olympic champion Zhou Yang by 0.503 seconds.In... Lee Eun-Byul Park Seung-Hi Park Seung-Hi Park Seung-Hi is an Korean short track speed skater. She is the 2010 Overall World Champion. She won two bronze medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.- 2010 Winter Olympics :...		DSQ