The women's 500 metres 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...

began on 13 February, with the final held on 17 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....

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Heats

Rank	Heat	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	1	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....		44.187	Q
2	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:...		44.313	Q
3	1	Stéphanie Bouvier Stéphanie Bouvier Stéphanie Bouvier is a short track speed-skater. She represented France at the 2006 Winter Olympics and is set to represent France at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :...		44.376
4	1	Aika Klein		45.186
1	2	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:...		44.708	Q
2	2	Sarah Lindsay Sarah Lindsay (speed skater) Sarah Diane T. Lindsay is a British short track speed skater who has competed at the Winter Olympic Games on three occasions....		44.716	Q
3	2	Tatiana Borodulina Tatiana Borodulina Tatiana Borodulina is a Russian short-track speed skater, who formerly represented Australia.-Career:Borodulina competed for Russia at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy...		44.901
4	2	Valeriya Potemkina		44.952
1	3	Wang Meng		43.926	OR, Q
2	3	Kateřina Novotná		44.614	Q
3	3	Cecilia Maffei		44.948
4	3	Patrycja Maliszewska		58.649
1	4	Lee Eun-Byul		44.000	Q
2	4	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...		44.009	Q
3	4	Jorien ter Mors		45.120
4	4	Martina Valcepina
1	5	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...		44.482	Q
2	5	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...		44.560	Q
3	5	Annita van Doorn		44.751
4	5	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:...		45.146
1	6	Zhou Yang		44.115	Q
2	6	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...		44.254	Q
3	6	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:...		44.341
4	6	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...		45.135
1	7	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 :...		44.221	Q
2	7	Elise Christie Elise Christie Elise Christie is a Short Track Speed Skater representing Great Britain. Born in Livingston, Scotland, she now lives and trains in Nottingham.Elise competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics finishing 11th in the 500m, 19th in the 1000m and 20th in the 1500m....		44.374	Q
3	7	Erika Huszar		44.537

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|1 ||8 ||align=left| Evgenia Radanova

Evgenia Radanova

Evgenia Radanova is a Bulgarian female short track speed skater and cyclist who has participated in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. She is the world record holder in the 500 m short track distance with 43.671s, which she set in Calgary, Canada on 19 October 2001...

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|2 ||8 ||align=left| Veronique Pierron || align=left| || 45.218 || Q
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|3 ||8 ||align=left| Han Yueshuang

Han Yueshuang

Han Yueshueng is a short track speed skater from Hong Kong.She was the only athlete to represent Hong Kong at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, competing in the 500m, 1000m and 1500m events....

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|4 ||8 ||align=left| Zhao Nannan

Zhao Nannan

Zhao Nannan is a Chinese female short track speed skater. She competed for China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 500 metres.-Achievements:*2009-2010 season, ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup Finals 500 m bronze medal-References:...

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Quarterfinals

Rank	Heat	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	1	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....		43.834	Q, OR
2	1	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...		44.143	Q
3	1	Kateřina Novotná		44.438
4	1	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
1	2	Wang Meng		43.284	Q, OR
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...		43.956	Q
3	2	Evgenia Radanova Evgenia Radanova Evgenia Radanova is a Bulgarian female short track speed skater and cyclist who has participated in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. She is the world record holder in the 500 m short track distance with 43.671s, which she set in Calgary, Canada on 19 October 2001...		44.047
4	2	Sarah Lindsay Sarah Lindsay (speed skater) Sarah Diane T. Lindsay is a British short track speed skater who has competed at the Winter Olympic Games on three occasions....			DSQ
1	3	Zhou Yang		44.106	Q
2	3	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...		44.257	Q
3	3	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:...		44.306
4	3	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...		44.588
1	4	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:...		44.316	Q
2	4	Lee Eun-Byul		44.582	Q
3	4	Elise Christie Elise Christie Elise Christie is a Short Track Speed Skater representing Great Britain. Born in Livingston, Scotland, she now lives and trains in Nottingham.Elise competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics finishing 11th in the 500m, 19th in the 1000m and 20th in the 1500m....		44.821
4	4	Veronique Pierron		1:10.899

Semifinals

Rank	Heat	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	1	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...		43.854	QA
2	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...		43.991	QA
3	1	Zhou Yang		43.992	QB
4	1	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....		44.145	QB
1	2	Wang Meng		42.985	QA, OR
2	2	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:...		43.241	QA
3	2	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...		43.633	QB
4	2	Lee Eun-Byul		43.899	QB

Final B (Classification Round)

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
5	Zhou Yang		44.725
6	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...		44.824
7	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....		44.846
8	Lee Eun-Byul		44.860

Final A (Medal Round)

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
	Wang Meng		43.048
	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:...		43.707
	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...		43.804
4	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...		44.204