The men's 500 metres speed skating

Speed skating

Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...

competition of the Vancouver 2010 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...

 was held at Richmond Olympic Oval

Richmond Olympic Oval

The Richmond Olympic Oval , or the Richmond Oval is a facility in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. It was the venue of the speed skating events and the official Olympic anti-doping lab of the 2010 Winter Olympics...

 on 15th February 2010.

Track maintenance issues

Competition was stopped for approximately ninety minutes during the first run, due to concerns over the naturally deteriorating quality of the ice after so many skaters had raced on it and the seeming inability of resurfacing equipment to do anything about it. The two ice resurfacing machines prepared to maintain the surface of the ice track both malfunctioned. A reserve machine was employed, but it left the ice surface too rough and pitted to permit safe racing by the athletes. Finally, one of the original two machines was repaired sufficiently to fix the track. Said Arie Koops, director of Dutch speedskating of the delay and who felt that the third machine wasn't properly prepared, "When skaters are not prepared for a race you don't send them out. It should be the same with the resurfacing machine. If one machine was broken, they should have prepared the third. It was standing there in the garage. I have never seen anything like this." A Zamboni

Frank Zamboni

Frank Joseph Zamboni, Jr. was a U.S. inventor whose most famous invention is the modern ice resurfacer, with his surname becoming a generic colloquialism and trademark for these resurfacers.-Biography:...

 brand resurfacer is being brought in from Calgary for the remainder of the games. American skater Shani Davis

Shani Davis

Shani Davis is an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis became the first Black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual sport at the Olympic Winter Games . He also won the silver in the 1,500 m...

 withdrew from the event over concerns that it was getting to be too late and too dangerous. He was out of medal contention after the first race but has two other Olympic events upcoming.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

500 meters (1 race)

500 meters x 2 (2 races)
No new world or Olympic records were set during this competition. The track records of 34.80 s and 69.73 s set by Lee Kang-Seok

Lee Kang-Seok

Lee Kang-Seok is a speed skater from South Korea. He is the 2007 and 2009 World Champion for 500m. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the 500 m...

 on 15 March 2009 were also not broken.

Results

Rank	Name	Country	Pair	Lane	Race 1	Rank	Pair	Lane	Race 2	Rank	Total	Time Behind
	Mo Tae-Bum Mo Tae-Bum Mo Tae-Bum is a South Korean speed skater. He started speedskating while in the third grade. Prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics, Mo won two distances at the 2006 World Junior Speed Skating Championships...		13	i	34.923	2	19	o	34.906	2	69.82
	Keiichiro Nagashima Keiichiro Nagashima Keiichiro Nagashima is a Japanese long track speed skater specialising in the sprint distances 500 and 1000 metres...		19	i	35.108	6	17	o	34.876	1	69.98	+0.16
	Joji Kato Joji Kato is a Japanese speedskater specialised in the sprinting distance 500 metres. At the age of 17 he became the first junior speedskater to skate the 500 metres below 35 seconds....		17	o	34.937	3	20	i	35.076	5	70.01	+0.19
	Lee Kang-Seok Lee Kang-Seok Lee Kang-Seok is a speed skater from South Korea. He is the 2007 and 2009 World Champion for 500m. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the 500 m...		17	i	35.053	4	18	o	34.988	3	70.041	+0.22
	Mika Poutala Mika Poutala Mika Poutala is a Finnish speed skater who held a Finnish record in the sport. He finished 22nd at Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres. He has a business education and is set to represent Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :...		18	i	34.863	1	20	o	35.181	11	70.044	+0.22
	Jan Smeekens Jan Smeekens Jan Smeekens is a Dutch speed skater. He is specialised in riding the 500m.Smeekens won his first international medal during the 2004 World Junior Single Distance Championships in Moscow where he won the gold medal at the 500m...		13	o	35.160	12	15	i	35.051	4	70.21	+0.39
	Yu Fengtong Yu Fengtong Yu Fengtong is a speed skater who has participated in the Olympics for the nation of China.He is the national recordholder of China on the 500 and 1,000 meters.-Achievements:...		15	i	35.116	7	16	o	35.120	7	70.23	+0.41
	Jamie Gregg Jamie Gregg Jamie Gregg is a Canadian long track speed skater.Greg was ranked 10th in overall World Cup standings for the 2009-10 season. He is set to compete for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 500m...		16	o	35.142	9	17	i	35.126	8	70.26	+0.44
	Jeremy Wotherspoon Jeremy Wotherspoon Jeremy Lee Wotherspoon is a Canadian speed skater, widely recognized as one of the greatest speedskating sprinters of all time....		12	o	35.094	5	19	i	35.188	12	70.282	+0.46
10	Zhang Zhongqi Zhang Zhongqi Zhang Zhongqi is a long-track speed-skater set to represent China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the Men's 500m.-References:...		16	i	35.175	14	14	o	35.113	6	70.288	+0.46
11	Ronald Mulder		20	i	35.155	11	15	o	35.146	10	70.30	+0.48
12	Tucker Fredricks Tucker Fredricks Tucker Fredricks is an American speed skater who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics.Tucker is a 2002 graduate of Joseph A. Craig High School in Janesville. He began skating in 1994 when a friend of his father's took him skating in lieu of playing hockey...		20	o	35.218	15	13	i	35.138	9	70.35	+0.53
13	Yūya Oikawa Yūya Oikawa is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :...		18	o	35.174	13	14	i	35.254	14	70.42	+0.60
14	Dmitry Lobkov Dmitry Lobkov Dmitry Lobkov is a Russian speedskater who specialises in the shortest distances, with the 500 metres being his favourite. At the 2004 World Single Distance Championships in Seoul he achieved the silver medal at this distance, only allowing Jeremy Wotherspoon to be faster...		9	o	35.133	8	18	i	35.335	15	70.46	+0.64
15	Lee Kyu-Hyeok		19	o	35.145	10	16	i	35.344	16	70.48	+0.66
16	Mike Ireland Mike Ireland Michael Ireland is a long track speed skater.Mike Ireland specialises in the sprint distances...		9	i	35.386	17	13	o	35.253	13	70.63	+0.81
17	Akio Ohta		15	o	35.315	16	12	i	35.347	17	70.66	+0.84
18	Nico Ihle		2	o	35.532	19	11	i	35.539	18	71.07	+1.25
19	Mun Jun Mun Jun Mun Jun is a South Korean speed skater. He represented his country at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. In Salt Lake City where he finished in 19th position that he broke his own record to a new best time of 1.48.58.In his second Winter Olympics in 2006, Torino, he competed at 1000m and...		14	i	35.552	20	12	o	35.640	19	71.19	+1.37
20	Simon Kuipers Simon Kuipers Simon Kuipers is a Dutch speed skater. He won a 1,500 meters World Cup competitions on 3 December 2005. It was his first World Cup victory...		11	i	35.662	23	11	o	35.669	20	71.33	+1.51
21	Kyle Parrott Kyle Parrott Kyle Parrott is a Canadian short track speed skater.He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the men's 500 metre, 1000 metre and 1500 metre competitions.-External links:*...		11	o	35.577	21	10	i	35.767	23	71.344	+1.52
22	Maciej Ustynowicz Maciej Ustynowicz Maciej Ustynowicz is a Polish speedskater. He competed for Poland at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.-References:...		10	o	35.596	22	9	i	35.753	22	71.349	+1.52
23	Samuel Schwarz		3	o	35.795	24	8	i	35.715	21	71.51	+1.69
24	Ermanno Ioriatti		10	i	35.957	29	8	o	35.842	24	71.79	+1.97
25	Wang Nan Wang Nan (speed skater) Wang Nan is a Chinese male speed skater.He competed for China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in 500m and 1000m events.-References:...		5	o	35.915	26	7	i	35.928	25	71.84	+2.02
26	Nick Pearson Nick Pearson Nick Pearson is an American speed skater who has competed since 1997. He was named to the U.S. team for the 2010 Winter Olympics....		2	i	35.834	25	10	o	36.094	28	71.92	+2.10
27	Tuomas Nieminen Tuomas Nieminen Tuomas Nieminen is a Finnish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-External links:**...		7	o	35.940	27	6	i	36.047	26	71.98	+2.15
28	Liu Fangyi Liu Fangyi Liu Fangyi is a Chinese male speed skater.He competed for China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 500m event.-References:...		6	o	36.193	34	5	i	36.047	27	72.24	+2.42
29	Jan Bos Jan Bos Jan Bos is a Dutch speedskater and sprint cyclist.In 1998 he became world champion sprint and he won the silver medal that year on the 1000 meter sprint during the Winter Olympics in Nagano....		1	i	36.149	31	6	o	36.111	29	72.26	+2.44
30	Markus Puolakka		5	i	36.152	32	5	o	36.204	31	72.35	+2.53
31	Konrad Niedźwiedzki Konrad Niedzwiedzki Konrad Niedźwiedzki is a Polish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:Olympic Winter Games...		6	i	36.183	33	4	o	36.179	30	72.36	+2.54
32	Aleksander Lebedev		3	i	36.144	30	7	o	36.276	33	72.42	+2.60
33	Pekka Koskela Pekka Koskela Pekka Koskela is a Finnish speedskater, specialising on the sprint distances 500-m and 1000-m. He is the former world record holder on the 1000-m with the time 1.07.00. In December 2001 he set a junior world record on the 500-m with the time 35.89...		12	i	35.943	28	9	o	36.535	36	72.47	+2.65
34	Roman Krech		8	i	36.261	35	3	o	36.270	32	72.53	+2.71
35	Timofey Skopin		8	o	36.482	37	4	i	36.465	35	72.94	+3.12
36	Yevgeny Lalenkov Yevgeny Lalenkov Yevgeny Alexeyevich Lalenkov is a Russian long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:Olympic Winter Games...		7	i	36.420	36	2	o	36.614	37	73.03	+3.21
37	Mitchell Whitmore Mitchell Whitmore Mitchell Whitmore is an American long track speed skater from Waukesha, Wisconsin. His coach is Mike Witty, whose sister Chris Witty won three Olympic medals, and trains at the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Although he took sixth place in the 10,000m event at the 2006 U.S...		4	i	36.734	39	1	o	36.314	34	73.04	+3.22
38	Maciej Biega		4	o	36.642	38	3	i	37.934	38	74.57	+4.75
	Shani Davis Shani Davis Shani Davis is an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis became the first Black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual sport at the Olympic Winter Games . He also won the silver in the 1,500 m...		14	o	35.45	18

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External links

• 2010 Winter Olympics results: Men's 500 m (Race 1), from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-15.
• 2010 Winter Olympics results: Men's 500 m (Race 2), from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-15.