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Short-track Speed Skating At The 2002 Winter Olympics
: ''For the long track speed skating events, see Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics'' Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held from 13 to 23 February. Eight events were contested at Salt Lake Ice Center (normally called Delta Center). Two new events were added for these games, with the men's and women's 1500 metres making debuts. Medal summary Medal table China led the overall table with seven medals, while Evgenia Radanova's two medals for Bulgaria were their first in the sport. Men's events Women's events Records Two world records and fifteen Olympic records were set in Salt Lake City. Participating NOCs Twenty-six nations competed in the short track events at Salt Lake City. Belarus, the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Israel, Romania and Slovakia made their short track debuts. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References {{Short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics Short-track s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delta Center
The Delta Center is an indoor venue in Salt Lake City. Opened in 1991, the arena is the home of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). The arena has a seating capacity of 18,175 for basketball, up to 11,131 for ice hockey and indoor football, and 20,000 for concerts. It has 56 luxury suites and 668 club seats. Over the years, it has also hosted other professional sports teams including the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League and the Utah Starzz of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). During the 2002 Winter Olympics, the arena hosted figure skating and short-track speed skating competitions under the name "Salt Lake Ice Center". It is expected to host ice hockey during the 2034 Winter Olympics. The Delta Center is the third oldest arena in the NBA, after Madison Square Garden in New York City and Target Center in Minneapolis. History The arena was originally imagined as a 20,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éric Bédard
Éric Bédard (born December 17, 1976, in Sainte-Thècle, Quebec) is a Canadian short track speed skater who has won 4 Olympic medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze). He participated in three individual events at the 2006 Winter Olympics and finished fourth in the 500 meters. He also led a team into the 5000 meter relay, winning the silver medal A silver medal, in sports and other similar areas involving competition, is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, .... He has been a longtime member of Canada's short track team and has won four medals in three Olympic games: bronze in the 1,000 meters in Nagano, and two golds and a silver in the 5,000 meter relay. He has also had a lot of success at the World Championships, capturing 10 medals, including three golds (5,000 m relay in 2005 and 1998 and 500 m in 2000). Bédard was national squad coach of G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Yang (S)
Yang Yang (; born 14 September 1977 in Changchun, Jilin, China) is a Chinese Olympic speed skater of Hui ethnicity. Yang competed as a short track speed skater for the Chinese national team at the 1994 Winter Olympics, the 1998 Winter Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; ; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), were an international wi .... Born 1977, Yang is sometimes known as Yang Yang (S), to differentiate her from the speed skater named Yang Yang born in 1976 (known as "Yang Yang (A)"). By coincidence, Yang had a one-year and one month older contemporary on the Chinese short track team also named Yang Yang in English and pinyin, although with a different given name in Chinese characters. They were originally referred to as Yang Yang (L) ("大杨扬") and Yang Yang (S) ("小杨阳"), fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko Gi-hyun
Ko Gi-Hyun (; born May 11, 1986) is a South Korean short track speed skater. Ko remains the second youngest individual gold medalist after Tara Lipinski in the history of the Olympic Winter Games, winning gold in women's 1500 m event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the county seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in the state. The city is the core of the Salt Lake Ci ..., United States, at 15 years and 277 days old. External links * 1986 births Living people South Korean female speed skaters South Korean female short-track speed skaters Olympic short-track speed skaters for South Korea Olympic gold medalists for South Korea Olympic silver medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating Short-track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Asian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Chunlu
Wang Chunlu (, born 27 September 1978 in Changchun, China) is a PR China, Chinese Short track speed skating, short track speed skater. She won medals in the 500 m and 3000 m relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics. She had also already won a relay silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, at the age of 19. Her strongest event by far was always the 500 metres, where she won 3 world titles- 1995, 1998, and 2001. In addition to her Olympic bronze in 2002, she was also leading the final and on her way to a likely gold medal in 1998 before a dangerous and poorly executed passing attempt by Isabelle Charest unfortunately led to Charest and Wang both falling. Distraught Wang, despite not being injured, refused to complete her 5 laps, and ceded the bronze medal to Chun Lee Kyung, the winner of the B final. Her strong start and strength on high speed corners are what made the 500 metres Wang's strongest event. Surprisingly her best major meet performance was at the 1995 World Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Yang (A)
Yang Yang (; born 24 August 1976) is a Chinese sports administrator, retired short track speed skater, and businesswoman. She is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2002 Winter Olympics and a six-time Overall World Champion for 1997–2002. Known as Yang Yang (A), she was formerly a member of the Chinese national short track team. Yang is one of the most accomplished short track speed skaters of all time having won 34 world titles, including six Overall World Championships. She is the first person to have won six Overall World Titles and won six consecutively. Her victory in the women's 500 m short track at the 2002 Winter Olympics made her China's first-ever Winter Olympics gold medalist. She added a second gold in the women's 1000 m short track at the same Games and has also won two silver and a bronze medal. Yang retired after 2003 World Championships but was persuaded to return as a player-coach during 2004–2005 season to prepare for 2006 Winter Olympics where she won the bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Yulong
An Yulong (; born 23 July 1978) is a Chinese short track speed skater, who won medals in the 500 m and 5000 m relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics. He also skated for the bronze medal-winning relay team at the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; ; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), were an international wi .... References External links * * * * 1978 births Living people Chinese male short-track speed skaters Olympic short-track speed skaters for China Olympic silver medalists for China Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating Short-track speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Short-track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists in sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Ye (speed Skater)
Li Ye (; born 26 December 1983 in Changchun, Jilin) is a Chinese short track speed skater. At the 2002 Winter Olympics he won a bronze medal in 5000 m relay, together with teammates Feng Kai, Li Jiajun and Guo Wei. At the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter O ... he finished fifth in 1000 m and 5000 m relay. He reached the A final in 1500 metres, but was disqualified there. References External links * * * 1983 births Living people Chinese male speed skaters Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic short-track speed skaters for China Speed skaters from Changchun Short-track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Short-track speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating Medalists at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guo Wei (speed Skater)
Guo Wei (, born 31 July 1983) is a Chinese short track speed skater. At the 2002 Winter Olympics he won a bronze medal in 5000 m relay, together with teammates Feng Kai, Li Jiajun Li Jiajun (; born October 15, 1975, in Changchun, Jilin) is a former Chinese short track speed skater who has won 5 Olympic medals – two silver and three bronze. He was the overall world champion in 1999 and 2001. Biography In 1998 Wint ..., and Li Ye. External links * * * * 1983 births Living people Chinese male short-track speed skaters Olympic short-track speed skaters for China Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating Short-track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists in short-track speed skating Short-track speed skaters at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Asian Games silver medalists for China Speed skaters from Changchu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feng Kai
Feng Kai (; born 28 August 1978, in Changchun, Jilin) is a Chinese short track speed skater, who won bronze medals in the 5000 m relay at the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; ; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), were an international wi .... External links * * Feng Kaiat ISUat the-sports.org 1978 births Living people Chinese male short-track speed skaters Olympic short-track speed skaters for China Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating Short-track speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Short-track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists in short-track speed skating Short-track speed skaters at the 1996 Asian Winter Games Short-track sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Antonioli
Michele Antonioli (born 31 January 1977 in Bormio) is an Italian short track speed skater who competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics and in the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; ; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), were an international wi .... In 1998 he was a member of the Italian relay team which finished fourth in the 5000 metre relay competition. In the 1000 metre event he finished 30th. Four years later he won the silver medal in the 5000 metre relay contest. References External links * * 1977 births Living people Italian male short-track speed skaters Olympic short-track speed skaters for Italy Short-track speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Short-track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Italy Speed skaters from the Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurizio Carnino
Maurizio Carnino (born 7 March 1975 in Turin) is an Italian short track speed skater and long track speed skater. He is a four-time Olympian, competing in the 1994 Lillehammer, 1998 Nagano, 2002 Salt Lake City, and 2006 Turin Winter Olympics. Career Short track career A specialist in the shorter distances, Carnino was long a dependable member of the Italian short track speed skating relay team. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Carnino, as an 18-year-old, was a member of the Italian relay team which won the gold medal in the 5000 metre relay competition along with Orazio Fagone, Hugo Herrnhof and Mirko Vuillermin. Four years later Carnino competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics where he finished fourth in the 5000 metre relay and 15th in the 500 metres. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Canino was part of the Italian relay team along with Nicola Franceschina, Nicola Rodigari, Fabio Carta and Michele Antonioli, and the team wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
