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Short Track Speed Skating At The 2018 Winter Olympics
Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. The eight events were scheduled to take place between 10 and 22 February 2018. Qualification A total quota of 120 athletes were allowed to compete at the Games (60 men and 60 women). Countries were assigned quotas using the results of the entire 2017–18 World Cup in the autumn of 2017. Each nation was permitted to enter a maximum of five athletes per gender if it qualified a relay team and three if it did not. There were a maximum of thirty-two qualifiers for the 500m and 1000m events; thirty-six for the 1500m events; and eight for the relays. Competition schedule The following was the competition schedule for all eight events. Sessions that included the event finals are shown in bold. All times are (UTC+9). Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Records Twelve Olympic records (OR) and three world records (WR) were set during the com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangneung Ice Arena
Gangneung Ice Arena () is an indoor ice arena, built for the 2018 Winter Olympics. It is located in the coastal city of Gangneung. It was the venue for two sports: figure skating and short track speed skating. The seating capacity is 12,000. The Gangneung Ice Arena is designed to house two ice rinks (), one for competition and one for training. The building has four floors aboveground and two underground levels. An environmentally-friendly ice cooling system was adopted, and the facility is used for local recreational purposes since the Games. The cost of construction was US$ The United States dollar (Currency symbol, symbol: Dollar sign, $; ISO 4217, currency code: USD) is the official currency of the United States and International use of the U.S. dollar, several other countries. The Coinage Act of 1792 introdu ...85 million and the facility was inaugurated on 14 December 2016. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charle Cournoyer
Charle Cournoyer (born June 11, 1991) is a Canadian short track speed skater. He won an Olympic bronze medal in the 500 m at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Cournoyer was also part of the gold medal World Championship relay team at the 2013 ISU World Championships for Canada. Career Cournoyer won a surprise bronze medal in the 500 m at the 2014 Winter Olympics. After winning the medal he said that "I came in here to have as much fun as possible. I was expecting to be good but the bronze medal? It was a fog for me. I was just racing, doing what I know. The atmosphere was really great, with Victor An winning the gold medal. It was super loud." He was the youngest member of the Canadian short track team at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Cournoyer had been pegged by national director, Yves Hamelin, as a rising star in Canadian short track. Hamelin said that "He's the one we invested a lot in the last couple of years." His son Charles Hamelin, an Olympic star for Canada also spoke hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Hamelin
Charles Hamelin (born April 14, 1984) is a Canadian retired short track speed skater. In a competitive career that spanned nearly twenty years on the international circuit, Hamelin participated in five Winter Olympic Games (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022) and won six Olympic medals, including a national-best four gold medals. Competing in all distances, he won thirty-eight medals at the World Championships, including fourteen gold medals, and also led Canada to five world relay titles. Hamelin was also the 2014 Overall World Cup season winner and the 2018 Overall World Champion, giving him all the achievements available in the sport. Hamelin's early success at the 2003 World Junior Championships saw him win silver medals in the 500 m and the 1500 m races and a bronze in the 5000 m relay. After debuting on the senior level, he won two medals at the 2005 World Championships, including his first World gold in the 5000 m relay. In his first Olympics, he fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ren Ziwei
Ren Ziwei (born 3 June 1997) is a Chinese short track speed-skater. He won a bronze medal in men's 1500 meters in 2014 World Junior Championships in Erzurum, Turkey. With his three teammates Chen Guang, Xu Fu and Sui Xin, he had also won the gold medal in men's 3000 meter relay race. Ren competed in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, and won gold in the men's 1000 meters, while his compatriot Li Wenlong took the silver. Ren and Li had actually finished 2nd and 3rd behind Hungary's Shaolin Sándor Liu, who was disqualified for a lane violation and an arm block on Ren at the finish. Ren along with his teammates Wu Dajing, Qu Chunyu and Fan Kexin Fan Kexin (; ; born 19 September 1993) is a Chinese short-track speed-skater. She has been on the Chinese national team since 2010. She won two silver medals in the 500 meters and 3000 meters relay at the 2010 ISU World Junior Championships. I ..., had also won the gold medal in the 2000 meters mixed relay event. ISU World Cup Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Dequan
Chen Dequan (born 30 August 1995) is a Chinese male short track speed skater Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the s .... International Competition Podiums References External linksDequan Chen's profile, from http://www.sochi2014.com ; retrieved 2014-02-11. 1995 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 2014 Winter Olympics Short-track speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Fushun 21st-century Chinese sportsmen World Short Track Speed Skating Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xu Hongzhi
Xu Hongzhi (born 26 September 1996) is a Chinese short track speed skater. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko .... References External links * 1996 births Living people Chinese male short-track speed skaters Olympic short-track speed skaters for China Olympic silver medalists for China Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating Short-track speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists in short-track speed skating Asian Games gold medalists for China Short-track speed skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists People from Jiamusi Short-track speed skaters at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Han Tianyu
Han Tianyu (born 3 June 1996) is a Chinese short-track speed-skater. He won the silver medal in men's 1500 metres short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics, behind the Canadian skater Charles Hamelin, who won the gold medal. Early life In 2002, Tianyu started to practice roller skating when he was only six years old. He was very talented in skating and won 8 national champions and 5 provincial champions during 2002 to 2006. In 2006, 10-year-old Tianyu decided to learn and practice short track speed skating. While there was no professional short track team in Liaoning Province at that time, he went to Changchun, Jilin and started his short track training. Career Han Tianyu made his international debut in 2012 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Melbourne, where he finished first in super 1500 meters, as well as a silver medal in 500 meters. Finally, he won a bronze medal in the overall ranking. After that competition, he was selected as a Chinese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Olympic Records In Short Track Speed Skating
This is the list of current Olympic records in short track speed skating. Men's records Women's records ''♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record.'' Mixed records See also * List of Olympic records in speed skating References {{DEFAULTSORT:Olympic records in short track speed skating Short track speed skating Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the s ... Records Speed skating-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Csaba Burján
Csaba Burján (, born 27 September 1994) is a Hungarian Olympic gold medalist short track speed skater Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the s .... References External links * * 1994 births Living people Hungarian male short-track speed skaters Olympic short-track speed skaters for Hungary Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Short-track speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Pécs World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists FISU World University Games gold medalists for Hungary Winter World University Games medalists in short-track speed skating Competitors at the 2013 Winter Universiade 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-spee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Knoch
Viktor Knoch (born 12 December 1989) is a Hungarian Olympic gold medalist short track speed skater. He represented Hungary at four Winter Olympic games in 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of .... References External links * 1989 births Living people Hungarian male short-track speed skaters Olympic short-track speed skaters for Hungary Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Short-track speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Short-track speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Short-track speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Short-track speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists Sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaolin Sándor Liu
Shaolin Sándor Liu ( zh, s=劉少林, p=Liú Shàolín, c=, t=; ; born 20 November 1995) is a Chinese-Hungarian Olympic champion short track speed skater. He has won one gold and one bronze as part of the Hungarian team in short track speed skating relays at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics. He has chosen to change nationality that may allow him to compete for China in 2024. Career Born and raised in Hungary to a Chinese father and a Hungarian mother, Liu started the sport in 2006. Before taking up skating, Liu and his brother Shaoang swam for two years, but they frequently got colds as a result. After looking for different sports to compete in, they took up short track speed skating. In 2006, the World Championships were held in Hungary. Their father assisted the Chinese team during their stay, helping with their stay and guiding them around. After the Chinese team suggested his two sons should go train in China due to their half-Chinese ethnicity, Liu's father agreed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
