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Short Track Speed Skating

The short track oval is 111 meters (364 feet). Distance (laps): 500m (4¹/2); 1,000m (9); 1,500m (13¹/2); 3,000m (27); 5,000m (45).

Medal breakdown (8 events): Seven medals—China (2-2-3); Six—Canada (2-1-3); Four—South Korea (2-2-0); Three—United States (1-1-1); Two—Bulgaria (0-1-1); One—Australia (1-0-0) and Italy (0-1-0).

Men

500 meters

		Time
1	Marc Gagnon, CAN	41.802	OR
2	Jonathan Guilmette, CAN	41.994
3	Rusty Smith, USA	42.027

1000 meters

		Time
1	Steven Bradbury, AUS	1:29.109
2	Apolo Anton Ohno, USA	1:30.160
3	Mathieu Turcotte, CAN	1:30.563

Note: Turcotte's time of 1:27.185 in a quarterfinal heat established a new Olympic record.

1500 meters

		Time
1	Apolo Anton Ohno, USA*	2:18.541
2	Li Jiajun, CHN	2:18.731
3	Marc Gagnon, CAN	2:18.806

*Ohno finished second to Kim Dong-Sung, of South Korea, in the final, but was awarded the gold medal by chief referee James Hewish, who adjudged that Kim was guilty of cross-tracking, or interfering, with Ohno's path.

Note: Kim registered a time of 2:15.942 in a semifinal heat, establishing a new Olympic record.

5000–m Relay

		Time
1	Canada	6:51.579
2	Italy	6:56.327
3	China	6:59.633

Note: Canada's time of 6:45.455 in a semifinal heat established a new Olympic record.

Best USA: 4th, United States (7:03.926).

CAN—Marc Gagnon, Jonathan Guilmette, Francois-Louis Tremblay, Mathieu Turcotte; ITA—Maurizio Carnino, Fabio Carta, Nicola Franceschina, Nicola Rodigari; CHN—Feng Kai, Guo Wei, Li Jiajun, Li Ye.

Women

500 meters

		Time
1	Yang Yang (A), CHN	44.187
2	Evgenia Radanova, BUL	44.252
3	Wang Chunlu, CHN	44.272

Note: Yang's time of 44.118 seconds in a semifinal heat established a new Olympic record.

Best USA: 5th, Caroline Hallisey (44.679).

1000 meters

		Time
1	Yang Yang (A), CHN	1:36.391
2	Ko Gi-Hyun, S. Kor	1:36.427
3	Yang Yang (S), CHN	1:37.008

Note: Yang (A)'s time of 1:31.235 seconds in a quarterfinal heat established a new Olympic record.

Best USA: No American qualified for the final.

1500 meters

		Time
1	Ko Gi-Hyun, S. Kor	2:31.581
2	Choi Eun-Kyung, S. Kor	2:31.610
3	Evgenia Radanova, BUL	2:31.723

Note: Choi's time of 2:21.069 in a semifinal heat established a new world record.

Best USA: No Americans qualified for the final.

3000–m Relay

		Time
1	South Korea	4:12.793	WR
2	China	4:13.236
3	Canada	4:15.738

Best USA: No American team qualified for the final.

S. Kor—Choi Eun-Kyung, Choi Min-Kyung, Joo Min-Jin, Park Hye-Won; CHN—Sun Dandan, Wang Chunlu, Yang Yang (A), Yang Yang (S); CAN—Isabelle Charest, Marie-Eve Drolet, Ameilie Goulet-Nadon, Alanna Kraus.

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