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Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metre relay
The finals in the women's 3000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics took place on 24 February, at the Pacific Coliseum. In the final, the event was controversially won by the Chinese team, which set a new world record. The South Korean team initially finished first but was disqualified due to illegal contact which was deemed to have impeded a Chinese skater.[1][2] Australian referee James Hewish subsequently received abusing and threatening emails including personal death threats from angry South Korean fans.[3]
| Women's 3000 metre relay at the XXI Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
Pictogram for short track speed skating | |
| Venue | Pacific Coliseum |
| Dates | February 13, 24 |
| Competitors | from 8 nations |
| Teams | 8 |
| Winning time | 4:06.610 |
| Medalists | |
Results edit
Semifinals edit
| Rank | Semifinal | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | South Korea | Cho Ha-ri Kim Min-jung Lee Eun-byul Park Seung-hi | 4:10.753 | QA |
| 2 | 1 | United States | Kimberly Derrick Alyson Dudek Lana Gehring Katherine Reutter | 4:15.376 | QA |
| 3 | 1 | Netherlands | Liesbeth Mau Asam Jorien ter Mors Annita van Doorn Maaike Vos | 4:16.520 | QB |
| 4 | 1 | Italy | Arianna Fontana Cecilia Maffei Martina Valcepina Katia Zini | 4:23.950 | QB |
| 1 | 2 | China | Sun Linlin Wang Meng Zhang Hui Zhou Yang | 4:08.797 | QA, OR |
| 2 | 2 | Canada | Jessica Gregg Kalyna Roberge Marianne St-Gelais Tania Vicent | 4:11.476 | QA |
| 3 | 2 | Japan | Ayuko Ito Mika Ozawa Yui Sakai Biba Sakurai | 4:13.752 | QB |
| 4 | 2 | Hungary | Rózsa Darázs Bernadett Heidum Erika Huszár Andrea Keszler | 4:17.487 | QB |
Finals edit
Final B (Classification Round) edit
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Netherlands | Sanne van Kerkhof Jorien ter Mors Annita van Doorn Maaike Vos | 4:16.120 | |
| 5 | Hungary | Rózsa Darázs Bernadett Heidum Erika Huszár Andrea Keszler | 4:17.937 | |
| 6 | Italy | Lucia Peretti Cecilia Maffei Martina Valcepina Katia Zini | 4:18.559 | |
| 7 | Japan | Ayuko Ito Hiroko Sadakane Yui Sakai Biba Sakurai | 4:28.745 |
Final A (Medal Round) edit
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Sun Linlin Wang Meng Zhang Hui Zhou Yang | 4:06.610 | WR | |
| Canada | Jessica Gregg Kalyna Roberge Marianne St-Gelais Tania Vicent | 4:09.137 | ||
| United States | Allison Baver Alyson Dudek Lana Gehring Katherine Reutter | 4:14.081 | ||
| – | South Korea | Cho Ha-ri Kim Min-jung Lee Eun-byul Park Seung-hi | DSQ |
References edit
- ^ AP Associated Press, "China wins women's 3,000-meter relay after DQ 2010-02-28 at the Wayback Machine" February 25, 2010.
- ^ Chase, Chris, "Controversy: S. Korea DQ'd in short track relay, China gets gold", Yahoo! News, February 24, 2010.
- ^ "Aussie skate referee Jim Hewish faces death threats from angry South Korean fans". Herald Sun. 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
External links edit
- 2010 Winter Olympics results: Ladies' 3000 m Relay Semifinals, from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-13.
- 2010 Winter Olympics results: Ladies' 3000 m Relay Finals, from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-13.