2010 Winter Olympic Games: Short Track Speed Skating Summary
Twenty-four medals were awarded in the eight short track speed skating events. South Korean skaters dominated the sport, winning eight medals, including two gold medals, four silver medals, and two bronze medals. The United States followed South Korea with six medals, consisting of two silver medals and four bronze medals. With one less than the United States, Canada garnered five medals. Chinese skaters only won four medals, but all were gold, as they swept the women's events. The Chinese's success came, in part, because of the disqualification of South Korea after the completion of the relay event. Italy claimed a bronze medal.
Men
Jung-Su Lee, of South Korea, ranked as the leading male skater with two gold medals and one silver medal. Apolo Anton Ohno, of the United States, also won three medals, but his came as one silver medal and two bronze medals. These medals brought Ohnos's career total to eight, the most won by an American in the Winter Olympic Games. Five skaters garnered two medals each, including Charles Hamelin with two gold medals; Si-Bak Sung and Ho-Suk Lee, of South Korea, with two silver medals; Francois-Louis Tremblay, of Canada with gold and bronze medals; J.R. Celski, of the United States, with two bronze medals.
500 Meters
Gold - Charles Hamelin - Canada
Silver - Si-Bak Sung - South Korea
Bronze - Francois-Louis Tremblay - Canada
1,000 Meters
Gold - Jung-Su Lee, of South Korea
Silver - Ho-Suk Lee - South Korea
Bronze - Apolo Anton Ohno - United States
1,500 meters
Gold - Jung-Su Lee - South Korea
Silver - Apolo Anton Ohno - United States
Bronze - J. R. Celski - United States
5,000 Meter-Relay
Gold - Canada
Charles Hamelin, Francois Hamelin, Olivier Jean, and Francois-Louis Tremblay
Silver - South Korea
Yoon-Gy Kwak, Ho-Suk Lee, Jung-Su Lee, and Si-Bak Sung
Bronze - USA
J.R. Celski, Travis Jayner, Jordan Malone, and Apolo Anton Ohno
Women
Meng Wang, of China, led all competitors, with three gold medals. Wang's teammate, Yang Zhou, won two gold medals. Canadian, Marianne St. Gelais, won two silver medals, while Katherine Reutter, of the United States, garnered silver and bronze medals. South Korea's Seung-Hi Park captured two bronze medals.
500 Meters
Gold - Meng Wang - China
Silver - Marianne St. Gelais - Canada
Bronze - Arianna Fontana - Italy
1,000 Meters
Gold - Meng Wang - China
Silver - Katherine Reutter - USA
Bronze - Seung-Hi Park - South Korea
Gold - Yang Zhou - China
Silver - Ho-Suk Lee - South Korea
Bronze - Seung-Hi Park - South Korea
3,000 Meter-Relay
Gold - China
Linlin Sun, Meng Wang, Hui Zhang, and Yang Zhou, of China
Silver - Canada
Jessica Gregg, Kalyna Roberge, Marianne St. Gelais, and Tania Vincent
Bronze - United States
Allison Baver, Alyson Dudek, Lana Gehring, and Katherine Reutter
References:
Sports Reference LLC, Apolo Anton Ohno, Sports Reference/Olympic Sports Website
Sports Reference LLC, Short Track Speed Skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games, Sports Reference/Olympic Sports Website
Sports Reference LLC, Short Track Speed Skating at the 2006 Torino Winter Games, Sports Reference/Olympic Sports Website
Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee, Short Track Speed Skating, Vancouver 2010 Official Website
Published by Adam Hornbuckle
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