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Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics was held from 22 to 26 February. Six events were contested at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre . In short track speed skating's second Olympic appearance, two events were added, the 500 metres for the men and the 1000 metres for the women.
Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held over thirteen days, from 12 to 25 February. Eight events were contested at the Torino Palavela . In the men's competition, Ahn Hyun-soo earned a medal in each event, winning three golds.
Short track speed skating at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia on 13–26 February 2010. China dominated the competition, sweeping the women's events - winning gold in the 500 m, 1,000 m 1,500 m and 3000 m relay.
Short-track speed skating has been a contest at the Winter Olympics since the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. Prior to that, it was a demonstration sport at the 1988 games . The results from the 1988 demonstration competition are not included in the official Olympic statistics.
Games Date Ref 500 metres 34.32 Gao Tingyu China: 2022 Beijing: 12 February 2022 [1] 500 metres × 2 [A] 69.23 Casey FitzRandolph United States: 2002 Salt Lake City: 11 February 2002 [2] 1000 metres 1:07.18 Gerard van Velde Netherlands: 2002 Salt Lake City: 16 February 2002 [2] 1500 metres 1:43.21 Kjeld Nuis Netherlands: 2022 Beijing: 8 ...
Apolo Anton Ohno (/ ə ˈ p ɒ l oʊ ˈ æ n t ɒ n ˈ oʊ n oʊ /; born May 22, 1982) is an American retired [6] short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist (two gold, two silver, four bronze) in the Winter Olympics.
Short track speed skating is a sport that is contested at the Winter Olympic Games. The first Winter Olympics, held in 1924, included speed skating, but the first official short track speed skating events were not held until the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. [1] Before 1992, short track speed skating events were held at the 1988 ...
Haralds Silovs became the first athlete in Olympic history to participate in both short track (1500 m) and long track (5000 m) speed skating, and the first to compete in two different disciplines on the same day. He competed in the 5000 m and then raced across town to the 1500 m event.