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Short Track Speed Skating At The 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 Metres
The men's 1500 metres in Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics, short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held on 10 February 2014 at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia. The Single-elimination tournament, qualifying heats, Single-elimination tournament, semifinal, and the Final (competition), final were held on 10 February. The defending Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres, Olympic Champion was Lee Jung-su of South Korea, while the defending 2013 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, World Champion was Sin Da-woon also of South Korea. Records Qualification Countries were assigned quotas using a combination of the four special Olympic Qualification classifications that were held at two world cups in November 2013. A nation may enter a maximum of three athletes per event. For this event a total of 36 athletes representing 18 nations qualified to compete. Results The final results: Prelimi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceberg Skating Palace
The Iceberg Skating Palace (Russian: Дворец Зимнего Спорта Айсберг) is a 12,000-seat multi-purpose arena at Sochi Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia. The venue hosted the figure skating and short track speed skating events at the 2014 Winter Olympics. It cost $43.9 million, including the temporary works for the Olympics. 15,000 tonnes of steel were used. The environment was taken into consideration in its construction. A local figure skating competition was held in October 2012 but the International Skating Union said more work was needed to be ready for the 2012–2013 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, a test event in December 2012. At the Grand Prix Final, competitors said they liked the venue but some spectators complained about handrails obstructing the view in the upper tier. It takes about two hours to adjust the ice when switching from figure skating to short track or vice versa. Plans had originally existed for the arena to converted into a cycling v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noh Jin-kyu
Noh Jin-Kyu (Hangul: 노진규, Hanja: 盧珍圭, 20 July 1992 – 3 April 2016) was a South Korean short track speed skater. During his first season at the senior level at the age of 18, he became the 2011 Overall World Champion. He was the World Record holder for 1500m and 3000m and team member for the 5000m Relay WR. Career Noh won the 2010 Junior World Championships, and due to the format of the South Korean National Team selection rules, he was able to win a spot on the team with his speediness on the ice for the 2010-2011 season despite his inexperience compared to veterans of the sport. He quieted critics of his placement on the team by performing well at the 2011 Asian Winter Games, but struggled against experienced skaters at international events during the 2010–11 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, where technical aspects such as positioning skills are considered essential. Overcoming his performances during the World Cup season, he dominated at the 2011 W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladislav Bykanov
Vladislav Bykanov ( he, ולדיסלב ביקנוב, uk, Владислав Биканов) (born 19 November 1989) is an Israeli Olympic short track speed skater. He won the gold medal in the 3,000m at the 2015 and 2018 European Championships. He competed for Israel at the 2014 Winter Olympics. He also competed for Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Short Track Speed Skating in Pyeongchang, South Korea. He competed for Israel at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Early and personal life Bykanov was born in Lviv, Ukraine, and is Jewish. He moved to Israel in 1994 and has lived there ever since. Bykanov lives in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, and in Heerenveen, the Netherlands.Jenn Virskus"Fresh off a gold in Europe, Israeli speed skater reveals his 'biggest dream'"/ref> He studied Economics and Management at Open University of Israel. His nickname is Vlad. Skating career His coach is Jeroen Otter. Bykanov started skating when he was eight years old, in Northern Isra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Se-yeong
Park Se-yeong (born 26 July 1993) is a South Korean short track speed skater. His sisters are Park Seung-ju, a speed skater, and Park Seung-hi Park Seung-hi (; born 28 March 1992) is a former South Korean short track and long track speed skater. She is the 2010 Overall World Champion. She won two gold medals and three bronze medals at 2010 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Olympics. ..., a short track speed skater. In February 2014, all of them competed for the South Korea national team in the 2014 Winter Olympics. External linksProfilefrom The-Sports.org 1993 births Living people South Korean male short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters for South Korea Short track speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists in short track speed skating Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Short track speed skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuzo Takamido
is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He won a silver medal in 5000 metre relay at the 2011 Asian Winter Games. Personal life Takamido was born in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ..., on 11 January 1988. References External links * * 1988 births Living people Japanese male short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters for Japan Short track speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists in short track speed skating Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Short track speed skaters at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Sportspeople from Aichi Prefecture { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Puķītis
Roberto Puķītis (born 16 December 1994, in Ventspils) is a Latvian male short track speed skater. He competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics on 1500 metres and at the 2018 Winter Olympics on 1000 metres and 1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic .... References External links Roberto Puķītis's ISU profileRoberto Puķītis's profile, from http://www.sochi2014.com ; retrieved 2014-02-11. 1994 births Living people Latvian male short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters for Latvia Short track speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics People from Ventspils 21st-century Latvian people {{Latvia-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Seifert
Robert Seifert (born January 31, 1988, in Dresden) is a German short-track speed-skater. Seifert competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Germany. In the 500 metres, he placed third in his round one heat, failing to advance. As a member of the German 5000 metre relay team, he finished 3rd in the semifinal and 2nd in the B Final, ending up 5th overall. In the 500 metres, he finished 18th overall. As of 2013, Seifert's best performance at the World Championships came in 2011, when he won a silver medal as a member of the German 5000m relay team. His best individual performance at a World Championships was in 2012, when he came 4th in the 500 metres. He also won a silver medal as a member of the German relay team at the 2010 European Championships. As of 2013, Seifert has two ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup victories, one as part of the relay team in 2010–11 at Dresden, and in the 500 metres at Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sjinkie Knegt
Sjinkie Knegt (; born 5 July 1989) is a Dutch short track speed skater. Career He competed for the Netherlands at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the men's 500 m, 1000 m, and 1500m. At the January 2014 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships, he was disqualified from the 5000m relay final after making an obscene hand gesture at first-place finisher Victor Ahn of Russia. At the 2014 Sochi Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the 1000 meter race. This was the first medal for the Netherlands at the Olympics in short track. In 2015 Knegt won both the European European, or Europeans, or Europeneans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe ... and world titles in the overall competition. At the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, Knegt won the silver medal in the men's 1500 metres race. References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuri Confortola
Yuri Confortola (born 24 April 1986) is a short-track speed skater who competed for Italy at the 2006 Winter Olympics, at the 2010 Winter Olympics, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, at the 2018 Winter Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpi ... and at the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Whelbourne
Jack Whelbourne (born 2 August 1991 in Nottingham) is a former British short track speed skater. Career Whelbourne was born in 1991 in Nottingham and he learnt to skate at the age of six and within eight years he was representing his country.Sochi 2014: Jack Whelbourne falls in 1,500m short track final Ollie Williams, BBC, 10 February 2014, retrieved 10 February 2014 He competed in the short track events at the for |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Greater Vancouver, Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2.6million in 2021, making it the List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada#List, third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver, along with the Fraser Valley Regional District, Fraser Valley, comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3 million. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada, with over 5,700 people per square kilometre, and fourth highest in North America (after New York City, San Francisco, and Mexico City). Vancouver is one of the most Ethnic origins of people in Canada, ethnically and Languages of Canada, linguistically diverse cities in Canada: 49.3 percent of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
