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Short Track Speed Skating At The 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 Metre Relay
The Women's 3000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 10 and 20 February 2018 at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed .... Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. Two Olympic records and one world record were set during the competition. Results Semifinals The semifinals were held on 10 February. Finals Final B (classification round) Final A (medal round) The final was started at 20:29. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics - Women's 3000 metre relay Women's short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangneung Ice Arena
Gangneung Ice Arena ( ko, 강릉 아이스 아레나) is an indoor ice arena, built for the 2018 Winter Olympics. It is located in the coastal city of Gangneung. It was the venue for two sports: figure skating and short track speed skating. The seating capacity is 12,000. The Gangneung Ice Arena is designed to house two ice rinks (), one for competition and one for training. The building has four floors aboveground and two underground levels. An environmentally-friendly ice cooling system was adopted, and the facility is used for local recreational purposes since the Games. The cost of construction was US$ The United States dollar (symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official ...85 million and the facility was inaugurated on 14 December 2016. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Track Speed Skating At The 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 Metre Relay
The women's 3000 metre relay competition in short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 9 February (semifinals) and 13 February (finals), at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing. The event was won by Suzanne Schulting, Selma Poutsma, Xandra Velzeboer, and Yara van Kerkhof, representing the Netherlands. They set a new Olympic record in Final A. It was the first time a European team won the event. South Korea won silver, and China bronze. The defending champion were South Korea, with Italy and the Netherlands being second and third in 2018. The Netherlands were the 2021 World Short Track Speed Skating champion, France and Italy are the silver and bronze medalists, respectively. Many top athletes did not participate in the championship, however. The Netherlands were leading the 2021–22 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup with four races completed before the Olympics, followed by South Korea and Canada. Qualification The top with the top 8 countries qua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
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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] |
Zhou Yang (speed Skater)
Zhou Yang (; ; born 9 June 1991) is a female Chinese short track speed skater. She won the gold medal in the 1500 m event at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She also won the Gold Medal in 1500m event at 2014 Sochi Olympics. Zhou added another gold medal on the Chinese 3000 m relay team. She set a new world and Olympic record in the 1,000 m semifinal. She was bestowed the honour of the national flag bearer for China at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea as China's most decorated active winter Olympian with 3 gold medals from previous Olympics, after Yang Yang and Wang Meng who have retired from the sport. Early life Zhou Yang started skating at age eight. A speed skating coach noticed that she had potential in the sport. In the 2008 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships The 2008 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 7 and 9 March 2008 in Gangneung, South Korea. The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also run wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Hui (speed Skater)
Zhang Hui (; born 8 March 1988 in Harbin, Heilongjiang) is a short track speed skater who competes for China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and .... As part of the 3000m relay team, Zhang won the gold medal. She was accidentally injured in the face by making contact with the blade of her teammate Wang Meng during the celebration. References External links * , from http://www.vancouver2010.com; retrieved 2010-02-24. 1988 births Living people Chinese female speed skaters Chinese female short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters of China Olympic medalists in short track speed skating Olympic gold medalists for China Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists in short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Meng (speed Skater)
Wang Meng (; born April 10, 1985 in Qitaihe, Heilongjiang) is a Chinese short track speed skater. She is a four-time Olympic Champion and 2008 and 2009 Overall World Champion. She is the most decorated Chinese Winter Olympic athlete ever with four Olympic gold medals, a silver and a bronze. Wang won gold in the 500 m event, silver in the 1000 m and bronze in the 1500 m event at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She won 500 m and 1000 m gold medals at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and added a third gold medal in the 3000 m relay with the China team. Wang has also won 18 gold medals at the World Championships. She is one of the most decorated short track speed skaters of all time. Early life Wang Meng started short track speed skating in 1994, when she was nine. In 1998 she entered Heilongjiang Provincial Sports School, which is affiliated of Harbin Institute of Physical Education. She graduated from Harbin Institute of Physical Education. 2010 Winter Olympics Wang was considered a strong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Linlin
Sun Linlin (; born October 3, 1988, in Dandong) is a Chinese female short track speed skater Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the same size as a .... References External links Sun Linlin's profile, from http://www.vancouver2010.com ; retrieved 2010-02-24. 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Dandong Chinese female speed skaters Chinese female short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters for China Olympic medalists in short track speed skating Olympic gold medalists for China Short track speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics Universiade medalists in short track speed skating Universiade bronze medalists for China Competitors at the 2007 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2009 Winter Universiade 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the county seat, seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Utah. With a population of 200,133 in 2020, the city is the core of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which had a population of 1,257,936 at the 2020 census. Salt Lake City is further situated within a larger metropolis known as the Salt Lake City–Provo–Orem Combined Statistical Area, Salt Lake City–Ogden–Provo Combined Statistical Area, a corridor of contiguous urban and suburban development stretched along a segment of the Wasatch Front, comprising a population of 2,746,164 (as of 2021 estimates), making it the 22nd largest in the nation. It is also the central core of the larger of only two major urban areas located within the Great Basin (the other being Reno, Nevada). Salt Lake C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Ji-yoo
Kim ji-yoo (born 14 July 1999) is a South Korean short track speed skater. She participated at the 2019 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships The 2019 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 8 to 10 March 2019. Schedule ''All times are local (UTC+2).'' Medal summary Medals table Men Women References External linksResults book {{World c ..., winning a medal. References External links * 1999 births Living people South Korean female short track speed skaters Speed skaters from Seoul Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists Short track speed skaters at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Youth Olympic gold medalists for South Korea 21st-century South Korean women Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games medalists in short track speed skating Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Short track speed skaters at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Geon-hee
Kim Geon-hee (born 9 August 2000) is a South Korean short track speed skater. She participated at the 2019 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships The 2019 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 8 to 10 March 2019. Schedule ''All times are local (UTC+2).'' Medal summary Medals table Men Women References External linksResults book {{World c ..., winning a medal. References External links * 2000 births Living people South Korean female short track speed skaters World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games medalists in short track speed skating Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Short track speed skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter Games 21st-century South Korean women Competitors at the 2023 Winter World University Games Medalists at the 2023 Winter World University Games Universiade medalists in short track speed skating FISU World Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
