The women's
team pursuit speed skating
Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice skate, skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marath ...
competition of the
2014 Sochi Olympics
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, nations = 88
, events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, athletes = 2,873
, opening = 7 February 2014
, closing = 23 February 2014
, opened_by = President Vladimir Putin
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, stadium = Fisht Olympic ...
was held at
Adler Arena Skating Center on 21 and 22 February 2014. The distance was 2,400 metres.
Qualification
A total of eight teams of three or four speed skaters could qualify for this team event. The top 6 of the
2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team pursuit standings after the World Cup race in Berlin secured a spot in the Olympics. Of the teams outside the top six, the United States and Norway qualified based on the time ranking. Russia would still have qualified as hosts if they had failed to make the list, but their sixth place in the World Cup standings secured a spot outright. A reserve list was also made.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
At the
2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
The 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships took place between 21 and 24 March 2013 in the Adler Arena, Sochi, Russia. It was a test event for the 2014 Olympic Games.
Schedule
Source: schaatsen.nl& ISU.org
Medal summary
Men's ...
the track record was at 3:00.02 by the team of the Netherlands consisting of
Marrit Leenstra,
Diane Valkenburg
Diane Valkenburg (born 30 August 1984) is a Dutch former speed skater who specialised in middle distances and was born in Bergschenhoek.
She represented her country at the 2007 Winter Universiade held in Turin where she won the gold medal at the ...
, and
Ireen Wüst
Irene Karlijn (Ireen) Wüst (; born 1 April 1986) is a Dutch former long track speed skater. Wüst became the most successful speed skating olympian ever by achieving at least one gold medal in each of five consecutive Winter Olympic appearances ...
.
The following records were set during this competition.
OR = Olympic record, TR = track record
Results
Bracket
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were held on 21 February.
OR = Olympic record, TR = track record
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 22 February.
OR = Olympic record, TR = track record
Finals
The finals were held on 22 February.
Finals Results
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OR = Olympic record, TR = track record
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics - Women's team pursuit
Women's speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics