The men's 1500 metres in

short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. The eight events were scheduled to take place between 10 and 22 February 2018. Qualification A total quota of 120 athletes wer ...

took place at the

Gangneung Ice Arena Gangneung Ice Arena ( ko, 강릉 아이스 아레나) is an indoor Ice rink, 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 at the 2018 Winter Olympics ...

Gangneung Gangneung () is a municipal city in the province of Gangwon-do, on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 213,658 (as of 2017).Gangneung City (2003)Population & Households. Retrieved January 14, 2006. Gangneung is the economic ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

. In the victory ceremony, the medals were presented by

Irena Szewińska Irena Szewińska (née Kirszenstein; Polish pronunciation: ; 24 May 1946 – 29 June 2018) was a Polish sprinter who was one of the world's foremost athletes for nearly two decades, in multiple events. She is the only athlete in history, m ...

, member of the

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, accompanied by Myong-Hi Chang, ISU honorary member.

History

South Korea has historically performed well in short-track speed skating, with 42 of their 53 medals coming from the event.

Event

There were 12,000 spectators for the event.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. One Olympic record was set during the competition.

Results

Heats

: Q – qualified for the semifinals : ADV – advanced : PEN – penalty

Semifinals

: QA – qualified for Final A : QB – qualified for Final B : ADV – advanced : PEN – penalty

Finals

Final B (classification round)

In this race, six skaters race for placement.

Final A (medal round)

In the final heat of the event,

Hwang Dae-heon Hwang Dae-heon ( ko, 황대헌; born 5 July 1999) is a South Korean short track speed skater. He also currently holds the world record in men's 1000 metres short track speed skating. He represented South Korea in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter ...

collided with Thibaut Fauconnet, with Fauconnet receiving a skate to the face. Defending champion

Charles Hamelin Charles Hamelin (born April 14, 1984) is a Canadian retired short track speed skater. In a competitive career that spanned nearly twenty years on the international circuit, Hamelin participated in five Winter Olympic Games (2006, 2010, 2014, 2 ...

did not finish the race. South Korean

Lim Hyo-jun Lin Xiaojun (), born Lim Hyo-jun (, born 29 May 1996), is a South Korean-born Chinese short track speed skater. He is the 2018 champion of the Men's 1500 m event in short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics, and also set the new Olym ...

finished in first winning by about two blade lengths. He followed closely by

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 Champions ...

and Semion Elistratov, finishing in second and third respectively. Lim said, "I was nervous in the preliminaries but I liked the quality of the ice. I knew if I made it to the final I had good chances".Final results
/ref> The official podium ceremony was the next day, but there was a venue ceremony at the event. The competitors were presented with a plush-tiger Soohorang, one of the Olympic mascots.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics - Men's 1500 metres Men's short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics