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Men's 1500 metres
at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games
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Venue
| Gangneung Ice Arena
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Dates
| 10 February
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Competitors
| 37 from 18 nations
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Winning time
| 2:10.485
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The men's 1500 metres in
short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics
took place at the
Gangneung Ice Arena
in
Gangneung
,
South Korea
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In the victory ceremony, the medals were presented by
Irena Szewi?ska
, member of the
International Olympic Committee
, accompanied by Myong-Hi Chang,
ISU
honorary member.
History
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South Korea has historically performed well in short-track speed skating, with 42 of their 53 medals coming from the event.
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Event
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There were 12,000 spectators for the event.
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Records
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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
One Olympic record was set during the competition.
Results
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Heats
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- Q
? qualified for the semifinals
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- ADV
? advanced
- PEN
? penalty
Semifinals
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- QA
? qualified for Final A
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- QB
? qualified for Final B
- ADV
? advanced
- PEN
? penalty
Finals
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Final B (classification round)
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In this race, six skaters race for placement.
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Final A (medal round)
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In the final heat of the event,
Hwang Dae-heon
collided with
Thibaut Fauconnet
, with Fauconnet receiving a skate to the face.
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Defending champion
Charles Hamelin
did not finish the race. South Korean
Lim Hyo-jun
finished in first winning by about two blade lengths.
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He followed closely by
Sjinkie Knegt
and
Semion Elistratov
, finishing in second and third respectively.
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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".
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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.
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