Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metre relay

Men's 5000 metre relay
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
VenueIceberg Skating Palace
Sochi, Russia
Dates13 February (semifinal)
21 February (final)
Competitors32 from 8 nations
Winning time6:42.100
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Viktor Ahn
Semion Elistratov
Vladimir Grigorev
Ruslan Zakharov
 Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Eddy Alvarez
J. R. Celski
Chris Creveling
Jordan Malone
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Chen Dequan
Han Tianyu
Shi Jingnan
Wu Dajing
 China
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Short track speed skating at the
2014 Winter Olympics
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The men's 5000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held between 13–21 February 2014 at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia.[1]

The semifinal was held on 13 February with the final on 21 February.

The defending Olympic Champion and World Champion was Canada.

Qualification

Countries were assigned quotas using a combination of the two special Olympic Qualification classifications that were held at two world cups in November 2013.[2] For this event a total of 8 nations qualified to compete.[3]

Results

The final was held at 22:18.[4]

Semifinals

QA – qualified for Final A
QB – qualified for Final B
ADV – advanced
PEN – penalty
Rank Semifinal Country Athletes Time Notes
1 1  Netherlands Daan Breeuwsma
Niels Kerstholt
Sjinkie Knegt
Freek van der Wart
6:45.385 QA
2 1  Kazakhstan Abzal Azhgaliyev
Aidar Bekzhanov
Denis Nikisha
Nurbergen Zhumagaziyev
6:47.152 QA
3 1  South Korea Lee Han-bin
Lee Ho-suk
Park Se-yeong
Sin Da-woon
6:48.206 QB
4 1  United States Eddy Alvarez
J. R. Celski
Chris Creveling
Jordan Malone
6:50.292 ADV
1 2  Russia Viktor Ahn
Semion Elistratov
Vladimir Grigorev
Ruslan Zakharov
6:44.331 QA
2 2  China Chen Dequan
Han Tianyu
Shi Jingnan
Wu Dajing
6:44.521 QA
3 2  Italy Yuri Confortola
Tommaso Dotti
Anthony Lobello
Nicola Rodigari
6:45.253 QB
4 2  Canada Michael Gilday
Charles Hamelin
François Hamelin
Olivier Jean
6:48.186 QB

Finals

Final B (Classification Round)

Rank Country Athletes Time
6  Canada Michael Gilday
Charles Hamelin
Charle Cournoyer
Olivier Jean
6:43.747
7  South Korea Kim Yun-jae
Lee Han-bin
Park Se-yeong
Sin Da-woon
6:43.921
8  Italy Yuri Confortola
Tommaso Dotti
Anthony Lobello
Davide Viscardi
6:44.904

Final A (Medal Round)

Dutch relay team after finishing fourth
Rank Country Athletes Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Russia Viktor Ahn
Semion Elistratov
Vladimir Grigorev
Ruslan Zakharov
6:42.100 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States Eddy Alvarez
J. R. Celski
Chris Creveling
Jordan Malone
6:42.371
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  China Chen Dequan
Han Tianyu
Shi Jingnan
Wu Dajing
6:48.341
4  Netherlands Daan Breeuwsma
Niels Kerstholt
Sjinkie Knegt
Freek van der Wart
6:49.149
5  Kazakhstan Abzal Azhgaliyev
Aidar Bekzhanov
Denis Nikisha
Nurbergen Zhumagaziyev
6:54.630

References

  1. ^ "Short Track Speed Skating Schedule and Results". SOOC. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). International Skating Union. September 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  3. ^ "XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi - Entries Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  4. ^ Final Results