Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games included four men's disciplines and four women's disciplines. They were held at the Torino Palavela. In the men's competition, Ahn Hyun-Soo earned a medal in each event, winning three golds. On the women's side, Jin Sun-Yu scored three gold medals.

2006 Medal table

"Note: Final B was not done because there was only one competing skater. Li JiaJun was awarded first place in Final B and 34 points.

1,500 m

The men's 1500 metre race was held on February 12, 2006. South Korea's first medal of the games was won in the race by Ahn Hyun Soo [ [http://www.nbcolympics.com/results/1500693/detail.html Men's 1500m - Final] , from nbcolympics.com, retrieved 12 February 2006] [ [http://www.torino2006.org/ENG/IDF/ST/C77A_STM015100.html Final Classification Analysis: Short Track Speed Skating - Men's 1500 m] , from torino2006.org, retrieved 12 February 2006] .

"Note: Fu Tianyu was disqualified in Final A and is thus unranked. Sarah Lindsay qualified for the semi-final after a disqualification but finished fifth in her heat."

On February 16, Canada filed a protest with the Court of Arbitration for Sport over the results of the Final A, but it was dismissed. Evgenia Radanova of Bulgaria, who won the silver, crossed the finish line with part of one of her skates in the air, which is against the rules. [http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/sports/shorttrack/stories/index.shtml?/story/olympics/national/2006/02/17/Sports/leblanc-boucher060217.html] The International Olympic Committee does not change results after they have been finalized based on video replay, but the International Skating Union does. For example, they disqualified Fu Tianyu from the A Final for cross-tracking (improperly crossing the course or interfering with another skater) [http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/sports/shorttrack/stories/index.shtml?/story/olympics/national/2006/02/16/Sports/canada-protest060216.html] . On February 17 the CAS dismissed the appeal, with a written ruling expected on February 18. Regardless, the CAS has no power to overturn an Olympic result, just to make recommendations to the IOC. [http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/sports/shorttrack/stories/index.shtml?/story/olympics/national/2006/02/16/Sports/canada-protest-hearing060216.html]

1,000 m

"Note: China was disqualified from the Final A as one of its racers who had just pushed off one of her teammates obstructed an Italian racer, and is thus unranked." [ [http://www.torino2006.org/ENG/IDF/ST/C73B_STW430100.html Final Classification Analysis: Short Track Speed Skating - Ladies' 3000 m Relay] , from torino2006.org/, retrieved 22 February 2006]

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