Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's mass start

The women's mass start speed skating competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held 24 February 2018 at Gangneung Oval in Gangneung.[1][2] This was the first time the mass start has been introduced to the Olympics.[3] The competition was held as a points race.

Women's mass start
at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games
VenueGangneung Oval, Gangneung, South Korea
Date24 February
Competitors24 from 15 nations
Winning points60
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Nana Takagi  Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kim Bo-reum  South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Irene Schouten  Netherlands
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Format

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There were 12 skaters in each semifinal. The eight best finishers from each of two semi-finals competed in the final. Each race consisted of 16 laps. Three leaders after last 16th lap received 60, 40 and 20 points respectively. Three intermediate sprints award points to the first three competitors (5 points, 3 points, 1 point) after 4th, 8th and 12th laps. Event rankings were based on points gained in sprints, then by finish time for athletes with equal points.[4] In the Gangneung Oval, the accurate distance of 16 laps of the warm-up lane, is 5,695.175 m (355.948 m each lap).

Results

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All races were skated on the same day, 24 February 2018. The first semifinal was held at 20:00,[5] the second at 20:15.[6] The final was on the same day at 21:30.[7]

Semifinals

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Rank Semifinal Name Country Points Time Notes
1 1 Francesca Lollobrigida   Italy 68 8:54.19 Q
2 1 Guo Dan   China 43 8:54.20 Q
3 1 Keri Morrison   Canada 21 8:54.25 Q
4 1 Irene Schouten   Netherlands 5 8:54.94 Q
5 1 Nana Takagi   Japan 5 8:55.14 Q
6 1 Kim Bo-reum   South Korea 4 9:22.21 Q
7 1 Mia Manganello   United States 1 8:54.52 Q
8 1 Maryna Zuyeva   Belarus 0 8:54.38 Q
9 1 Elena Møller Rigas   Denmark 0 8:54.39
10 1 Laura Gómez   Colombia 0 8:54.99
11 1 Magdalena Czyszczoń   Poland 0 8:56.66
12 1 Ramona Härdi   Switzerland 0 DNF
1 2 Nikola Zdráhalová   Czech Republic 60 8:32.22 Q
2 2 Annouk van der Weijden   Netherlands 40 8:32.31 Q
3 2 Li Dan   China 24 8:32.49 Q
4 2 Claudia Pechstein   Germany 5 8:35.59 Q
5 2 Heather Bergsma   United States 5 8:38.19 Q
6 2 Francesca Bettrone   Italy 5 8:38.69 Q
7 2 Saskia Alusalu   Estonia 3 8:35.58 Q
8 2 Luiza Złotkowska   Poland 3 9:08.41 Q
9 2 Park Ji-woo   South Korea 1 8:33.43
10 2 Ivanie Blondin   Canada 1 8:53.92
11 2 Tatsiana Mikhailava   Belarus 0 8:33.93
12 2 Ayano Sato   Japan 0 DNF

Final

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Rank Name Country Points Time Notes
  Nana Takagi   Japan 60 8:32.87
  Kim Bo-reum   South Korea 40 8:32.99
  Irene Schouten   Netherlands 20 8:33.02
4 Saskia Alusalu   Estonia 15 8:47.46
5 Li Dan   China 6 8:50.48
6 Maryna Zuyeva   Belarus 3 8:41.73
7 Francesca Lollobrigida   Italy 1 8:33.30
8 Nikola Zdráhalová   Czech Republic 1 8:41.35
9 Luiza Złotkowska   Poland 1 8:47.34
10 Guo Dan   China 0 8:33.90
11 Heather Bergsma   United States 0 8:35.80
12 Keri Morrison   Canada 0 8:41.38
13 Claudia Pechstein   Germany 0 8:41.45
14 Annouk van der Weijden   Netherlands 0 8:42.19
15 Mia Manganello   United States 0 8:54.40
16 Francesca Bettrone   Italy 0 9:04.82

References

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  1. ^ "Venues". www.pyeongchang2018.com/. Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Organizing Committee for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Schedule". POCOG. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Speed skating mass start returns to Olympic programme - Olympic News".
  4. ^ "Speed Skating – Media Information Report". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Semifinal 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  6. ^ "Semifinal 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  7. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2018-02-25.