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500 metres, Women

Date	5 – 7 February 2022
Status	Olympic
Location	Shoudu Tiyguan, Beijing
Participants	32 from 15 countries
Format	Placements 1-8 based on final and B final. Deeper placements based on placements in earlier rounds, and best time skated.
Olympic Record	42.422 / Choi Min-Jeong 👁 Image KOR / 13 February 2018 / Details

One of the medal contenders for the 500 m, Poland’s Natalia Maliszewska, was unable to race in Beijing as she was still in quarantine due to a positive COVID19 test. Even more dramatically, 2019 World Champion Lara van Ruijven (NED) had passed away in 2020 as the result of an autoimmune disease.

All of the other favorites were there: 2018 champion Arianna Fontana, as well as her main rival and 2021 World Champion Suzanne Schulting. In addition to Fontana, Schulting, and Maliszewska, the fourth skater to win a 500 m World Cup earlier in the season was Canada’s Kim Boutin, also the 2018 bronze medalist.

There were no upsets in the heats, but the quarter-finals saw the surprise exit of 2018 World Champion Choi Min-Jeong. Boutin led most of the first semi-final. At the bell, Fontana displayed her form by overtaking the Canadian on the outside, winning by a clear margin. Boutin held on for second, beating Yelena Seryogina by half a blade. Schulting also impressed in her semi, opening a large gap right from the start and finishing unchallenged. Belgium’s Hanne Desmet seemed to hold on for second, but was tripped by Qu Chunyu and thus advanced to the final along with second-placed Zhang Yuting.

The final had some trouble getting underway. After a false start, the field got underway, with Schulting and Fontana battling it out for the lead. The Italian fell, but as this was within the first half lap, the race was restarted again. Despite Fontana starting from the inside lane, it was Schulting leading after the first curve. But unlike the semi-finals, she was unable to build out that advantage, with Fontana remaining closely behind. With 1½ laps to go, the Italian made a decisive pass on the inside of Schulting, and Fontana held on to retain the title she won in 2018, making her the third athlete with back-to-back wins in the event. For Fontana, it was her 10th Olympic medal in the sport, a record. With Schulting in second and Boutin in third, the podium was very similar to PyeongChang, with only Schulting taking her compatriot Yara van Kerkhof’s place in second.

Pos	Helmet Nr	Competitor	NOC	Position Last Race	Positions	Best Time
1	3	Arianna Fontana	👁 Image ITA	AF-1	1-1-1	42.387	Gold
2	1	Suzanne Schulting	👁 Image NED	AF-2	1-1-1	42.379	Silver
3	35	Kim Boutin	👁 Image CAN	AF-3	2-1-1	42.391	Bronze
4	45	Zhang Yuting	👁 Image CHN	AF-4	2-3-2	42.803
5	5	Hanne Desmet	👁 Image BEL	AF-5	4-2-3	42.941
6	141	Yelena Seryogina	👁 Image ROC	BF-1	3-2-2	42.685
7	10	Petra Jászapáti	👁 Image HUN	BF-2	3-1-2	42.848
8	50	Alyson Charles	👁 Image CAN	BF-3	4-4-2	42.891
9	97	Arianna Valcepina	👁 Image ITA	SF-5	5-3-2	42.691
10	41	Qu Chunyu	👁 Image CHN	SF-DQ	0-2-2	43.275
11	43	Fan Kexin	👁 Image CHN	QF-3	0-3-1	42.829
12	65	Sumire Kikuchi	👁 Image JPN	QF-3	0-3-3	42.829
13	52	Maame Biney	👁 Image USA	QF-3	0-3-3	42.919
14	40	Choi Min-Jeong	👁 Image KOR	QF-4	0-4-1	42.853
15	4	Selma Poutsma	👁 Image NED	QF-4	0-41	43.472
16	6	Xandra Velzeboer	👁 Image NED	QF-DQ	0-0-1	42.563
17	8	Kristen Santos	👁 Image USA	QF-DQ	0-0-1	43.579
18	7	Sofya Prosvirnova	👁 Image ROC	QF-DQ	0-0-2	43.331
19	14	Florence Brunelle	👁 Image CAN	QF-DQ	0-0-2	43.477
20	13	Martina Valcepina	👁 Image ITA	QF-DQ	0-0-2	43.606
21	27	Zsófia Kónya	👁 Image HUN	R1-3	0-0-3	43.905
22	80	Patrycja Maliszewska	👁 Image POL	R1-3	0-0-3	44.130
23	28	Valentina Aščić	👁 Image CRO	R1-3	0-0-3	44.681
24	23	Michaela Sejpalová	👁 Image CZE	R1-3	0-0-3	45.060
25	9	Yekaterina Yefremenkova	👁 Image ROC	R1-4	0-0-4	43.140
26	47	Lee Yu-Bin	👁 Image KOR	R1-4	0-0-4	43.141
27	11	Nikola Mazur	👁 Image POL	R1-4	0-0-4	43.732
28	51	Kamila Stormowska	👁 Image POL	R1-4	0-0-4	44.053
29	84	Gwendoline Daudet	👁 Image FRA	R1-4	0-0-4	45.515
30	20	Tifany Huot-Marchand	👁 Image FRA	R1-4	0-0-4	54.758
31	74	Kathryn Thomson	👁 Image GBR	R1-4	0-0-4	1:06.594
32	32	Corie Stoddard	👁 Image USA	R1-4	0-0-4	–

Round One

Date	5 February 2022 — 19:00
Format	Top two finishers in each heat advanced to quarter-finals.

Heat #1

Time	19:00

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	4	Selma Poutsma	👁 Image NED	43.472
2	14	Florence Brunelle	👁 Image CAN	43.477
3	28	Valentina Aščić	👁 Image CRO	44.681
4	20	Tifany Huot-Marchand	👁 Image FRA	54.758

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	43	Fan Kexin	👁 Image CHN	43.275
2	7	Sofya Prosvirnova	👁 Image ROC	43.331
3	27	Zsófia Kónya	👁 Image HUN	43.905
4	84	Gwendoline Daudet	👁 Image FRA	45.515

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	35	Kim Boutin	👁 Image CAN	42.732
2	10	Petra Jászapáti	👁 Image HUN	42.848
3	52	Maame Biney	👁 Image USA	42.919
4	51	Kamila Stormowska	👁 Image POL	44.053

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	1	Suzanne Schulting	👁 Image NED	42.379
2	50	Alyson Charles	👁 Image CAN	42.991
3	97	Arianna Valcepina	👁 Image ITA	43.070
4	9	Yekaterina Yefremenkova	👁 Image ROC	43.140

Heat #5

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	3	Arianna Fontana	👁 Image ITA	42.940
2	45	Zhang Yuting	👁 Image CHN	43.233
3	23	Michaela Sejpalová	👁 Image CZE	45.060
4	32	Corie Stoddard	👁 Image USA	–

Heat #6

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	40	Choi Min-Jeong	👁 Image KOR	42.853
2	13	Martina Valcepina	👁 Image ITA	43.606
3	80	Patrycja Maliszewska	👁 Image POL	44.130
4	74	Kathryn Thomson	👁 Image GBR	1:06.594

Heat #7

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	6	Xandra Velzeboer	👁 Image NED	42.563
2	41	Qu Chunyu	👁 Image CHN	42.691
3	65	Sumire Kikuchi	👁 Image JPN	42.829
4	47	Lee Yu-Bin	👁 Image KOR	43.141

Heat #8

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	8	Kristen Santos	👁 Image USA	43.579
2	141	Yelena Seryogina	👁 Image ROC	43.605
3	5	Hanne Desmet	👁 Image BEL	43.702
4	11	Nikola Mazur	👁 Image POL	43.732

Quarter-Finals

Date	7 February 2022 — 19:30
Format	Top two finishers in each heat advanced to semi-finals.

Heat #1

Time	19:30

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	35	Kim Boutin	👁 Image CAN	42.391
2	97	Arianna Valcepina	👁 Image ITA	42.891
3	43	Fan Kexin	👁 Image CHN	1:03.594
4	50	Alyson Charles	👁 Image CAN	1:07.206
14	Florence Brunelle	👁 Image CAN	–

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	10	Petra Jászapáti	👁 Image HUN	43.476
2	141	Yelena Seryogina	👁 Image ROC	43.712
3	52	Maame Biney	👁 Image USA	46.099
4	4	Selma Poutsma	👁 Image NED	1:07.285
6	Xandra Velzeboer	👁 Image NED	–

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	3	Arianna Fontana	👁 Image ITA	42.635
2	5	Hanne Desmet	👁 Image BEL	42.991
3	45	Zhang Yuting	👁 Image CHN	54.211
4	40	Choi Min-Jeong	👁 Image KOR	1:04.939
7	Sofya Prosvirnova	👁 Image ROC	–

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	1	Suzanne Schulting	👁 Image NED	42.922
2	41	Qu Chunyu	👁 Image CHN	43.029
3	65	Sumire Kikuchi	👁 Image JPN	56.092
8	Kristen Santos	👁 Image USA	–
13	Martina Valcepina	👁 Image ITA	–

Semi-Finals

Date	7 February 2022 — 20:13
Format	Top two finishers in each heat advanced to final.

Heat #1

Time	20:13

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	3	Arianna Fontana	👁 Image ITA	42.387
2	35	Kim Boutin	👁 Image CAN	42.664
3	141	Yelena Seryogina	👁 Image ROC	42.685
4	50	Alyson Charles	👁 Image CAN	42.829
5	97	Arianna Valcepina	👁 Image ITA	44.044

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	1	Suzanne Schulting	👁 Image NED	42.475
2	45	Zhang Yuting	👁 Image CHN	43.196
3	10	Petra Jászapáti	👁 Image HUN	43.198
4	5	Hanne Desmet	👁 Image BEL	55.304
41	Qu Chunyu	👁 Image CHN	–

Final Round

Date	7 February 2022 — 20:41

Final B

Time	20:41

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	141	Yelena Seryogina	👁 Image ROC	42.972
2	10	Petra Jászapáti	👁 Image HUN	43.004
3	50	Alyson Charles	👁 Image CAN	43.273

Final A

Time	20:46

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	3	Arianna Fontana	👁 Image ITA	42.488
2	1	Suzanne Schulting	👁 Image NED	42.559
3	35	Kim Boutin	👁 Image CAN	42.724
4	45	Zhang Yuting	👁 Image CHN	42.803
5	5	Hanne Desmet	👁 Image BEL	42.941

URL: https://www.olympedia.org/results/19020524

⇱ Olympedia – 500 metres, Women

500 metres, Women

Round One

Heat #1

Heat #2

Heat #3

Heat #4

Heat #5

Heat #6

Heat #7

Heat #8

Quarter-Finals

Heat #1

Heat #2

Heat #3

Heat #4

Semi-Finals

Heat #1

Heat #2

Final Round

Final B

Final A