Zhang Hong of China claimed the gold medal in Women’s 1000 m Speed Skating on Thursday. Hong finished 0.67 seconds ahead of Ireen Wust of the Netherlands. Margot Boer, also of the Netherlands, claimed the bronze.
Hong had won the Asia Cup 1000 m race in each of the last two seasons and just missed out on a bronze medal in the 500 m event on Tuesday.
No medals went to United States skaters Heather Richardson and Brittany Bowe who finished seventh and eighth.
Full Olympic Results for Women’s 1000 m Speed Skating
Rank | Country | Name | Result | Difference |
1 | CHN | Hong ZHANG | 1:14.02 | 0.00 |
2 | NED | Ireen WUST | 1:14.69 | +0.67 |
3 | NED | Margot BOER | 1:14.90 | +0.88 |
4 | RUS | Olga FATKULINA | 1:15.08 | +1.06 |
5 | NED | Lotte VAN BEEK | 1:15.10 | +1.08 |
6 | NED | Marrit LEENSTRA | 1:15.15 | +1.13 |
7 | USA | Heather RICHARDSON | 1:15.23 | +1.21 |
8 | USA | Brittany BOWE | 1:15.47 | +1.45 |
9 | CAN | Christine NESBITT | 1:15.62 | +1.60 |
10 | CZE | Karolina ERBANOVA | 1:15.74 | +1.72 |
11 | GER | Judith HESSE | 1:15.84 | +1.82 |
12 | KOR | Sang Hwa LEE | 1:15.94 | +1.92 |
13 | JPN | Nao KODAIRA | 1:16.45 | +2.43 |
14 | CHN | Beixing WANG | 1:16.59 | +2.57 |
15 | RUS | Yekaterina SHIKHOVA | 1:17.01 | +2.99 |
16 | RUS | Yuliya SKOKOVA | 1:17.02 | +3.00 |
17 | NOR | Ida NJAATUN | 1:17.15 | +3.13 |
18 | CAN | Kaylin IRVINE | 1:17.24 | +3.22 |
19 | KAZ | Yekaterina AYDOVA | 1:17.25 | +3.23 |
20 | RUS | Yekaterina LOBYSHEVA | 1:17.31 | +3.29 |
21 | CAN | Kali CHRIST | 1:17.41 | +3.39 |
22 | JPN | Miyako SUMIYOSHI | 1:17.68 | +3.66 |
23 | POL | Natalia CZERWONKA | 1:17.933 | +3.91 |
24 | AUT | Vanessa BITTNER | 1:17.937 | +3.91 |
25 | GER | Jenny WOLF | 1:17.99 | +3.97 |
26 | GER | Gabriele HIRSCHBICHLER | 1:18.00 | +3.98 |
27 | JPN | Maki TSUJI | 1:18.07 | +4.05 |
28 | KOR | Hyun Yung KIM | 1:18.10 | +4.08 |
29 | POL | Luiza ZLOTKOWSKA | 1:18.38 | +4.36 |
30 | CAN | Brittany SCHUSSLER | 1:18.53 | +4.51 |
31 | KOR | Seung Ju PARK | 1:18.94 | +4.92 |
32 | USA | Sugar TODD | 1:19.13 | +5.11 |
33 | USA | Kelly GUNTHER | 1:19.43 | +5.41 |
34 | CHN | Dan LI | 1:20.20 | +6.18 |
35 | KOR | Bo Ra LEE | 1:57.49 | +43.47 |
GER | Monique ANGERMUELLER | DQ |