Short Track Speed Skating
Gangneung Ice Arena
FEB

Sochi 500m gold medallist Jianrou Li (CHN)

Winter Olympic debut: 1992

Blades: Very sharp and bent in arc that mirrors direction of curve. Placed off-centre to left, so boot does not scrape ice
Boot: Ankle support to stabilise foot around corners
Gloves: Cut-resistant.
Fingertips coated in hard plastic to aid sliding


Start: 1000m,
3000m, 5000m

Track markers: Seven plastic markers placed around each end, set shape of curve. Boots not allowed inside arc, but hands may touch ice there

Elite skaters: High speed path
Start: 500m, 1500m

Track length: 111.12m

Four athletes race in 500m and 1000m classes while six to eight race in long-distance events

Gold medal winners Sochi 2014
500m
1000m
1500m
5000m Relay
V. An (RUS)
V. An (RUS)
C. Hamelin (CAN)
Russia
500m
1000m
1500m
3000m Relay
J. Li (CHN)
S. H. Park (KOR)
Y. Zhou (CHN)
South Korea

Sources: POCOG, ISU, NBC, IOC
Original pictures: Associated Press