Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's team pursuit
| Men's team pursuit at the XXII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
 Pictogram of speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | Adler Arena Skating Center | |||||||||
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| Date | 21–22 February 2014 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:37.71 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics | ||||
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| 500 m | men | women | ||
| 1000 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10000 m | men | |||
| Team pursuit | men | women | ||
The men's team pursuit speed skating competition of the 2014 Sochi Olympics was held at Adler Arena Skating Center on 21 and 22 February 2014.[1] The distance was 3,200 metres.[2]
Qualification
A total of eight teams of three or four speed skaters could qualify for this team event. The top 6 of the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's team pursuit standings after the World Cup race in Berlin secured a spot in the Olympics. Of the teams outside the top six, France qualified based on the time ranking and Russia qualified as hosts. A reserve list was also made.[3]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  NetherlandsKoen Verweij Jan Blokhuijsen Sven Kramer | 3:35.60 | Salt Lake City, United States | 16 November 2013 | [4] |
| Olympic record | Netherlands Jan Blokhuijsen Sven Kramer Simon Kuipers | 3:39.95 | Vancouver, Canada | 27 February 2010 |
At the 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships the track record was at 3:42.03 by the team of the Netherlands consisting of Jan Blokhuijsen, Sven Kramer, and Koen Verweij.[5]
The following records were set during this competition.
| Date | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 February | Final A | Jan Blokhuijsen Sven Kramer Koen Verweij | Netherlands | 3:37.71 | OR, TR |
| 21 February | Quarterfinal 2 | Joo Hyong-jun Kim Cheol-min Lee Seung-hoon |  South Korea | 3:40.84 | TR |
| 21 February | Semifinal 2 | Jan Blokhuijsen Sven Kramer Koen Verweij | Netherlands | 3:40.79 | TR |
OR = Olympic record, TR = track record
Results
Bracket
| Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Netherlands |
3:44.48 | |||||||||||
| 7 |  France |
3:53.17 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Netherlands |
3:40.79 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  Poland |
3:52.08 | |||||||||||
| 4 |  Norway |
3:43.19 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Poland |
3:42.78 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Netherlands |
3:37.71 | |||||||||||
| 2 | South Korea |
3:40.85 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  United States |
3:46.82 | |||||||||||
| 6 |  Canada |
3:43.30 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Canada |
3:45.28 | Third place | ||||||||||
| 2 | South Korea |
3:42.32 | |||||||||||
| 2 | South Korea |
3:40.84 | 5 | Poland |
3:41.94 | ||||||||
| 8 |  Russia |
3:44.22 | 6 | Canada |
3:44.27 | ||||||||
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were held on 21 February.[6]
| Rank | Country | Name | Time | Deficit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinal 1 | |||||
| 1 | Canada | Mathieu Giroux Lucas Makowsky Denny Morrison | 3:43.30 | Semifinal 1 | |
| 2 | United States | Shani Davis Brian Hansen Jonathan Kuck | 3:46.82 | +3.52 | Final D |
| Quarterfinal 2 | |||||
| 1 | South Korea | Joo Hyong-jun Kim Cheol-min Lee Seung-hoon | 3:40.84 | Semifinal 1 TR | |
| 2 | Russia | Aleksandr Rumyantsev Denis Yuskov Ivan Skobrev | 3:44.22 | +3.38 | Final C |
| Quarterfinal 3 | |||||
| 1 | Poland | Zbigniew Bródka Konrad Niedźwiedzki Jan Szymański | 3:42.78 | Semifinal 2 | |
| 2 | Norway | Håvard Bøkko Håvard Lorentzen Sverre Lunde Pedersen | 3:43.19 | +0.41 | Final C |
| Quarterfinal 4 | |||||
| 1 | Netherlands | Jan Blokhuijsen Sven Kramer Koen Verweij | 3:44.48 | Semifinal 2 | |
| 2 | France | Alexis Contin Ewen Fernandez Benjamin Macé | 3:53.17 | +8.69 | Final D |
TR = track record
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 21 February.[7]
| Rank | Country | Name | Time | Deficit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinal 1 | |||||
| 1 | South Korea | Joo Hyong-jun Kim Cheol-min Lee Seung-hoon | 3:42.32 | Final A | |
| 2 | Canada | Mathieu Giroux Lucas Makowsky Denny Morrison | 3:45.28 | +2.96 | Final B |
| Semifinal 2 | |||||
| 1 | Netherlands | Jan Blokhuijsen Sven Kramer Koen Verweij | 3:40.79 | Final A TR | |
| 2 | Poland | Zbigniew Bródka Konrad Niedźwiedzki Jan Szymański | 3:52.08 | +11.29 | Final B |
TR = track record
Finals
The finals were held on 22 February.[8]
| Rank | Country | Name | Time[9] | Deficit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final A | |||||
 | Netherlands | Jan Blokhuijsen Sven Kramer Koen Verweij | 3:37.71 | OR, TR | |
 | South Korea | Joo Hyong-jun Kim Cheol-min Lee Seung-hoon | 3:40.85 | +3.14 | |
| Final B | |||||
 | Poland | Zbigniew Bródka Konrad Niedźwiedzki Jan Szymański | 3:41.94 | ||
| 4 | Canada | Mathieu Giroux Lucas Makowsky Denny Morrison | 3:44.27 | +2.33 | |
| Final C | |||||
| 5 | Norway | Håvard Bøkko Sverre Lunde Pedersen Simen Spieler Nilsen | 3:44.91 | ||
| 6 | Russia | Aleksandr Rumyantsev Aleksey Yesin Denis Yuskov | 3:49.85 | +4.94 | |
| Final D | |||||
| 7 | United States | Brian Hansen Jonathan Kuck Joey Mantia | 3:46.50 | ||
| 8 | France | Alexis Contin Ewen Fernandez Benjamin Macé | 3:51.76 | +5.26 | |
OR = Olympic record, TR = track record
References
- ↑ "Speed Skating Schedule and Results – Men's Team Pursuit". SOOC. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ↑ http://www.teamusa.org/Road-to-Sochi-2014/Features/2013/June/27/14-Need-To-Knows-Long-Track-Speedskating
- ↑ Qualification of NOC event quota places for the Olympic Winter Games 2014 based on Special Olympic Qualification Classification (SOQC) as of December 9, 2013
- ↑ "Evolution of the world record Team pursuit Men". Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Visitenkarte der Eisbahn: Adler Arene Sotschi". speedskatingnews. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ Quarterfinals Results
- ↑ Semifinals Results
- ↑ Finals Results
- ↑ http://www.sochi2014.com/en/speed-skating-men-s-team-pursuit-finals