Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres


The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics began on 12 February, with the final on 15 February, at the Torino Palavela.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
No new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Results

Heats

The first round was held on 12 February. There were eight heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.
;Heat 1
HeatRankAthleteCountryResultNotes
11Wang Meng45.011Q
12Marta Capurso45.217Q
13Joanna Williams46.857
21Alanna Kraus45.688Q
22Kang Yun-mi45.755Q
23Susanne Rudolph46.503
24Katalin Kristo46.531
31Evgenia Radanova45.703Q
32Kateřina Novotná46.279Q
33Chikage Tanaka46.387
41Anouk Leblanc-Boucher45.929Q
42Hyo-jung Kim46.077Q
43Aika Klein57.732
4–Stéphanie BouvierDQ
51Fu Tianyu45.636Q
52Yuka Kamino45.848Q
53Rozsa Darazs1:10.558
61Allison Baver45.998Q
62Erika Huszar46.113Q
63Yun Jong-suk46.177
64Han Yue Shueng47.087
71Kalyna Roberge45.396Q
72Arianna Fontana45.398Q
73Liesbeth Mau Asam45.500
81Jin Sun-yu45.954Q
82Sarah Lindsay46.290Q
83Julia Elsakova47.726
8–Ri Hyang-miDQ

Quarterfinals

The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals. In quarterfinal #2, Sarah Lindsay of Great Britain was advanced after she was impeded during the race.
;Quarterfinal 1
RankAthleteResultNotes
144.760Q
244.821Q
344.948
445.382

;Quarterfinal 2
RankAthleteResultNotes
145.257Q
253.135Q
31:01.289
–DQ

;Quarterfinal 3
RankAthleteResultNotes
144.252Q
244.438Q
345.172
445.339

;Quarterfinal 4
RankAthleteResultNotes
145.596Q
245.710Q
346.428
447.356

Semifinals

The top two finishers in each of the two semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final. The fifth place finisher in semifinal #1, Sarah Lindsay, did not advance.
;Semifinal 1
RankAthleteResultNotes
145.130QA
245.234QA
345.512QB
445.718QB
546.060

;Semifinal 2
RankAthleteResultNotes
144.650QA
244.711QA
344.960QB
445.204QB

Finals

originally placed third in final A, but was disqualified, moving Anouk Leblanc-Boucher up to third, and the Final B winner, Kalyna Roberge, to fourth.
On 16 February, Canada filed a protest with the Court of Arbitration for Sport over the results of the Final A, but it was dismissed. Evgenia Radanova of Bulgaria, who won the silver, crossed the finish line with part of one of her skates in the air, which is against the rules. This protest would have moved the winner of the B Final, Kalyna Roberge, to the bronze medal place, a bronze medal winner Anouk Leblanc-Boucher up to silver. The CAS ultimately dismissed this appeal, and the results stood.
;Final A
RankAthleteResultNotes
44.345
44.374
44.759
–DQ

;Final B
RankAthleteResultNotes
446.605
546.899
655.378
755.689