Short Track Speed Skating at the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022

[orangeman 1,989]

Canada is not having the most successful Games, but this is one race that I always fixate on.  Great feeling!  

 

[Topicmaster1010 4,178]

Charles Hamelin wins a gold medal in his last ever Olympic race

[orangeman 1,989]

Just now, Topicmaster1010 said:

Charles Hamelin wins a gold medal in his last ever Olympic race

And becomes tied with Andre DeGrasse as Canada's most decorated male Olympian.  And also ties Cindy Klassen as Canada's most decorated winter Olympian.  And like 6 other records I didn't hear because I was busy screaming.  

[hckošice 14,824]

Men's 5000m Team Relay
Final Results

 

Canada

Charles Hamelin

Maxime Laoun

Steven Dubois

Jordan Pierre-Gilles

Pascal Dion

6:41.257

 

South Korea

Lee June-Seo

Kim Dong-Wook

Hwang Dae-Heon

Kwak Yoon-Gy

Park Jang-Hyuk

6:41.679

 

Italy

Pietro Sighel

Yuri Confortola

Tommaso Dotti

Andrea Cassinelli

6:43.431

 

Full Final Result HERE

[james89 847]

4 minutes ago, orangeman said:

And becomes tied with Andre DeGrasse as Canada's most decorated male Olympian.  And also ties Cindy Klassen as Canada's most decorated winter Olympian.  And like 6 other records I didn't hear because I was busy screaming.  

I think oldest short track medalist was one of them. 

[Gianlu33 4,556]

Yuri Confortola just announced his retirement 

[hckošice 14,824]

+20 points for Kikuchi for lapping everyone

[Monzanator 4,502]

Kikuchi lapped the field and the Canadians didn't realize it was all over already

[Monzanator 4,502]

Choi wins 1,500 gold. Schulting got pushed wide with 3 to go and had too much to make up.

[Dennis 712]

It took until the very last event of this short track tournament for  to win their first short track gold medal of the games.