PHOTOS: Speed Skating Events at Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
February 18, 2014
Jessica Smith of the United States leads the pack in the Short Track Ladies' 1000m Heat at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) ( 470033789 )
Members of South Korean short track team celebrate winning the gold medal in the Short Track Ladies' 3000m Relay Final at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) ( 470052515 )
Bob de Jong of the Netherlands competes during the Men's 10000m Speed Skating event on day eleven of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Adler Arena Skating Center on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) ( 470099345 )
Netherlands' Jorrit Bergsma celebrates with his coach after competing in the Men's Speed Skating 10000 m at the Adler Arena during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. (YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527214892 )
Seung-Hi Park of South Korea celebrates winning the gold medal in the Short Track Ladies' 3000m Relay Final at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) ( 470052263 )
From left, Canada's Marie-Eve Drolet, Valerie Maltais and Marianne St-Gelais celebrate winning the silver medal in the women's 3,000 meter relay final at the Sochi Winter Olympics Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 in Sochi. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson) ( Sochi Olympics Short Track Speedskating )
Biba Sakurai of Japan competes in the Short Track Ladies' 3000m Relay Final Bat Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) ( 470046977 )
Valerie Maltais of Canada competes in the Short Track Ladies' 1000m Heat at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) ( 470034531 )
Seung-Hi Park of Korea leads the pack in the Short Track Ladies' 1000m Heat at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) ( 470033825 )
Emily Scott of the United States competes in the Short Track Ladies' 1000m Heat at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) ( 470033953 )
Arianna Fontana of Italy, Veronique Pierron of France, Sofia Prosvirnova of Russia and Bernadett Heidum of Hungary compete in the Short Track Ladies' 1000m Heat at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) ( 470034979 )
Marianne St. Gelais of Canada falls while competing in the Short Track Ladies' 1000m Heat at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) ( 470039043 )
Sofia Prosvirnova of Russia, Veronique Pierron of France, Bernadett Heidum of Hungary and Arianna Fontana of Italy compete in the Short Track Ladies' 1000m Heat at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) ( 470039347 )
Short track speed skaters compete in the Short Track Ladies' 3000m Relay Final A at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) ( 470053817 )
Members of South Korean short track team celebrate winning the gold medal in the Short Track Ladies' 3000m Relay Final at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) ( 470052415 )
Members of Canadian women's short track team celebrate winning the silver medal in the Short Track Ladies' 3000m Relay Final at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) ( 470052467 )
Bronze medalist Italy celebrate on the podium during the flower ceremony for the Short Track Ladies' 3000m Relay at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) ( 470053237 )
A volunteer resurfaces the rink during the Short Track Men's 500m Heat at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) ( 470054051 )
Viktor Knoch of Hungary and Nurbergen Zhumagaziyev of Kazakhstan compete in the Short Track Men's 500m Heat at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) ( 470046245 )
US Patrick Meet competes in the Men's Speed Skating 10000 m at the Adler Arena during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. (DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527209038 )
Jordan Malone of the United States competes in the Short Track Men's 500m Heat at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) ( 470046367 )
Victor An of Russia leads to Jon Eley of Great Britain in the Short Track Men's 500m Heat at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) ( 470040403 )
Netherlands' Sven Kramer competes in the Men's Speed Skating 10000 m at the Adler Arena during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527214107 )
Charles Hamelin of Canada falls while competing in the Short Track Men's 500m Heat at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) ( 470045773 )
Eduardo Alvarez of the United States leads the pack in the Short Track Men's 500m Heat at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) ( 470040339 )
US Emery Lehman competes during the Men's Speed Skating 10000 m at the Adler Arena during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. (DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527210110 )
Moritz Geisreiter (L) of Germany and Shane Dobbin of New Zealand compete during the Men's 10000m Speed Skating event on day eleven of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Adler Arena Skating Center on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) ( 470082243 )
(L to R) Pierre Boda of Australia, Se Yeong Park of Korea, Satoshi Sakashita of Japan, Vladislav Bykanov of Israel compete in the Short Track Men's 500m Heat at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) ( 470039911 )
Netherlands' Jorrit Bergsma competes in the Men's Speed Skating 10000 m at the Adler Arena during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527213257 )
Charle Cournoyer of Canada and Freek Van Der Wart of the Netherlands compete in the Short Track Men's 500m Heat at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) ( 470039961 )
Charle Cournoyer of Canada leads the pack in the Short Track Men's 500m Heat at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) ( 470040011 )
Victor An of Russia leads the pack in the Short Track Men's 500m Heat at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) ( 470040405 )
J.R. Celski of the United States leads the pack in the Short Track en's 500m Heat at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) ( 470040635 )
Olivier Jean of Canada reacts after competing in the Short Track Men's 500m Heat at Iceberg Skating Palace on day 11 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) ( 470045607 )
Germany's Patrick Beckert competes in the Men's Speed Skating 10000 m at the Adler Arena during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. (DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527211804 )
Netherlands' Jorrit Bergsma reacts after competing in the Men's Speed Skating 10000 m at the Adler Arena during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. (YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527213306 )
(From L-R) Netherlands' silver medalists Sven Kramer, Netherlands' gold medalists Jorrit Bergsma and Netherlands' bronze medalists Bob de Jong pose on the podium during the Men's Speed Skating 10000 m Flower Ceremony at the Adler Arena during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527214429 )
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