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From left to right, silver medalist from Russia's Olga Fatkulina, gold medalist South Korea's Lee Sang-hwa and bronze medalist Margot Boer of the Netherlands pose for photographs after the flower ceremony for the women's 500-meter speed skating at the Adler Arena Skating Center at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

Lauren Cholewinski of the U.S. takes the start in the first heat of the women's 500-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

A Russian skater trains at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating )

Speed skating fans are reflected in a window, with a Japanese flag taped to it, as they arrive for the women's 500-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) ( APTOPIX Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

Silver medalist Russia's Olga Fatkulina holds her national flag and celebrates after the women's 500-meter speed skating at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip ) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

Japanese skating fan wait for the start of the women's 500-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

Russia's Olga Fatkulina greets her coach as China's Wang Beixing catches her breath after their first heat in the women's 500-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip ) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

China's Wang Beixing, right, and Russia's Olga Fatkulina compete in the first heat of the women's 500-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

Margot Boer of the Netherlands cleans her skate prior to the start of the second heat in the women's 500-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

Karolina Erbanova of the Czech Republic stretches prior to the start of the women's 500-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

Sugar Todd of the U.S., left, and Canada's Anastasia Bucsis greet after their second heat race for the women's 500-meter speed skating at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip ) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima hug each after country skater Margot Boer won a bronze in the women's 500-meter speedskating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ( APTOPIX Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

Bronze medalist Margot Boer of the Netherlands competes in the second heat of the women's 500-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

South Korea's Lee Sang-hwa rests during training prior to the start of the women's 500-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

Gold medalist South Korea's Lee Sang-hwa holds her national flag and celebrates after setting a new Olympic record for the women's 500-meter speed skating at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip ) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

Gold medalist South Korea's Lee Sang-hwa stands on the podium during the flower ceremony for the women's 500-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

Russia's Olga Fatkulina sticks her tongue out as she takes the start in the first heat of the women's 500-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

Germany's Judith Hesse sits on a bench after being disqualified for two false starts in the first heat of the women's 500-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

Germany's Judith Hesse shows her disappointment after her disqualification for taking two false starts in the first heat of the women's 500-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

Nao Kodaira of Japan practices her start prior to the start of the women's 500-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

South Korea's Park Seung-ju competes in the first heat of the women's 500-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

Yvonne Daldossi of Italy, top, and Sugar Todd of the U.S. compete in the first heat of the women's 500-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

Silver medalist Russia's Olga Fatkulina competes in the second heat of the women's 500-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

Silver medalist from Russia's Olga Fatkulina jumps in celebration during the flower ceremony for the women's 500-meter speed skating at the Adler Arena Skating Center at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

Canada's Marsha Hudey, foreground, and South Korea's Kim Hyun-yung compete in the first heat of the women's 500-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip ) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

Canada's Christine Nesbitt competes in the first heat of the women's 500-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip ) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

Russia's Yekaterina Lobysheva greets cheering fans after her second heat race for the women's 500-meter speed skating at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip ) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

A coach hugs Gold medalist South Korea's Lee Sang-hwa after she set a new Olympic record for the women's 500-meter speed skating at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )

A girl balances on one leg as security personnel stand guard before the start of the women's 500-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Women )