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Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metre relay

Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metre relay

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The finals in the women's 3000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics took place on 24 February, at the Pacific Coliseum. In the final, the event was controversially won by the Chinese team, which set a new world record. The South Korean team initially finished first but was disqualified due to illegal contact which was deemed to have impeded a Chinese skater.[1][2] Australian referee James Hewish subsequently received abusing and threatening emails including personal death threats from angry South Korean fans.[3]

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Semifinals

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Finals

Final B (Classification Round)

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Final A (Medal Round)

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References

  1. [1]
    AP Associated Press, "China wins women's 3,000-meter relay after DQ Archived 2010-02-28 at the Wayback Machine" February 25, 2010.
  2. [2]
    Chase, Chris, "Controversy: S. Korea DQ'd in short track relay, China gets gold", Yahoo! News, February 24, 2010.
  3. [3]
    "Aussie skate referee Jim Hewish faces death threats from angry South Korean fans". Herald Sun. 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
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