Speed_skating_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics_–_Women's_1500_metres
| Women's 1500 metres at the XXII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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 Podium | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Adler Arena Skating Center | ||||||||||||
| Date | 16 February 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 36 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:53.51 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The women's 1500 metres speed skating competition of the 2014 Sochi Olympics was held at Adler Arena Skating Center on 16 February 2014.[1]
A total of thirty-six speed skaters could qualify for this distance, with a maximum of four skaters per country. The top 20 of the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1500 metres standings after the fourth World Cup race in Berlin secured a spot for their country. Then the additional 16 spots were awarded based on a time ranking of all times skated in the World Cup. A reserve list was also made.[2]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Cindy Klassen (CAN) | 1:51.79 | Salt Lake City, United States | 20 November 2005 |
| Olympic record |  Anni Friesinger (GER) | 1:54.02 | Salt Lake City, United States | 20 February 2002 |
At the 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships the track record was set by Ireen Wüst at 1:55.38.[3]
The following records were set during this competition.
| Date | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 February | Pair 9 | Jorien ter Mors |  Netherlands | 1:53.51 | OR, TR |
OR = Olympic record, TR = track record
On 24 November 2017, Russian athlete Olga Fatkulina was disqualified for a doping offence.[4]
The races were started at 18:00.[5]
OR = Olympic record, TR = track record
- "Speed Skating Schedule and Results – Ladies' 1500 m". SOOC. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- "Visitenkarte der Eisbahn: Adler Arene Sotschi". speedskatingnews. Retrieved 5 February 2014.