The men's team pursuit speed skating competition of the 2014 Sochi Olympics was held at Adler Arena Skating Center on 21 and 22 February 2014.[1] The distance was 3,200 metres.[2]
| Men's team pursuit at the XXII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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 Pictogram of speed skating | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Adler Arena Skating Center | ||||||||||||
| Date | 21–22 February 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3:37.71 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Qualification
editA total of eight teams of three or four speed skaters could qualify for this team event. The top 6 of the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's team pursuit standings after the World Cup race in Berlin secured a spot in the Olympics. Of the teams outside the top six, France qualified based on the time ranking and Russia qualified as hosts. A reserve list was also made.[3]
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  NetherlandsKoen Verweij Jan Blokhuijsen Sven Kramer |
3:35.60 | Salt Lake City, United States | 16 November 2013 | [4] |
| Olympic record |  NetherlandsJan Blokhuijsen Sven Kramer Simon Kuipers |
3:39.95 | Vancouver, Canada | 27 February 2010 |
At the 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships the track record was at 3:42.03 by the team of the Netherlands consisting of Jan Blokhuijsen, Sven Kramer, and Koen Verweij.[5]
The following records were set during this competition.
| Date | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 February | Final A | Jan Blokhuijsen Sven Kramer Koen Verweij |
Netherlands |
3:37.71 | OR, TR |
| 21 February | Quarterfinal 2 | Joo Hyong-jun Kim Cheol-min Lee Seung-hoon |
 South Korea |
3:40.84 | TR |
| 21 February | Semifinal 2 | Jan Blokhuijsen Sven Kramer Koen Verweij |
Netherlands |
3:40.79 | TR |
OR = Olympic record, TR = track record
Results
editOn 24 November 2017, the Russian team were disqualified after Aleksandr Rumyantsev was sanctioned for a doping violation.[6] On 22 December, Ivan Skobrev was disqualified as well.[7] In January 2018, they successfully appealed against the lifetime ban as well as decision to disqualify them from Sochi Olympics at the court of arbitration for sport.[8] Their results were reinstated.
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Netherlands
| 3:44.48 | ||||||||||||
| 7 |  France
| 3:53.17 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Netherlands
| 3:40.79 | ||||||||||||
| 5 |  Poland
| 3:52.08 | ||||||||||||
| 4 |  Norway
| 3:43.19 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Poland
| 3:42.78 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Netherlands
| 3:37.71 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | South Korea
| 3:40.85 | ||||||||||||
| 3 |  United States
| 3:46.82 | ||||||||||||
| 6 |  Canada
| 3:43.30 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Canada
| 3:45.28 | Third place | |||||||||||
| 2 | South Korea
| 3:42.32 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | South Korea
| 3:40.84 | 5 | Poland
| 3:41.94 | |||||||||
| 8 |  Russia
| 3:44.22 | 6 | Canada
| 3:44.27 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
editThe quarterfinals were held on 21 February.[9]
| Rank | Country | Name | Time | Deficit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinal 1 | |||||
| 1 | Canada |
Mathieu Giroux Lucas Makowsky Denny Morrison |
3:43.30 | Semifinal 1 | |
| 2 | United States |
Shani Davis Brian Hansen Jonathan Kuck |
3:46.82 | +3.52 | Final D |
| Quarterfinal 2 | |||||
| 1 | South Korea |
Joo Hyong-jun Kim Cheol-min Lee Seung-hoon |
3:40.84 | Semifinal 1 TR | |
| 2 | Russia |
Aleksandr Rumyantsev Denis Yuskov Ivan Skobrev |
3:44.22 | +3.38 | |
| Quarterfinal 3 | |||||
| 1 | Poland |
Zbigniew Bródka Konrad Niedźwiedzki Jan Szymański |
3:42.78 | Semifinal 2 | |
| 2 | Norway |
Håvard Bøkko Håvard Lorentzen Sverre Lunde Pedersen |
3:43.19 | +0.41 | Final C |
| Quarterfinal 4 | |||||
| 1 | Netherlands |
Jan Blokhuijsen Sven Kramer Koen Verweij |
3:44.48 | Semifinal 2 | |
| 2 | France |
Alexis Contin Ewen Fernandez Benjamin Macé |
3:53.17 | +8.69 | Final D |
TR = track record
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were held on 21 February.[10]
| Rank | Country | Name | Time | Deficit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinal 1 | |||||
| 1 | South Korea |
Joo Hyong-jun Kim Cheol-min Lee Seung-hoon |
3:42.32 | Final A | |
| 2 | Canada |
Mathieu Giroux Lucas Makowsky Denny Morrison |
3:45.28 | +2.96 | Final B |
| Semifinal 2 | |||||
| 1 | Netherlands |
Jan Blokhuijsen Sven Kramer Koen Verweij |
3:40.79 | Final A TR | |
| 2 | Poland |
Zbigniew Bródka Konrad Niedźwiedzki Jan Szymański |
3:52.08 | +11.29 | Final B |
TR = track record
Finals
editThe finals were held on 22 February.[11]
| Rank | Country | Name | Time[12] | Deficit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final A | |||||
 |
Netherlands |
Jan Blokhuijsen Sven Kramer Koen Verweij |
3:37.71 | OR, TR | |
 |
South Korea |
Joo Hyong-jun Kim Cheol-min Lee Seung-hoon |
3:40.85 | +3.14 | |
| Final B | |||||
 |
Poland |
Zbigniew Bródka Konrad Niedźwiedzki Jan Szymański |
3:41.94 | ||
| 4 | Canada |
Mathieu Giroux Lucas Makowsky Denny Morrison |
3:44.27 | +2.33 | |
| Final C | |||||
| 5 | Norway |
Håvard Bøkko Sverre Lunde Pedersen Simen Spieler Nilsen |
3:44.91 | ||
| 6 | Russia |
Aleksandr Rumyantsev Aleksey Yesin Denis Yuskov |
3:49.85 | +4.94 | |
| Final D | |||||
| 7 | United States |
Brian Hansen Jonathan Kuck Joey Mantia |
3:46.50 | ||
| 8 | France |
Alexis Contin Ewen Fernandez Benjamin Macé |
3:51.76 | +5.26 | |
OR = Olympic record, TR = track record
References
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- ^ "'14 Need To Knows:Long Track Speedskating". 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ Qualification of NOC event quota places for the Olympic Winter Games 2014 based on Special Olympic Qualification Classification (SOQC) as of December 9, 2013 Archived January 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Evolution of the world record Team pursuit Men". Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Visitenkarte der Eisbahn: Adler Arene Sotschi". speedskatingnews. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "IOC sanctions four Russian athletes as part of Oswald Commission findings - Olympic News".
- ^ "Russian doping: IOC bans 11 Winter Olympic athletes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT (CAS) DELIVERS ITS DECISIONS IN THE MATTER OF 39 RUSSIAN ATHLETES V/ THE IOC:28 APPEALS UPHELD, 11 PARTIALLY UPHELD" (PDF). THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "ISU Speed Skating Results - Live". live.isuresults.eu. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
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