Canada at The 2010 Winter Olympics - Short Track Speed Skating

Short Track Speed Skating

As the host nation, Canada can send a full team of five men and five women for short track speed skating. Charles Hamelin finished third overall at the 2009 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships and was guaranteed a spot in the 2010 team by Speed Skating Canada. At the Canadian short-track speedskating trials, Jessica Gregg, Marianne St-Gelais, Kalyna Roberge and Tania Vicent earned spots on the women's team and Olivier Jean and Guillaume Bastille earned spots on the men's team with their performances. Valérie Maltais and François Hamelin were added to the women's and men's teams respectively as discretionary picks by the coaches. François-Louis Tremblay was unable to participate in the trials due to an ankle injury, but was given a bye and was named to the team. The number of skaters that will participate in each event will be determined by the team's performances at the first three World Cup events for the 2009/2010 season.

Men
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
François Hamelin 1000m 1:25.714 1 Q 1:25.037 2 Q 1:45.324 3 ADV 1:25.206 5
Charles Hamelin 500m 41.463 1 Q 40.770 1 Q 40.964 1 Q 40.981 01 !
1000m 1:25.256 1 Q 1:25.300 1 Q 1:25.062 2 Q 1:24.329 4
1500m 2:16.153 2 Q 2:11.225 3 q Final B
2:11.225		 7
François-Louis Tremblay 500m 41.397 1 Q 41.326 1 Q 41.515 2 Q 46.366 03 !
Olivier Jean 500m 41.737 2 Q 41.275 2 Q DQ Did not advance 9
1500m 2:14.279 1 Q 2:32.358 5 ADV 2:14.279 4
Guillaume Bastille 1500m DQ Did not advance T34
Charles Hamelin
François Hamelin
François-Louis Tremblay
Olivier Jean
Guillaume Bastille		 5000m relay 6:43.610 2 Q 6:44.224 01 !
Women
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jessica Gregg 500m 44.009 2 Q 43.956 2 Q 43.854 1 Q 44.204 4
1000m 1:32.565 1 Q 1:30.207 2 Q 1:33.139 4 q Final B
1:32.333		 2
Marianne St-Gelais 500m 44.708 1 Q 44.316 1 Q 43.241 2 Q 43.707
Valérie Maltais 1500m 2:30.321 3 Q 2:23.722 5 Did not advance 14
Kalyna Roberge 500m 44.254 2 Q 44.143 2 Q 43.633 3 q Final B
43.633		 6
1000m 1:31.033 1 Q 1:31.479 2 Q 1:30.736 3 q Final B
1:32.122		 3
1500m 2:23.619 2 Q 2:47.998 5 Did not advance 13
Tania Vicent 1000m 1:37.561 2 Q DQ Did not advance 17
1500m 2:24.100 2 Q 2:24.742 2 Q 2:23.035 8
Kalyna Roberge
Marianne St-Gelais
Jessica Gregg
Tania Vicent		 3000m relay 4:11.476 2 Q 4:09.137 02 !

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