Short Track Speed Skating
The men's short track speed skating team was John Eley and Paul Stanley. The women's team was Sarah Lindsay and Joanna Williams. Lindsay participated in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
This was the first Olympics in which Great Britain and Northern Ireland sent a full short track speed skating team.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jon Eley | Men's 500 m | 42.511 | 2 Q | 42.424 | 2 Q | 42.650 | 3 ADV | 42.497 | 5 |
| Men's 1000 m | 1:29.147 | 3 | Did not advance | 17 | |||||
| Men's 1500 m | 2:23.887 | 3 Q | n/a | 2:21.862 | 5 | Did not advance | 13 | ||
| Sarah Lindsay | Women's 500 m | 46.290 | 2 Q | 1:09.785 | 3 ADV | 46.060 | 5 | Did not advance | 8 |
| Women's 1000 m | 1:35.539 | 3 | Did not advance | 16 | |||||
| Women's 1500 m | 2:38.460 | 3 Q | n/a | 2:29.173 | 6 | Did not advance | 15 | ||
| Paul Stanley | Men's 500 m | 43.486 | 4 | Did not advance | 20 | ||||
| Men's 1000 m | 1:28.511 | 4 | Did not advance | 19 | |||||
| Joanna Williams | Women's 500 m | 46.857 | 3 | Did not advance | 19 | ||||
Key: 'ADV' indicates a skater was advanced due to being interfered with.
Read more about this topic: Great Britain At The 2006 Winter Olympics
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