Short Track Speed Skating
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Cees Juffermans | Men's 500 m | 42.849 | 3 Q | 42.515 | 3 | Did not advance | 11 | ||
| Men's 1500 m | 2:27.696 | 2 Q | Did not advance | 16 | |||||
| Niels Kerstholt | Men's 1000 m | Disqualified | |||||||
| Men's 1500 m | 2:23.854 | 2 Q | n/a | 2:21.748 | 3 | Final B 2:24.962 |
10 | ||
| Liesbeth Mau Asam | Women's 500 m | 45.500 | 3 | Did not advance | 15 | ||||
| Women's 1000 m | 1:38.039 | 2 Q | 1:34.034 | 3 | Did not advance | 10 | |||
| Women's 1500 m | 2:28.910 | 2 Q | n/a | 2:26.370 | 6 | Did not advance | 14 | ||
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