LAST IMPRESSIONS THE MEDALISTS
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Leading Medalists: Men
Four
Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Norway, biathlon, 4 gold
Three
Samppa Lajunen, Finland, Nordic combined, 3 gold
Jochem Uytdehaage, Netherlands, speedskating, 2 gold, 1 silver
Marc Gagnon, Canada, short-track speedskating, 2 gold, 1 bronze
Frode Estil, Norway, cross-country skiing, 1 gold, 2 silver
Stephan Eberharter, Austria, Alpine skiing, 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
Felix Gottwald, Austria, Nordic combined, 3 bronze
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Leading Medalists: Women
Four
Janica Kostelic, Croatia, Alpine skiing, 3 gold, 1 silver
Three
Kati Wilhelm, Germany, biathlon, 2 gold, 1 silver
Yang (A) Yang, China, short-track speedskating, 2 gold, 1 silver
Bente Skari, Norway, cross-country skiing, 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
Sabine Voelker, Germany, speedskating, 2 silver, 1 bronze
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World Records at Salt Lake City
Short Track Speedskating
Women’s 1,500--Choi Eun-Kyung, South Korea, 2:21.069, Feb. 13 (old record: Kim Moon-Yung, South Korea, 2:21.844, Jan. 17, 1999).
Women’s 3,000 Relay--South Korea (Hye-Won Park, Min-Jin Joo, Min-Kyung Choi, Eun-Kyung Choi), 4:12.793, Feb. 20 (old record: China, 4:13.541, Oct. 19, 2001).
Speedskating
Men’s 5,000--Derek Parra, San Bernardino, 6:17.98, Feb. 9 (old record: Gianni Romme, Netherlands, 6:18.72, Jan. 30, 2000).
Men’s 5,000--Jochem Uytdehaage, Netherlands, 6:14.66, Feb. 9 (old record: Parra).
Men’s 1,000--Gerard van Velde, Netherlands, 1:07.18, Feb. 16 (old record: Jeremy Wotherspoon, Canada, 1:07.72, Dec. 1, 2001).
Women’s 3,000--Claudia Pechstein, Germany, 3:57.70, Feb. 10 (old: Pechstein, 3:59.26, March 2, 2001).
Women’s 1,000--Chris Witty, West Allis, Wis, 1:13.83, Feb. 17 (old record: Sabine Voelker, Germany, 1:14.06, Dec. 1, 2001).
Men’s 1,500--Jochem Uytdehaage, Netherlands, 1:44.57, Feb. 19 (old record: Lee Kyu-Hyuk, South Korea, 1:45.20, March 15, 2001).
Men’s 1,500--Derek Parra, San Bernardino, 1:43.95, Feb. 19 (old record: Uytdehaage).
Women’s 1,500--Anni Friesinger, Germany, 1:54.02, Feb. 20 (old record: Friesinger, 1:54.38, March 4, 2001).
Men’s 10,000--Jochem Uytdehaage, Netherlands, 12:58.92, Feb. 22 (old record: Gianni Romme, Netherlands, 13:03.40, Nov. 26, 2000).
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Olympic Records at Salt Lake City
Short-Track Speedskating
Men’s 1,000--Rusty Smith, Sunset Beach, 1:28.183, Feb. 13 (old record: Kim Dong-sung, South Korea, 1:32.375, Feb. 17, 1998).
Men’s 5,000 Relay--Canada (Eric Bedard; Marc Gagnon; Francois-Louis Tremblay; Mathieu Turcotte), 6:45.455, Feb. 13 (old record: Canada, 7:06.075, Feb. 21, 1998).
Men’s 1,000--Mathieu Turcotte, Canada, 1:27.185 (QF), Feb. 16, 2002 (old record: Kim Ki-hoon, South Korea, 1:30.76, Feb. 20, 1992).
Women’s 500--1, Yang (A) Yang, China, 44.118 (SF), Feb. 16 (old record: Kathy Turner, United States, 45.98, Feb. 24, 1994).
Women’s 3,000 Relay--South Korea (Choi Min-Kyung; Joo Min-Jin; Park Hye-Won; Choi Eun-Kyung), 4:14.977, Feb. 16 (old record: South Korea, 4:16.260, Feb. 17, 1998).
Speedskating
Men’s 500--Casey FitzRandolph, Verona, Wis., 34.42, Feb. 11 (old record: Hiroyasu Shimizu, Japan, 35.59, Feb. 10, 1998).
Men’s 500 (Combined)--Casey FitzRandolph, Verona, Wis., 1:09.23, Feb. 12 (old record: Hiroyasu Shimizu, Japan, 1:11.35, Feb. 10, 1998).
Women’s 500--Catriona LeMay Doan, Canada, 37.30, Feb. 13 (old record: LeMay Doan, 38.21, Feb. 14, 1998).
Women’s 500 (Combined)--Catriona LeMay Doan, Canada, 1:14.75, Feb. 14 (old record: LeMay Doan, 1:16.60, Feb. 14, 1998).
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