Sochi 2014 Speed Skating Live Coverage
Follow along and engage with our behind-the-scenes coverage of the Canadian Long Track and Short Track Speed Skating events at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
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A picture of Charles Hamelin practising earlier today.
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In the 1500m, skaters do 13.5 laps around the ice, top 3 finishers move on to the semis.
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LIVE: Men’s 1500m short track #speedskating heats - @Speedskater01 starts in the 4th race: cbc.sh/q5qLG3a #CBCOlympicsby CBCOlympics via twitter 2/10/2014 9:52:27 AM -
Top 3 results from Heat 2:
1) AN Victor - RUS
2) HAN Tianya - CHN
3) PARK Se Yeong - KOR -
Heat 3 on the ice now. Shi J from China has the early lead.
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Waiting for final results for heat 3... Charles Hamelin will skate in the next heat!
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Results for heat 3:
1) Sin - Kor
2) Cleski - USA
3) Lepape - FRA -
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Charles seems happy with his race. Still waiting for official results.
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Results from Heat 4:
1) Hamelin - CAN
2) Semem - Rus
3) Alvarez - USA -
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Francois going strong - it's a fight for the finish!
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Francois finished in second - waiting for official results.
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Results from Heat 5:
1) Kerstholt - Ned
2) Hamelin - Can
3) Fauconnet - Fra -
The Hamelin brother act is off to the Semis! #wearewinter
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Gilday finishes in 2nd - waiting for official results
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The officials seem to be having an intense discussion
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Results from heat 6:
1) Lee - Kor
2) Gilday - Can
3) Chen - Chin -
Woohoo! All three Canadians advancing to the semis! Making Canada proud. -
LIVE: @ykgday advances to the final with @Speedskater01 & @FrankHamelin - all 3 Canadians moving on: cbc.sh/q5qLG3a #CBCOlympicsby CBCOlympics via twitter 2/10/2014 10:15:32 AM
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My heart always skips a beat watching short track! so intense, and that was only the qualifying heats!
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François has said without hesitation that his biggest threat on the ice is his brother, Charles #siblingrivalry
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Tatiana Borodulina from Russia gets two false starts and is disqualified.
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So disappointing for Russian fans in the arena!
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Don't blink - 4.5 laps around the rink. Only top 2 qualify for the quarters.
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Easy first race for Qiuhong Liu - she definitely secured that lead early on in the race.
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Results from Heat 2:
1) Christie - GBR
2) Prosvirnova - RUS -
