| Men's 5000 metre relay at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 Short track speed skating | |
| Venue | Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing |
| Date | 11 and 16 February 2022 |
| Competitors | 34 from 8 nations |
| Teams | 8 |
| Winning time | 6:41.257 |
| Medalists | |
| ← 20182026 → | |
| Short-track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics | |||
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| Qualification
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| 500 m | men | women | |
| 1000 m | men | women | |
| 1500 m | men | women | |
| 2000 m relay | mixed | ||
| 3000 m relay | women | ||
| 5000 m relay | men | ||
The men's 5000 metre relay competition in short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 11 February (semifinals) and 16 February (finals), at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing. The Canadian team won gold, with South Korea winning silver and Italy the bronze.
The defending champion were Hungary, with China and Canada being second and third in 2018. The Netherlands were the 2021 World Short Track Speed Skating champion, Hungary and Italy were the silver and bronze medalists, respectively. Many top athletes did not participate in the championship, however. Canada were leading the 2021–22 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup with four races completed before the Olympics, followed by South Korea and Hungary.
Qualification
Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – QualificationThe top with the top 8 countries qualified a relay through the 2021–22 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, including host nation China.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  HungaryCsaba Burján Cole Krueger Shaoang Liu Shaolin Sándor Liu |
6:28.625 | Calgary, Canada | 4 November 2018 |
| Olympic record |  HungaryShaoang Liu Shaolin Sándor Liu Viktor Knoch Csaba Burján |
6:31.971 | Gangneung, South Korea | 22 February 2018 |
Results
Semifinals
| Rank | Heat | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Canada |
Charles Hamelin Maxime Laoun Steven Dubois Pascal Dion |
6:38.752 | QA |
| 2 | 1 |  Italy |
Pietro Sighel Yuri Confortola Tommaso Dotti Andrea Cassinelli |
6:38.899 | QA |
| 3 | 1 |  Japan |
Kazuki Yoshinaga Shogo Miyata Kota Kikuchi Katsunori Koike |
6:40.446 | QB |
| 4 | 1 |  China |
Wu Dajing Ren Ziwei Sun Long Li Wenlong |
6:51.040 | ADVA |
| 1 | 2 |  South Korea |
Lee June-seo Kim Dong-wook Hwang Dae-heon Kwak Yoon-gy |
6:37.879 | QA |
| 2 | 2 |  ROC |
Semen Elistratov Konstantin Ivliev Pavel Sitnikov Denis Ayrapetyan |
6:37.925 | QA |
| 3 | 2 |  Netherlands |
Itzhak de Laat Sjinkie Knegt Sven Roes Jens van 't Wout |
6:37.927 | QB |
| 4 | 2 | Hungary |
Shaoang Liu Shaolin Sándor Liu John-Henry Krueger Bence Nógrádi |
6:45.172 | QB |
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Hungary |
Shaoang Liu Shaolin Sándor Liu John-Henry Krueger Bence Nógrádi |
6:39.713 | |
| 7 | Netherlands |
Itzhak de Laat Sjinkie Knegt Sven Roes Jens van 't Wout |
6:39.780 | |
| 8 | Japan |
Kazuki Yoshinaga Shogo Miyata Kota Kikuchi Katsunori Koike |
6:40.545 |
Final A
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Canada |
Charles Hamelin Steven Dubois Jordan Pierre-Gilles Pascal Dion |
6:41.257 | |
 |
South Korea |
Lee June-seo Hwang Dae-heon Kwak Yoon-gy Park Jang-hyuk |
6:41.679 | |
 |
Italy |
Pietro Sighel Yuri Confortola Tommaso Dotti Andrea Cassinelli |
6:43.431 | |
| 4 | ROC |
Semen Elistratov Konstantin Ivliev Pavel Sitnikov Denis Ayrapetyan |
6:43.440 | |
| 5 | China |
Wu Dajing Ren Ziwei Sun Long Li Wenlong |
6:51.654 |
Controversy
During the semifinals of the event, the Chinese team fell with 10 laps to go. There was no obvious obstruction on the Chinese skater, but they were advanced to the A final, with no team disqualified during the race. The Chinese team were advanced, even though they finished last in the race and there was no impeding action on the team.
References
- "Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule Version 9" (PDF). New.inews.gtimg.com. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- Nichols, Paula (16 February 2022). "Gold for Canada in men's 5000m short track relay is 6th Olympic medal of Hamelin's career". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- "Canada wins Olympic short-track relay gold, Hamelin ties record". www.sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- D'Andrea, Aaron (16 February 2022). "Canada wins gold in men's 5,000 m speed skating relay at Beijing Olympics". Global News. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- Harrison, Doug (16 February 2022). "Charles Hamelin strikes short-track gold in final Olympic race". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- "Qualification Systems for XXIV Olympic Winter Games, Beijing 2022 Short Track Speed Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- Semifinals results
- Finals results
- Negley, Cassandra (11 February 2022). "Confusion reigns after Chinese men's short track relay team advances on judge ruling". www.sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
