Competitors 36 from 13 nations Date 16 February 2014 | Winning time 1:53.51 | |
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Location Adler Arena Skating Center, Russia Venue Adler Arena Skating Center | ||
The women's 1500 metres speed skating competition of the 2014 Sochi Olympics was held at Adler Arena Skating Center on 16 February 2014.
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Qualification
A total of thirty-six speed skaters could qualify for this distance, with a maximum of four skaters per country. The top 20 of the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1500 metres standings after the fourth World Cup race in Berlin secured a spot for their country. Then the additional 16 spots were awarded based on a time ranking of all times skated in the World Cup. A reserve list was also made.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
At the 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships the track record was set by Ireen Wüst at 1:55.38.
The following records were set during this competition.
OR = Olympic record, TR = track record
Results
The races were started at 18:00.
OR = Olympic record, TR = track record