Story of the race

Olivier Jean of Lachenaie, won his first gold medal in the men's 500m final. Charles Hamelin fall during the race leaving Tyson Heung free to take the bronze.

«I did it, I made it to the top of the podium,» said Jean, from Lachenaie, Que. «I wanted to win, of course. I stayed away at first, waiting for my chance. There was a lot of action in front of me and as soon as I saw the fall, I took advantage of it to make my way to the front.»

Video

Men 500m Final A

Results

Men 500m Final A - Heat 1
Place	Start Pos.	Name	ISU Member	Results
1	2	JEAN , Olivier	CAN	42.160
2	3	TREMBLAY , Francois-Louis	CAN	42.326
3	4	HEUNG , Tyson	GER	42.516
4	1	HAMELIN , Charles	CAN	1:14.807

Men 500m Final B - Heat 1
Place	Start Pos.	Name	ISU Member	Results
1	2	TERAO , Satoru	JPN	43.073
2	3	de DEYNE , Wim	BEL	46.099
DQ	1	ELEY , Jon	GBR	DQ

Credit: Results from Cyberscoreboard