Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres
The women's 500 metres speed skating competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Richmond Olympic Oval on 16 February 2010.Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
500 meters
500 meters x 2
No new world or Olympic records were set during this competition.Results
Rank | Name | Country | Pair | Lane | Race 1 | Rank | Pair | Lane | Race 2 | Rank | Total | Time behind |
| Lee Sang-hwa | | 17 | o | 38.249 | 1 | 18 | i | 37.850 | 2 | 76.09 | |
| | | 17 | i | 38.307 | 2 | 18 | o | 37.838 | 1 | 76.14 | +0.05 |
| Wang Beixing | | 15 | o | 38.487 | 3 | 17 | i | 38.144 | 3 | 76.63 | +0.54 |
| | | 18 | i | 38.511 | 4 | 17 | o | 38.365 | 4 | 76.87 | +0.78 |
| | | 15 | i | 38.566 | 6 | 16 | o | 38.432 | 5 | 76.99 | +0.90 |
| | | 14 | i | 38.698 | 9 | 14 | o | 38.477 | 6 | 77.17 | +1.08 |
| Zhang Shuang | | 12 | o | 38.530 | 5 | 16 | i | 38.807 | 13 | 77.33 | +1.24 |
| Jin Peiyu | | 9 | i | 38.686 | 8 | 15 | o | 38.711 | 11 | 77.45 | +1.36 |
| Ko Hyon-Suk | | 2 | i | 38.893 | 15 | 10 | o | 38.577 | 7 | 77.47 | +1.38 |
10 | | | 11 | o | 38.881 | 13 | 13 | i | 38.694 | 8 | 77.57 | +1.48 |
11 | | | 7 | i | 38.761 | 10 | 13 | o | 38.830 | 14 | 77.59 | +1.50 |
12 | | | 16 | i | 38.835 | 12 | 12 | o | 38.797 | 12 | 77.63 | +1.54 |
13 | Xing Aihua | | 13 | o | 38.792 | 11 | 14 | i | 38.849 | 16 | 77.64 | +1.55 |
14 | | | 14 | o | 38.964 | 16 | 12 | i | 38.765 | 10 | 77.72 | +1.63 |
15 | | | 13 | i | 38.892 | 14 | 11 | o | 38.869 | 17 | 77.76 | +1.67 |
16 | | | 12 | i | 38.971 | 17 | 9 | o | 39.060 | 20 | 78.03 | +1.94 |
17 | | | 11 | i | 39.002 | 18 | 8 | o | 39.048 | 19 | 78.05 | +1.96 |
18 | | | 6 | o | 39.024 | 19 | 11 | i | 39.116 | 22 | 78.140 | +2.05 |
19 | | | 10 | o | 39.302 | 21 | 9 | i | 38.845 | 15 | 78.147 | +2.05 |
20 | | | 10 | i | 39.359 | 24 | 7 | o | 39.077 | 21 | 78.43 | +2.34 |
21 | | | 3 | o | 39.182 | 20 | 10 | i | 39.281 | 24 | 78.46 | +2.37 |
22 | | | 8 | i | 39.422 | 27 | 5 | o | 39.210 | 23 | 78.63 | +2.54 |
23 | | | 6 | i | 39.365 | 25 | 6 | o | 39.321 | 26 | 78.68 | +2.59 |
24 | | | 9 | o | 39.782 | 32 | 4 | i | 38.947 | 18 | 78.72 | +2.63 |
25 | | | 4 | i | 39.480 | 28 | 4 | o | 39.285 | 25 | 78.76 | +2.67 |
26 | Lee Bo-ra | | 4 | o | 39.396 | 26 | 6 | i | 39.406 | 28 | 78.80 | +2.71 |
27 | | | 7 | o | 39.351 | 22 | 8 | i | 39.473 | 29 | 78.82 | +2.73 |
28 | | | 8 | o | 39.357 | 23 | 7 | i | 39.486 | 30 | 78.84 | +2.75 |
29 | | | 3 | i | 39.649 | 31 | 2 | o | 39.400 | 27 | 79.04 | +2.95 |
30 | | | 5 | i | 39.514 | 29 | 3 | o | 39.587 | 32 | 79.10 | +3.01 |
31 | An Ji-min | | 5 | o | 39.595 | 30 | 5 | i | 39.549 | 31 | 79.14 | +3.05 |
32 | Oh Min-ji | | 1 | o | 39.816 | 33 | 3 | i | 39.768 | 33 | 79.58 | +3.49 |
33 | | | 2 | o | 39.899 | 35 | 2 | i | 39.854 | 34 | 79.753 | +3.66 |
34 | | | 1 | i | 39.879 | 34 | 1 | o | 39.876 | 35 | 79.755 | +3.66 |
35 | | | 16 | o | 97.952 | 36 | 1 | i | 38.709 | 9 | 136.66 | +60.57 |
| | | 18 | o | 38.594 | 7 | 15 | i | 108.446 | 36 | 147.04 | +70.95 |