Speed Skating - Ladies' 500 m - 2104 Winter Olympics

 Lee Sang-hwa

(이상화)

Gold Medal

South Korea

Lee Sang-hwa (Korean: 이상화, Hanja: 李相花, Korean pronunciation: [iːsaŋhwa]; born 25 February 1989) is a South Korean long track speed skater who specializes in the sprint distances. She is a two-time Olympic champion in 500 meters (2010 and 2014) and the 2010 world sprint champion. She is the current world record holder in women's 500 meters with the time of 36.36 seconds set in Salt Lake City on 16 November 2013, and also holds the South Korean record on 1000 meters.  She has also won three World Championships medals in 500 meters, and has placed in the top three in World Cup events four times in this distance. Her first World Cup victory, however, came on the non-Olympic distance 100 meters. On the 1000 meters, however, she has never placed higher than fifth in international events (2010 World Sprint Championships, first 1000 meters).

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Heather Richardson

8th Place

U.S.A.

Heather Richardson (born March 20, 1989) is an American speed skater who has competed since 2006. She represented the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where she finished 6th in 500 meters, 9th in the 1000 meters, and 16th in the 1500 meters.

At the 2011 World Single Distance Championships in Inzell, Germany, she won a bronze medal in the 1000 meters. She also placed 8th in the 500 meters, and was part of the team pursuit team that finished in 8th place.

On January 26–27, 2013, Richardson won the gold medal at the 2013 World Sprint Championships in Salt Lake City, United States