The women's team pursuit speed skating competition of the 2014 Sochi Olympics was held at Adler Arena Skating Center on 21 and 22 February 2014. The distance was 2,400 metres.Road to Sochi Team USA

Qualification A total of eight teams of three or four speed skaters could qualify for this team event. The top 6 of the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team pursuit standings after the World Cup race in Berlin secured a spot in the Olympics. Of the teams outside the top six, the United States and Norway qualified based on the time ranking. Russia would still have qualified as hosts if they had failed to make the list, but their sixth place in the World Cup standings secured a spot outright. A reserve list was also made.Qualification of NOC event quota places for the Olympic Winter Games 2014 based on Special Olympic Qualification Classification (SOQC) as of December 9, 2013

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 at 3:00.02 by the team of the Netherlands consisting of Marrit Leenstra, Diane Valkenburg, and Ireen Wüst.

The following records were set during this competition.

Date Round Athlete Country Time Record 22 February Final A Marrit LeenstraJorien ter MorsIreen Wüst 2:58.05 OR, TR 22 February Semifinal 2 Marrit LeenstraJorien ter MorsIreen Wüst 2:58.43 OR, TR 21 February Quarterfinal 4 Jorien ter MorsLotte van BeekIreen Wüst 2:58.61 OR, TR OR = Olympic record, TR = track record

Results

Bracket

Quarterfinals The quarterfinals were held on 21 February.

Rank Country Name Time Deficit NotesQuarterfinal 1 1 Olga GrafYekaterina LobyshevaYuliya Skokova 3:01.53 Semifinal 1 2 Kali ChristChristine NesbittBrittany Schussler 3:02.06 +0.53 Final CQuarterfinal 2 1 Katarzyna Bachleda-CuruśNatalia CzerwonkaLuiza Złotkowska 3:02.12 Semifinal 1 2 Hege BøkkoMari HemmerIda Njåtun 3:05.13 +3.01 Final DQuarterfinal 3 1 Misaki OshigiriMaki TabataNana Takagi 3:03.99 Semifinal 2 2 Kim Bo-reumNoh Seon-yeongYang Shin-young 3:05.28 +1.29 Final DQuarterfinal 4 1 Jorien ter MorsLotte van BeekIreen Wüst 2:58.61 Semifinal 2OR, TR 2 Brittany BoweHeather RichardsonJilleanne Rookard 3:02.21 +3.60 Final C OR = Olympic record, TR = track record

Semifinals The semifinals were held on 22 February.

Rank Country Name Time Deficit NotesSemifinal 1 1 Katarzyna Bachleda-CuruśNatalia Czerwonka Luiza Złotkowska 3:00.60 Final A 2 Olga GrafYekaterina ShikhovaYuliya Skokova 3:02.09 +1.49 Final B Semifinal 2 1 Marrit LeenstraJorien ter MorsIreen Wüst 2:58.43 Final AOR, TR 2 Misaki OshigiriAyaka KikuchiNana Takagi 3:10.19 +11.76 Final B OR = Olympic record, TR = track record

Finals The finals were held on 22 February.

Rank Country Name Time Deficit NotesFinal A Marrit LeenstraJorien ter MorsIreen Wüst 2:58.05 OR, TR Katarzyna Bachleda-CuruśKatarzyna Woźniak Luiza Złotkowska 3:05.55 +7.50 Final B Olga GrafYekaterina LobyshevaYuliya Skokova 2:59.73 4 Misaki OshigiriMaki TabataNana Takagi 3:02.57 +2.84 Final C 5 Ivanie BlondinKali ChristBrittany Schussler 3:02.04 6 Brittany BoweHeather RichardsonJilleanne Rookard 3:03.77 +1.73Final D 7 Hege BøkkoCamilla FarestveitIda Njåtun 3:08.35 8 Kim Bo-reumNoh Seon-yeongYang Shin-young 3:11.54 +3.19 OR = Olympic record, TR = track record

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