The women's 3000 metre relay competition in short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 9 February (semifinals) and 13 February (finals), at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing. The event was won by Suzanne Schulting, Selma Poutsma, Xandra Velzeboer, and Yara van Kerkhof, representing the Netherlands. They set a new Olympic record in Final A. It was the first time a European team won the event. South Korea won silver, and China bronze.
The defending champions were South Korea, with Italy and the Netherlands being second and third in 2018. The Netherlands were the 2021 World Short Track Speed Skating champion, France and Italy are the silver and bronze medalists, respectively. Many top athletes did not participate in the championship, however. The Netherlands were leading the 2021–22 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup with four races completed before the Olympics, followed by South Korea and Canada.
Qualification
The top with the top 8 countries qualified a relay through the 2021–22 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, including host nation China.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
A new Olympic record was set during the competition.
Date Round Athlete Time Record Ref 13 February Final A Suzanne SchultingSelma PoutsmaXandra Velzeboer Yara van Kerkhof 4:03.409 OR
Results Semifinals Rank Heat Country Athletes TimeSemifinals results Notes 1 1 Suzanne SchultingSelma PoutsmaXandra VelzeboerYara van Kerkhof 4:04.133 QA 2 1 Han YutongQu ChunyuFan KexinZhang Yuting 4:04.383 QA 3 1 Nikola MazurNatalia MaliszewskaKamila StormowskaPatrycja Maliszewska 4:10.074 QB 4 1 Arianna FontanaCynthia MascittoMartina ValcepinaArianna Valcepina 4:17.438 QB 1 2 Courtney SaraultFlorence BrunelleKim BoutinAlyson Charles 4:05.893 QA 2 2 Seo Whi-minChoi Min-jeongKim A-langLee Yu-bin 4:05.904 QA 3 2 Sofia ProsvirnovaEkaterina EfremenkovaElena SereginaAnna Vostrikova 4:06.064 QB 4 2 Kristen SantosCorinne StoddardMaame BineyJulie Letai 4:06.098 QB
Finals Final B Rank Country Athletes Time Notes 5 Arianna FontanaMartina ValcepinaArianna SighelArianna Valcepina 4:09.688 6 Nikola MazurNatalia MaliszewskaKamila StormowskaPatrycja Maliszewska 4:10.210 Sofia ProsvirnovaEkaterina EfremenkovaElena SereginaAnna Vostrikova PEN Kristen SantosCorinne StoddardMaame BineyJulie Letai PEN
Final A Rank Country Athletes TimeFinals results Notes Suzanne SchultingSelma PoutsmaXandra VelzeboerYara van Kerkhof 4:03.409 OR Seo Whi-minChoi Min-jeongKim A-langLee Yu-bin 4:03.627 Qu ChunyuZhang ChutongFan KexinZhang Yuting 4:03.863 4 Courtney SaraultFlorence BrunelleKim BoutinAlyson Charles 4:04.329
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