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500 metres, Men

Date	16 – 18 February 2026
Status	Olympic
Location	Forum di Milano, Assago, Milano, Milano
Participants	32 from 18 countries
Format	Placements 1-8 based on final and B final. Deeper placements based on placements in earlier rounds, and best time skated.
Olympic Record	39.584 WR / Wu Dajing CHN / 22 February 2018 / Details

Pos	Helmet Nr	Competitor	NOC	Final Round Placement	Semi-Final Placement	Quarter-Final Placement	Round One Placement	Best Time
1	4	Steven Dubois	CAN	1	2	1	1	40.163	Gold
2	121	Melle van't Wout	NED	2	2	1	1	40.554	Silver
3	2	Jens van 't Wout	NED	3	1	1	1	40.064	Bronze
4	19	Teun Boer	NED	4	3	2	2	40.295
5	1	William Dandjinou	CAN	Penalty	1	1	1	40.330
6	14	Shaoang Liu	CHN	1	5	2	1	40.461
7	18	Denis Nikisha	KAZ	2	4	3	3	40.562
8	42	Félix Pigeon	POL	3	3	2	2	40.770
9	39	Maxime Laoun	CAN	4	4	3	1	40.454
10	3	Pietro Sighel	ITA	DNS	5	2	2	40.392
11	13	Thomas Nadalini	ITA	–	–	3	2	40.619
12	41	Lorenzo Previtali	ITA	–	–	3	2	40.847
13	22	Andrew Heo	USA	–	–	4	1	40.724
14	30	Lin Xiaoyun	CHN	–	–	4	2	40.638
15	51	Oleh Handei	UKR	–	–	4	2	41.164
16	60	Kazuki Yoshinaga	JPN	–	–	4	3	40.895
17	50	Abzal Azhgaliyev	KAZ	–	–	5	1	40.934
18	144	Denis Ors	TUR	–	–	5	3	41.532
19	153	Daniil Eybog	UZB	–	–	5	3	1:01.57
20	48	Wonjun Moon	HUN	–	–	Penalty	2	40.718
21	11	Michał Niewiński	POL	–	–	–	3	41.174
22	110	Hwang Dae-Heon	KOR	–	–	–	3	41.191
23	113	In Jong-Eon	KOR	–	–	–	3	41.289
24	34	Reinis Bērziņš	LAT	–	–	–	3	41.758
25	5	Shogo Miyata	JPN	–	–	–	4	40.886
26	72	Nicolas Andermann	AUT	–	–	–	4	41.450
27	20	Brendan Corey	AUS	–	–	–	4	41.845
28	16	Niall Treacy	GBR	–	–	–	4	56.712
=29	9	Sun Long	CHN	–	–	–	Penalty	–
=29	15	Stijn Desmet	BEL	–	–	–	Penalty	–
=29	23	Brandon Kim	USA	–	–	–	Penalty	–
=29	31	Furkan Akar	TUR	–	–	–	Penalty	–

Round One

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	1	William Dandjinou	CAN	40.593	Q
2	19	Teun Boer	NED	52.425	Q
3	60	Kazuki Yoshinaga	JPN	1:09.908	Advanced
DQ	15	Stijn Desmet	BEL	–	Penalty

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	50	Abzal Azhgaliyev	KAZ	40.934	Q
2	3	Pietro Sighel	ITA	40.942	Q
3	34	Reinis Bērziņš	LAT	41.758
DQ	31	Furkan Akar	TUR	–	Penalty

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	4	Steven Dubois	CAN	40.284	Q
2	48	Wonjun Moon	HUN	40.718	Q
3	18	Denis Nikisha	KAZ	40.818	q
4	5	Shogo Miyata	JPN	40.886

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	14	Shaoang Liu	CHN	41.100	Q
2	42	Félix Pigeon	POL	41.179	Q
3	110	Hwang Dae-Heon	KOR	41.191
4	72	Nicolas Andermann	AUT	41.450

Heat #5

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	39	Maxime Laoun	CAN	40.943	Q
2	41	Lorenzo Previtali	ITA	40.993	Q
3	144	Denis Ors	TUR	44.651	Advanced
DQ	9	Sun Long	CHN	–	Penalty

Heat #6

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	121	Melle van't Wout	NED	40.809	Q
2	13	Thomas Nadalini	ITA	40.921	Q
3	11	Michał Niewiński	POL	41.174
4	20	Brendan Corey	AUS	41.845

Heat #7

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	2	Jens van 't Wout	NED	40.567	Q
2	51	Oleh Handei	UKR	49.020	Q
3	153	Daniil Eybog	UZB	1:01.577	Advanced
DQ	23	Brandon Kim	USA	–	Penalty

Heat #8

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	22	Andrew Heo	USA	41.136	Q
2	30	Lin Xiaoyun	CHN	41.242	Q
3	113	In Jong-Eon	KOR	41.289
4	16	Niall Treacy	GBR	56.712

Quarter-Finals

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	4	Steven Dubois	CAN	40.377	Q
2	19	Teun Boer	NED	40.412	Q
3	18	Denis Nikisha	KAZ	40.562	q
4	22	Andrew Heo	USA	40.724
DQ	48	Wonjun Moon	HUN	–	Penalty

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	2	Jens van 't Wout	NED	40.408	Q
2	14	Shaoang Liu	CHN	40.461	Q
3	13	Thomas Nadalini	ITA	40.619
4	51	Oleh Handei	UKR	41.164
5	144	Denis Ors	TUR	41.532

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	1	William Dandjinou	CAN	40.330	Q
2	3	Pietro Sighel	ITA	40.392	Q
3	39	Maxime Laoun	CAN	40.454	q
4	30	Lin Xiaoyun	CHN	40.638
5	153	Daniil Eybog	UZB	07.497

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	121	Melle van't Wout	NED	40.554	Q
2	42	Félix Pigeon	POL	40.770	Q
3	41	Lorenzo Previtali	ITA	40.847
4	60	Kazuki Yoshinaga	JPN	40.895
5	50	Abzal Azhgaliyev	KAZ	41.549

Semi-Finals

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	1	William Dandjinou	CAN	40.752	Q
2	121	Melle van't Wout	NED	40.916	Q
3	42	Félix Pigeon	POL	41.026
4	39	Maxime Laoun	CAN	58.859
5	3	Pietro Sighel	ITA	1:07.239

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	2	Jens van 't Wout	NED	40.064	Q
2	4	Steven Dubois	CAN	40.163	Q
3	19	Teun Boer	NED	40.295	q
4	18	Denis Nikisha	KAZ	40.871
5	14	Shaoang Liu	CHN	1:10.008

Final Round

Final B

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	14	Shaoang Liu	CHN	41.525
2	18	Denis Nikisha	KAZ	41.948
3	32	Félix Pigeon	POL	45.345
4	39	Maxime Laoun	CAN	1:22.896
DNS	3	Pietro Sighel	ITA	–

Final A

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	4	Steven Dubois	CAN	40.835
2	121	Melle van't Wout	NED	40.912
3	2	Jens van 't Wout	NED	41.908
4	19	Teun Boer	NED	1:05.360
DQ	1	William Dandjinou	CAN	–	Penalty