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Mass Start, Men

Date	24 February 2018
Status	Olympic
Location	Gangneung Oval, Gangneung Olympic Park, Coastal Cluster, Gangneung
Participants	24 from 18 countries
Format	Points for sprints, 5-3-1 for 3 intermediate sprints, and 60-40-20 for final sprint, with places determined by points.
Starter	Jan Zwier	NED
Referee	Daniel Cabelduc	SWE

There were many favorites for the first Olympic mass start title. The reigning world champion was Joey Mantia, bringing his skills from the sport of inline skating. His predecessor was Lee Seung-Hun, leader in the World Cup standings and 2010 Olympic champion in the 10,000 m as well as the home favorite. The list of medal contenders was long, though, and included among others Andrea Giovannini, Livio Wenger, Bart Swings, Peter Michael, Alexis Contin and Koen Verweij.

Most of the contenders survived the tactical semi-finals, although the elimination of 5,000 m bronze medallist Sverre Lunde Pedersen was a surprise. In the final, Wenger and Viktor Hald Thorup staged an attack after 6 laps, gaining some 75 m on the pack. Skating in service of Lee, Chung Jae-Won caught the attackers. With three laps to go, 4-time Olympic champion Sven Kramer launched an attack, with the intent of either personal gain or launching his team mate Verweij. Kramer was caught by small group, led by Swings but including Lee and Verweij. The Korean was by far the strongest in the resulting sprint, to the delight of the home crowd. Swings placed second to win Belgium’s first Winter Olympic medal in 20 years, while Verweij held on for the bronze.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	SF	Final
1	Lee Seung-Hun	KOR	16 (6 h1)	16 (1)	Gold
2	Bart Swings	BEL	16 (5 h2)	16 (2)	Silver
3	Koen Verweij	NED	16 (5 h1)	16 (3)	Bronze
4	Livio Wenger	SUI	16 (7 h2)	16 (4)
5	Viktor Hald Thorup	DEN	16 (4 h1)	16 (5)
6	Linus Heidegger	AUT	16 (1 h1)	16 (6)
7	Vitali Mikhailau	BLR	16 (3 h2)	16 (7)
8	Jeong Jae-Won	KOR	16 (6 h2)	16 (8)
9	Joey Mantia	USA	16 (8 h2)	16 (9)
10	Alexis Contin	FRA	16 (8 h1)	16 (10)
11	Shane Williamson	JPN	16 (3 h1)	16 (11)
12	Andrea Giovannini	ITA	16 (2 h1)	16 (12)
13	Stefan Due Schmidt	DEN	16 (2 h2)	16 (13)
14	Olivier Jean	CAN	16 (7 h1)	16 (14)
15	Peter Michael	NZL	16 (1 h2)	16 (15)
16	Sven Kramer	NED	16 (4 h2)	16 (16)
9 h1 r1/2	Haralds Silovs	LAT	16 (9 h1)	–
9 h2 r1/2	Sverre Lunde Pedersen	NOR	16 (9 h2)	–
10 h1 r1/2	Brian Hansen	USA	16 (10 h1)	–
10 h2 r1/2	Konrad Niedźwiedzki	POL	16 (10 h2)	–
11 h1 r1/2	Fyodor Mezentsev	KAZ	16 (11 h1)	–
11 h2 r1/2	Ryosuke Tsuchiya	JPN	16 (11 h2)	–
12 h1 r1/2	Reyon Kay	NZL	16 (12 h1)	–
12 h2 r1/2	Wang Hongli	CHN	16 (12 h2)	–

Semi-Finals

Date	24 February 2018 — 20:45
Format	Top finishers in each heat advanced to the final round.

Heat #1

Time	20:45

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points	Laps	Time	Sprint #1 Points	Sprint #2 Points	Sprint #3 Points	Sprint #4 Points	Split Time Lap #1	Split Time Lap #2	Split Time Lap #3	Split Time Lap #4	Split Time Lap #5	Split Time Lap #6	Split Time Lap #7	Split Time Lap #8	Split Time Lap #9	Split Time Lap #10	Split Time Lap #11	Split Time Lap #12	Split Time Lap #13	Split Time Lap #14	Split Time Lap #15
1	7	Linus Heidegger	AUT	16	60	8:20.46	0	0	0	60	51.49	1:32.60	2:02.31	2:29.22	2:54.97	3:32.34	4:03.04	4:28.19	4:59.30	5:39.24	6:06.48	6:31.07	6:57.44	7:25.07	7:53.03	Q
2	2	Andrea Giovannini	ITA	16	41	8:24.41	0	0	1	40	49.98	1:31.83	2:01.82	2:28.17	2:54.35	3:32.94	4:02.64	4:27.81	4:59.40	5:39.31	6:06.22	6:30.78	6:58.02	7:25.49	7:53.64	Q
3	10	Shane Williamson	JPN	16	20	8:25.44	0	0	0	20	51.38	1:32.41	2:02.19	2:29.10	2:54.84	3:32.18	4:02.92	4:28.08	4:59.16	5:39.11	6:06.79	6:31.17	6:57.31	7:24.97	7:53.39	Q
4	8	Viktor Hald Thorup	DEN	16	5	8:34.06	0	0	5	0	50.44	1:32.34	2:02.12	2:29.07	2:54.81	3:32.14	4:02.89	4:27.99	4:59.14	5:38.15	6:03.74	6:29.74	6:59.34	7:29.81	8:02.26	Q
5	9	Koen Verweij	NED	16	5	8:44.90	5	0	0	0	51.64	1:30.43	1:58.20	2:23.32	2:54.62	3:32.36	4:03.16	4:28.24	4:59.65	5:40.34	6:08.19	6:36.51	7:06.82	7:36.78	8:07.72	Q
6	1	Lee Seung-Hun	KOR	16	5	8:45.37	0	5	0	0	46.06	1:32.41	2:02.54	2:29.41	2:55.03	3:32.83	4:02.58	4:26.50	5:00.04	5:40.14	6:08.04	6:36.39	7:06.97	7:36.74	8:07.97	Q
7	5	Olivier Jean	CAN	16	4	8:42.31	0	1	3	0	51.10	1:32.18	2:01.94	2:28.86	2:54.72	3:31.94	4:02.66	4:26.59	4:59.75	5:39.55	6:06.33	6:30.71	7:00.91	7:31.65	8:05.08	Q
8	4	Alexis Contin	FRA	16	3	8:28.70	0	3	0	0	50.83	1:31.96	2:01.75	2:28.70	2:54.55	3:31.76	4:02.41	4:26.56	5:00.12	5:40.51	6:08.37	6:36.69	7:04.92	7:34.09	8:03.02	Q
9	6	Haralds Silovs	LAT	16	3	8:28.93	3	0	0	0	50.20	1:31.73	2:00.29	2:24.16	2:54.76	3:32.53	4:02.73	4:27.04	4:59.91	5:40.25	6:08.14	6:36.47	7:05.17	7:33.96	8:02.90
10	11	Brian Hansen	USA	16	1	8:34.47	1	0	0	0	51.84	1:31.59	2:01.74	2:27.99	2:55.49	3:32.02	4:02.80	4:27.74	4:59.67	5:39.40	6:06.74	6:30.82	7:00.84	7:31.54	8:05.19
11	12	Fyodor Mezentsev	KAZ	16	0	8:43.26	0	0	0	0	51.88	1:32.76	2:02.74	2:29.79	2:55.69	3:32.61	4:03.43	4:28.60	4:59.51	5:40.01	6:07.93	6:38.34	7:10.36	7:41.09	8:12.34
12	3	Reyon Kay	NZL	16	0	9:17.99	0	0	0	0	50.92	1:32.07	2:01.83	2:28.77	2:54.63	3:31.84	4:02.49	4:26.80	5:12.53	5:41.44	6:08.84	6:37.37	7:09.26	7:44.78	8:19.69

Heat #2

Time	21:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points	Laps	Time	Sprint #1 Points	Sprint #2 Points	Sprint #3 Points	Sprint #4 Points	Split Time Lap #1	Split Time Lap #2	Split Time Lap #3	Split Time Lap #4	Split Time Lap #5	Split Time Lap #6	Split Time Lap #7	Split Time Lap #8	Split Time Lap #9	Split Time Lap #10	Split Time Lap #11	Split Time Lap #12	Split Time Lap #13	Split Time Lap #14	Split Time Lap #15
1	5	Peter Michael	NZL	16	60	7:55.10	0	0	0	60	47.21	1:16.20	1:42.38	2:07.31	2:35.33	3:08.72	3:37.34	4:05.94	4:35.90	5:05.98	5:37.42	6:07.45	6:37.79	7:04.66	7:29.60	Q
2	9	Stefan Due Schmidt	DEN	16	40	7:55.22	0	0	0	40	47.04	1:16.02	1:42.52	2:07.39	2:35.44	3:08.83	3:37.16	4:06.04	4:36.00	5:06.06	5:37.50	6:07.54	6:37.88	7:04.91	7:29.73	Q
3	12	Vitali Mikhailau	BLR	16	20	7:55.25	0	0	0	20	47.86	1:16.55	1:41.49	2:06.29	2:36.50	3:08.75	3:37.00	4:06.33	4:36.30	5:06.40	5:37.82	6:07.86	6:38.12	7:04.80	7:29.81	Q
4	7	Sven Kramer	NED	16	6	8:24.51	0	3	3	0	47.32	1:17.01	1:42.62	2:07.49	2:35.63	3:08.44	3:35.35	3:59.58	4:28.52	4:57.61	5:25.96	5:53.92	6:28.32	7:04.60	7:38.38	Q
5	2	Bart Swings	BEL	16	5	8:13.57	5	0	0	0	46.80	1:15.70	1:41.82	2:05.59	2:36.47	3:08.97	3:37.27	4:05.75	4:35.71	5:05.82	5:37.24	6:07.37	6:38.27	7:08.29	7:38.63	Q
6	4	Jeong Jae-Won	KOR	16	5	8:17.02	0	5	0	0	47.02	1:17.17	1:42.81	2:07.68	2:35.75	3:08.56	3:35.60	3:59.23	4:28.62	4:57.39	5:26.09	5:54.83	6:28.75	7:04.77	7:37.91	Q
7	1	Livio Wenger	SUI	16	5	8:17.17	0	0	5	0	46.79	1:17.11	1:42.75	2:07.61	2:35.71	3:08.51	3:35.55	3:59.84	4:25.84	4:53.00	5:21.34	5:51.77	6:28.45	7:01.61	7:36.54	Q
8	3	Joey Mantia	USA	16	3	8:00.54	3	0	0	0	46.91	1:14.96	1:41.90	2:05.70	2:36.60	3:09.18	3:37.69	4:06.22	4:36.20	5:06.27	5:37.72	6:07.78	6:38.00	7:05.69	7:32.65	Q
9	10	Sverre Lunde Pedersen	NOR	16	2	7:58.65	0	1	1	0	47.41	1:16.75	1:42.25	2:07.21	2:35.93	3:08.51	3:35.43	3:59.75	4:28.41	4:57.52	5:26.03	5:54.04	6:27.88	7:01.50	7:31.03
10	11	Konrad Niedźwiedzki	POL	16	1	8:24.73	1	0	0	0	47.37	1:16.36	1:41.33	2:06.06	2:36.60	3:08.88	3:37.09	4:06.41	4:36.38	5:06.49	5:37.93	6:07.96	6:38.35	7:08.39	7:38.77
11	8	Ryosuke Tsuchiya	JPN	16	0	7:55.77	0	0	0	0	47.69	1:14.83	1:42.73	2:08.78	2:36.76	3:09.09	3:37.45	4:06.12	4:36.11	5:06.16	5:37.62	6:07.71	6:37.97	7:04.35	7:29.59
12	6	Wang Hongli	CHN	16	0	8:00.97	0	0	0	0	47.47	1:16.92	1:41.67	2:06.71	2:36.35	3:08.66	3:37.19	4:05.86	4:35.81	5:05.90	5:37.33	6:07.62	6:37.71	7:05.60	7:32.56

Final Round

Date	24 February 2018 — 22:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points	Laps	Time	Sprint #1 Points	Sprint #2 Points	Sprint #3 Points	Sprint #4 Points	Split Time Lap #1	Split Time Lap #2	Split Time Lap #3	Split Time Lap #4	Split Time Lap #5	Split Time Lap #6	Split Time Lap #7	Split Time Lap #8	Split Time Lap #9	Split Time Lap #10	Split Time Lap #11	Split Time Lap #12	Split Time Lap #13	Split Time Lap #14	Split Time Lap #15
1	11	Lee Seung-Hun	KOR	16	60	7:43.97	0	0	0	60	41.32	1:14.61	1:54.86	2:21.89	2:51.39	3:21.23	3:48.52	4:16.28	4:43.24	5:11.45	5:39.40	6:06.15	6:31.63	6:56.88	7:20.68
2	10	Bart Swings	BEL	16	40	7:44.08	0	0	0	40	40.29	1:13.33	1:54.24	2:21.39	2:50.82	3:20.89	3:48.09	4:15.89	4:42.88	5:11.11	5:39.02	6:05.82	6:31.46	6:56.75	7:20.61
3	9	Koen Verweij	NED	16	20	7:44.24	0	0	0	20	40.15	1:13.44	1:54.38	2:21.48	2:51.01	3:20.95	3:48.19	4:15.98	4:42.96	5:11.19	5:39.10	6:05.89	6:31.71	6:56.98	7:20.79
4	14	Livio Wenger	SUI	16	11	8:13.08	3	3	5	0	40.65	1:14.30	1:52.92	2:17.61	2:48.08	3:19.78	3:45.17	4:11.22	4:38.27	5:05.94	5:33.29	6:01.10	6:28.85	6:59.73	7:31.73
5	7	Viktor Hald Thorup	DEN	16	8	7:57.10	0	5	3	0	40.55	1:14.04	1:55.07	2:22.25	2:51.98	3:19.24	3:45.08	4:11.14	4:38.33	5:05.87	5:33.36	6:01.20	6:28.93	6:58.54	7:25.95
6	1	Linus Heidegger	AUT	16	6	7:52.38	5	1	0	0	39.54	1:14.19	1:52.79	2:17.37	2:47.98	3:20.68	3:47.92	4:15.05	4:43.96	5:12.03	5:40.10	6:06.78	6:32.40	6:57.95	7:24.49
7	6	Vitali Mikhailau	BLR	16	1	7:53.38	1	0	0	0	41.16	1:14.03	1:52.71	2:17.63	2:47.89	3:20.60	3:47.84	4:15.41	4:44.07	5:12.13	5:40.19	6:06.94	6:32.56	6:58.30	7:25.33
8	12	Jeong Jae-Won	KOR	16	1	8:32.71	0	0	1	0	40.89	1:13.79	1:54.12	2:21.32	2:50.75	3:20.79	3:48.01	4:15.81	4:42.81	5:11.03	5:38.94	6:05.75	6:31.30	6:56.56	7:27.06
9	16	Joey Mantia	USA	16	0	7:45.21	0	0	0	0	41.54	1:14.77	1:55.07	2:22.14	2:51.63	3:21.39	3:48.74	4:16.47	4:43.44	5:11.59	5:39.60	6:06.28	6:31.85	6:57.19	7:21.84
10	15	Alexis Contin	FRA	16	0	7:45.64	0	0	0	0	41.42	1:14.72	1:54.97	2:22.04	2:51.51	3:21.33	3:48.64	4:16.39	4:43.36	5:11.53	5:39.50	6:06.23	6:31.39	6:56.66	7:21.52
11	5	Shane Williamson	JPN	16	0	7:46.19	0	0	0	0	41.05	1:14.89	1:55.44	2:22.46	2:51.86	3:21.62	3:48.94	4:16.67	4:43.67	5:11.89	5:40.00	6:06.67	6:31.75	6:57.13	7:21.79
12	3	Andrea Giovannini	ITA	16	0	7:46.83	0	0	0	0	39.84	1:14.84	1:55.26	2:22.36	2:51.76	3:21.53	3:48.84	4:16.58	4:43.56	5:11.66	5:39.90	6:06.51	6:31.53	6:57.23	7:21.97
13	4	Stefan Due Schmidt	DEN	16	0	7:47.53	0	0	0	0	40.39	1:14.45	1:54.48	2:21.57	2:51.20	3:21.13	3:48.38	4:16.16	4:43.13	5:11.36	5:39.27	6:06.05	6:31.98	6:57.26	7:21.93
14	13	Olivier Jean	CAN	16	0	7:49.30	0	0	0	0	40.74	1:13.88	1:54.70	2:21.75	2:51.30	3:21.86	3:49.13	4:16.89	4:43.85	5:11.81	5:39.82	6:06.44	6:31.71	6:57.06	7:22.18
15	2	Peter Michael	NZL	16	0	7:49.33	0	0	0	0	39.64	1:13.53	1:54.59	2:21.65	2:51.10	3:21.04	3:48.28	4:16.08	4:43.05	5:11.27	5:39.18	6:05.97	6:32.09	6:56.74	7:21.83
16	8	Sven Kramer	NED	16	0	8:13.95	0	0	0	0	40.03	1:13.23	1:54.01	2:21.23	2:50.92	3:21.78	3:49.05	4:16.79	4:43.76	5:11.74	5:39.72	6:06.34	6:30.76	6:55.58	7:20.90