4 × 200 metres relay a situation, the outer lanes could appear to start 2/3 of the way through the first turn. The markings for such a special zone should be colored red, though many tracks deviate from the standard marking colors. On a conventionally marked track, the race can be run starting at the normal 400 metres (and 4x100 metres relay) start line. As a two-turn stagger, the first exchange would take place in the standard second passing zone of the 4x100 metres relay, the second pass taking place in the normal (lane one, extended) 4x400 metres relay zone. After that exchange, the runner
Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres The men's 1500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held on 10 February 2014 at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia. The qualifying heats, semifinal, and the final were held on 10 February. The defending Olympic Champion was Lee Jung-su of South Korea, while the defending World Champion was Sin Da-woon also of South Korea. Countries were assigned quotas using a combination of the four special Olympic Qualification classifications that were held at two world cups in November 2013. A