平昌オリンピックで2月18日夜に開催されたスピードスケート女子500メートルで、小平奈緒が36秒94で金メダルを獲得した。世界記録36秒36には及ばなかったが、平地リンクでの世界記録で、オリンピックレコードだった。
小平奈緒、五輪記録で金メダル
Speed Skating - Winter Olympics Day 9(01 of24)
GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 18: Nao Kodaira of Japan competes during the Ladies' 500m Individual Speed Skating Final on day nine of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Oval on February 18, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) (credit:Harry How via Getty Images)
Speed Skating - Winter Olympics Day 9(02 of24)
GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 18: Nao Kodaira of Japan competes during the Ladies' 500m Individual Speed Skating Final on day nine of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Oval on February 18, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) (credit:Harry How via Getty Images)
SSKATING-OLY-2018-PYEONGCHANG(03 of24)
Japan's Nao Kodaira competes in the women's 500m speed skating event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung on February 18, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Mladen ANTONOV (Photo credit should read MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MLADEN ANTONOV via Getty Images)
Speed Skating - Winter Olympics Day 9(04 of24)
GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 18: Nao Kodaira of Japan competes during the Ladies' 500m Individual Speed Skating Final on day nine of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Oval on February 18, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) (credit:Harry How via Getty Images)
SSKATING-OLY-2018-PYEONGCHANG(05 of24)
Japan's Nao Kodaira competes in the women's 500m speed skating event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung on February 18, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Roberto SCHMIDT (Photo credit should read ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROBERTO SCHMIDT via Getty Images)
SSKATING-OLY-2018-PYEONGCHANG(06 of24)
Czech Republic's Karolina Erbanova (L) and Japan's Nao Kodaira compete in the women's 500m speed skating event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung on February 18, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS (Photo credit should read ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ARIS MESSINIS via Getty Images)
SSKATING-OLY-2018-PYEONGCHANG(07 of24)
Japan's Nao Kodaira competes in the women's 500m speed skating event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung on February 18, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Roberto SCHMIDT (Photo credit should read ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROBERTO SCHMIDT via Getty Images)
SSKATING-OLY-2018-PYEONGCHANG(08 of24)
Japan's Nao Kodaira competes in the women's 500m speed skating event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung on February 18, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Mladen ANTONOV (Photo credit should read MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MLADEN ANTONOV via Getty Images)
SSKATING-OLY-2018-PYEONGCHANG(09 of24)
Japan's Nao Kodaira competes in the women's 500m speed skating event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung on February 18, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Mladen ANTONOV (Photo credit should read MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MLADEN ANTONOV via Getty Images)
SSKATING-OLY-2018-PYEONGCHANG(10 of24)
Japan's Nao Kodaira reacts after competing in the women's 500m speed skating event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung on February 18, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Mladen ANTONOV (Photo credit should read MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MLADEN ANTONOV via Getty Images)
OLYMPICS-2018-SKAT-W-500/(11 of24)
Speed Skating - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Women's 500m competition finals - Gangneung Oval - Gangneung, South Korea - February 18, 2018 - Nao Kodaira of Japan gestures after the heat. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (credit:Lucy Nicholson / Reuters)
in the Ladies' 500m at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics(12 of24)
GANGNEUNG, Pyeongchang- FEBRUARY 18 - Gold Medalist Nao Kodaira of Japan and Silver Medalist Sang-Hwa Lee of Korea after the ladies' 500 m at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung in Pyeongchang in South Korea. February 18, 2018. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images) (credit:Steve Russell via Getty Images)
in the ladies 500m at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics(13 of24)
GANGNEUNG, Pyeongchang- FEBRUARY 18 - Gold Medalist Nao Kodaira of Japan comforts an emotional Silver Medalist Sang-Hwa Lee of Korea after the ladies' 500 m at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung in Pyeongchang in South Korea. February 18, 2018. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images) (credit:Steve Russell via Getty Images)
in the Ladies' 500m at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics(14 of24)
GANGNEUNG, Pyeongchang- FEBRUARY 18 - Gold Medalist Nao Kodaira of Japan and Silver Medalist Sang-Hwa Lee of Korea after the ladies' 500 m at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung in Pyeongchang in South Korea. February 18, 2018. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images) (credit:Steve Russell via Getty Images)
Speed Skating - Winter Olympics Day 9(15 of24)
GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 18: (L-R) Silver medalist Sang-Hwa Lee of Korea and gold medalist Nao Kodaira of Japan celebrate after the Ladies' 500m Individual Speed Skating Final on day nine of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Oval on February 18, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) (credit:Jamie Squire via Getty Images)
Speed Skating - Winter Olympics Day 9(16 of24)
GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 18: (L-R) Silver medalist Sang-Hwa Lee of Korea and gold medalist Nao Kodaira of Japan celebrate after the Ladies' 500m Individual Speed Skating Final on day nine of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Oval on February 18, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) (credit:Jamie Squire via Getty Images)
Speed Skating - Winter Olympics Day 9(17 of24)
GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 18: Nao Kodaira of Japan celebrates after winning the gold medal during the Ladies' 500m Individual Speed Skating Final on day nine of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Oval on February 18, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) (credit:Jamie Squire via Getty Images)
Speed Skating - Winter Olympics Day 9(18 of24)
GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 18: Fans wave the Japan flag during the medal ceremony for gold medalist Nao Kodaira of Japan after the Ladies' 500m Individual Speed Skating Final on day nine of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Oval on February 18, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) (credit:Jamie Squire via Getty Images)
SSKATING-OLY-2018-PYEONGCHANG-PODIUM(19 of24)
Japan's Nao Kodaira celebrates on the podium during the women's 500m speed skating event venue ceremony during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung on February 18, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Roberto SCHMIDT (Photo credit should read ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROBERTO SCHMIDT via Getty Images)
Speed Skating - Winter Olympics Day 9(20 of24)
GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 18: (EDITORS NOTE: Retransmission with alternate crop.) Gold medalist Nao Kodaira of Japan celebrates during the victory ceremony after the Ladies' 500m Individual Speed Skating Final on day nine of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Oval on February 18, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) (credit:Jamie Squire via Getty Images)
Speed Skating - Winter Olympics Day 9(21 of24)
GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 18: (L-R) Silver medalist Sang-Hwa Lee of Korea, gold medalist Nao Kodaira of Japan and bronze medalist Karolina Erbanova of the Czech Republic celebrate during the victory ceremony after the Ladies' 500m Individual Speed Skating Final on day nine of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Oval on February 18, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) (credit:Jamie Squire via Getty Images)
OLYMPICS-2018-SKAT-W-500/(22 of24)
Speed Skating - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Women's 500m competition finals - Gangneung Oval - Gangneung, South Korea - February 18, 2018 - Gold medalist Nao Kodaira of Japan, silver medalist Lee Sang-Hwa of South Korea and bronze medalist Karolina Erbanova of the Czech Republic during the victory ceremony. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (credit:Lucy Nicholson / Reuters)
OLYMPICS-2018-SKAT-W-500/(23 of24)
Speed Skating - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Women's 500m competition finals - Gangneung Oval - Gangneung, South Korea - February 18, 2018 - Nao Kodaira of Japan celebrates after winning a gold medal. REUTERS/Phil Noble (credit:Phil Noble / Reuters)
OLYMPICS-2018-SKAT-W-500/(24 of24)
Speed Skating - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Women's 500m competition finals - Gangneung Oval - Gangneung, South Korea - February 18, 2018 - Nao Kodaira of Japan celebrates after winning a gold medal. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (credit:Lucy Nicholson / Reuters)