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Women’s 500 metres
Held at 10 Games, 1992–2026. Most golds: China (4). Most medals: Arianna Fontana (5). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games101992–2026
Medals30
Delegations8on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Milano Cortina | Xandra Velzeboer Netherlands | Arianna Fontana Italy | Courtney Sarault Canada |
| 2022 Beijing | Arianna Fontana Italy | Suzanne Schulting Netherlands | Kim Boutin Canada |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | Arianna Fontana Italy | Yara van Kerkhof Netherlands | Kim Boutin Canada |
| 2014 Sochi | Li Jianrou China | Arianna Fontana Italy | Park Seung-Hi South Korea |
| 2010 Vancouver | Wang Meng China | Marianne St-Gelais Canada | Arianna Fontana Italy |
| 2006 Turin | Wang Meng China | Evgenia Radanova Bulgaria | Anouk Leblanc-Boucher Canada |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | Yang Yang (A) China | Evgenia Radanova Bulgaria | Wang Chunlu China |
| 1998 Nagano | Annie Perreault Canada | Yang Yang (S) China | Chun Lee-kyung South Korea |
| 1994 Lillehammer | Cathy Turner United States | Zhang Yanmei China | Amy Peterson United States |
| 1992 Albertville | Cathy Turner United States | Li Yan China | Hwang Ok-sil North Korea |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Arianna Fontana | 2 | 5 |
| Cathy Turner | 2 | 2 |
| Wang Meng | 2 | 2 |
| Annie Perreault | 1 | 1 |
| Yang Yang (A) | 1 | 1 |
| Li Jianrou | 1 | 1 |
| Xandra Velzeboer | 1 | 1 |
| Evgenia Radanova | 0 | 2 |
| Kim Boutin | 0 | 2 |
| Li Yan | 0 | 1 |
| Hwang Ok-sil | 0 | 1 |
| Zhang Yanmei | 0 | 1 |