# Short-track speed skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games – Women's 500 metres

The women's 500 metres at the 2017 Asian Winter Games was held on February 21, 2017 in Sapporo, Japan.

## Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| Tuesday, 21 February 2017 | 13:02 | Heats |
| Tuesday, 21 February 2017 | 14:13 | Quarterfinals |
| Tuesday, 21 February 2017 | 14:50 | Semifinals |
| Tuesday, 21 February 2017 | 15:19 | Finals |

## Results
### Legend

* PEN — Penalty
* q — Qualified by time

### Heats
#### Heat 1

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ayuko Ito (JPN) | 45.026 | Q |
| 2 | Anja Chong (MAS) | 48.357 | Q |
| 3 | Lu Chia-tung (TPE) | 48.582 | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Choi Min-jeong (KOR) | 44.265 | Q |
| 2 | Lin Yu-tzu (TPE) | 47.915 | Q |
| 3 | Kathryn Magno (PHI) | 54.031 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Fan Kexin (CHN) | 43.939 | Q |
| 2 | Kim Ji-yoo (KOR) | 43.990 | Q |
| 3 | Kim Iong-a (KAZ) | 44.776 | q |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Shim Suk-hee (KOR) | 43.927 | Q |
| 2 | Moemi Kikuchi (JPN) | 45.351 | Q |
| 3 | Nor Marissa Alia (MAS) | 55.653 | |
| 4 | Alifia Meidia Namasta (INA) | 56.830 | |

#### Heat 5

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Anastassiya Krestova (KAZ) | 45.175 | Q |
| 2 | Deanna Lockett (AUS) | 45.205 | Q |
| 3 | Wang Kuan-ming (TPE) | 52.715 | |
| 4 | Ashley Chin (MAS) | 1:11.252 | |

#### Heat 6

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Zang Yize (CHN) | 45.173 | Q |
| 2 | Cheyenne Goh (SGP) | 50.878 | Q |
| 3 | Varsha S. Puranik (IND) | 54.445 | |
| 4 | Battulgyn Gereltuyaa (MGL) | 1:16.386 | |

#### Heat 7

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Sumire Kikuchi (JPN) | 44.643 | Q |
| 2 | Guo Yihan (CHN) | 44.722 | Q |
| 3 | Anita Nagay (KAZ) | 47.061 | q |
| 4 | Rahmah Osya Samudra (INA) | 54.881 | |

### Quarterfinals
#### Heat 1

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Shim Suk-hee (KOR) | 43.597 | Q |
| 2 | Guo Yihan (CHN) | 45.014 | Q |
| 3 | Anita Nagay (KAZ) | 47.129 | |
| — | Kim Ji-yoo (KOR) | PEN | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Fan Kexin (CHN) | 43.580 | Q |
| 2 | Kim Iong-a (KAZ) | 44.891 | Q |
| 3 | Deanna Lockett (AUS) | 45.120 | |
| 4 | Anastassiya Krestova (KAZ) | 1:00.663 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Choi Min-jeong (KOR) | 44.300 | Q |
| 2 | Zang Yize (CHN) | 44.660 | Q |
| 3 | Cheyenne Goh (SGP) | 49.227 | |
| 4 | Moemi Kikuchi (JPN) | 1:08.747 | |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Sumire Kikuchi (JPN) | 44.453 | Q |
| 2 | Ayuko Ito (JPN) | 44.659 | Q |
| 3 | Lin Yu-tzu (TPE) | 47.380 | |
| 4 | Anja Chong (MAS) | 47.473 | |

### Semifinals
#### Heat 1

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Fan Kexin (CHN) | 43.371 | QA |
| 2 | Ayuko Ito (JPN) | 43.433 | QA |
| 3 | Sumire Kikuchi (JPN) | 43.936 | QB |
| 4 | Kim Iong-a (KAZ) | 44.962 | QB |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Shim Suk-hee (KOR) | 43.587 | QA |
| 2 | Zang Yize (CHN) | 43.683 | QA |
| 3 | Guo Yihan (CHN) | 44.174 | QB |
| 4 | Choi Min-jeong (KOR) | 1:02.798 | QB |

### Finals
#### Final B

| Rank | Athlete | Time |
| | Choi Min-jeong (KOR) | 44.819 |
| 2 | Guo Yihan (CHN) | 44.881 |
| 3 | Kim Iong-a (KAZ) | 44.952 |
| 4 | Sumire Kikuchi (JPN) | 44.998 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Athlete | Time |
| | Zang Yize (CHN) | 43.911 |
| | Ayuko Ito (JPN) | 44.236 |
| — | Fan Kexin (CHN) | PEN |
| — | Shim Suk-hee (KOR) | PEN |