# World and Olympic records set at the 2010 Winter Olympics

A number of new Olympic and World records were set in various events at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

## Figure skating

The following new ISU best scores were set during this competition:
| Event | Discipline | Skaters | Score | Date |
| Pairs | Short program | Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo (CHN) | 76.66 | 14 February 2010 |
| Pairs | Free skating | Pang Qing / Tong Jian (CHN) | 141.81 | 15 February 2010 |
| Pairs | Total score | Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo (CHN) | 216.57 | 15 February 2010 |
| Ladies | Short program | Yuna Kim (KOR) | 78.50 | 23 February 2010 |
| Ladies | Free skating | Yuna Kim (KOR) | 150.06 | 25 February 2010 |
| Ladies | Total score | Yuna Kim (KOR) | 228.56 | 25 February 2010 |

## Short track speed skating

| Event | Round | Time | Name | Nation | Date | Record |
| Men's 500 metres | Quarterfinal | 40.770 | Charles Hamelin | Canada (CAN) | February 25 | OR |
| Men's 1000 metres | Heats | 1:24.245 | Sung Si-Bak | South Korea (KOR) | February 17 | OR |
| Men's 1000 metres | Final A | 1:23.747 | Lee Jung-Su | South Korea (KOR) | February 20 | OR |
| Men's 1500 metres | Semifinals | 2:10.949 | Lee Jung-Su | South Korea (KOR) | February 13 | OR |
| Women's 500 metres | Heats | 43.926 | Wang Meng | China (CHN) | February 13 | OR |
| Women's 500 metres | Quarterfinals | 43.834 | Katherine Reutter | United States (USA) | February | OR |
| Women's 500 metres | Semifinals | 42.985 | Wang Meng | China (CHN) | February 17 | OR |
| Women's 1000 meters | Heats | 1:30.508 | Katherine Reutter | United States (USA) | February 24 | OR |
| Women's 1000 meters | Quarterfinals | 1:29.849 | Zhou Yang | China (CHN) | February | OR |
| Women's 1000 meters | Semifinals | 1:29.049 | Zhou Yang | China (CHN) | February 25 | OR, WR |
| Women's 1500 metres | Semifinals | 2:20.859 | Park Seung-Hi | South Korea (KOR) | February 20 | OR |
| Women's 1500 metres | Final A | 2:16.993 | Zhou Yang | China (CHN) | February 20 | OR |
| Women's 3000 metre relay | Semifinals | 4:08.797 | Sun Linlin Wang Meng Zhang Hui Zhou Yang | China (CHN) | February 24 | OR |
| Women's 3000 metre relay | Final A | 4:06.610 | Sun Linlin Wang Meng Zhang Hui Zhou Yang | China (CHN) | February 24 | OR, WR |
OR = Olympic record, WR = World record

## Speed skating

| Event | Date | Round | Name | Country | Time | Record |
| Men's 5000 metres | February 13 | Pair 11 | Sven Kramer | Netherlands | 6:14.60 | OR |
| Men's 10000 metres | February 23 | Pair 5 | Lee Seung-hoon | South Korea | 12:58.55 | OR |
| Men's team pursuit | February 26 | Quarterfinal 1 | Mathieu Giroux Lucas Makowsky Denny Morrison | Canada | 3:42.38 | OR, TR |
| Men's team pursuit | February 26 | Semifinal 1 | Mathieu Giroux Lucas Makowsky Denny Morrison | Canada | 3:42.22 | OR, TR |
| Men's team pursuit | February 27 | Final B | Jan Blokhuijsen Sven Kramer Simon Kuipers | Netherlands | 3:39.95 | OR, TR |
OR = Olympic record, TR = track record

## World records set by date

| Date | Event | Athlete | Nation | Record description | Ref |
| 24 February 2010 | Short track speed skating – Women's 3000 metre relay | Sun Linlin Wang Meng Zhang Hui Zhou Yang | China (CHN) | Set a time of 4:06.610 in Final A (gold medal race) | |
| 24 February 2010 | Short track speed skating – Women's 1000 metres | Zhou Yang | China (CHN) | Set a time of 1:29.049 in the semifinals | |