# Short-track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metre relay

The women's 3000 metre relay competition in short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 9 February (semifinals) and 13 February (finals), at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing. The event was won by Suzanne Schulting, Selma Poutsma, Xandra Velzeboer, and Yara van Kerkhof, representing the Netherlands. They set a new Olympic record in Final A. It was the first time a European team won the event. South Korea won silver, and China bronze.
The defending champion were South Korea, with Italy and the Netherlands being second and third in 2018. The Netherlands were the 2021 World Short Track Speed Skating champion, France and Italy are the silver and bronze medalists, respectively. Many top athletes did not participate in the championship, however. The Netherlands were leading the 2021–22 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup with four races completed before the Olympics, followed by South Korea and Canada.

## Qualification

The top with the top 8 countries qualified a relay through the 2021–22 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, including host nation China.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | Netherlands Selma Poutsma Suzanne Schulting Yara van Kerkhof Xandra Velzeboer | 4:02.809 | Beijing, China | 23 October 2021 |
| Olympic record | Netherlands Suzanne Schulting Yara van Kerkhof Lara van Ruijven Jorien ter Mors | 4:03.471 | Gangneung, South Korea | 20 February 2018 |
A new Olympic record was set during the competition.
| Date | Round | Athlete | Time | Record | Ref |
| 13 February | Final A | Netherlands Suzanne Schulting Selma Poutsma Xandra Velzeboer Yara van Kerkhof | 4:03.409 | OR | |

## Results
### Semifinals

| Rank | Heat | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Netherlands | Suzanne Schulting Selma Poutsma Xandra Velzeboer Yara van Kerkhof | 4:04.133 | QA |
| 2 | 1 | China | Han Yutong Qu Chunyu Fan Kexin Zhang Yuting | 4:04.383 | QA |
| 3 | 1 | Poland | Nikola Mazur Natalia Maliszewska Kamila Stormowska Patrycja Maliszewska | 4:10.074 | QB |
| 4 | 1 | Italy | Arianna Fontana Cynthia Mascitto Martina Valcepina Arianna Valcepina | 4:17.438 | QB |
| 1 | 2 | Canada | Courtney Sarault Florence Brunelle Kim Boutin Alyson Charles | 4:05.893 | QA |
| 2 | 2 | South Korea | Seo Whi-min Choi Min-jeong Kim A-lang Lee Yu-bin | 4:05.904 | QA |
| 3 | 2 | ROC | Sofia Prosvirnova Ekaterina Efremenkova Elena Seregina Anna Vostrikova | 4:06.064 | QB |
| 4 | 2 | United States | Kristen Santos Corinne Stoddard Maame Biney Julie Letai | 4:06.098 | QB |

### Finals
#### Final B

| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 5 | Italy | Arianna Fontana Martina Valcepina Arianna Sighel Arianna Valcepina | 4:09.688 | |
| 6 | Poland | Nikola Mazur Natalia Maliszewska Kamila Stormowska Patrycja Maliszewska | 4:10.210 | |
| | ROC | Sofia Prosvirnova Ekaterina Efremenkova Elena Seregina Anna Vostrikova | | PEN |
| | United States | Kristen Santos Corinne Stoddard Maame Biney Julie Letai | | PEN |

#### Final A

| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| | Netherlands | Suzanne Schulting Selma Poutsma Xandra Velzeboer Yara van Kerkhof | 4:03.409 | OR |
| | South Korea | Seo Whi-min Choi Min-jeong Kim A-lang Lee Yu-bin | 4:03.627 | |
| | China | Qu Chunyu Zhang Chutong Fan Kexin Zhang Yuting | 4:03.863 | |
| 4 | Canada | Courtney Sarault Florence Brunelle Kim Boutin Alyson Charles | 4:04.329 | |