# Short-track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 metres

The women's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 21 February at the White Ring.

## Results
### Heats

The first round was held on 21 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals. In heat 5, the Netherlands' Anke Jannie Landman was advanced to the quarterfinals and China's Wang Chunlu was disqualified.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ikue Teshigawara | Japan | 1:35.964 | Q |
| 2 | Marinella Canclini | Italy | 1:35.971 | Q |
| 3 | Erin Gleason | United States | 1:36.965 | |
| 4 | Janet Daly | Australia | 1:59.990 | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Yang Yang (S) | China | 1:35.244 | Q |
| 2 | Sachi Ozawa | Japan | 1:35.275 | Q |
| 3 | Daniela Vlaeva | Bulgaria | 1:37.124 | |
| 4 | Erin Porter | United States | 1:52.939 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Isabelle Charest | Canada | 1:39.729 | Q |
| 2 | Chikage Tanaka | Japan | 1:39.822 | Q |
| 3 | Katia Colturi | Italy | 1:39.937 | |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kim Yun-mi | South Korea | 1:39.042 | Q |
| 2 | Annie Perreault | Canada | 1:39.128 | Q |
| 3 | Mara Urbani | Italy | 1:39.231 | |
| – | Marina Pylayeva | Russia | 1:39.340 | |

#### Heat 5

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Amy Peterson | United States | 1:33.530 | Q OR |
| 2 | Han Ryon-hui | North Korea | 1:34.493 | Q |
| 3 | Anke Jannie Landman | Netherlands | 2:08.819 | ADV |
| – | Wang Chunlu | China | DSQ | |

#### Heat 6

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Yang Yang (A) | China | 1:37.062 | Q |
| 2 | Ellen Wiegers | Netherlands | 1:37.775 | Q |
| 3 | Susanne Busch | Germany | 1:38.379 | |
| 4 | Yelena Tikhanina | Russia | 1:39.242 | |

#### Heat 7

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Chun Lee-kyung | South Korea | 1:39.107 | Q |
| 2 | Evgeniya Radanova | Bulgaria | 1:39.279 | Q |
| 3 | Tania Vicent | Canada | 1:40.293 | |
| – | Jong Ok-myong | North Korea | DSQ | |

#### Heat 8

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Won Hye-kyung | South Korea | 1:44.005 | Q |
| 2 | Ho Jong-hae | North Korea | 1:44.256 | Q |
| 3 | Yvonne Kunze | Germany | 1:44.870 | |
| 4 | Nataliya Sverchikova | Ukraine | 1:45.279 | |

### Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were held on 21 February. The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.

#### Quarterfinal 1

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Yang Yang (A) | China | 1:31.991 | Q WR |
| 2 | Kim Yun-mi | South Korea | 1:32.097 | Q |
| 3 | Anke Jannie Landman | Netherlands | 1:32.939 | |
| 4 | Han Ryon-hui | North Korea | 1:34.405 | |
| 5 | Annie Perreault | Canada | 1:35.302 | |

#### Quarterfinal 2

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Chun Lee-kyung | South Korea | 1:38.068 | Q |
| 2 | Ikue Teshigawara | Japan | 1:38.446 | Q |
| 3 | Evgeniya Radanova | Bulgaria | 1:38.510 | |
| 4 | Marinella Canclini | Italy | 1:38.517 | |

#### Quarterfinal 3

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Yang Yang (S) | China | 1:35.244 | Q |
| 2 | Isabelle Charest | Canada | 1:37.200 | Q |
| 3 | Sachi Ozawa | Japan | 1:37.493 | |
| 4 | Ho Jong-hae | North Korea | 1:38.546 | |

#### Quarterfinal 4

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Won Hye-kyung | South Korea | 1:36.210 | Q |
| 2 | Amy Peterson | United States | 1:36.274 | Q |
| 3 | Ellen Wiegers | Netherlands | 1:36.343 | |
| 4 | Chikage Tanaka | Japan | 1:36.570 | |

### Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 21 February. The top two finishers in each of the two semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Won Hye-kyung | South Korea | 1:35.606 | QA |
| 2 | Yang Yang (S) | China | 1:35.721 | QA |
| 3 | Isabelle Charest | Canada | 1:35.741 | QB |
| 4 | Kim Yun-mi | South Korea | 1:38.420 | QB |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Yang Yang (A) | China | 1:34.688 | QA |
| 2 | Chun Lee-kyung | South Korea | 1:34.789 | QA |
| 3 | Ikue Teshigawara | Japan | 1:35.266 | QB |
| 4 | Amy Peterson | United States | 1:35.644 | QB |

### Finals

The four qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while four others raced for 5th place in Final B.

#### Final A

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Chun Lee-kyung | South Korea | 1:42.776 |
| | Yang Yang (S) | China | 1:43.343 |
| | Won Hye-kyung | South Korea | 1:43.361 |
| – | Yang Yang (A) | China | DSQ |

#### Final B

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 4 | Amy Peterson | United States | 1:37.348 |
| 5 | Ikue Teshigawara | Japan | 1:37.693 |
| 6 | Kim Yun-mi | South Korea | 1:37.777 |
| 7 | Isabelle Charest | Canada | 1:37.813 |