Olympic Winter Games 2014 - Speed Skating Team Pursuit Day 2

22 Feb 2014

The final Speed Skating competition at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games took place today in the Adler Arena.

Olympic Winter Games 2014 - Speed Skating Team Pursuit Day 1

21 Feb 2014

The Speed skating competition at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games continued today with the Men and Ladies’ Team Pursuit Quarter Finals and the Men’s Semifinals.

Olympic Winter Games 2014 - Speed Skating Team Pursuit Preview

20 Feb 2014

The Speed Skating competition will conclude with the Ladies’ and Men Team Pursuit which will take place on Friday and Saturday.

Olympic Winter Games 2014 - Speed Skating Ladies' 5000m

19 Feb 2014

Martina Sablikova (CZE) won the ladies’ 5000m title and bettered her own track record set last year in this very venue. Ireen Wust (NED) took her fourth Sochi 2014 Olympic medal with her third silver. Carien Kleibeuker (NED) almost 36 years old won bronze

Olympic Winter Games 2014 - Speed Skating Men's 10,000 m

18 Feb 2014

The Dutch Speed Skating power house sweeps the podium for the fourth time at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Jorrit Bergsma (NED) won the men’s 10,000m in an Olympic record time of 12:44.45 which is also a new track record and personal best time. The favourite Sven Kramer finished in second and 37 year old Bob de Jong got the bronze medal.

Olympic Winter Games 2014 - Speed Skating Men's 10,000 m Preview

17 Feb 2014

Following the withdrawal of the Norwegian and the Russian Teams in preparation for the team pursuit the draw today delivered no big surprises.

Olympic Winter Games 2014 - Speed Skating Ladies 1500m

16 Feb 2014

Jorien ter Mors leads the Dutch clean sweep in a new Olympic record time of 1:53.51. The defending champion Ireen Wust skated 1:54.09 and finished with the silver medal and Lotte van Beek (NED) took the bronze with 1:54.54.

Olympic Winter Games 2014 - Speed Skating Men's 1500m

15 Feb 2014

For the first time in Olympic history a Polish skater won a gold medal in Speed Skating. Zbigniew Brodka took the distance with the smallest ever margin on Koen Verweij (NED). The 2014 Men’s 1000m silver medalist Denny Morrison (CAN) took the bronze

Olympic Winter Games 2014 - Speed Skating Men's 1500m Preview

14 Feb 2014

After a day’s break the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Speed Skating competition will continue on Sunday in the Adler Arena with the Men’s 1500m.

Olympic Winter Games 2014 - Ladies 1000m

13 Feb 2014

Hong Zhang from China won the first gold medal for China in speed skating history. Ireen Wust (NED), who won gold in the 3000m finished in second place and team mate Margot Boer had her second bronze of the week.

Olympic Winter Games 2014 - Speed Skating Men's 1000m

12 Feb 2014

In the third Speed Skating Men’s distance which was the 1000m, Stefan Groothuis (NED) won in 1:08.39, a new track record. Denny Morrison (CAN) got silver in 1:08.43 and Michel Mulder, the 500m champion, grabbed bronze in 1:08.74, thus becoming the first multi-medalist at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

Olympic Winter Games 2014 - Speed Skating Ladies 500m

11 Feb 2014

Sang-Hwa Lee (KOR) won gold in the ladies’ 500m speed skating event in two Olympic record times. In second place came Olga Fatkulina (RUS) and the bronze medal went to Margot Boer (NED).

Olympic Winter Games 2014 - Sweep Men's 500m

10 Feb 2014

The Dutch skaters not only won their first ever men 500m gold but also swept the podium for the second time at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games

Olympic Winter Games 2014 - Ladies' 3000m

09 Feb 2014

Olga Graf brought Russia the first medal of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games in the Ladies' 3000m. Ireen Wust won gold while 2010 Olympic Champion Martina Sablikova took silver.

The Netherlands clean sweep the men's 5000m podium

08 Feb 2014

The Netherlands started the competition with a clean sweep in the men's 5000m

Olympic Winter Games 2014 - Speed Skating Preview

07 Feb 2014

The first medal competition at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games for ISU sports takes place today in the Speed skating Adler Arena.

Olympic Winter Games 2014 - Speed Skating Training and Competition Schedule

21 Jan 2014

The official Speed Skating Training and Competition Schedule is available...

Jing Yu and Michel Mulder strike gold

19 Jan 2014

Jing Yu (CHN) and Michel Mulder (NED) were crowned the ISU World Sprint Speed Skating champions of 2014. Yu also won the title in 2012 and Mulder in 2013.

Michel Mulder makes fast start for Netherlands

18 Jan 2014

Jing Yu (CHN) and Michel Mulder (NED) are in the lead in the Essent ISU World Sprint Speed Skating Championships in Nagano.

Essent ISU World Sprint Speed Skating Championships 2014 Preview

17 Jan 2014

The Essent ISU World Sprint Speed Skating Championships will take place this weekend, January 18-19 in Nagano (JPN).

IOC Late Athlete Replacement Policy

16 Jan 2014

For entries related to Speed Skating events, it is possible to make athletes replacements only up to and during the Team Leader meeting for the Speed Skating Events, scheduled for 10.00 a.m. on February 5th, 2014 (See also ISU Communication No. 1841).

Ireen Wüst and Jan Blokhuijsen clinch European Speed Skating titles for the Netherlands

12 Jan 2014

Dutch skaters Ireen Wust and Jan Blokhuijsen won the European Speed Skating titles in the Vikingship Olympic icerink in Hamar (NOR) on Sunday. The Dutch duo were the best of 27 ladies and 31 men from 18 different countries.

Dutch pair Ireen Wüst and Jan Blokhuijsen in the lead in pursuit of the European title

11 Jan 2014

Dutch pair Ireen Wust and Jan Blokhuijsen are in the lead in pursuit of the European Speed Skating titles after the first day at the Vikingship Olympic icerink in Hamar (NOR) on Saturday.

Essent ISU European Speed Skating Champs Hamar (NOR) Preview

10 Jan 2014

The ISU Speed Skating Championships season starts on Saturday January 11, 2014 with the Essent ISU European Speed Skating Championships which will take place in the beautiful Vikingship icerink in Hamar (NOR).