Speed Skating

won the first gold medal of the games in the 500-meter speed skate

The only winter sports that were included in all Winter Olympic Games are skiing (Nordic skiing), skating (figure skating and speed skating), and ice hockey.

Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Richmond Olympic Oval, Richmond, British

Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Adler Arena, Sochi, Russia, between 8 and

Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung, South Korea

Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the National Speed Skating Oval ("Ice

Speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics was held at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan,

At the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, five speed skating events were contested, all for men.

The competitions were held on Monday, 13 February 1928 and on Tuesday, 14 February 1928.

At the 1932 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested.

At the 1936 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested.

At the 1948 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested.

At the 1952 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested.

At the 1960 Winter Olympics, eight speed skating events were contested in Squaw Valley, California.

Speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics, was held from 30 January to 7 February.

Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics, was held from 4 to 12 February.

Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics, was held from 5 to 14 February.

Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics, was held from 9 February to 18 February.

Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics was held from 9 to 18 February.

Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics was held from 14 to 28 February.

Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics, was held from 9 to 20 February.

Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics, was held from 13 to 25 February.

Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics, was held from 8 to 20 February.

Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held over fourteen days, from 9 to 23 February.

Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held over ten days, from 11 to 25 February.

Daniel Erwin Jansen (born June 17, 1965) is a retired American speed skater.

Lidiya Pavlovna Skoblikova (Russian: Лидия Павловна Скобликова; born 8 March 1939) is a retired Russian speed skater and coach.

Claudia Pechstein (German pronunciation: [ˈklaʊdi̯a ˈpɛçʃtaɪn]; born 22 February 1972) is a retired German speed skater.

Johann Olav Koss (born 29 October 1968) is a former speed skater from Norway.

Cindy Klassen (born August 12, 1979) is a Canadian retired long track speed skater.

Sven Kramer (Dutch pronunciation: [sfɛŋ ˈkraːmər]; born 23 April 1986) is a retired Dutch long track speed skater who has won an all-time record nine World Allround Championships as well as a record ten European Allround Championships.

Viktor An (Russian: Виктор Ан; born Ahn Hyun-soo (Korean: 안현수) on November 23, 1985) is a South Korean-born Russian short-track speed skating coach and retired short-track speed skater.

Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (née Kleemann; born 7 September 1966) is a German former speed skater.

Karin Voss (née Enke, formerly Busch, Kania and Richter; born 20 June 1961) is a former speed skater, one of the most dominant of the 1980s.

Shani Earl Davis (; born August 13, 1982) is an American former speed skater.

Nils Göran Svensson (born Nils Göran van der Poel; Swedish pronunciation: [ˈnɪls fan dɛ(r) ˈpʰuːl]; 25 April 1996) is a retired Swedish speed skater who is the current Olympic record holder and 2022 Olympic champion in the 5,000 m event and the 10,000 m event.

Catriona Ann Le May Doan (born December 23, 1970) is a retired Canadian speed skater and a double Olympic champion in the 500 m.

Yang Yang (Chinese: 杨扬; pinyin: Yáng Yáng; born 24 August 1976) is a Chinese sports administrator, retired short track speed skater, and businesswoman.

Wu Dajing (born 24 July 1994) is a Chinese short track speed skater.

Lee Sang-hwa (Korean: 이상화; Hanja: 李相花, Korean pronunciation: [i.saŋ.βwa]; born 25 February 1989) is a South Korean retired speed skater who specialises in the sprint distances.

Jordan Stolz (born May 21, 2004) is an American long track speed skater and Olympic gold medalist.

Patrick Roest (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpɛtrɪk ˈrust]; born 7 December 1995) is a Dutch professional long track speed skater who has won the World Allround Speed Skating Championships three times.