Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Speed Skating
at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games
Speed skating pictogram
VenueNational Speed Skating Oval
Dates5–19 February 2022
No. of events14 (7 men, 7 women)
Speed skating at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Qualification
500 mmenwomen
1000 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmen
Mass startmenwomen
Team pursuitmenwomen

Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the National Speed Skating Oval ("Ice Ribbon") in Beijing, China between 5 and 19 February 2022. It was the 24th time speed skating was held at the Winter Olympics (17th time for women).

A total of 166 quota spots (83 per gender) were distributed to the sport, a decline of 14 from the 2018 Winter Olympics. For the first time, gender equality was achieved in terms of quotas.[1] A total of 14 events were contested, seven for men and seven for women.[2]

Qualification
Main article: Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

A total quota of 166 athletes was allowed to compete at the Games (maximum 83 men and 83 women).[3] For the 2018 Winter Olympics the total quota was 180 athletes (maximum 100 men and 80 women).[4] The maximum total number of athletes per gender per nation was 9, compared to 10 in 2018. Countries were assigned quotas based on the results of ISU Speed Skating World Cup competitions. When quota were reached, each nation was permitted to enter a maximum of three athletes per gender for all events apart from the 5000m (women), 10,000m (men) and mass start events, for which they could enter a maximum of two athletes per event.[3]

Qualification times

The following qualification times were released on July 1, 2021, and were unchanged from 2018.[5]

EventMenWomen
500 metres35.7039.50
1000 metres1:10.501:18.00
1500 metres1:48.001:59.50
3000 metres—4:12.00
5000 metres6:30.007:20.00 or 4:08.00 (3000 m)
10,000 metres13:30.00 or 6:25.00 (5000 m)—
Mass start1:57.50 (1500 m)2:10.00 (1500 m)

Competition schedule

The following was the competition schedule for all speed skating events.[6] With the exception of the Team pursuit events, all rounds of each event were concluded within a single session.

All times are local times.

DayDateTimeEvent
Day 1Saturday, 5 February16:30-18:05Women's 3000 metres
Day 2Sunday, 6 February16:30-18:25Men's 5000 metres
Day 3Monday, 7 February16:30-18:05Women's 1500 metres
Day 4Tuesday, 8 February18:30-20:00Men's 1500 metres
Day 6Thursday, 10 February20:00-21:30Women's 5000 metres
Day 7Friday, 11 February16:00-18:05Men's 10,000 metres
Day 8Saturday, 12 February16:00-17:45Team pursuit women – Quarterfinals
Men's 500 metres
Day 9Sunday, 13 February21:00-22:50Team pursuit men – Quarterfinals
Women's 500 metres
Day 11Tuesday, 15 February14:30-17:15Team pursuit men – Finals
Team pursuit women – Finals
Day 13Thursday, 17 February16:30-17:55Women's 1000 metres
Day 14Friday, 18 February16:30-17:50Men's 1000 metres
Day 15Saturday, 19 February15:00-17:35Mass start men
Mass start women

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (China)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands64212
2 Sweden2002
3 Canada1315
 Japan1315
5 Norway1023
 United States1023
7 Belgium1001
 China*1001
9 South Korea0224
10 Italy0123
11 ROC0112
12 Czech Republic0011
Totals (12 entries)14141442

Men's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
 Gao Tingyu
 China		34.32 OR Cha Min-kyu
 South Korea		34.39 Wataru Morishige
 Japan		34.49
1000 metres
 Thomas Krol
 Netherlands		1:07.92 Laurent Dubreuil
 Canada		1:08.32 Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen
 Norway		1:08.48
1500 metres
 Kjeld Nuis
 Netherlands		1:43.21 OR Thomas Krol
 Netherlands		1:43.55 Kim Min-seok
 South Korea		1:44.24
5000 metres
 Nils van der Poel
 Sweden		6:08.84 OR Patrick Roest
 Netherlands		6:09.31 Hallgeir Engebråten
 Norway		6:09.88
10,000 metres
 Nils van der Poel
 Sweden		12:30.74 WR, OR Patrick Roest
 Netherlands		12:44.59 Davide Ghiotto
 Italy		12:45.98
Mass start
 Bart Swings
 Belgium		63 points Chung Jae-won
 South Korea		40 points Lee Seung-hoon
 South Korea		20 points
Team pursuit
  Norway
Hallgeir Engebråten
Peder Kongshaug
Sverre Lunde Pedersen		3:38.08  ROC
Daniil Aldoshkin
Sergey Trofimov
Ruslan Zakharov		3:40.46  United States
Casey Dawson
Emery Lehman
Joey Mantia
Ethan Cepuran[a]		3:38.81

Women's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
 Erin Jackson
 United States		37.04 Miho Takagi
 Japan		37.12 Angelina Golikova
 ROC		37.21
1000 metres
 Miho Takagi
 Japan		1:13.19 OR Jutta Leerdam
 Netherlands		1:13.83 Brittany Bowe
 United States		1:14.61
1500 metres
 Ireen Wüst
 Netherlands		1:53.28 OR Miho Takagi
 Japan		1:53.72 Antoinette de Jong
 Netherlands		1:54.82
3000 metres
 Irene Schouten
 Netherlands		3:56.93 OR Francesca Lollobrigida
 Italy		3:58.06 Isabelle Weidemann
 Canada		3:58.64
5000 metres
 Irene Schouten
 Netherlands		6:43.51 OR Isabelle Weidemann
 Canada		6:48.18 Martina Sáblíková
 Czech Republic		6:50.09
Mass start
 Irene Schouten
 Netherlands		60 points Ivanie Blondin
 Canada		40 points Francesca Lollobrigida
 Italy		20 points
Team pursuit
  Canada
Ivanie Blondin
Valérie Maltais
Isabelle Weidemann		2:53.44 OR  Japan
Ayano Sato
Miho Takagi
Nana Takagi		3:04.47  Netherlands
Marijke Groenewoud
Irene Schouten
Ireen Wüst
Antoinette de Jong[a]		2:56.86

a Skaters who did not participate in the final of the team pursuit event, but received medals as part of the team, having taken part in an earlier round.

Participating nations

27 nations sent speed skaters to compete in the speed skating events.

Records

Olympic records
See also: World and Olympic records set at the 2022 Winter Olympics
EventDateRoundAthleteCountryTimeRecordRef
Women's 3000 metres 5 February Pair 10 Irene Schouten  Netherlands 3:56.93 OR [7]
Men's 5000 metres 6 February Pair 5 Patrick Roest  Netherlands 6:09.31 OR [8]
Men's 5000 metres 6 February Pair 10 Nils van der Poel  Sweden 6:08.84 OR [9]
Women's 1500 metres 7 February Pair 12 Ireen Wüst  Netherlands 1:53.28 OR [10]
Men's 1500 metres 8 February Pair 11 Kjeld Nuis  Netherlands 1:43.21 OR [11]
Women's 5000 metres 10 February Pair 6 Irene Schouten  Netherlands 6:43.51 OR [12]
Men's 10,000 metres 11 February Pair 5 Nils van der Poel  Sweden 12:30.74 WR, OR [13]
Men's 500 metres 12 February Pair 7 Gao Tingyu  China 34.32 OR [14]
Women's team pursuit 12 February Quarterfinal 1 Ayano Sato
Miho Takagi
Nana Takagi		  Japan 2:53.61 OR [15]
Men's team pursuit 15 February Semifinal 2 Daniil Aldoshkin
Sergey Trofimov
Ruslan Zakharov		  ROC 3:36.62 OR [16]
Women's team pursuit 15 February Final A Ivanie Blondin
Valérie Maltais
Isabelle Weidemann		  Canada 2:53.44 OR [17]
Women's 1000 metres 17 February Pair 13 Miho Takagi  Japan 1:13.19 OR [18]

Controversy

In the men's 500 metres event, a false start was called in the last two heats, one of which included current World Cup champion Laurent Dubreuil. This was questioned by 1992 Winter Olympics Champion Bart Veldkamp.[19]

References
  1. "Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 Event programme and athlete quota" (PDF). www.olympic.org/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. "Official Programme of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022" (PDF). www.olympic.org/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  3. "Beijing 2022 qualification system speed skating" (PDF). nocnsf.nl. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  4. "Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018". International Skating Union. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  5. "Communication No. 2405 Qualifying competitions and qualifying times for Speed Skating events at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  6. "Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule Version 9" (PDF). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  7. "Speed Skating – Women's 3000m – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  8. "Speed Skating – Men's 5000m – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  9. "Speed Skating – Men's 5000m – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  10. "Speed Skating – Women's 1500m – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  11. "Speed Skating – Men's 1500m – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  12. "Speed Skating – Women's 5000m – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  13. "Speed Skating – Men's 10000m – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  14. "Speed Skating – Men's 500m – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  15. "Speed Skating – Women's Team Pursuit – Quarterfinals – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  16. "Speed Skating – Men's Team Pursuit – Semifinals – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  17. "Speed Skating – Women's Team Pursuit – Finals – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  18. "Speed Skating – Women's 1000m – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  19. "Jury veroorzaakt ophef met "valse start" voor Canadese topfavoriet: "Heel verdacht"" [Jury causes controversy with "false start" for Canadian top favorite: "Very suspicious"]. www.sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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