| Speed Skating at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
Speed skating pictogram at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
| Venue | Gangneung Oval |
| Dates | 10–24 February 2018 |
| No. of events | 14 (7 men, 7 women) |
| Competitors | 184 from 29 nations |
| Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Qualification | ||
| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| Mass start | men | women |
| Team pursuit | men | women |
Speed skating at the2018 Winter Olympics was held at theGangneung Oval inGangneung,South Korea between 10 and 24 February 2018.[1]
A total quota of 180 athletes were allowed to compete at the Games (maximum 100 men and 80 women). Countries were assigned quotas based on the results of the entire2017–18 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in the autumn of 2017. Each nation was permitted to enter a maximum of three athletes per gender for all events apart from the 5000m, 10,000m and mass start events, for which they could enter a maximum of two athletes per event.[2]
The following was the competition schedule for all speed skating events.[3] With the exception of the Team pursuit events, all rounds of each event were concluded within a single session.
All times are (UTC+9).
| Day | Date | Start | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Saturday, 10 February 2018 | 20:00 | Women's 3000 metres |
| Day 2 | Sunday, 11 February 2018 | 16:00 | Men's 5000 metres |
| Day 3 | Monday, 12 February 2018 | 21:30 | Women's 1500 metres |
| Day 4 | Tuesday, 13 February 2018 | 20:00 | Men's 1500 metres |
| Day 5 | Wednesday, 14 February 2018 | 19:00 | Women's 1000 metres |
| Day 6 | Thursday, 15 February 2018 | 20:00 | Men's 10,000 metres |
| Day 7 | Friday, 16 February 2018 | 20:00 | Women's 5000 metres |
| Day 9 | Sunday, 18 February 2018 | 20:00 | Team pursuit men – Heats |
| Women's 500 metres | |||
| Day 10 | Monday, 19 February 2018 | 20:00 | Team pursuit women – Heats |
| Men's 500 metres | |||
| Day 12 | Wednesday, 21 February 2018 | 20:00 | Team pursuit men – Finals |
| Team pursuit women – Finals | |||
| Day 14 | Friday, 23 February 2018 | 19:00 | Men's 1000 metres |
| Day 15 | Saturday, 24 February 2018 | 20:00 | Mass start men |
| Mass start women |
* Host nation (South Korea)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (11 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres[4] details | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | 34.41OR | Cha Min-kyu | 34.42 | Gao Tingyu | 34.65 |
| 1000 metres[5] details | Kjeld Nuis | 1:07.95 | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | 1:07.99 | Kim Tae-yun | 1:08.22 |
| 1500 metres[6] details | Kjeld Nuis | 1:44.01 | Patrick Roest | 1:44.86 | Kim Min-seok | 1:44.93 |
| 5000 metres[7] details | Sven Kramer | 6:09.76OR | Ted-Jan Bloemen | 6:11.616 | Sverre Lunde Pedersen | 6:11.618 |
| 10,000 metres[8] details | Ted-Jan Bloemen | 12:39.77OR | Jorrit Bergsma | 12:41.98 | Nicola Tumolero | 12:54.32 |
| Mass start[9] details | Lee Seung-hoon | 60 | Bart Swings | 40 | Koen Verweij | 20 |
| Team pursuit[10] details | Håvard Bøkko Simen Spieler Nilsen Sverre Lunde Pedersen Sindre Henriksen[a] | 3:37.32 | Lee Seung-hoon Chung Jae-won Kim Min-seok | 3:38.52 | Jan Blokhuijsen Sven Kramer Patrick Roest Koen Verweij[a] | 3:38.40 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres[11] details | Nao Kodaira | 36.94OR | Lee Sang-hwa | 37.33 | Karolína Erbanová | 37.34 |
| 1000 metres[12] details | Jorien ter Mors | 1:13.56OR | Nao Kodaira | 1:13.82 | Miho Takagi | 1:13.98 |
| 1500 metres[13] details | Ireen Wüst | 1:54.35 | Miho Takagi | 1:54.55 | Marrit Leenstra | 1:55.26 |
| 3000 metres[14] details | Carlijn Achtereekte | 3:59.21 | Ireen Wüst | 3:59.29 | Antoinette de Jong | 4:00.02 |
| 5000 metres[15] details | Esmee Visser | 6:50.23 | Martina Sáblíková | 6:51.85 | Natalya Voronina | 6:53.98 |
| Mass start[16] details | Nana Takagi | 60 | Kim Bo-reum | 40 | Irene Schouten | 20 |
| Team pursuit[17] details | Ayano Sato Miho Takagi Nana Takagi Ayaka Kikuchi[a] | 2:53.89OR | Antoinette de Jong Marrit Leenstra Ireen Wüst Lotte van Beek[a] | 2:55.48 | Heather Bergsma Brittany Bowe Mia Manganello Carlijn Schoutens[a] | 2:59.27 |
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.
EightOlympic records (OR) and fiveSea level world bests (WB) were set during the competition.
| Event | Date | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | Record | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 5000 metres | 11 February | Pair 10 | Sven Kramer | 6:09.76 | OR | [18] | |
| Women's 1000 metres | 14 February | Pair 12 | Jorien ter Mors | 1:13.56 | OR WB (sea level) | [19] | |
| Men's 10,000 metres | 15 February | Pair 5 | Ted-Jan Bloemen | 12:39.77 | OR | [20] | |
| Women's 500 metres | 18 February | Pair 14 | Nao Kodaira | 36.94 | OR WB (sea level) | [21] | |
| Women's team pursuit | 19 February | Quarterfinal 1 | Antoinette de Jong Marrit Leenstra Ireen Wüst | 2:55.61 | OR WB (sea level) | [22] | |
| Men's 500 metres | 19 February | Pair 16 | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | 34.41 | OR | [23] | |
| Men's team pursuit | 21 February | Semifinal 2 | Håvard Bøkko Simen Spieler Nilsen Sverre Lunde Pedersen | 3:37.08 | OR WB (sea level) | [24] | |
| Women's team pursuit | 21 February | Final | Ayano Sato Miho Takagi Nana Takagi | 2:53.89 | OR WB (sea level) | [25] |
The Netherlands won the gold, silver and bronze medals in thewomen's 3000m event, making it a Dutchpodium sweep.[26]
A total of 184 athletes from 29 nations (including theIOC's designation of Olympic Athletes from Russia) were scheduled to participate (the numbers of athletes are shown in parentheses).[27] Colombia was scheduled to make its debut in the sport. A record number of nations qualified to compete in these games, with the previous high being 25 at the1998 Winter Olympics.[28][29]