Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Richmond Olympic Oval, Richmond, British Columbia, between 13 and 27 February 2010.[1]
| Speed skating at the XXI Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Richmond Olympic Oval |
| Dates | 13–27 February 2010 |
| No. of events | 12 |
| Competitors | 177 from 24 nations |
Notes
editHaralds Silovs became the first athlete in Olympic history to participate in both short track (1500 m) and long track (5000 m) speed skating, and the first to compete in two different disciplines on the same day. He competed in the 5000 m and then raced across town to the 1500 m event. The low altitude of Vancouver and high humidity inside the Richmond Olympic Oval, set just 3 metres above the sea, contributed to the fact that no world records in speed skating were set at these Games.[2][3][4][5][6]
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Canada (CAN) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
Men's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres [7] |
Mo Tae-bum South Korea |
69.82 | Keiichiro Nagashima Japan |
69.98 | Joji Kato Japan |
70.01 |
| 1000 metres [8] |
Shani Davis United States |
1:08.94 | Mo Tae-bum South Korea |
1:09.12 | Chad Hedrick United States |
1:09.32 |
| 1500 metres [9] |
Mark Tuitert Netherlands |
1:45.57 | Shani Davis United States |
1:46.10 | Håvard Bøkko Norway |
1:46.13 |
| 5000 metres [10] |
Sven Kramer Netherlands |
6:14.60 OR | Lee Seung-hoon South Korea |
6:16.95 | Ivan Skobrev Russia |
6:18.05 |
| 10000 metres [11] |
Lee Seung-hoon South Korea |
12:58.55 OR | Ivan Skobrev Russia |
13:02.07 | Bob de Jong Netherlands |
13:06.73 |
| Team pursuit [12] |
Canada (CAN) Mathieu Giroux Lucas Makowsky Denny Morrison |
3:41.37 | United States (USA) Brian Hansen Chad Hedrick Jonathan Kuck Trevor Marsicano* |
3:41.58 | Netherlands (NED) Jan Blokhuijsen Sven Kramer Simon Kuipers* Mark Tuitert |
3:39.95 OR |
* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals.
Women's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres [13] |
Lee Sang-hwa South Korea |
76.09 | Jenny Wolf Germany |
76.14 | Wang Beixing China |
76.63 |
| 1000 metres [14] |
Christine Nesbitt Canada |
1:16.56 | Annette Gerritsen Netherlands |
1:16.58 | Laurine van Riessen Netherlands |
1:16.72 |
| 1500 metres [15] |
Ireen Wüst Netherlands |
1:56.89 | Kristina Groves Canada |
1:57.14 | Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic |
1:57.96 |
| 3000 metres [16] |
Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic |
4:02.53 | Stephanie Beckert Germany |
4:04.62 | Kristina Groves Canada |
4:04.84 |
| 5000 metres [17] |
Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic |
6:50.91 | Stephanie Beckert Germany |
6:51.39 | Clara Hughes Canada |
6:55.73 |
| Team pursuit [18] |
Germany (GER) Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Stephanie Beckert Anni Friesinger-Postma* Katrin Mattscherodt |
3:02.82 | Japan (JPN) Masako Hozumi Nao Kodaira Maki Tabata |
3:02.84 | Poland (POL) Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś Katarzyna Woźniak Luiza Złotkowska |
3:03.73 |
* Skater who did not participate in the final, but received a medal.
Events
editA total of twelve speed skating events were held at Vancouver 2010:
| Men | Women |
|---|---|
| 500 m | 500 m |
| 1000 m | 1000 m |
| 1500 m | 1500 m |
| 5000 m | 3000 m |
| 10000 m | 5000 m |
| Team pursuit | Team pursuit |
Competition schedule
editAll times are Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8).
| Day | Date | Start | Finish | Event | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 2 | Saturday, 13 February 2010 | 12:00 | 14:20 | 5000 m men | |
| Day 3 | Sunday, 14 February 2010 | 13:00 | 14:50 | 3000 m women | |
| Day 4 | Monday, 15 February 2010 | 15:30 | 18:50 | 500 m men | |
| Day 5 | Tuesday, 16 February 2010 | 13:00 | 16:05 | 500 m women | |
| Day 6 | Wednesday, 17 February 2010 | 16:00 | 17:30 | 1000 m men | |
| Day 7 | Thursday, 18 February 2010 | 13:00 | 14:25 | 1000 m women | |
| Day 9 | Saturday, 20 February 2010 | 16:15 | 18:00 | 1500 m men | |
| Day 10 | Sunday, 21 February 2010 | 15:00 | 16:35 | 1500 m women | |
| Day 12 | Tuesday, 23 February 2010 | 11:00 | 13:45 | 10000 m men | |
| Day 13 | Wednesday, 24 February 2010 | 13:00 | 14:35 | 5000 m women | |
| Day 15 | Friday, 26 February 2010 | 12:30 | 14:20 | Team pursuit men | Heats |
| Team pursuit women | Heats | ||||
| Day 16 | Saturday, 27 February 2010 | 12:30 | 14:25 | Team pursuit men | Finals |
| Team pursuit women | Finals | ||||
Qualification times
edit| Event | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 39.50 | 36.00 |
| 1000 m | 1:18.50 | 1:11.00 |
| 1500 m | 2:00.00 | 1:49.00 |
| 3000 m | 4:15.50 | n.a. |
| 5000 m | 7:20.00 or 4:10.00 (3000 m) | 6:35.00 |
| 10000 m | n.a. | 13:30.00 or 6:30.00 (5000 m) |
Participating nations
editA total of 177 athletes from 24 nations participated (the numbers of athletes are shown in parentheses).
Australia (1)
Austria (1)
Belarus (1)
Canada (15)
China (14)
Czech Republic (2)
Denmark (1)
Finland (4)
France (2)
Germany (13)
Italy (5)
Japan (19)
Kazakhstan (4)
Latvia (1)
Netherlands (19)
New Zealand (1)
North Korea (1)
Norway (8)
Poland (10)
Russia (17)
South Korea (16)
Sweden (3)
Switzerland (1)
United States (18)
References
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- ^ Harris, Beth (13 February 2010). "Latvian speedskater is 1st to do double duty". Washington Post. Retrieved 18 February 2010.[dead link]
- ^ Crouse, Karen (13 February 2010). "From Long Track to Short Track, an Unprecedented Journey". New York Times. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ Agence France Presse (14 February 2010). "Latvian skater makes Olympic history". CTV Olympics. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ Associated Press (30 January 2010). "Crosstown Ride to a Speedskating First". New York Times. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ "Results of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games 500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games 1000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games 1500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games 5000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games 10,000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games Team pursuit Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games 500 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games 1000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games 1500 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games 3000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games 5000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games Team pursuit Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.