Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Adler Arena, Sochi, Russia |
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Dates | 8–22 February 2014 |
No. of events | 12 |
Competitors | 179 from 23 nations |
Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics ![]() | ||||
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500 m | men | women | ||
1000 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | women | ||
3000 m | women | |||
5000 m | men | women | ||
10,000 m | men | |||
Team pursuit | men | women |
The speed skating competition of the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at Adler Arena, Sochi, Russia, between 8 and 22 February 2014.[1]
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for all twelve events.[1]
All times are (UTC+4).
Date | Time | Event |
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8 February | 15:30 | 5000 m men |
9 February | 15:30 | 3000 m women |
10 February | 17:00 | 500 m men |
11 February | 16:45 | 500 m women |
12 February | 18:00 | 1000 m men |
13 February | 18:00 | 1000 m women |
15 February | 17:30 | 1500 m men |
16 February | 18:00 | 1500 m women |
18 February | 17:00 | 10000 m men |
19 February | 17:30 | 5000 m women |
21 February | 17:30 | Team pursuit men qualification |
Team pursuit women qualification | ||
22 February | 17:30 | Team pursuit men |
Team pursuit women |
Medal summary
The Netherlands dominated in speed skating winning eight out of the twelve gold medals and won a total of 23 medals, with medals in all events.[2] There were four Dutch podium sweeps where the Netherlands won the gold, silver and bronze medal, making the Netherlands the first country in Olympic history (both Summer and Winter Games) to achieve this. The events were the: Men's 5000m, Men's 500m, Women's 1500m and Men's 10000m. In the women's 1,500 metres, Dutch athletes placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th; the first such result in Olympic speed skating history by athletes from a single nation.
(WR = World Record, OR = Olympic Record)
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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500 metres |
Michel Mulder![]() | 69.31 | Jan Smeekens![]() | 69.32 | Ronald Mulder![]() | 69.46 |
1000 metres |
Stefan Groothuis![]() | 1:08.39 | Denny Morrison![]() | 1:08.43 | Michel Mulder![]() | 1:08.74 |
1500 metres |
Zbigniew Bródka![]() | 1:45.006 | Koen Verweij![]() | 1:45.009 | Denny Morrison![]() | 1:45.22 |
5000 metres |
Sven Kramer![]() | 6:10.76 OR |
Jan Blokhuijsen![]() | 6:15.71 | Jorrit Bergsma![]() | 6:16.66 |
10000 metres |
Jorrit Bergsma![]() | 12:44.45 OR |
Sven Kramer![]() | 12:49.02 | Bob de Jong![]() | 13:07.19 |
Team pursuit |
![]() Jan Blokhuijsen Sven Kramer Koen Verweij | 3:37.71 OR |
![]() Joo Hyong-jun Kim Cheol-min Lee Seung-hoon | 3:40.85 | ![]() Zbigniew Bródka Konrad Niedźwiedzki Jan Szymański | 3:41.94 |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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500 metres |
Lee Sang-hwa![]() | 74.70 OR |
Olga Fatkulina![]() | 75.06 | Margot Boer![]() | 75.48 |
1000 metres |
Zhang Hong![]() | 1:14.02 | Ireen Wüst![]() | 1:14.69 | Margot Boer![]() | 1:14.90 |
1500 metres |
Jorien ter Mors![]() | 1:53.51 OR |
Ireen Wüst![]() | 1:54.09 | Lotte van Beek![]() | 1:54.54 |
3000 metres |
Ireen Wüst![]() | 4:00.34 | Martina Sáblíková![]() | 4:01.95 | Olga Graf![]() | 4:03.47 |
5000 metres |
Martina Sáblíková![]() | 6:51.54 | Ireen Wüst![]() | 6:54.28 | Carien Kleibeuker![]() | 6:55.66 |
Team pursuit |
![]() Jorien ter Mors Marrit Leenstra Lotte van Beek Ireen Wüst | 2:58.05 OR |
![]() Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś Natalia Czerwonka Luiza Złotkowska Katarzyna Woźniak | 3:05.55 | ![]() Olga Graf Yekaterina Lobysheva Yekaterina Shikhova Yuliya Skokova | 2:59.73 |
Olympic records broken

Event | Date | Round | Name | Country | Time | Record | Ref |
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Men's 5000 metres | 8 February | Pair 10 | Sven Kramer | ![]() | 6:10.76 | OR | [3] |
Women's 500 metres | 11 February | Race 2 Pair 17 | Lee Sang-hwa | ![]() | 37.28 | OR | [4] |
11 February | Race 1 Pair 18 Race 2 Pair 17 | Lee Sang-hwa | ![]() | 74.70 | OR | [4] | |
Women's 1500 metres | 16 February | Pair 9 | Jorien ter Mors | ![]() | 1:53.51 | OR | [5] |
Men's 10000 metres | 18 February | Pair 6 | Jorrit Bergsma | ![]() | 12:44.45 | OR | [6] |
Qualification
Each NOC was allowed to delegate a maximal number of ten men and ten women speed skaters who reached the qualification criteria. A proposal of the Dutch skating association (KNSB) to add an extra athlete, especially for the team pursuit event, was rejected at the congress of the international federation ISU in Kuala Lumpur in June 2012.[7]
Qualification times
The qualification times were released in July 2013. The women's times stayed the same from Vancouver except for a more stringent standard in the 3000 m, while the men's qualification times have all slightly decreased.[8]
Event | Men | Women |
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500 m | 35.90 | 39.50 |
1000 m | 1:10.80 | 1:18.50 |
1500 m | 1:48.50 | 2:00.00 |
3000 m | N/A | 4:15.00 |
5000 m | 6:33.00 | 7:20.00 or 4:10.00 (3000 m) |
10000 m | 13:30.00 or 6:28.00 (5000 m) | N/A |
Participating nations
179 athletes from 23 nations participated, with number of athletes in parentheses. Chinese Taipei made its debut in the sport.
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References
- 1 2 "Speed Skating Schedule and Results". SOOC. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ↑ "Official Results Book Speed Skating 8 to 22 February" (PDF). 1.0. Sochi: Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ↑ "Speed Skating – Men's 5000 m results". Sochi 2014. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- 1 2 Brian Stubits (11 February 2014). "Lee Sang-hwa sets Olympic records to win second straight 500m gold". CBS Sports.com. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ↑ "Speed Skating – Women's 1500 m results". Sochi 2014. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ↑ "Speed Skating - Men's 10000 m results". Sochi 2014. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ↑ "Qualification System for XXII Winter Olympics Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). www.isu.org. International Skating Union. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ↑ "Qualification Competition and Qualifying Times for Speed Skating Events at the 2014 Winter Olympics" (PDF). www.isu.org. International Skating Union. Retrieved 8 February 2014.