Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Richmond Olympic Oval, Richmond, British Columbia, between 13 and 27 February 2010.
| 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 |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Germany | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | United States | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres | Mo Tae-bum South Korea | 69.82 | Keiichiro Nagashima Japan | 69.98 | Joji Kato Japan | 70.01 |
| 1000 metres | Shani Davis United States | 1:08.94 | Mo Tae-bum South Korea | 1:09.12 | Chad Hedrick United States | 1:09.32 |
| 1500 metres | Mark Tuitert Netherlands | 1:45.57 | Shani Davis United States | 1:46.10 | Håvard Bøkko Norway | 1:46.13 |
| 5000 metres | Sven Kramer Netherlands | 6:14.60 OR | Lee Seung-hoon South Korea | 6:16.95 | Ivan Skobrev Russia | 6:18.05 |
| 10000 metres | Lee Seung-hoon South Korea | 12:58.55 OR | Ivan Skobrev Russia | 13:02.07 | Bob de Jong Netherlands | 13:06.73 |
| Team pursuit | Canada Mathieu Giroux Lucas Makowsky Denny Morrison | 3:41.37 | United States Brian Hansen Chad Hedrick Jonathan Kuck Trevor Marsicano* | 3:41.58 | Netherlands 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
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres | Lee Sang-hwa South Korea | 76.09 | Jenny Wolf Germany | 76.14 | Wang Beixing China | 76.63 |
| 1000 metres | Christine Nesbitt Canada | 1:16.56 | Annette Gerritsen Netherlands | 1:16.58 | Laurine van Riessen Netherlands | 1:16.72 |
| 1500 metres | Ireen Wüst Netherlands | 1:56.89 | Kristina Groves Canada | 1:57.14 | Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic | 1:57.96 |
| 3000 metres | Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic | 4:02.53 | Stephanie Beckert Germany | 4:04.62 | Kristina Groves Canada | 4:04.84 |
| 5000 metres | Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic | 6:50.91 | Stephanie Beckert Germany | 6:51.39 | Clara Hughes Canada | 6:55.73 |
| Team pursuit | Germany Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Stephanie Beckert Anni Friesinger-Postma* Katrin Mattscherodt | 3:02.82 | Japan Masako Hozumi Nao Kodaira Maki Tabata | 3:02.84 | Poland Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś Katarzyna Woźniak Luiza Złotkowska | 3:03.73 |
* Skater who did not participate in the final, but received a medal.
Events
A 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
All 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
| 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
A 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)
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