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 |
| 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 | ||
| 10000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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 |  Netherlands (NED) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Michel Mulder Netherlands (NED) | 69.31 | Jan Smeekens Netherlands (NED) | 69.32 | Ronald Mulder Netherlands (NED) | 69.46 |
| 1000 metres |
Stefan Groothuis Netherlands (NED) | 1:08.39 | Denny Morrison Canada (CAN) | 1:08.43 | Michel Mulder Netherlands (NED) | 1:08.74 |
| 1500 metres |
Zbigniew Bródka Poland (POL) | 1:45.006 | Koen Verweij Netherlands (NED) | 1:45.009 | Denny Morrison Canada (CAN) | 1:45.22 |
| 5000 metres |
Sven Kramer Netherlands (NED) | 6:10.76 OR |
Jan Blokhuijsen Netherlands (NED) | 6:15.71 | Jorrit Bergsma Netherlands (NED) | 6:16.66 |
| 10000 metres |
Jorrit Bergsma Netherlands (NED) | 12:44.45 OR |
Sven Kramer Netherlands (NED) | 12:49.02 | Bob de Jong Netherlands (NED) | 13:07.19 |
| Team pursuit |
Netherlands (NED) Jan Blokhuijsen Sven Kramer Koen Verweij | 3:37.71 OR |
South Korea (KOR) Joo Hyong-jun Kim Cheol-min Lee Seung-hoon | 3:40.85 | Poland (POL) Zbigniew Bródka Konrad Niedźwiedzki Jan Szymański | 3:41.94 |
The time difference between Zbigniew Bródka and Koen Verweij at the 1500m, being 0.003 seconds, is not shown on the stadium scoreboard, but a photo-finish determined it significant. Given the finishing speed of Verweij (49.4 km/h) this difference is 4.1 cm.
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Lee Sang-hwa South Korea (KOR) | 74.70 OR |
Olga Fatkulina Russia (RUS) | 75.06 | Margot Boer Netherlands (NED) | 75.48 |
| 1000 metres |
Zhang Hong China (CHN) | 1:14.02 | Ireen Wüst Netherlands (NED) | 1:14.69 | Margot Boer Netherlands (NED) | 1:14.90 |
| 1500 metres |
Jorien ter Mors Netherlands (NED) | 1:53.51 OR |
Ireen Wüst Netherlands (NED) | 1:54.09 | Lotte van Beek Netherlands (NED) | 1:54.54 |
| 3000 metres |
Ireen Wüst Netherlands (NED) | 4:00.34 | Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic (CZE) | 4:01.95 | Olga Graf Russia (RUS) | 4:03.47 |
| 5000 metres |
Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic (CZE) | 6:51.54 | Ireen Wüst Netherlands (NED) | 6:54.28 | Carien Kleibeuker Netherlands (NED) | 6:55.66 |
| Team pursuit |
Netherlands (NED) Jorien ter Mors Marrit Leenstra Lotte van Beek Ireen Wüst | 2:58.05 OR |
Poland (POL) Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś Natalia Czerwonka Luiza Złotkowska Katarzyna Woźniak | 3:05.55 | Russia (RUS) 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 | Netherlands | 6:10.76 | OR | [3] |
| Women's 500 metres | 11 February | Race 2 Pair 17 | Lee Sang-hwa | South Korea | 37.28 | OR | [4] |
| 11 February | Race 1 Pair 18 Race 2 Pair 17 | Lee Sang-hwa | South Korea | 74.70 | OR | [4] | |
| Women's 1500 metres | 16 February | Pair 9 | Jorien ter Mors | Netherlands | 1:53.51 | OR | [5] |
| Men's 10000 metres | 18 February | Pair 6 | Jorrit Bergsma | Netherlands | 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Speed Skating Schedule and Results". SOOC. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ↑ "Official Results Book Speed Skating 8 to 22 February". 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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". www.isu.org. International Skating Union. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ↑ "Qualification Competition and Qualifying Times for Speed Skating Events at the 2014 Winter Olympics". www.isu.org. International Skating Union. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
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