| Event: | Speed Skating |
| Games: | 2022 Winter |
| Venue: | National Speed Skating Oval |
| Dates: | 5–19 February 2022 |
| Num Events: | 14 (7 men, 7 women) |
| Prev: | 2018 |
| Next: | 2026 |
Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the National Speed Skating Oval ("Ice Ribbon") in Beijing, China between 5 and 19 February 2022. It was the 24th time speed skating was held at the Winter Olympics (17th time for women).
A total of 166 quota spots (83 per gender) were distributed to the sport, a decline of 14 from the 2018 Winter Olympics. For the first time, gender equality was achieved in terms of quotas.[1] A total of 14 events were contested, seven for men and seven for women.[2]
See main article: Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification. A total quota of 166 athletes was allowed to compete at the Games (maximum 83 men and 83 women).[3] For the 2018 Winter Olympics the total quota was 180 athletes (maximum 100 men and 80 women).[4] The maximum total number of athletes per gender per nation was 9, compared to 10 in 2018. Countries were assigned quotas based on the results of ISU Speed Skating World Cup competitions. When quota were reached, each nation was permitted to enter a maximum of three athletes per gender for all events apart from the 5000m (women), 10,000m (men) and mass start events, for which they could enter a maximum of two athletes per event.[3]
The following qualification times were released on July 1, 2021, and were unchanged from 2018.[5]
| Event | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres | 35.70 | 39.50 | |
| 1000 metres | 1:10.50 | 1:18.00 | |
| 1500 metres | 1:48.00 | 1:59.50 | |
| 3000 metres | 4:12.00 | ||
| 5000 metres | 6:30.00 | 7:20.00 or 4:08.00 (3000 m) | |
| 10,000 metres | 13:30.00 or 6:25.00 (5000 m) | ||
| Mass start | 1:57.50 (1500 m) | 2:10.00 (1500 m) |
The following was the competition schedule for all speed skating events.[6] With the exception of the Team pursuit events, all rounds of each event were concluded within a single session.
All times are local times.
| Day | Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Saturday, 5 February | 16:30-18:05 | Women's 3000 metres |
| Day 2 | Sunday, 6 February | 16:30-18:25 | Men's 5000 metres |
| Day 3 | Monday, 7 February | 16:30-18:05 | Women's 1500 metres |
| Day 4 | Tuesday, 8 February | 18:30-20:00 | Men's 1500 metres |
| Day 6 | Thursday, 10 February | 20:00-21:30 | Women's 5000 metres |
| Day 7 | Friday, 11 February | 16:00-18:05 | Men's 10,000 metres |
| Day 8 | Saturday, 12 February | 16:00-17:45 | Team pursuit women – Quarterfinals |
| Men's 500 metres | |||
| Day 9 | Sunday, 13 February | 21:00-22:50 | Team pursuit men – Quarterfinals |
| Women's 500 metres | |||
| Day 11 | Tuesday, 15 February | 14:30-17:15 | Team pursuit men – Finals |
| Team pursuit women – Finals | |||
| Day 13 | Thursday, 17 February | 16:30-17:55 | Women's 1000 metres |
| Day 14 | Friday, 18 February | 16:30-17:50 | Men's 1000 metres |
| Day 15 | Saturday, 19 February | 15:00-17:35 | Mass start men |
| Mass start women |
| 500 metres | 34.32 OR | 34.39 | 34.49 | ||||
| 1000 metres | 1:07.92 | 1:08.32 | 1:08.48 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 1:43.21 OR | 1:43.55 | 1:44.24 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 6:08.84 OR | 6:09.31 | 6:09.88 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 12:30.74 WR, OR | 12:44.59 | 12:45.98 | ||||
| Mass start | 63 points | 40 points | 20 points | ||||
| Team pursuit | 3:38.08 | 3:40.46 | 3:38.81 |
| 500 metres | 37.04 | 37.12 | 37.21 | ||||
| 1000 metres | 1:13.19 OR | 1:13.83 | 1:14.61 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 1:53.28 OR | 1:53.72 | 1:54.82 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 3:56.93 OR | 3:58.06 | 3:58.64 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 6:43.51 OR | 6:48.18 | 6:50.09 | ||||
| Mass start | 60 points | 40 points | 20 points | ||||
| Team pursuit | 2:53.44 OR | 3:04.47 | 2:56.86 |
27 nations sent speed skaters to compete in the speed skating events.
See also: World and Olympic records set at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
| Event | Date | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | Record | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 3000 metres | 5 February | Pair 10 | 3:56.93 | [7] | ||||
| Men's 5000 metres | 6 February | Pair 5 | 6:09.31 | OR | [8] | |||
| Men's 5000 metres | 6 February | Pair 10 | 6:08.84 | OR | [9] | |||
| Women's 1500 metres | 7 February | Pair 12 | 1:53.28 | OR | [10] | |||
| Men's 1500 metres | 8 February | Pair 11 | Kjeld Nuis | 1:43.21 | OR | [11] | ||
| Women's 5000 metres | 10 February | Pair 6 | Irene Schouten | 6:43.51 | OR | [12] | ||
| Men's 10,000 metres | 11 February | Pair 5 | Nils van der Poel | 12:30.74 | WR, OR | [13] | ||
| Men's 500 metres | 12 February | Pair 7 | Gao Tingyu | 34.32 | OR | [14] | ||
| Women's team pursuit | 12 February | Quarterfinal 1 | 2:53.61 | OR | [15] | |||
| Men's team pursuit | 15 February | Semifinal 2 | Daniil Aldoshkin Sergey Trofimov Ruslan Zakharov | 3:36.62 | OR | [16] | ||
| Women's team pursuit | 15 February | Final A | Ivanie Blondin Valérie Maltais Isabelle Weidemann | 2:53.44 | OR | [17] | ||
| Women's 1000 metres | 17 February | Pair 13 | Miho Takagi | 1:13.19 | OR | [18] |
In the men's 500 metres event, a false start was called in the last two heats, one of which included current World Cup champion Laurent Dubreuil. This was questioned by 1992 Winter Olympics Champion Bart Veldkamp.[19]