Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics explained

Event:Speed skating
Games:2014 Winter
Venue:Adler Arena, Sochi, Russia
Dates:8–22 February 2014
Num Events:12
Competitors:179
Nations:23
Prev:2010
Next:2018

Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Adler Arena, Sochi, Russia, between 8 and 22 February 2014.[1]

Competition schedule

The following is the competition schedule for all twelve events.[1] With the exception of the Team pursuit events, all rounds of each event were concluded within a single session.

All times are (UTC+4).

Date Time Event
8 February 15:30 Men's 5000 metres
9 February 15:30 Women's 3000 metres
10 February 17:00 Men's 500 metres
11 February 16:45 Women's 500 metres
12 February 18:00 Men's 1000 metres
13 February 18:00 Women's 1000 metres
15 February 17:30 Men's 1500 metres
16 February 18:00 Women's 1500 metres
18 February 17:00 Men's 10000 metres
19 February 17:30 Women's 5000 metres
21 February 17:30 Team pursuit men – qualification
Team pursuit women – qualification
22 February 17:30 Team pursuit men – Finals
Team pursuit women – Finals

Medal summary

Netherlands dominated in speed skating, winning a total of 23 medals including eight out of the twelve gold medals and 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 speed skating history to achieve this. The events were the: Men's 5000m, Men's 500m, Women's 1500m and Men's 10,000m. 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.

On 24 November 2017 the silver medal of Olga Fatkulina was disqualified as part of the Russian team doping case. On 1 February 2018, Olga Fatkulina successfully appealed against IOC decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. As a result, her silver medal was reinstated.

(WR = World Record, OR = Olympic Record)

Men's events

500 metres
69.3169.3269.46
1000 metres
1:08.391:08.431:08.74
1500 metres
1:45.0061:45.0091:45.22
5000 metres
6:10.76
OR
6:15.716:16.66
10,000 metres
12:44.45
OR
12:49.0213:07.19
Team pursuit
3:37.71
OR
3:40.853:41.94

Women's events

500 metres
74.70
OR
75.0675.48
1000 metres
1:14.021:14.691:14.90
1500 metres
1:53.51
OR
1:54.091:54.54
3000 metres
4:00.344:01.954:03.47
5000 metres
6:51.546:54.286:55.66
Team pursuit
2:58.05
OR
3:05.552:59.73

Olympic records broken

See main article: World and Olympic records set at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Event Date Round Name Country Time Record Ref
8 February Pair 10 6:10.76 [5]
11 February Race 2 Pair 17 37.28 [6]
11 February Race 1 Pair 18
Race 2 Pair 17
74.70
16 February Pair 9 1:53.51 [7]
18 February Pair 6 12:44.45 [8]

Other records

Date Event NOC Gold Silver Bronze Ref<--Gold, Silver and Bronze should be left as unsortable, unless athletes are given tags, to order them by surname-->
8 February Jorrit Bergsma[10]
10 February [11]
16 February [12]
18 February [13]

Qualification

See main article: Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – 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.[14]

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.[15]

Event Men Women
500 m 35.90 39.50
1000 m 1:10.80 1:18.50
1500 m 1:48.502:00.00
3000 m 4:15.00
5000 m 6:33.00 7:20.00 or 4:10.00 (3000 m)
10,000 m 13:30.00 or 6:28.00 (5000 m)

Participating nations

A total of 181 athletes from 23 nations participated (the numbers of athletes are shown in parentheses). Chinese Taipei made its debut in the sport.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Speed Skating Schedule and Results . . 14 January 2014 . 29 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140129060618/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/speed-skating-schedule-and-results . dead .
  2. Web site: Official Results Book Speed Skating 8 to 22 February . . 23 February 2014 . 4 March 2014 . Sochi . 1.0 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140719151942/http://gtcdn.sochi2014.com/contentpage/qNxXWO/SS-o%20Results-Book_Sochi-V1.pdf . 19 July 2014 .
  3. Web site: IOC sanctions four Russian athletes as part of Oswald Commission findings - Olympic News. 14 July 2021.
  4. Web site: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) delivers its decisions in the matter of 39 Russian athletes v/the IOC: 28 appeals upheld, 11 partially upheld. Court of Arbitration for Sport. 1 February 2018.
  5. Web site: Speed Skating – Men's 5000 m results . Sochi 2014 . 8 February 2014 . 8 February 2014 . 29 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140129072432/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/speed-skating-men-s-5000-m . dead .
  6. Web site: Lee Sang-hwa sets Olympic records to win second straight 500m gold. CBS Sports.com. 14 February 2014. Brian Stubits. 11 February 2014.
  7. Web site: Speed Skating – Women's 1500 m results . Sochi 2014 . 16 February 2014 . 16 February 2014 . 29 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140129072532/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/speed-skating-ladies-1500-m . dead .
  8. Web site: Speed Skating - Men's 10000 m results . Sochi 2014 . 18 February 2014 . 18 February 2014 . 29 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140129072537/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/speed-skating-men-s-10000-m . dead .
  9. https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/sochi-needs-one-more-podium-sweep-to-tie-a-winter-games-record-165353295.html Yahoo Sports, Sochi needs one more podium sweep to tie a Winter Games record. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  10. http://www.sochi2014.com/en/speed-skating-men-s-5000-m Sochi 2014, Speed skating: Men's 5000m. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  11. http://www.sochi2014.com/en/speed-skating-men-s-500-m-race-2-of-2 Sochi 2014, Speed skating: Men's 500m. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  12. http://www.sochi2014.com/en/speed-skating-ladies-1500-m Sochi 2014, Speed skating: Ladies' 1500m. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  13. http://www.sochi2014.com/en/speed-skating-men-s-10000-m Sochi 2014, Speed skating: Men's 10000m. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  14. Web site: Qualification System for XXII Winter Olympics Games, Sochi 2014 . www.isu.org . . 8 February 2014.
  15. Web site: Qualification Competition and Qualifying Times for Speed Skating Events at the 2014 Winter Olympics . www.isu.org . . 8 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131224113151/http://isuprod.blob.core.windows.net/media/108393/1799-owg-2014-ss-qualifying-procedure.pdf . 24 December 2013 .