# Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics

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. A total of 14 events were contested, seven for men and seven for women.

## Qualification

A total quota of 166 athletes was allowed to compete at the Games (maximum 83 men and 83 women). For the 2018 Winter Olympics the total quota was 180 athletes (maximum 100 men and 80 women). 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.

### Qualification times

The following qualification times were released on July 1, 2021, and were unchanged from 2018.
| 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) |

## Competition schedule

The following was the competition schedule for all speed skating events. 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 |
| Day 8 | Saturday, 12 February | 16:00-17:45 | Men's 500 metres |
| Day 9 | Sunday, 13 February | 21:00-22:50 | Team pursuit men – Quarterfinals |
| Day 9 | Sunday, 13 February | 21:00-22:50 | Women's 500 metres |
| Day 11 | Tuesday, 15 February | 14:30-17:15 | Team pursuit men – Finals |
| Day 11 | Tuesday, 15 February | 14:30-17:15 | 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 |
| Day 15 | Saturday, 19 February | 15:00-17:35 | Mass start women |

## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Netherlands | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Canada | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Japan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | China* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | South Korea | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | ROC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 500 metres details | Gao Tingyu China | 34.32 OR | Cha Min-kyu South Korea | 34.39 | Wataru Morishige Japan | 34.49 |
| 1000 metres details | Thomas Krol Netherlands | 1:07.92 | Laurent Dubreuil Canada | 1:08.32 | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen Norway | 1:08.48 |
| 1500 metres details | Kjeld Nuis Netherlands | 1:43.21 OR | Thomas Krol Netherlands | 1:43.55 | Kim Min-seok South Korea | 1:44.24 |
| 5000 metres details | Nils van der Poel Sweden | 6:08.84 OR | Patrick Roest Netherlands | 6:09.31 | Hallgeir Engebråten Norway | 6:09.88 |
| 10,000 metres details | Nils van der Poel Sweden | 12:30.74 WR, OR | Patrick Roest Netherlands | 12:44.59 | Davide Ghiotto Italy | 12:45.98 |
| Mass start details | Bart Swings Belgium | 63 points | Chung Jae-won South Korea | 40 points | Lee Seung-hoon South Korea | 20 points |
| Team pursuit details | Norway Hallgeir Engebråten Peder Kongshaug Sverre Lunde Pedersen | 3:38.08 | ROC Daniil Aldoshkin Sergey Trofimov Ruslan Zakharov | 3:40.46 | United States Casey Dawson Emery Lehman Joey Mantia Ethan Cepuran | 3:38.81 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 500 metres details | Erin Jackson United States | 37.04 | Miho Takagi Japan | 37.12 | Angelina Golikova ROC | 37.21 |
| 1000 metres details | Miho Takagi Japan | 1:13.19 OR | Jutta Leerdam Netherlands | 1:13.83 | Brittany Bowe United States | 1:14.61 |
| 1500 metres details | Ireen Wüst Netherlands | 1:53.28 OR | Miho Takagi Japan | 1:53.72 | Antoinette de Jong Netherlands | 1:54.82 |
| 3000 metres details | Irene Schouten Netherlands | 3:56.93 OR | Francesca Lollobrigida Italy | 3:58.06 | Isabelle Weidemann Canada | 3:58.64 |
| 5000 metres details | Irene Schouten Netherlands | 6:43.51 OR | Isabelle Weidemann Canada | 6:48.18 | Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic | 6:50.09 |
| Mass start details | Irene Schouten Netherlands | 60 points | Ivanie Blondin Canada | 40 points | Francesca Lollobrigida Italy | 20 points |
| Team pursuit details | Canada Ivanie Blondin Valérie Maltais Isabelle Weidemann | 2:53.44 OR | Japan Ayano Sato Miho Takagi Nana Takagi | 3:04.47 | Netherlands Marijke Groenewoud Irene Schouten Ireen Wüst Antoinette de Jong | 2:56.86 |
$^a$ Skaters who did not participate in the final of the team pursuit event, but received medals as part of the team, having taken part in an earlier round.

## Participating nations

27 nations sent speed skaters to compete in the speed skating events.
* Argentina
* Austria
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Canada
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Colombia
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Italy
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Latvia
* Netherlands
* New Zealand
* Norway
* Poland
* ROC
* Romania
* South Korea
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* United States

## Records
### Olympic records

| Event | Date | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | Record |
| Women's 3000 metres | 5 February | Pair 10 | Irene Schouten | Netherlands | 3:56.93 | OR |
| Men's 5000 metres | 6 February | Pair 5 | Patrick Roest | Netherlands | 6:09.31 | OR |
| Men's 5000 metres | 6 February | Pair 10 | Nils van der Poel | Sweden | 6:08.84 | OR |
| Women's 1500 metres | 7 February | Pair 12 | Ireen Wüst | Netherlands | 1:53.28 | OR |
| Men's 1500 metres | 8 February | Pair 11 | Kjeld Nuis | Netherlands | 1:43.21 | OR |
| Women's 5000 metres | 10 February | Pair 6 | Irene Schouten | Netherlands | 6:43.51 | OR |
| Men's 10,000 metres | 11 February | Pair 5 | Nils van der Poel | Sweden | 12:30.74 | WR, OR |
| Men's 500 metres | 12 February | Pair 7 | Gao Tingyu | China | 34.32 | OR |
| Women's team pursuit | 12 February | Quarterfinal 1 | Ayano Sato Miho Takagi Nana Takagi | Japan | 2:53.61 | OR |
| Men's team pursuit | 15 February | Semifinal 2 | Daniil Aldoshkin Sergey Trofimov Ruslan Zakharov | ROC | 3:36.62 | OR |
| Women's team pursuit | 15 February | Final A | Ivanie Blondin Valérie Maltais Isabelle Weidemann | Canada | 2:53.44 | OR |
| Women's 1000 metres | 17 February | Pair 13 | Miho Takagi | Japan | 1:13.19 | OR |

## Controversy

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.