# 2006 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships

The 2006 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships is a long track speed skating event that was held on January 21–22, 2006, in the Thialf, in Heerenveen, Netherlands.

## Rules

All participating skaters are allowed to skate the two 500 and 1000 meters. Skaters with equal overall points are ranked according to their results in the last distance.

## Men championships
### Sprint results

| Rank | Name | Nation | 500 m (1) | 1000 m (1) | 500 m (2) | 1000 m (2) | Total | Behind |
| | Joey Cheek | United States | 35.19 | 1:09.25 | 35.09 | 1:10.17 | 139.990 | |
| | Dmitry Dorofeyev | Russia | 35.11 | 1:09.27 | 35.34 | 1:10.56 | 140.365 | +0.375 |
| | Jan Bos | Netherlands | 35.23 | 1:09.23 | 35.62 | 1:09.91 | 140.420 | +0.43 |
| 4 | Lee Kyou-hyuk | South Korea | 35.64 | 1:09.27 | 35.79 | 1:10.11 | 141.120 | +1.13 |
| 4 | Casey FitzRandolph | United States | 35.29 | 1:10.37 | 35.31 | 1:10.67 | 141.120 | +1.13 |
| 6 | Gerard van Velde | Netherlands | 35.56 | 1:10.25 | 35.55 | 1:10.22 | 141.345 | +1.355 |
| 7 | Pekka Koskela | Finland | 35.65 | 1:10.87 | 35.24 | 1:10.06 | 141.355 | +1.365 |
| 8 | Shani Davis | United States | 36.04 | 1:09.78 | 36.00 | 1:09.81 | 141.835 | +1.845 |
| 9 | Beorn Nijenhuis | Netherlands | 35.75 | 1:10.16 | 35.86 | 1:10.38 | 141.880 | +1.89 |
| 10 | Yevgeny Lalenkov | Russia | 35.96 | 1:09.83 | 36.19 | 1:09.78 | 141.955 | +1.965 |
| 11 | Even Wetten | Norway | 35.86 | 1:10.10 | 36.16 | 1:09.97 | 142.055 | +2.065 |
| 12 | Yusuke Imai | Japan | 36.05 | 1:10.60 | 35.88 | 1:09.90 | 142.180 | +2.19 |
| 13 | Ermanno Ioriatti | Italy | 35.63 | 1:11.24 | 35.76 | 1:10.85 | 142.435 | +2.445 |
| 14 | Choi Jae-Bong | South Korea | 35.86 | 1:10.72 | 36.02 | 1:10.63 | 142.555 | +2.565 |
| 15 | Brock Miron | Canada | 35.85 | 1:11.60 | 35.73 | 1:10.50 | 142.630 | +2.64 |
| 16 | Janne Hänninen | Finland | 35.67 | 1:11.22 | 35.94 | 1:11.01 | 142.725 | +2.735 |
| 17 | Stefan Groothuis | Netherlands | 36.26 | 1:10.33 | 36.32 | 1:10.06 | 142.775 | +2.785 |
| 18 | Eric Zachrisson | Sweden | 35.86 | 1:11.49 | 36.06 | 1:10.89 | 143.110 | +3.12 |
| 19 | Mika Poutala | Finland | 35.67 | 1:11.75 | 36.07 | 1:11.20 | 143.215 | +3.225 |
| 20 | Aleksey Proshin | Russia | 36.10 | 1:10.82 | 36.29 | 1:10.97 | 143.285 | +3.295 |
| 21 | Lee Kang-seok | South Korea | 35.28 | 1:13.04 | 35.34 | 1:12.76 | 143.520 | +3.53 |
| 22 | Keiichiro Nagashima | Japan | 35.59 | 1:11.87 | 35.82 | 1:12.53 | 143.610 | +3.62 |
| 23 | Mikael Flygind-Larsen | Norway | 36.59 | 1:10.92 | 36.46 | 1:10.69 | 143.855 | +3.865 |
| 24 | An Weijiang | China | 35.58 | 1:12.33 | 35.92 | 1:12.50 | 143.915 | +3.925 |
| 25 | Dino Gillarduzzi | Italy | 36.26 | 1:11.77 | 36.20 | 1:11.20 | 143.945 | +3.955 |
| 26 | Yu Fengtong | China | 35.32 | 1:13.97 | 35.25 | 1:13.06 | 144.085 | +4.095 |
| 26 | Lu Zhuo | China | 35.78 | 1:11.92 | 36.04 | 1:12.61 | 144.085 | +4.095 |
| 28 | Joji Kato | Japan | 35.40 | 1:14.13 | 35.52 | 1:12.25 | 144.110 | +4.12 |
| 29 | Hiroyasu Shimizu | Japan | 35.49 | 1:13.51 | 35.64 | 1:12.47 | 144.120 | +4.13 |
| 30 | Kip Carpenter | United States | 36.11 | 1:12.04 | 36.21 | 1:11.98 | 144.330 | +4.34 |
| 31 | Petter Andersen | Norway | 36.58 | 1:11.63 | 36.68 | 1:11.53 | 144.840 | +4.85 |
| 32 | Li Yu | China | 36.12 | 1:12.72 | 36.08 | 1:13.34 | 145.230 | +5.24 |
| 33 | Jean-René Bélanger | Canada | 36.35 | 1:11.85 | 37.00 | 1:12.20 | 145.375 | +5.385 |
| 34 | Anton Hahn | Germany | 36.28 | 1:12.83 | 36.41 | 1:13.07 | 145.640 | +5.65 |
| 35 | Artur Waś | Poland | 36.21 | 1:13.37 | 36.57 | 1:12.82 | 145.875 | +5.885 |
| 36 | Aleksey Khatylyov | Belarus | 36.93 | 1:12.29 | 36.87 | 1:12.37 | 146.130 | +6.14 |
| 37 | Maurizio Carnino | Italy | 36.55 | 1:13.11 | 36.76 | 1:12.65 | 146.190 | +6.2 |
| 38 | Aleksandr Zhigin | Kazakhstan | 36.75 | 1:12.86 | 36.98 | 1:12.39 | 146.355 | +6.365 |
| 39 | Tuomas Nieminen | Finland | 36.69 | 1:12.94 | 36.81 | 1:13.12 | 146.530 | +6.54 |
| 40 | Maciej Ustynowicz | Poland | 36.31 | 1:13.79 | 36.73 | 1:13.44 | 146.655 | +6.665 |
| 41 | André Vreugdenhil | Belgium | 37.67 | 1:13.84 | 37.69 | 1:13.76 | 149,180 | +9.19 |
| 42 | Jeremy Wotherspoon | Canada | 45.73 | 1:09.65 | 35.47 | 1:09.67 | 150.860 | +10.87 |
| 43 | Oleg Moiseyev | Belarus | 38.46 | 1:14.89 | 37.88 | 1:14.98 | 151.275 | +11.285 |
| 44 | Vladimir Sherstyuk | Kazakhstan | 38.60 | 1:15.46 | 38.36 | 1:14.95 | 152.165 | +12.175 |
| 45 | Miroslav Vtípil | Czech Republic | 38.35 | 1:16.25 | 38.55 | 1:15.57 | 152.810 | +12.82 |
| 46 | Rodan Ionescu | Romania | 38.69 | 1:15.95 | 39.12 | 1:15.60 | 153.585 | +13.595 |
| 47 | Maksim Pedos | Ukraine | 38.49 | 1:15.38 | 39.56 | 1:16.16 | 153.820 | +13.83 |
| 48 | Marius Băcilă | Romania | 39.05 | 1:16.30 | 38.77 | 1:16.08 | 154.010 | +14.02 |
| 49 | Richard Goerlitz | Australia | 39.05 | 1:21.24 | 38.39 | 1:16.37 | 156.245 | +16.255 |

## Women championships
### Sprint results

| Rank | Name | Nation | 500 m (1) | 1000 m (1) | 500 m (2) | 1000 m (2) | Total | Behind |
| | Svetlana Zhurova | Russia | 38.35 | 1:17.20 | 38.28 | 1:16.79 | 153.625 | |
| | Wang Manli | China | 38.31 | 1:17.72 | 38.37 | 1:17.32 | 154.200 | +0.575 |
| | Chiara Simionato | Italy | 38.84 | 1:16.95 | 38.62 | 1:17.03 | 154.450 | +0.825 |
| 4 | Marianne Timmer | Netherlands | 38.59 | 1:16.96 | 38.79 | 1:17.25 | 154.485 | +0.86 |
| 5 | Ren Hui | China | 38.63 | 1:17.81 | 38.67 | 1:17.93 | 155.170 | +1.545 |
| 6 | Annette Gerritsen | Netherlands | 39.08 | 1:17.27 | 39.01 | 1:17.42 | 155.435 | +1.81 |
| 7 | Jennifer Rodriguez | United States | 38.96 | 1:17.49 | 39.30 | 1:17.36 | 155.685 | +2.06 |
| 8 | Sayuri Yoshii | Japan | 38.64 | 1:17.76 | 38.88 | 1:19.36 | 156.080 | +2.455 |
| 9 | Shannon Rempel | Canada | 39.30 | 1:17.88 | 39.25 | 1:17.43 | 156.205 | +2.58 |
| 10 | Wang Beixing | China | 38.89 | 1:18.41 | 38.75 | 1:18.78 | 156.235 | +2.61 |
| 11 | Tomomi Okazaki | Japan | 38.70 | 1:18.44 | 39.02 | 1:19.05 | 156.465 | +2.84 |
| 12 | Lee Sang-hwa | South Korea | 38.37 | 1:18.51 | 39.09 | 1:19.59 | 156.510 | +2.885 |
| 13 | Jenny Wolf | Germany | 38.33 | 1:18.60 | 38.76 | 1:19.42 | 156.600 | +2.975 |
| 14 | Sayuri Osuga | Japan | 38.64 | 1:19.60 | 38.47 | 1:19.55 | 156.685 | +3.06 |
| 15 | Sabine Völker | Germany | 39.18 | 1:18.67 | 39.49 | 1:18.04 | 157.025 | +3.4 |
| 16 | Marieke Wijsman | Netherlands | 39.46 | 1:18.94 | 39.30 | 1:18.53 | 157.495 | +3.87 |
| 17 | Judith Hesse | Germany | 38.99 | 1:18.82 | 39.22 | 1:19.94 | 157.590 | +3.965 |
| 18 | Sanne van der Star | Netherlands | 39.04 | 1:19.12 | 39.47 | 1:19.61 | 157.875 | +4.25 |
| 19 | Yuliya Nemaya | Russia | 39.59 | 1:20.33 | 38.90 | 1:19.56 | 158.435 | +4.81 |
| 20 | Kerry Simpson | Canada | 39.79 | 1:18.34 | 40.05 | 1:19.08 | 158.550 | +4.925 |
| 21 | Aki Tonoike | Japan | 39.33 | 1:19.76 | 39.56 | 1:19.61 | 158.575 | +4.95 |
| 21 | Kim Yoo-rim | South Korea | 40.06 | 1:18.58 | 39.97 | 1:18.51 | 158.575 | +4.95 |
| 23 | Amy Sannes | United States | 39.67 | 1:19.76 | 39.64 | 1:18.99 | 158.685 | +5.06 |
| 24 | Chris Witty | United States | 40.14 | 1:18.72 | 40.18 | 1:18.44 | 158.900 | +5.275 |
| 25 | Choi Seung-yong | South Korea | 39.39 | 1:19.99 | 40.02 | 1:20.44 | 159.625 | +6 |
| 26 | Elli Ochowicz | United States | 39.81 | 1:20.30 | 40.00 | 1:18.44 | 160.405 | +6.78 |
| 27 | Krisy Myers | Canada | 40.36 | 1:21.27 | 40.30 | 1:21.05 | 161.820 | +8.195 |
| 28 | Svetlana Radkevich | Belarus | 40.94 | 1:23.55 | 40.16 | 1:22.51 | 164.130 | +10.505 |
| 29 | Paulina Wallin | Sweden | 40.39 | 1:23.82 | 40.61 | 1:23.76 | 164.790 | +11.165 |
| 30 | Daniela Oltean | Romania | 42.01 | 1:22.02 | 41.49 | 1:21.83 | 165.425 | +11.8 |
| 31 | Yelena Myagkikh | Ukraine | 42.00 | 1:22.62 | 41.56 | 1:22.91 | 166.325 | +12.7 |
| 32 | Orsolya Fecskés | Hungary | 41.70 | 1:22.90 | 41.69 | 1:23.94 | 166.810 | +13.185 |
| 33 | Daniela Dumitru | Romania | 42.00 | 1:23.12 | 42.19 | 1:22.88 | 167.190 | +13.565 |
| 34 | Anna Badayeva | Belarus | 42.69 | 1:25.36 | 42.57 | 1:25.64 | 170.760 | +17.135 |
| 35 | Ágota Tóth | Hungary | 41.59 | 1:25.30 | 42.23 | 1:28.61 | 170.775 | +17.15 |
| DNF | Anzhelika Kotyuga | Belarus | 39.68 | 1:19.35 | 39.59 | DNS | | |
| DNF | Kim Weger | Canada | 40.61 | DNS | | | | |
| DNF | Pamela Zoellner | Germany | DNS | | | | | |