# Speed skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

Speed skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics was held at the Eisschnellaufbahn in Innsbruck, Austria, from 14 to 20 January.

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |

### Boys' events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 500 metres details | Liu An China | 75.50 | Roman Dubovik Belarus | 77.824 | Toshihiro Kakui Japan | 77.827 |
| 1500 metres details | Yang Fan China | 1:54.20 | Liu An China | 2:00.28 | Seitaro Ichinohe Japan | 2:00.30 |
| 3000 metres details | Yang Fan China | 4:03.22 | Seitaro Ichinohe Japan | 4:10.00 | Noh Hyeok-jun South Korea | 4:14.41 |
| Mass start details | Yang Fan China | 7:10.23 | Seitaro Ichinohe Japan | 7:11.45 | Vasili Pudushkin Russia | 7:12.83 |

### Girls' events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 500 metres details | Jang Mi South Korea | 81.68 | Shi Xiaoxuan China | 84.32 | Martine Lilløy Bruun Norway | 87.51 |
| 1500 metres details | Jang Mi South Korea | 2:08.17 | Sanneke de Neeling Netherlands | 2:09.54 | Sumire Kikuchi Japan | 2:11.33 |
| 3000 metres details | Sanneke de Neeling Netherlands | 4:37.33 | Rio Harada Japan | 4:41.85 | Jang Su-ji South Korea | 4:42.72 |
| Mass start details | Sanneke de Neeling Netherlands | 6:01.06 | Jang Su-ji South Korea | 6:01.13 | Sumire Kikuchi Japan | 6:01.24 |

## Multi-medalists

Athletes who have won at least two medals.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Yang Fan (CHN) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Sanneke de Neeling (NED) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Jang Mi (KOR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Liu An (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Seitaro Ichinohe (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Jang Su-ji (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Sumire Kikuchi (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

## Qualification system

Each country could send a maximum of four athletes to the speed skating events of the Winter Youth Olympics. The ISU Junior World Cup competition during the season was used to qualify in the respective distances. The host country (Austria) was given at least one spot.
Each country could send a maximum of four athletes to the speed skating events of the Winter Youth Olympics. The ISU Junior World Cup competition during the season was used to qualify in the respective distances. The host country (Austria) was given at least one spot.
Canada will not send any skaters after the governing body for the sport in the county deemed the event "not developmentally appropriate".
The final allocation of quotas was announced on November 30, 2011.

### Qualification times

Athletes must have met the qualification times after October 10, 2010 to compete.
| Event | Women | Men |
| 500m | 45.50 | 42.00 |
| 1500m | 2:25.00 | 2:14.00 |
| 3000m | 5:20.00 | 4:55:00 |

### Qualified nations summary

| NOC | Boys' | Girls' | Total |
| Austria | 2 | | 2 |
| Belarus | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Belgium | | 1 | 1 |
| China | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Czech Republic | | 1 | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 | | 1 |
| Finland | 2 | | 2 |
| Germany | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Italy | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Japan | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mongolia | | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Norway | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Poland | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Romania | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Russia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| South Korea | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Sweden | 1 | | 1 |
| United States | | 1 | 1 |
| Total athletes | 28 | 28 | 56 |
| Total NOCs | 16 | 16 | 20 |

### Qualification
#### Boys'

| Event | Date | Location | Athletes per NOC | Qualified |
| Host Nation | - | - | 2 | Austria |
| World Junior Championships | March 2011 | Seinäjoki | 2 | South Korea Norway Netherlands Japan |
| World Junior Championships | March 2011 | Seinäjoki | 1 | China Canada Italy Russia |
| 2 ISU Junior World Cups | November 12 – 13, 2011 November 18 – 19, 2011 | Erfurt Bjugn | 1 | Belarus Belarus China Denmark Finland Finland Germany Germany Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Poland Poland Romania Russia Sweden Switzerland |
| TOTAL | | | 28 | |

#### Girls'

| Event | Date | Location | Athletes per NOC | Qualified |
| Host Nation | - | - | – | Austria |
| World Junior Championships | March 2011 | Seinäjoki | 2 | Netherlands South Korea Norway Japan |
| World Junior Championships | March 2011 | Seinäjoki | 1 | Kazakhstan Canada Czech Republic |
| 2 ISU Junior World Cups | November 12 – 13, 2011 November 18 – 19, 2011 | Erfurt Bjugn | 1 | Belgium Belarus Belarus China China Estonia Germany Germany Italy Italy Kazakhstan Mongolia Poland Poland Romania Romania Russia Russia Switzerland United States |
| TOTAL | | | 28 | |