2007 in speed skating
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The year 2007 in speed skating also includes events in the autumn of 2006, since they belong to the same long track speed skating
season.
The year 2007 in speed skating also includes events in the autumn of 2006, since they belong to the same long track speed skating
season.
The year 2007 in speed skating also includes events in the autumn of 2006, since they belong to the same long track speed skating
season.
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Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
season.
Chronology
- 3 November: On the starting day of the Dutch Single Distance Championships2007 KNSB Dutch Single Distance ChampionshipsThe 2007 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships were the venue where the Dutch single distance champions in speed skating were crowned. Although the event took place from 3 November until 5 November 2006 this was the 2007 edition as it is part of the 2006-07 speed skating season...
, Gianni RommeGianni RommeGianni Petrus Cornelis Romme is a Dutch marathon and a former long track speed skater. He is also a coach since the 2006-07 speed skating season....
confirms that he quits as active speed skater to take over as coach of Anni FriesingerAnni FriesingerAnna Christine Friesinger-Postma is a German speed skater. Her father Georg Friesinger, of Germany, and mother Janina Korowicka, of Poland, were both skaters; Jana was on the Polish team at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Anni's brother Jan is a speed skater, too...
. - 17 December: After the Norwegian Championships at Geithus, Norwegian allround champion Mari HemmerMari HemmerMari Hemmer is a Norwegian long-track speedskater, with particular strength in the longer distances 3000-m and 5000-m. She is the Norwegian Allround Champion for 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, the Norwegian Sprint Champion for 2005, 2009, 2010, and has also won numerous gold, silver, and bronze medals...
is not selected for the European ChampionshipEuropean Speed Skating ChampionshipsThe European Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of Europe. The International Skating Union has organised the European Championships for Men since 1893 and the European Championships for Women since 1970. The...
, as the Norwegian Speed Skating Federation decides they will not use their allotted quota of three skaters. After two days, the decision is changed, and Hemmer, along with Hedvig BjelkevikHedvig BjelkevikHedvig Bjelkevik is a Norwegian speed skater. She was born in Arendal and is the sister of Annette Bjelkevik. She competed in the 1,500 metres and team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.-References:...
(who later declined the place) were selected. - 25 December: Sprinter Erben WennemarsErben WennemarsEgbert Rolf Wennemars is a Dutch former speed skater. He specialized in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters.-Speed skating career:...
wins bronze at his first start at the Dutch Allround Championships2007 KNSB Dutch Allround ChampionshipsThe 2007 KNSB Dutch Allround Championships in speed skating were held in the Thialf Stadium in Heerenveen, Netherlands on 23 and 24 December 2006. Although the event took place in December 2006 this was the 2007 edition as it is part of the 2006-07 speed skating season.Sven Kramer won the men's...
after lowering his personal best on the 10,000 m by nearly 20 seconds. Sven KramerSven KramerSven Kramer is a Dutch long track speed skater. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meter in Vancouver 2010, and four-time European and World Allround Champion. He is also three-time world champion and world record holder in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m, and the team pursuit...
won the championship. - 28 December: Five-time medallist at the Turin OlympicsSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals....
, Cindy KlassenCindy KlassenCindy Klassen, OM is a Canadian long track speed skater. Klassen is a six-time medalist at the Winter Olympics. She is tied with Clara Hughes for Canada's all-time most decorated Olympian with 6 medals each...
, begins the season by winning two gold medals and three silver medals at the Canadian Single Distance Championships.
The year 2007 in speed skating also includes events in the autumn of 2006, since they belong to the same long track speed skating
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
season.
Chronology
- 3 November: On the starting day of the Dutch Single Distance Championships2007 KNSB Dutch Single Distance ChampionshipsThe 2007 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships were the venue where the Dutch single distance champions in speed skating were crowned. Although the event took place from 3 November until 5 November 2006 this was the 2007 edition as it is part of the 2006-07 speed skating season...
, Gianni RommeGianni RommeGianni Petrus Cornelis Romme is a Dutch marathon and a former long track speed skater. He is also a coach since the 2006-07 speed skating season....
confirms that he quits as active speed skater to take over as coach of Anni FriesingerAnni FriesingerAnna Christine Friesinger-Postma is a German speed skater. Her father Georg Friesinger, of Germany, and mother Janina Korowicka, of Poland, were both skaters; Jana was on the Polish team at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Anni's brother Jan is a speed skater, too...
. - 17 December: After the Norwegian Championships at Geithus, Norwegian allround champion Mari HemmerMari HemmerMari Hemmer is a Norwegian long-track speedskater, with particular strength in the longer distances 3000-m and 5000-m. She is the Norwegian Allround Champion for 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, the Norwegian Sprint Champion for 2005, 2009, 2010, and has also won numerous gold, silver, and bronze medals...
is not selected for the European ChampionshipEuropean Speed Skating ChampionshipsThe European Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of Europe. The International Skating Union has organised the European Championships for Men since 1893 and the European Championships for Women since 1970. The...
, Opprør i skøyte-Norge, from NRK, retrieved 3 January 2007 as the Norwegian Speed Skating Federation decides they will not use their allotted quota of three skaters. After two days, the decision is changed, and Hemmer, along with Hedvig BjelkevikHedvig BjelkevikHedvig Bjelkevik is a Norwegian speed skater. She was born in Arendal and is the sister of Annette Bjelkevik. She competed in the 1,500 metres and team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.-References:...
(who later declined the place) were selected. Hemmer til EM likevel, retrieved 3 January 2007 - 25 December: Sprinter Erben WennemarsErben WennemarsEgbert Rolf Wennemars is a Dutch former speed skater. He specialized in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters.-Speed skating career:...
wins bronze at his first start at the Dutch Allround Championships2007 KNSB Dutch Allround ChampionshipsThe 2007 KNSB Dutch Allround Championships in speed skating were held in the Thialf Stadium in Heerenveen, Netherlands on 23 and 24 December 2006. Although the event took place in December 2006 this was the 2007 edition as it is part of the 2006-07 speed skating season.Sven Kramer won the men's...
after lowering his personal best on the 10,000 m by nearly 20 seconds. Sven KramerSven KramerSven Kramer is a Dutch long track speed skater. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meter in Vancouver 2010, and four-time European and World Allround Champion. He is also three-time world champion and world record holder in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m, and the team pursuit...
won the championship. - 28 December: Five-time medallist at the Turin OlympicsSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals....
, Cindy KlassenCindy KlassenCindy Klassen, OM is a Canadian long track speed skater. Klassen is a six-time medalist at the Winter Olympics. She is tied with Clara Hughes for Canada's all-time most decorated Olympian with 6 medals each...
, begins the season by winning two gold medals and three silver medals at the Canadian Single Distance Championships.
The year 2007 in speed skating also includes events in the autumn of 2006, since they belong to the same long track speed skating
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
season.
Chronology
- 3 November: On the starting day of the Dutch Single Distance Championships2007 KNSB Dutch Single Distance ChampionshipsThe 2007 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships were the venue where the Dutch single distance champions in speed skating were crowned. Although the event took place from 3 November until 5 November 2006 this was the 2007 edition as it is part of the 2006-07 speed skating season...
, Gianni RommeGianni RommeGianni Petrus Cornelis Romme is a Dutch marathon and a former long track speed skater. He is also a coach since the 2006-07 speed skating season....
confirms that he quits as active speed skater to take over as coach of Anni FriesingerAnni FriesingerAnna Christine Friesinger-Postma is a German speed skater. Her father Georg Friesinger, of Germany, and mother Janina Korowicka, of Poland, were both skaters; Jana was on the Polish team at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Anni's brother Jan is a speed skater, too...
. - 17 December: After the Norwegian Championships at Geithus, Norwegian allround champion Mari HemmerMari HemmerMari Hemmer is a Norwegian long-track speedskater, with particular strength in the longer distances 3000-m and 5000-m. She is the Norwegian Allround Champion for 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, the Norwegian Sprint Champion for 2005, 2009, 2010, and has also won numerous gold, silver, and bronze medals...
is not selected for the European ChampionshipEuropean Speed Skating ChampionshipsThe European Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of Europe. The International Skating Union has organised the European Championships for Men since 1893 and the European Championships for Women since 1970. The...
, Opprør i skøyte-Norge, from NRK, retrieved 3 January 2007 as the Norwegian Speed Skating Federation decides they will not use their allotted quota of three skaters. After two days, the decision is changed, and Hemmer, along with Hedvig BjelkevikHedvig BjelkevikHedvig Bjelkevik is a Norwegian speed skater. She was born in Arendal and is the sister of Annette Bjelkevik. She competed in the 1,500 metres and team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.-References:...
(who later declined the place) were selected. Hemmer til EM likevel, retrieved 3 January 2007 - 25 December: Sprinter Erben WennemarsErben WennemarsEgbert Rolf Wennemars is a Dutch former speed skater. He specialized in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters.-Speed skating career:...
wins bronze at his first start at the Dutch Allround Championships2007 KNSB Dutch Allround ChampionshipsThe 2007 KNSB Dutch Allround Championships in speed skating were held in the Thialf Stadium in Heerenveen, Netherlands on 23 and 24 December 2006. Although the event took place in December 2006 this was the 2007 edition as it is part of the 2006-07 speed skating season.Sven Kramer won the men's...
after lowering his personal best on the 10,000 m by nearly 20 seconds. Sven KramerSven KramerSven Kramer is a Dutch long track speed skater. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meter in Vancouver 2010, and four-time European and World Allround Champion. He is also three-time world champion and world record holder in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m, and the team pursuit...
won the championship. - 28 December: Five-time medallist at the Turin OlympicsSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals....
, Cindy KlassenCindy KlassenCindy Klassen, OM is a Canadian long track speed skater. Klassen is a six-time medalist at the Winter Olympics. She is tied with Clara Hughes for Canada's all-time most decorated Olympian with 6 medals each...
, begins the season by winning two gold medals and three silver medals at the Canadian Single Distance Championships. Cindy Klassen tilbake, from NRK, retrieved 3 January 2007 - 30 December: Anni FriesingerAnni FriesingerAnna Christine Friesinger-Postma is a German speed skater. Her father Georg Friesinger, of Germany, and mother Janina Korowicka, of Poland, were both skaters; Jana was on the Polish team at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Anni's brother Jan is a speed skater, too...
wins four of four distances at the German Allround Championships, but declines a spot at the European Championship. The five-time European Champion will take part at the World Sprint Championship, which she is yet to win, instead. Friesinger kiest voor sprint, schaats.nl, retrieved 3 January 2007 - 9 - 11 March: Martina SáblíkováMartina SáblíkováMartina Sáblíková is a Czech speedskater, specializing in long distance races. She is an Olympic gold medal winner and a multiple World champion. She is the elder sister of fellow speedskater Milan Sáblík.-Career:As a junior, Sáblíková already achieved some notable results during international...
wins two gold medals at the 2007 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships2007 World Single Distance Speed Skating ChampionshipsThe 2007 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 8 March and 11 March 2007 in the Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City. Twelve events were held, and world records were broken in five events.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
in Salt Lake City on 3,000 m and 5,000 m tracks and sets a new 5,000 m world record for 6:45,61.
International championships
- European2007 European Speed Skating ChampionshipsThe 2007 European Speed Skating Championships were held on the outdoor artificial ice track Arena Ritten in Collalbo, Italy. The Championships were three-day allround events, with the skaters completing four distances before the final championship standings are determined based on the samalog...
: Ritten Artificial Ice Track, Collalbo, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, 13 January and 14 January - World Sprint2007 World Sprint Speed Skating ChampionshipsThe 2007 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships were held in Vikingskipet, Hamar on 20 January and 21 January 2007. They were the 36th World Championships, and it was the third time the Championships were held in Hamar...
: Vikingskipet, HamarHamaris a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hamar. The municipality of Hamar was separated from Vang as a town and municipality of its own in 1849...
, NorwayNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, 20 January and 21 January - World Allround2007 World Allround Speed Skating ChampionshipsThe 2007 World Allround Speed Skating Championships were held in the indoor arena Thialf in Heerenveen, Netherlands on 9 February, 10 February and 11 February 2007. The Championships were three-day allround events, with the skaters completing four distances before the final championship standings...
: ThialfThialfThialf is an ice arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands. The stadium is used for long track speed skating, short track speed skating, ice hockey, figure skating, and non-sports events. The outdoor rink was opened in 1967, and the indoor stadium was opened in 1986. Several world records were set in the...
, HeerenveenHeerenveenHeerenveen is a town in the Heerenveen municipality of the province of Friesland , in the north of the Netherlands.- History :The town was established in 1551 by three lords as a location for the purpose of digging peat which was used for fuel, hence the name...
, NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, 9 February–11 February - World Junior: Olympia Eisstadion, InnsbruckInnsbruck- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
, AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
: 23 February–25 February - World Single Distance2007 World Single Distance Speed Skating ChampionshipsThe 2007 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 8 March and 11 March 2007 in the Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City. Twelve events were held, and world records were broken in five events.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
: Utah Olympic OvalUtah Olympic OvalThe Utah Olympic Oval, an indoor speed skating oval built for the 2002 Winter Olympics, is located southwest of Salt Lake City, in Kearns, Utah. The Oval hosted the long track speed skating events for the 2002 games. Inside the facility the 400-meter skating track surrounds two international sized...
, Salt Lake City, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, 8 March–11 March
Other international competitions
- 2007 Speed Skating World Cup
Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands: 10 November–12 November Distance Men Women 500 m (1) 
Keiichiro NagashimaKeiichiro NagashimaKeiichiro Nagashima is a Japanese long track speed skater specialising in the sprint distances 500 and 1000 metres...
35.10
Lee Sang-HwaLee Sang-HwaLee Sang-Hwa is a South Korean long track speed skater who specialises in the sprint distances. She is an Olympic gold medalist and a World Championships medalist on the 500 metres, and on this distance she has also placed in the top three in World Cup events four times...
38.23500 m (2) Keiichiro NagashimaKeiichiro NagashimaKeiichiro Nagashima is a Japanese long track speed skater specialising in the sprint distances 500 and 1000 metres...
35.24
Wang BeixingWang BeixingWang Beixing is a Chinese long track speed skater, specializing in short distances . She is coached by Canadian former skater Kevin Crockett.Wang Beixing first competed in 2003...
38.261000 m (1) Lee Kyu-HyukLee Kyu-HyukLee Kyou-Hyuk is a South Korean long track speed skater who specializes in the 500 and 1,000 meters...
1:09.01
Anni FriesingerAnni FriesingerAnna Christine Friesinger-Postma is a German speed skater. Her father Georg Friesinger, of Germany, and mother Janina Korowicka, of Poland, were both skaters; Jana was on the Polish team at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Anni's brother Jan is a speed skater, too...
1:15.891000 m (2) 
Shani DavisShani DavisShani Davis is an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis became the first Black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual sport at the Olympic Winter Games . He also won the silver in the 1,500 m...
1:09.17 Anni FriesingerAnni FriesingerAnna Christine Friesinger-Postma is a German speed skater. Her father Georg Friesinger, of Germany, and mother Janina Korowicka, of Poland, were both skaters; Jana was on the Polish team at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Anni's brother Jan is a speed skater, too...
1:15.931500 m 
Erben WennemarsErben WennemarsEgbert Rolf Wennemars is a Dutch former speed skater. He specialized in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters.-Speed skating career:...
1:45.96 Anni FriesingerAnni FriesingerAnna Christine Friesinger-Postma is a German speed skater. Her father Georg Friesinger, of Germany, and mother Janina Korowicka, of Poland, were both skaters; Jana was on the Polish team at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Anni's brother Jan is a speed skater, too...
1:56.903000 m n/a Renate GroenewoldRenate GroenewoldRenate Groenewold is a Dutch long track speed skater and road bicycle racer.Groenewold has won several Dutch Championships....
4:05.455000 m Sven KramerSven KramerSven Kramer is a Dutch long track speed skater. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meter in Vancouver 2010, and four-time European and World Allround Champion. He is also three-time world champion and world record holder in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m, and the team pursuit...
6:16.64n/a Sportforum Hohenschönhausen Sportforum HohenschönhausenSportforum Hohenschönhausen is a multi-use sports complex in Berlin-Hohenschönhausen, Germany that includes facilities for speed skating, athletics, cycling, and other sports.-Ice sports arena:...
, BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
: 17 November–19 NovemberDistance Men Women 500 m (1) Lee Kyu-HyukLee Kyu-HyukLee Kyou-Hyuk is a South Korean long track speed skater who specializes in the 500 and 1,000 meters...
35.08 Jenny WolfJenny WolfJenny Wolf is a German ice speed skater who is the current world record holder, at 37.00 seconds, for the women's 500 m and, 74.42 seconds for women's 500 m x 2 in long track speed skating...
37.77500 m (2) 
Pekka KoskelaPekka KoskelaPekka Koskela is a Finnish speedskater, specialising on the sprint distances 500-m and 1000-m. He is the former world record holder on the 1000-m with the time 1.07.00. In December 2001 he set a junior world record on the 500-m with the time 35.89...
35.02 Jenny WolfJenny WolfJenny Wolf is a German ice speed skater who is the current world record holder, at 37.00 seconds, for the women's 500 m and, 74.42 seconds for women's 500 m x 2 in long track speed skating...
38.121000 m Erben WennemarsErben WennemarsEgbert Rolf Wennemars is a Dutch former speed skater. He specialized in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters.-Speed skating career:...
1:08.88 Anni FriesingerAnni FriesingerAnna Christine Friesinger-Postma is a German speed skater. Her father Georg Friesinger, of Germany, and mother Janina Korowicka, of Poland, were both skaters; Jana was on the Polish team at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Anni's brother Jan is a speed skater, too...
1:15.531500 m 
Enrico FabrisEnrico FabrisEnrico Fabris is a former Italian long track speed skater who has won three World Cup races and became the first European Allround Champion from Italy when he won the 2006 European Championships one month before the Winter Olympics in Turin. In 2007 he won also the silver medal an in 2008 the...
1:45.54 Anni FriesingerAnni FriesingerAnna Christine Friesinger-Postma is a German speed skater. Her father Georg Friesinger, of Germany, and mother Janina Korowicka, of Poland, were both skaters; Jana was on the Polish team at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Anni's brother Jan is a speed skater, too...
1:55.543000 m n/a Renate GroenewoldRenate GroenewoldRenate Groenewold is a Dutch long track speed skater and road bicycle racer.Groenewold has won several Dutch Championships....
4:02.445000 m Sven KramerSven KramerSven Kramer is a Dutch long track speed skater. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meter in Vancouver 2010, and four-time European and World Allround Champion. He is also three-time world champion and world record holder in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m, and the team pursuit...
6:09.76n/a Team pursuit Netherlands 3:40.79 Netherlands 3:02.90Krylatskoe Ice Hall, Moscow MoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
: 25 November–26 NovemberDistance Men Women 1500 m Erben WennemarsErben WennemarsEgbert Rolf Wennemars is a Dutch former speed skater. He specialized in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters.-Speed skating career:...
1:46.85 Anni FriesingerAnni FriesingerAnna Christine Friesinger-Postma is a German speed skater. Her father Georg Friesinger, of Germany, and mother Janina Korowicka, of Poland, were both skaters; Jana was on the Polish team at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Anni's brother Jan is a speed skater, too...
1:56.405000 m n/a Claudia PechsteinClaudia PechsteinClaudia Pechstein is a German speed skater. With a total of five Olympic gold medals, two silver, and two bronze medals, she is the most successful German Winter Olympian of all time...
7:04.9010,000 m Enrico FabrisEnrico FabrisEnrico Fabris is a former Italian long track speed skater who has won three World Cup races and became the first European Allround Champion from Italy when he won the 2006 European Championships one month before the Winter Olympics in Turin. In 2007 he won also the silver medal an in 2008 the...
13:14.94n/a Heilongjiang Indoor Rink, Harbin HarbinHarbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
, ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
: 2 December–3 DecemberDistance Men Women 100 m Yuya OikawaYūya Oikawais a Japanese speed skater. He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :...
9.58 Xing AihuaXing AihuaXing Aihua is Chinese long-track speed-skater. She is set to represent China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the Women's 500m and 1000m.-References:...
10.31500 m (1) Pekka KoskelaPekka KoskelaPekka Koskela is a Finnish speedskater, specialising on the sprint distances 500-m and 1000-m. He is the former world record holder on the 1000-m with the time 1.07.00. In December 2001 he set a junior world record on the 500-m with the time 35.89...
34.98 Lee Sang-HwaLee Sang-HwaLee Sang-Hwa is a South Korean long track speed skater who specialises in the sprint distances. She is an Olympic gold medalist and a World Championships medalist on the 500 metres, and on this distance she has also placed in the top three in World Cup events four times...
38.23500 m (2) Keiichiro NagashimaKeiichiro NagashimaKeiichiro Nagashima is a Japanese long track speed skater specialising in the sprint distances 500 and 1000 metres...
35.06 Lee Kyu-HyukLee Kyu-HyukLee Kyou-Hyuk is a South Korean long track speed skater who specializes in the 500 and 1,000 meters...
35.06 Jenny WolfJenny WolfJenny Wolf is a German ice speed skater who is the current world record holder, at 37.00 seconds, for the women's 500 m and, 74.42 seconds for women's 500 m x 2 in long track speed skating...
38.411000 m (1) Lee Kyu-HyukLee Kyu-HyukLee Kyou-Hyuk is a South Korean long track speed skater who specializes in the 500 and 1,000 meters...
1:09.39 Chiara SimionatoChiara SimionatoChiara Simionato is an Italian long-track speed skater who competed in 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics. She is set compete for Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the women's 500m, 1000m, and 1500m....
1:16.991000 m (2) Lee Kyu-HyukLee Kyu-HyukLee Kyou-Hyuk is a South Korean long track speed skater who specializes in the 500 and 1,000 meters...
1:09.17 Chiara SimionatoChiara SimionatoChiara Simionato is an Italian long-track speed skater who competed in 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics. She is set compete for Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the women's 500m, 1000m, and 1500m....
1:17.14M-Wave M-Waveis an indoor sporting arena located in Nagano, Japan.Opened in 1996, the arena has a capacity of 10,000. It hosted the speed skating events of the 1998 Winter Olympics. The M-Wave is equipped with movable stands and an automatically winding artificial lawn machine...
, Nagano, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
: 9 December–10 DecemberDistance Men Women 100 m Yuya OikawaYūya Oikawais a Japanese speed skater. He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :...
9.62 Judith HesseJudith HesseJudith Hesse is a speed-skater She competed for Germany at the 2006 Winter Olympics and is set to compete for Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :...
10.51500 m (1) Keiichiro NagashimaKeiichiro NagashimaKeiichiro Nagashima is a Japanese long track speed skater specialising in the sprint distances 500 and 1000 metres...
34.91 Lee Sang-HwaLee Sang-HwaLee Sang-Hwa is a South Korean long track speed skater who specialises in the sprint distances. She is an Olympic gold medalist and a World Championships medalist on the 500 metres, and on this distance she has also placed in the top three in World Cup events four times...
38.52500 m (2) Lee Kang-SeokLee Kang-SeokLee Kang-Seok is a speed skater from South Korea. He is the 2007 and 2009 World Champion for 500m. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the 500 m...
35.09 Lee Sang-HwaLee Sang-HwaLee Sang-Hwa is a South Korean long track speed skater who specialises in the sprint distances. She is an Olympic gold medalist and a World Championships medalist on the 500 metres, and on this distance she has also placed in the top three in World Cup events four times...
38.301000 m (1) Pekka KoskelaPekka KoskelaPekka Koskela is a Finnish speedskater, specialising on the sprint distances 500-m and 1000-m. He is the former world record holder on the 1000-m with the time 1.07.00. In December 2001 he set a junior world record on the 500-m with the time 35.89...
1:09.41
Shannon RempelShannon RempelShannon Rempel is a Canadian speed skater. Most notably, Rempel is known for her win as the 2003 World Junior Speed Skating Championships and participation in the 2006 Winter Olympics which won her team a silver in the team pursuit.Rempel was a silver medalist in the 1000m at the 2004 World Cup in...
1:16.881000 m (2) Jan BosJan BosJan Bos is a Dutch speedskater and sprint cyclist.In 1998 he became world champion sprint and he won the silver medal that year on the 1000 meter sprint during the Winter Olympics in Nagano....
1:09.40 Chiara SimionatoChiara SimionatoChiara Simionato is an Italian long-track speed skater who competed in 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics. She is set compete for Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the women's 500m, 1000m, and 1500m....
1:17.14Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands: 27 January–28 January Distance Men Women Oval Lingotto Oval LingottoTorino Oval Lingotto is an indoor arena in Turin, Italy. It was built for use at the 2006 Winter Olympics, during which it hosted speed skating events...
, TurinTurinTurin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
: 3 February–4 FebruaryDistance Men Women Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Halle, Erfurt ErfurtErfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
: 17 February–18 FebruaryDistance Men Women World Cup Final: Olympic Oval Olympic OvalThe Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a covered speed skating oval built for the 1988 Winter Olympics. It is the official designated training center for Speed Skate Canada and the Canadian National Speed Skating team. It is located on the University of Calgary campus...
, CalgaryCalgaryCalgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
: 2 March–4 MarchDistance Men Women
- 2007 Winter Asian Games2007 Winter Asian GamesThe 6th Asian Winter Games were held in Changchun, People's Republic of China from January 28 to February 4, 2007. The Winter Games are a smaller version of the Winter Olympics, a celebration of Winter sports in Asia. This is the second time that China hosted the Winter Asiad; the first was in...
, ChangchunChangchunChangchun is the capital and largest city of Jilin province, located in the northeast of the People's Republic of China, in the center of the Songliao Plain. It is administered as a sub-provincial city with a population of 7,677,089 at the 2010 census under its jurisdiction, including counties and...
, ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
: 28 January–4 February - 2007 Winter Universiade2007 Winter UniversiadeThe 2007 Winter Universiade, the XXIII Winter Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy from January 17 to January 27, 2007.-Opening ceremony:The Opening Ceremony of the XXIII Winter Universiade Torino 2007 was held with a cast of acrobats, circus performers and dancers.The evening began with the...
, Oval Lingotto, Turin, Italy: 17 January–27 January - American/Oceanian Regional Qualifier for World Allround Championships, Pettit National Ice CenterPettit National Ice CenterThe Pettit National Ice Center is an indoor ice skating facility in West Allis, Wisconsin featuring two international-size ice rinks and a 400-meter speed skating oval. Located adjacent to Wisconsin State Fair Park, the center opened on December 31, 1992, and was named for Milwaukee philanthropists...
, Milwaukee: 13 January and 14 February
National championships
Championships need to have at least three participants to be mentioned here. Top three are mentioned for allround and sprint championships if the nation has at least three spots in the relevant international championship, otherwise only the winner is mentioned. If the championship had fewer than three participants, it is not mentioned.| Country | Men's Allround | Men's Sprint | Men's Single Distance | Women's Allround | Women's Sprint | Women's Single Distance |
 Austria |
Christian Pichler Christian Pichler Christian Pichler is an Austrian long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:European Allround Championships*... |
Christian FalgerÖsterreichische Single Distance Championships 2007, Deutsche Eisschnellauf-Gemeinschaft, retrieved 11 March 2007 |
Christian Falger: 2 × 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m Stephan Bittner: 5000 m |
Martina Windhager |
Anna Rokita Anna Rokita Anna Rokita is an Austrian long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:Olympic Winter Games... |
Anna Rokita Anna Rokita Anna Rokita is an Austrian long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:Olympic Winter Games... : 2 × 500 m, 1000 m, 3000 m, 5000 m |
| Canada |
Denny Morrison Denny Morrison Denny Morrison is a Canadian speedskater from Fort St. John, British Columbia. His best distance, so far in his career, is the 1500-m, where he held the world record time of 1:42.01 from 14 March 2008 to 6 March 2009... : 2 × 500 m Arne Dankers Arne Dankers Arne Dankers is a Canadian speed skater.Dankers was a member of the Canadian team that set the team pursuit world record of 3:39.69 in Calgary, Canada on November 12, 2005. The Canadian team, of which Dankers was a part, was not able to duplicate this performance at the 2006 Turin Olympics... : 5000 m, 10,000 m |
Shannon Rempel Shannon Rempel Shannon Rempel is a Canadian speed skater. Most notably, Rempel is known for her win as the 2003 World Junior Speed Skating Championships and participation in the 2006 Winter Olympics which won her team a silver in the team pursuit.Rempel was a silver medalist in the 1000m at the 2004 World Cup in... : 2 × 500 m Cindy Klassen Cindy Klassen Cindy Klassen, OM is a Canadian long track speed skater. Klassen is a six-time medalist at the Winter Olympics. She is tied with Clara Hughes for Canada's all-time most decorated Olympian with 6 medals each... : 1000 m, 1500 m Clara Hughes Clara Hughes Clara Hughes, OC, OM is a Canadian cyclist and speed skater, and has won multiple Olympic medals in both sports. Hughes won two bronze in the Summer Olympics in 1996 and four medals over the course of three Winter Olympics... : 3000 m, 5000 m |
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| China |
Jin Xin Chinesische Allround Championships 2007, DESG, retrieved 11 March 2007 | Zhang Zhongqi Zhang Zhongqi Zhang Zhongqi is a long-track speed-skater set to represent China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the Men's 500m.-References:... Chinesische Sprint Championships 2007, DESG, retrieved 11 March 2007 |
An Weijiang An Weijiang An Weijiang is a speed skater. He has participated in the 2006 Olympics for China.-Achievements:*World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men :** 2006, 2008... : 100 m, 2 ×500 m Chang Rui: 1000 m Yue Cheng: 1500 m Song Xingyu: 5000 m, 10 000 m |
Ji Jia Chinesische Allround Championships 2007, DESG, retrieved 11 March 2007 | Shuang Zhang Wang Dan Yu Jing Yu Jing Yu Jing is a long-track speed-skater set to compete for China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Women's 1000m.- References :... Chinesische Sprint Championships 2007, DESG, retrieved 11 March 2007 |
Xing Aihua Xing Aihua Xing Aihua is Chinese long-track speed-skater. She is set to represent China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the Women's 500m and 1000m.-References:... : 100 m, 2 ×500 m Wang Fei Wang Fei (speed skater) Wang Fei is a Chinese female speed skater.She competed for China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 1500m and 3000m events.-References:... : 1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m Fu Chunyan Fu Chunyan Fu Chunyan is a Chinese female speed skater.She competed for China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 3000m event.-References:... : 5000 m |
| Finland |
Jarmo Valtonen Jarmo Valtonen Jarmo Valtonen is a Finnish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:European Allround Championships... |
Mika Poutala Mika Poutala Mika Poutala is a Finnish speed skater who held a Finnish record in the sport. He finished 22nd at Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres. He has a business education and is set to represent Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :... Tuomas Nieminen Tuomas Nieminen Tuomas Nieminen is a Finnish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-External links:**... Niko Räsänen Finnische Sprint Championships 2007, DESG, retrieved 11 March 2007 |
Pekka Koskela Pekka Koskela Pekka Koskela is a Finnish speedskater, specialising on the sprint distances 500-m and 1000-m. He is the former world record holder on the 1000-m with the time 1.07.00. In December 2001 he set a junior world record on the 500-m with the time 35.89... : 2 × 500 m |
Pia Humisto | Susanna Potka Finnische Sprint Championships 2007, DESG, retrieved 11 March 2007 | Susanna Potka: 2 × 500 m |
| Germany |
Tobias Schneider Tobias Schneider Tobias Schneider is a German speedskater.He is employed by the German Army as a Sportsoldat . His best distances are the longer ones, the 5,000 m and 10,000 m, but he is also among the best current German allround skaters. On 25 November 2006 at the World Cup in Moscow he set a new German record... |
Samuel Schwarz | Denny Ihle: 100 m Anton Hahn Anton Hahn Anton Hahn is a German speed skater who is specialized in short distances. In the 2005-06 season he was second at the German national sprint championships, while he came in 34th at the World Championships. A year later he became German champion at the 500 metres.-External links:**... : 2 × 500 m Samuel Schwarz: 1000 m, 1500 m Tobias Schneider Tobias Schneider Tobias Schneider is a German speedskater.He is employed by the German Army as a Sportsoldat . His best distances are the longer ones, the 5,000 m and 10,000 m, but he is also among the best current German allround skaters. On 25 November 2006 at the World Cup in Moscow he set a new German record... : 5000 m Marco Weber Marco Weber Marco Weber is a German long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:World Single Distance Championships... : 10,000 mDM Einzelstrecken 2007, DESG, retrieved 11 March 2007 |
Anni Friesinger Anni Friesinger Anna Christine Friesinger-Postma is a German speed skater. Her father Georg Friesinger, of Germany, and mother Janina Korowicka, of Poland, were both skaters; Jana was on the Polish team at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Anni's brother Jan is a speed skater, too... Claudia Pechstein Claudia Pechstein Claudia Pechstein is a German speed skater. With a total of five Olympic gold medals, two silver, and two bronze medals, she is the most successful German Winter Olympian of all time... Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Daniela Anschütz-Thoms is a German speed skater. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, she won a gold medal in the women's team pursuit with teammates Anni Friesinger and Claudia Pechstein.-External links:*... |
Jenny Wolf Jenny Wolf Jenny Wolf is a German ice speed skater who is the current world record holder, at 37.00 seconds, for the women's 500 m and, 74.42 seconds for women's 500 m x 2 in long track speed skating... Pamela Zoellner Monique Angermüller Monique Angermüller Monique Angermüller is a German speed-skater who represented Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She participated in the 500m, 1000m, and 1500m distances. Her specialty is considered to be the 1000m.- References :... |
Jenny Wolf Jenny Wolf Jenny Wolf is a German ice speed skater who is the current world record holder, at 37.00 seconds, for the women's 500 m and, 74.42 seconds for women's 500 m x 2 in long track speed skating... : 100 m Anni Friesinger Anni Friesinger Anna Christine Friesinger-Postma is a German speed skater. Her father Georg Friesinger, of Germany, and mother Janina Korowicka, of Poland, were both skaters; Jana was on the Polish team at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Anni's brother Jan is a speed skater, too... : 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m Stephanie Beckert Stephanie Beckert Stephanie Beckert is a long-track speed skater from Germany. Her specialty is the 5000 meter. She had a fourth place standing at the 2008–09 Speed Skating World Cup/3000&5000 m Women... : 3000 m, 5000 mDM Einzelstrecken 2007, DESG, retrieved 11 March 2007 |
| Italy |
Enrico Fabris Enrico Fabris Enrico Fabris is a former Italian long track speed skater who has won three World Cup races and became the first European Allround Champion from Italy when he won the 2006 European Championships one month before the Winter Olympics in Turin. In 2007 he won also the silver medal an in 2008 the... Matteo Anesi Matteo Anesi Matteo Anesi is an Italian speed skater who won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He placed 29th in the 1500 m event.-References:... Luca Stefani Luca Stefani Luca Stefani is an Italian long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:European Allround ChampionshipsWorld Junior Allround Championships**... Italienische Allround Championships 2007, DESG, retrieved 11 March 2007 |
Ermanno IoriattiItalienische Sprint Championships 2007, DESG, retrieved 11 March 2007 | Chiara Simionato Chiara Simionato Chiara Simionato is an Italian long-track speed skater who competed in 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics. She is set compete for Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the women's 500m, 1000m, and 1500m.... Italienische Allround Championships 2007, DESG, retrieved 11 March 2007 |
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| Japan |
Hiroki Hirako Hiroki Hirako is a Japanese speed skater. He has competed for Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He has also previously competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics.- References :... Japanische Allround Championships 2007, DESG, retrieved 11 March 2007 |
Keiichiro Nagashima Keiichiro Nagashima Keiichiro Nagashima is a Japanese long track speed skater specialising in the sprint distances 500 and 1000 metres... Hiroyasu Shimizu Hiroyasu Shimizu Hiroyasu Shimizu is a Japanese speed skater. He has an Olympic Gold medal from 1998 in the 500m and his win made him a hero in his home country. He currently holds the world record for the 100m speed skating event in 9.43 seconds... Takaharu Nakajima |
Keiichiro Nagashima Keiichiro Nagashima Keiichiro Nagashima is a Japanese long track speed skater specialising in the sprint distances 500 and 1000 metres... : 2 × 500 m, 1000 m Teruhiro Sugimori: 1500 m Naoki Yasuda: 3000 m Hiroki Hirako Hiroki Hirako is a Japanese speed skater. He has competed for Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He has also previously competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics.- References :... : 5000 m |
Maki Tabata Maki Tabata Maki Tabata is a speed skater.Maki Tabata won bronze at the World Allround Championships in 2000 and one month later, she won another bronze, this time on the 3,000 m at the World Single Distance Championships. The next year , she won silver on the 1,500 m and bronze on the 5,000 m... Masako Hozumi Masako Hozumi Masako Hozumi is a Japanese speed skater from Hokkaido. In 2009 she finished fourth overall at the 2009 All-around. She competed for Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics.Her first name is named after Masako Natsume, a Japanese famous actress.... Eriko IshinoJapanische Allround Championships 2007, DESG, retrieved 11 March 2007 |
Tomomi Okazaki Tomomi Okazaki Tomomi Okazaki is a Japanese speed skater who has competed in five Olympic Games. She won a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Okazaki was the oldest member of the Japanese team at the 2010 Winter Olympics... Shihomi Shinya Maki Tabata Maki Tabata Maki Tabata is a speed skater.Maki Tabata won bronze at the World Allround Championships in 2000 and one month later, she won another bronze, this time on the 3,000 m at the World Single Distance Championships. The next year , she won silver on the 1,500 m and bronze on the 5,000 m... |
Sayuri Osuga Sayuri Osuga Sayuri Osuga |Shibetsu, Hokkaido]], Japan) is a Japanese speed skater and cyclist. She is one of the few athletes who started both in the Winter Games 2002 and 2006 and in the 2004 Summer Games . Until 2006, she was a member of the professional Sankyoseiki speedskating team... : 2 × 500 m Nao Kodaira Nao Kodaira Nao Kodaira is a long-track speed skater from Japan. She will compete for Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 500m and 1000m.- Results :... : 1000 m Maki Tabata Maki Tabata Maki Tabata is a speed skater.Maki Tabata won bronze at the World Allround Championships in 2000 and one month later, she won another bronze, this time on the 3,000 m at the World Single Distance Championships. The next year , she won silver on the 1,500 m and bronze on the 5,000 m... : 1500 m Hiromi Otsu: 3000 m |
| South Korea |
Choi Kwun-Won | Lee Kyu-Hyuk Lee Kyu-Hyuk Lee Kyou-Hyuk is a South Korean long track speed skater who specializes in the 500 and 1,000 meters... Mun Joon Choi Jae-Bong Choi Jae-Bong Choi Jae-bong is a South Korean speed skater. He represented his country at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. At that time he was the holder of the junior World record at 1500m, set in early December 1997 in Thialf, Heerenveen where he clocked 1:52.25 to break the record... |
Lee Kang-Seok Lee Kang-Seok Lee Kang-Seok is a speed skater from South Korea. He is the 2007 and 2009 World Champion for 500m. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the 500 m... : 2 × 500 m Lee Kyu-Hyuk Lee Kyu-Hyuk Lee Kyou-Hyuk is a South Korean long track speed skater who specializes in the 500 and 1,000 meters... : 1000 m Choi Kwun-Won: 5000 m Lee Jong-Wu: 1500 m shared Mun Joon: 1500 m shared Kim Myung-Seok: 10 000 m |
Noh Seon-Yeong Noh Seon-yeong Noh Seon-yeong is a South Korean speed skater. She represented her country at the 2006 edition and 2010 edition of Winter Olympics. She won the gold medal at the 2007 World Junior Speed Skating Championships. She is the sister of short track speed skater Noh Jin-Kyu- Personal Records :-References:... |
Kim Yu-Rim Kim Yu-Rim Kim Yu-Rim is a South Korean speed skater. She competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, women's speed skating 500m and 100m. She finished in 20th position at the 500m, 28th at the 1000m.-External links:**... Choi Seung-Yong Choi Seung-Yong Choi Seung-Yong is a South Korean female speed skater. She competed at the 1998, 2002 and 2006 edition of Winter Olympics. She qualified for the Olympic in 1998, in which she placed both 24th in 500 m and 1000 m. She again qualified for the Olympics in 2002, and placed 18th in the 500 m and 32nd... Lee Bo-Ra Lee Bo-Ra Lee Bo-Ra is a South Korean female speed skater. She competed at the 2006 and 2010 of Winter Olympics. She qualified for the Olympic in 2006, in which she placed 25th in 500 m and 34th in 1000 m... |
Lee Sang-Hwa Lee Sang-Hwa Lee Sang-Hwa is a South Korean long track speed skater who specialises in the sprint distances. She is an Olympic gold medalist and a World Championships medalist on the 500 metres, and on this distance she has also placed in the top three in World Cup events four times... : 2 × 500 m Kim Yu-Rim Kim Yu-Rim Kim Yu-Rim is a South Korean speed skater. She competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, women's speed skating 500m and 100m. She finished in 20th position at the 500m, 28th at the 1000m.-External links:**... : 1000 m Lee Ju-Yun: 1500 m, 3000 m Lee So-Yeon: 5000 m |
| Netherlands |
Article 2007 KNSB Dutch Allround Championships The 2007 KNSB Dutch Allround Championships in speed skating were held in the Thialf Stadium in Heerenveen, Netherlands on 23 and 24 December 2006. Although the event took place in December 2006 this was the 2007 edition as it is part of the 2006-07 speed skating season.Sven Kramer won the men's... Sven Kramer Sven Kramer Sven Kramer is a Dutch long track speed skater. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meter in Vancouver 2010, and four-time European and World Allround Champion. He is also three-time world champion and world record holder in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m, and the team pursuit... Carl Verheijen Carl Verheijen Carl Eduard Verheijen was a Dutch speedskater specializing in the longer distances 5,000-m and the 10,000-m. Verheijen is the son of skater Eddy Verheijen and has a relation with retired skater Andrea Nuyt in Leusden. They have a daughter... Erben Wennemars Erben Wennemars Egbert Rolf Wennemars is a Dutch former speed skater. He specialized in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters.-Speed skating career:... |
Erben Wennemars Erben Wennemars Egbert Rolf Wennemars is a Dutch former speed skater. He specialized in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters.-Speed skating career:... Jan Bos Jan Bos Jan Bos is a Dutch speedskater and sprint cyclist.In 1998 he became world champion sprint and he won the silver medal that year on the 1000 meter sprint during the Winter Olympics in Nagano.... Beorn Nijenhuis Beorn Nijenhuis Beorn Enriqué Nijenhuis is a Dutch speed skater, who represented the Netherlands at the 2006 Winter Olympics.... |
Article 2007 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships The 2007 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships were the venue where the Dutch single distance champions in speed skating were crowned. Although the event took place from 3 November until 5 November 2006 this was the 2007 edition as it is part of the 2006-07 speed skating season... Jan Bos Jan Bos Jan Bos is a Dutch speedskater and sprint cyclist.In 1998 he became world champion sprint and he won the silver medal that year on the 1000 meter sprint during the Winter Olympics in Nagano.... : 2 × 500 m, 1000 m Sven Kramer Sven Kramer Sven Kramer is a Dutch long track speed skater. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meter in Vancouver 2010, and four-time European and World Allround Champion. He is also three-time world champion and world record holder in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m, and the team pursuit... : 1500 m, 5000 m, 10 000 m |
Article 2007 KNSB Dutch Allround Championships The 2007 KNSB Dutch Allround Championships in speed skating were held in the Thialf Stadium in Heerenveen, Netherlands on 23 and 24 December 2006. Although the event took place in December 2006 this was the 2007 edition as it is part of the 2006-07 speed skating season.Sven Kramer won the men's... Ireen Wüst Ireen Wüst Ireen Wüst is a Dutch long track allround speed skater. At the age of 19, on February 12, 2006, Wüst won the gold medal in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games 3000-meter event... Renate Groenewold Renate Groenewold Renate Groenewold is a Dutch long track speed skater and road bicycle racer.Groenewold has won several Dutch Championships.... Marja Vis |
Marianne Timmer Marianne Timmer Maria Aaltje Timmer is a Dutch speed skater specializing in the middle distances . At the 1998 Winter Olympics Timmer won a gold medal in both these events.- Personal life :... Annette Gerritsen Annette Gerritsen Annette Gerritsen is a Dutch speed skater. She specialises in the 500 m and 1000 m distances, and won a silver medal in the 1000 metres at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She is the current Dutch Junior record holder in the 500 m and her personal best used to be the World Junior record... Margot Boer Margot Boer Margot Boer is a Dutch speed skater. She is specialised in riding the 500 m, 1000 m and 1500 m.After spending a few years at local teams in the Zuid-Holland area Margot Boer was seen as one of the Netherlands main future talents and was offered a contract at the KNSB Youth Development Team for the... |
Article 2007 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships The 2007 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships were the venue where the Dutch single distance champions in speed skating were crowned. Although the event took place from 3 November until 5 November 2006 this was the 2007 edition as it is part of the 2006-07 speed skating season... Margot Boer Margot Boer Margot Boer is a Dutch speed skater. She is specialised in riding the 500 m, 1000 m and 1500 m.After spending a few years at local teams in the Zuid-Holland area Margot Boer was seen as one of the Netherlands main future talents and was offered a contract at the KNSB Youth Development Team for the... : 2 × 500 m Ireen Wüst Ireen Wüst Ireen Wüst is a Dutch long track allround speed skater. At the age of 19, on February 12, 2006, Wüst won the gold medal in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games 3000-meter event... : 1000 m, 1500 m Renate Groenewold Renate Groenewold Renate Groenewold is a Dutch long track speed skater and road bicycle racer.Groenewold has won several Dutch Championships.... : 3000 m Gretha Smit Gretha Smit Gretha Smit is a Dutch speed skater.Smit won a surprising silver medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics in the 5000 meter event. She skated a world record broken in a later pair by Claudia Pechstein... : 5000 m |
 Norway |
Eskil Ervik Eskil Ervik Eskil Ervik is a Norwegian speedskater. Ervik's best distance is traditionally the 5000-m, where he for several years was among the very best of the world, but his top priority for the most part of his career was to perform optimally in the allround championships... Henrik Christiansen Sverre Haugli |
Dag Erik Kleven Eirik Lunde Pedersen Frode Bartholdsen |
Even Wetten Even Wetten Even Gabrielsen Wetten is a Norwegian speed skater. He became World Champion on 1,000 metres in 2005 in Inzell.-References:**... : 2 × 500 m, 1000 m Eskil Ervik Eskil Ervik Eskil Ervik is a Norwegian speedskater. Ervik's best distance is traditionally the 5000-m, where he for several years was among the very best of the world, but his top priority for the most part of his career was to perform optimally in the allround championships... : 1500 m, 5000 m Resultater NM skøyter søndag, Bergens Tidende, retrieved 11 March 2007 Øystein Grødum Øystein Grødum Øystein Grødum is a Norwegian speedskater, who is a member of Arendal SK. Grødum competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics for Norway, with fourth place on 10,000 metres as his best place, and won the World Cup on long distances in 2004–05... : 10 000 m (awarded at allround championship) |
Mari Hemmer Mari Hemmer Mari Hemmer is a Norwegian long-track speedskater, with particular strength in the longer distances 3000-m and 5000-m. She is the Norwegian Allround Champion for 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, the Norwegian Sprint Champion for 2005, 2009, 2010, and has also won numerous gold, silver, and bronze medals... Hedvig Bjelkevik Hedvig Bjelkevik Hedvig Bjelkevik is a Norwegian speed skater. She was born in Arendal and is the sister of Annette Bjelkevik. She competed in the 1,500 metres and team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.-References:... Annette Bjelkevik Annette Bjelkevik Annette Bjelkevik is a Norwegian speed skater. She was born in Arendal and is the sister of Hedvig Bjelkevik. She competed in the 1,500 m, 3,000 m and team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.-References:... |
Hedvig Bjelkevik Hedvig Bjelkevik Hedvig Bjelkevik is a Norwegian speed skater. She was born in Arendal and is the sister of Annette Bjelkevik. She competed in the 1,500 metres and team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.-References:... |
Hedvig Bjelkevik Hedvig Bjelkevik Hedvig Bjelkevik is a Norwegian speed skater. She was born in Arendal and is the sister of Annette Bjelkevik. She competed in the 1,500 metres and team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.-References:... : 2 × 500 m, 1000 m Maren Haugli Maren Haugli Maren Haugli is a Norwegian long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.She represents the sports club Jevnaker IF and is the granddaughter of Sverre Ingolf Haugli and sister of Sverre Haugli.-Personal records:... : 1500 m, 3000 m |
 Poland |
Konrad Niedźwiedzki Konrad Niedzwiedzki Konrad Niedźwiedzki is a Polish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:Olympic Winter Games... Sławomir Chmura Witold Mazur |
Maciej Ustynowicz Maciej Ustynowicz Maciej Ustynowicz is a Polish speedskater. He competed for Poland at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.-References:... |
Maciej Ustynowicz Maciej Ustynowicz Maciej Ustynowicz is a Polish speedskater. He competed for Poland at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.-References:... 2 × 500 m Konrad Niedźwiedzki Konrad Niedzwiedzki Konrad Niedźwiedzki is a Polish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:Olympic Winter Games... 1000 m, 1500 m Witold Mazur 5000 m Sławomir Chmura: 10 000 m |
Katarzyna Wójcicka | Karolina Ksyt | Katarzyna Wójcicka: 2 × 500 m, 1500 m, 3000 m Luiza Złotkowska Luiza Złotkowska Luiza Złotkowska is a Polish speed skater. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she won a bronze medal in the women's team pursuit with compatriots Katarzyna Woźniak and Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś... : 1000 m, 5000 m |
Sweden
- Swedish Championships: Östermalms IP, StockholmStockholmStockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, 15 December–17 December- Allround, 15 December and 16 December
Medal Men Women Johan Röjler Johan RöjlerJohan Röjler is an ice speed skater from Sweden, who represented his native country in two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 2002 in Salt Lake City. His main achievements were held as a junior, when he won the Men's Allround Junior World Title in 2000 and took several medals, including 6...
163.853 (38.9–7:05.78 / 1:56.98–14:27.8)Marita Johansson Marita JohanssonMarita Johansson is a Swedish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:European Allround Championships...
185.309 (43.8–4:46.54 / 2:12.85–8:14.7) - Sprint, 16 December and 17 December
Medal Men Women Joel Eriksson Joel ErikssonJoel Eriksson is a Swedish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:World Sprint ChampionshipsEuropean Allround Championships...
151.270 (37.96–1:15.72 / 37.85–1:15.20)Paulina Wallin 171.140 (41.3–1:28.25 / 41.87–1:27.63) - Team pursuit, 17 December
Medal Men Women Sandvikens SK (Mattias Falk, Sebastian Falk, Rasmus Falk) 4:28.8 Hagaström 1 (Anna Hånell, Emma Wallgren, Madeleine Wengberg) 4:05.7
- Allround, 15 December and 16 December
Switzerland
- Allround: Olympia Eisstadion, Innsbruck, Austria, 16 December and 17 December
Medal Men Women Martin Hänggi 172.172 (40.12–7:21.58 / 2:02.82–15:39.09) Sandra Kehrli 196.365 (48.28–5:02.26 / 2:24.19–8:16.45)
United States
- Single Distance (Fall World Cup Qualifier): Pettit National Ice CenterPettit National Ice CenterThe Pettit National Ice Center is an indoor ice skating facility in West Allis, Wisconsin featuring two international-size ice rinks and a 400-meter speed skating oval. Located adjacent to Wisconsin State Fair Park, the center opened on December 31, 1992, and was named for Milwaukee philanthropists...
, Milwaukee, WisconsinMilwaukee, WisconsinMilwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
, 19 October–22 OctoberDistance Men Women 2 × 500 m Tucker Fredricks Tucker FredricksTucker Fredricks is an American speed skater who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics.Tucker is a 2002 graduate of Joseph A. Craig High School in Janesville. He began skating in 1994 when a friend of his father's took him skating in lieu of playing hockey...
71.640Elli Ochowicz Elli OchowiczElli Ochowicz is an Olympic speed skater who has competed in the three Winter Olympics.Ochowicz was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, to Jim Ochowicz and Sheila Young. After beginning her training in the Milwaukee area, she moved to Salt Lake City to continue training...
80.6801000 m Kip Carpenter Kip CarpenterKip Carpenter is an American speedskater who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics, as well as the 2006 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the 500 meter race at the 2002 games, while also skating the fastest lap in Olympic history in the 500 meter race with a time of 24.87 for a 400 meter...
1:11.23Elli Ochowicz Elli OchowiczElli Ochowicz is an Olympic speed skater who has competed in the three Winter Olympics.Ochowicz was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, to Jim Ochowicz and Sheila Young. After beginning her training in the Milwaukee area, she moved to Salt Lake City to continue training...
1:21.141500 m Mike Blumel 1:51.99 Catherine Raney Catherine RaneyCatherine Raney-Norman is an Olympic speed skater from Elm Grove, Wisconsin who competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics and 2006 Winter Olympics. She has won the U.S. Allround Championship three times in 1999, 2002 and 2003. Raney also made the US team for the 2010 Winter...
2:03.713000 m n/a Maria Lamb Maria LambMaria Lamb is an Olympic speed skater from River Falls, Wisconsin who competed in 1500m and the team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She was also selected to compete in the 5000m for the US at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-References:* * * *...
4:22.195000 m Chad Hedrick Chad HedrickChad Hedrick is an American inline speed skater and ice speed skater. He was born in Spring, Texas.Hedrick revolutionized the inline speed skating world with his unique technique, called the double push or DP...
6:43.08n/a - USA Championships: Pettit National Ice Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 19 December–23 December
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- Allround, 19 December and 20 December
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| Shani Davis Shani Davis Shani Davis is an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis became the first Black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual sport at the Olympic Winter Games . He also won the silver in the 1,500 m... 151.740 (36.52–6:24.93 / 1:47.12–13:40.41) |
Catherine Raney Catherine Raney Catherine Raney-Norman is an Olympic speed skater from Elm Grove, Wisconsin who competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics and 2006 Winter Olympics. She has won the U.S. Allround Championship three times in 1999, 2002 and 2003. Raney also made the US team for the 2010 Winter... 169.588 (41.82–4:14.46 / 2:04.07–7:20.02) |
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| Chad Hedrick Chad Hedrick Chad Hedrick is an American inline speed skater and ice speed skater. He was born in Spring, Texas.Hedrick revolutionized the inline speed skating world with his unique technique, called the double push or DP... 153.684 (37.60–6:25.47 / 1:49.88–13:38.22) |
Anna Ringsred 171.748 (41.67–4:19.34 / 2:04.63–7:32.29) | |
| Charles Leveille Charles Leveille Charles Ryan Leveille is an American speed skater. He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics, in both the team pursuit and the 10,000 meter events... 159.993 (39.09–6:46.51 / 1:52.82–14:12.12) |
Maria Lamb Maria Lamb Maria Lamb is an Olympic speed skater from River Falls, Wisconsin who competed in 1500m and the team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She was also selected to compete in the 5000m for the US at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-References:* * * *... 172.795 (41.12–4:22.06 / 2:06.07–7:39.76) |
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