Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

For the short track speed skating

Short track speed skating

Short track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters skate on an oval ice track with a circumference of 111.12 m...

 events, see Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over thirteen days, from 12 February to 25 February. Eight events were contested at Torino Palavela. In the men's competition, Ahn Hyun-Soo earned a medal in each event, winning three golds. On the women's side, Jin Sun-Yu scored...

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 speedskating are long track speedskating, short track speedskating and marathon speed skating...

 at the 2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic...

, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto

Oval Lingotto

Torino 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...

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* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals.


* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals.

The combination of low altitude and high humidity at the Oval Lingotto

Oval Lingotto

Torino 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...

 in Turin created fairly slow ice conditions, relative to previous Olympic ovals, such as the Utah Olympic Oval

Utah Olympic Oval

The Utah Olympic Oval is an indoor sports arena located southwest of Salt Lake City in the township of Kearns. The Oval hosted the long track speedskating events for the 2002 Winter Olympics. The long track speedskating surface itself surrounds a full size hockey rink and dedicated short-track...

.

For the short track speed skating

Short track speed skating

Short track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters skate on an oval ice track with a circumference of 111.12 m...

 events, see Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over thirteen days, from 12 February to 25 February. Eight events were contested at Torino Palavela. In the men's competition, Ahn Hyun-Soo earned a medal in each event, winning three golds. On the women's side, Jin Sun-Yu scored...

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 speedskating are long track speedskating, short track speedskating and marathon speed skating...

 at the 2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic...

, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto

Oval Lingotto

Torino 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...

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Medal table

1	USA	3	3	1	7
2	NED	3	2	4	9
3	CAN	2	4	2	8
4	ITA	2	0	1	3
5	GER	1	1	1	3
	RUS	1	1	1	3
7	CHN	0	1	1	2
8	KOR	0	0	1	1

Men's events

	Joey Cheek Joey Cheek William Joseph Cheek is an American speed skater and former inline speed skater. He specializes in the short and middle distances.-Accomplishments:...	69.76	Dmitry Dorofeyev Dmitry Dorofeyev Dmitry Anatolyevich Dorofeyev is a speed skater. Dmitry Dorofeyev won a silver medal in the 500 m at the 2006 Winter Olympics. His second place finish was Russia's first Olympic speed skating medal since 1994. He placed tenth in the 1,000 m event...	70.41	Lee Kang-Seok Lee Kang-Seok Lee Kang-Seok is a speed skater from South Korea. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the 500 m...	70.43
	Shani Davis Shani Davis Shani Davis is an American speed skater who competes in both short track and long track speed skating....	1:08.89	Joey Cheek Joey Cheek William Joseph Cheek is an American speed skater and former inline speed skater. He specializes in the short and middle distances.-Accomplishments:...	1:09.19	Erben Wennemars Erben Wennemars Egbert Rolf Wennemars is a Dutch speed skater. He specializes in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters....	1:09.32
	Enrico Fabris Enrico Fabris Enrico Fabris is an 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 bronze medal...	1:45.96	Shani Davis Shani Davis Shani Davis is an American speed skater who competes in both short track and long track speed skating....	1:46.13	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, now the standard skating technique for élite skaters...	1:46.22
	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, now the standard skating technique for élite skaters...	6:14.68	Sven Kramer Sven Kramer Sven Kramer is a Dutch-Frisian long track speed skater. He is the current Dutch, European, and World Allround Champion. He is also the reigning world champion and world record holder in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m and the team pursuit...	6:16.40	Enrico Fabris Enrico Fabris Enrico Fabris is an 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 bronze medal...	6:18.25
	Bob de Jong Bob de Jong Bob Johannes Carolus de Jong is a Dutch speed skater, who specializes in long distances: five and ten kilometers. In 2006, he won the gold medal for the ten kilometer race at the Olympic Games in Turin...	13:01.57	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, now the standard skating technique for élite skaters...	13:05.40	Carl Verheijen Carl Verheijen Carl Eduard Verheijen is 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...	13:08.80
	ITA 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....   Stefano Donagrandi Stefano Donagrandi Stefano Donagrandi is an ice speed skater from Italy, who won the gold medal in the Team Pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He placed 22nd in the 1500 m event, 13th in the 10000 m event, and 16th in 5000 m.... * Enrico Fabris Enrico Fabris Enrico Fabris is an 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 bronze medal... Ippolito Sanfratello Ippolito Sanfratello Ippolito Sanfratello is an ice speed skater from Italy, who won the gold medal in the Team Pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He placed 18th in the 1500m, 14th in the 5000m and 12th in the 10000m....	3:44.36	CAN 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... Steven Elm Steven Elm Steven Elm is a Canadian speed skater from Calgary, Alberta.Elm has been to three Olympics, and in the 2006 Winter Olympics he won a silver medal as part of the Canadian men's pursuit team. He formerly held the world record in the 3000 m from 2000 to 2001... 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 holds the world record time of 1:42.01... * Jason Parker Jason Parker Jason Parker is an American sport shooter, one of the world's leading 10 m Air Rifle shooters, although he has also had some successes in Three positions competitions. He has never won an Olympic medal, but he won the Air Rifle event at the 2002 ISSF World Shooting Championships. He has also held... * Justin Warsylewicz Justin Warsylewicz Justin Warsylewicz is a Canadian speedskater.In February 2004, at the age of eighteen, he became Canadian All Round Champion in 2004 after winning the World Junior Championships earlier that year. His win left the talented Dutchman Sven Kramer behind him in second place...	3:47.28	NED Sven Kramer Sven Kramer Sven Kramer is a Dutch-Frisian long track speed skater. He is the current Dutch, European, and World Allround Champion. He is also the reigning world champion and world record holder in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m and the team pursuit... Rintje Ritsma Rintje Ritsma Robert Rintje Ritsma is a Dutch long track speed skater. His nickname is the Beer van Lemmer, which translates to the Bear from Lemmer.He has won the World Allround Championships 4 times... * Mark Tuitert Mark Tuitert Mark Tuitert is a Dutch speed skater.Tuitert won a bronze medal in the team pursuit competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics... Carl Verheijen Carl Verheijen Carl Eduard Verheijen is 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 speed skater. He specializes in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters.... *	3:44.53 (Final B)

* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals.

Women's events

	Svetlana Zhurova Svetlana Zhurova Svetlana Sergeyevna Zhurova is a Russian speed skater.Svetlana Zhurova has been competing internationally since 1989 , took part in four Olympics, but did not win her first Olympic medal until her fourth Olympics, winning Olympic gold in Turin in 2006, two years after mothering a child...	76.57	Wang Manli Wang Manli Wang Manli is a Chinese ice speed skater who won a silver medal in the Women's 500 m at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-References:*...	76.78	Ren Hui Ren Hui Ren Hui is a Chinese speed skater who won a bronze medal in the Women's 500 m at the 2006 Winter Olympics and bronze at the World Single Distance Championships for Women.- Records :...	76.87
	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....	1:16.05	Cindy Klassen Cindy Klassen Cindy Klassen, OM is a Canadian skater and Canada's all-time most decorated Olympian...	1:16.09	Anni Friesinger Anni Friesinger Anna Christina 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...	1:16.11
	Cindy Klassen Cindy Klassen Cindy Klassen, OM is a Canadian skater and Canada's all-time most decorated Olympian...	1:55.27	Kristina Groves Kristina Groves Kristina Groves is a Canadian speedskater. As of 13 January 2008, she is ranked 5th on the women's Adelskalender.She is the 2008 Single Distances World Champion on the 3000-m...	1:56.74	Ireen Wüst Ireen Wüst Ireen Wüst is a Dutch long track allround speed skater. On February 12, 2006, the 19-year old Wüst won the gold medal in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games 3000-meter event...	1:56.90
	Ireen Wüst Ireen Wüst Ireen Wüst is a Dutch long track allround speed skater. On February 12, 2006, the 19-year old Wüst won the gold medal in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games 3000-meter event...	4:02.43	Renate Groenewold Renate Groenewold Renate Groenewold is a Dutch long track speed skater and road bicycle racer.Groenewold has won several Dutch Championships....	4:03.48	Cindy Klassen Cindy Klassen Cindy Klassen, OM is a Canadian skater and Canada's all-time most decorated Olympian...	4:04.37
	Clara Hughes Clara Hughes Clara Hughes, OC, OM is a Canadian cyclist and speed skater, and has won multiple Olympic medals in both sports. That makes her one of the few athletes to medal at both the Summer and Winter Games of the Olympics...	6:59.07	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...	7:00.08	Cindy Klassen Cindy Klassen Cindy Klassen, OM is a Canadian skater and Canada's all-time most decorated Olympian...	7:00.57
	GER Daniela Anschuetz-Thoms Anni Friesinger Anni Friesinger Anna Christina 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... Lucille Opitz Lucille Opitz Lucille Opitz is a German speed skater who won a gold medal in the Women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics.... * 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... Sabine Voelker*	3:01.25	CAN Kristina Groves Kristina Groves Kristina Groves is a Canadian speedskater. As of 13 January 2008, she is ranked 5th on the women's Adelskalender.She is the 2008 Single Distances World Champion on the 3000-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. That makes her one of the few athletes to medal at both the Summer and Winter Games of the Olympics... Cindy Klassen Cindy Klassen Cindy Klassen, OM is a Canadian skater and Canada's all-time most decorated Olympian... * Christine Nesbitt Christine Nesbitt Christine Nesbitt is a Canadian long track speed skater. She took an interest in track events, in cross country competitions, and in ice hockey while attending Jeanne Sauvé Primary School in London, Ontario... 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... *	3:02.91	RUS Yekaterina Abramova Yekaterina Abramova Yekaterina Konstantinovna Abramova is a Russian speed skater who won a bronze medal in the women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-Personal records:... Varvara Barysheva Varvara Barysheva Varvara Barysheva is a Russian speed skater who won a bronze medal in the women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-References:*... * Galina Likhachova Galina Likhachova Galina Likhachova is a Russian speed skater who won a bronze medal in the Women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics.... * Yekaterina Lobysheva Yekaterina Lobysheva Yekaterina Lobysheva is a Russian speed skater who won a bronze medal in the Women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She's specialized in the distances of 1000 m, 1500 m and Team Pursuit.... Svetlana Vysokova Svetlana Vysokova Svetlana Yuryevna Vysokova is a Russian speed skater, who won a bronze medal in the Women's Team Pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-References:*...	Overtook (Final B)

* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals.

Records

The combination of low altitude and high humidity at the Oval Lingotto

Oval Lingotto

Torino 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...

 in Turin created fairly slow ice conditions, relative to previous Olympic ovals, such as the Utah Olympic Oval

Utah Olympic Oval

The Utah Olympic Oval is an indoor sports arena located southwest of Salt Lake City in the township of Kearns. The Oval hosted the long track speedskating events for the 2002 Winter Olympics. The long track speedskating surface itself surrounds a full size hockey rink and dedicated short-track...

. This meant that no world records in speed skating were set at the Games, and the only Olympic records set were in the two debut events, the men's and women's team pursuits.

Event	Date	Round	Team	Time	OR	WR
Men's team pursuit Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's team pursuit The Men's team pursuit competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy began on 15 February at Oval Lingotto. The team pursuit consisted of a qualifying round, then a series of elimination races, with the winners of the elimination races progressing to the next round of the 'knockout...	15 February	Heat 1	GER Stefan Heythausen Robert Lehmann Robert Lehmann Robert Lehmann is a German long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:Olympic Winter Games... Tobias Schneider Tobias Schneider Tobias Schneider is a German speedskater, and is employed by the German Army as a sports soldier . 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 Moskva he set a new German...	3:49.59	OR
	15 February	Heat 3	NED Rintje Ritsma Rintje Ritsma Robert Rintje Ritsma is a Dutch long track speed skater. His nickname is the Beer van Lemmer, which translates to the Bear from Lemmer.He has won the World Allround Championships 4 times... Mark Tuitert Mark Tuitert Mark Tuitert is a Dutch speed skater.Tuitert won a bronze medal in the team pursuit competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics... Carl Verheijen Carl Verheijen Carl Eduard Verheijen is 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...	3:48.02	OR
	15 February	Heat 4	CAN 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... Steven Elm Steven Elm Steven Elm is a Canadian speed skater from Calgary, Alberta.Elm has been to three Olympics, and in the 2006 Winter Olympics he won a silver medal as part of the Canadian men's pursuit team. He formerly held the world record in the 3000 m from 2000 to 2001... 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 holds the world record time of 1:42.01...	3:47.37	OR
	15 February	Quarterfinals	NED Sven Kramer Sven Kramer Sven Kramer is a Dutch-Frisian long track speed skater. He is the current Dutch, European, and World Allround Champion. He is also the reigning 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 is 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 speed skater. He specializes in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters....	3:44.65	OR
	15 February	Quarterfinals	ITA 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.... Enrico Fabris Enrico Fabris Enrico Fabris is an 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 bronze medal... Ippolito Sanfratello Ippolito Sanfratello Ippolito Sanfratello is an ice speed skater from Italy, who won the gold medal in the Team Pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He placed 18th in the 1500m, 14th in the 5000m and 12th in the 10000m....	3:43.64	OR
Women's team pursuit Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's team pursuit The Women's team pursuit competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy began on 15 February at Oval Lingotto. The team pursuit consisted of a qualifying round, then a series of elimination races, with the winners of the elimination races progressing to the next round of the 'knockout...	15 February	Heat 1	NOR Annette Bjelkevik  Hedvig Bjelkevik 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:...	3:06.34	OR
	15 February	Heat 3	RUS Yekaterina Abramova Yekaterina Abramova Yekaterina Konstantinovna Abramova is a Russian speed skater who won a bronze medal in the women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-Personal records:... Galina Likhachova Galina Likhachova Galina Likhachova is a Russian speed skater who won a bronze medal in the Women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics.... Yekaterina Lobysheva Yekaterina Lobysheva Yekaterina Lobysheva is a Russian speed skater who won a bronze medal in the Women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She's specialized in the distances of 1000 m, 1500 m and Team Pursuit....	3:05.93	OR	>-	15 February	Quarterfinals	CAN Kristina Groves Kristina Groves Kristina Groves is a Canadian speedskater. As of 13 January 2008, she is ranked 5th on the women's Adelskalender.She is the 2008 Single Distances World Champion on the 3000-m... Cindy Klassen Cindy Klassen Cindy Klassen, OM is a Canadian skater and Canada's all-time most decorated Olympian... Christine Nesbitt Christine Nesbitt Christine Nesbitt is a Canadian long track speed skater. She took an interest in track events, in cross country competitions, and in ice hockey while attending Jeanne Sauvé Primary School in London, Ontario...	3:01.24	OR