Olympic Speed Skating 2010

12 speed skating events were held at the 2010 Winter Olympics, six for men and six for women. All events were held at the Richmond Olympic Oval, just outside Vancouver in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, between February 13 and February 27, 2010.http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-speed-skating-schedule-results/

Men competed in the 500m, 1,000m, 1,500m, 5,000m, 10,000m and team pursuit events while the women competed in the 500m, 1,000m, 1,500m, 3,000m, 5,000m and team pursuit events. Gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded to athletes in each event.http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-speed-skating-schedule-results/

Winners

Event	Gold Medal	Silver Medal	Bronze Medal
Speed Skating
Men's 500 m	Tae-Bum Mo Korea	Keiichiro Nagashima Japan	Joji Kato Japan
Women's 500 m	Sang-Hwa Lee Korea	Jenny Wolf Germany	Beizing Wang China
Men's 1,000 m	Shani Davis United States	Tae-Bum Mo Korea	Chad Hendrick United States
Women's 1,000 m	Christine Nesbitt Canada	Annette Gerritsen Netherlands	Laurine Van Riessen Netherlands
Men's 1,500 m	Mark Tuitert Netherlands	Shani Davis United States	Havard Bokko Norway
Women's 1,500 m	Ireen Wust Netherlands	Kristina Groves Canada	Martina Sablikova Czech Republic
Men's 5,000 m	Sven Kramer Netherlands	Lee Seung-Hoon South Korea	Ivan Skobrev Russia
Women's 3,000 m	Martina Sablikova Czech Republic	Stephanie Beckert Germany	Kristina Groves Canada
Men's 10,000 m	Seung-Hoon Lee Korea	Ivan Skobrev Russia	Bob de Jong Netherlands
Women's 5,000 m	Martina Sabikova Czech Republic	Stephanie Beckert Germany	Clara Hughes Canada
Men's Team Pursuit	Canada	United States	Netherlands
Women's Team Pursuit	Germany	Japan	Poland

Watch Olympic Speed Skating Online
Competition Schedule - Watch Olympic Speed Skating Online
February 13 - 12:00: Olympic Speed Skating Men's 5000m Medal Event
February 14 - 13:00: Olympic Speed Skating Women's 3000m Medal Event
February 15 - 15:30: Olympic Speed Skating Men's 500m Heat 1
February 15 - 17:25: Olympic Speed Skating Men's 500m Medal Event
February 16 - 13:00: Olympic Speed Skating Women's 500m Heat 1
February 16 - 14:45: Olympic Speed Skating Women's 500m Medal Event
February 17 - 16:00: Olympic Speed Skating Men's 1000m Medal Event
February 18 - 13:00: Olympic Speed Skating Women's 1000m Medal Event
February 20 - 16:15: Olympic Speed Skating Men's 1500m Medal Event
February 21 - 15:00: Olympic Speed Skating Women's 1500m Medal Event
February 23 - 11:00: Olympic Speed Skating Men's 10000m Medal Event
February 24 - 13:00: Olympic Speed Skating Women's 5000m Medal Event
February 26 - 12:30: Olympic Speed Skating Men's Team Pursuit Heats
February 26 - 12:30: Olympic Speed Skating Women's Team Pursuit Heats
February 27 - 12:30: Men's Team Pursuit Finals Medal Event
February 27 - 12:30: Women's Team Pursuit Finals Medal Event http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-speed-skating-schedule-results/

Background

First introduced in with the men's tournament in 1924, the women's tournament was added to the program in 1960. The United States leads all nations in gold medals, with 28, while Norway leads in total medals with 79. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, the Netherlands took home the most medals, winning a total of nine. Canada followed with eight and the United States placed third in total speed skating medals at seven.