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Speed skating is a sport that has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the inaugural Games in 1924. [1] Events held at the first Winter Olympics included the men's 500-metre, 1500-metre, 5000-metre, and 10,000-metre races.
Apolo Anton Ohno (/ ə ˈ p ɒ l oʊ ˈ æ n t ɒ n ˈ oʊ n oʊ /; born May 22, 1982) is an American retired [6] short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist (two gold, two silver, four bronze) in the Winter Olympics.
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in speed skating (20 P) Pages in category "Olympic speed skaters for the United States" The following 138 pages are in this category, out of 138 total.
He was inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame in 2004. Today, Dan Jansen is a speed skating commentator for NBC, and, from 2005 to 2007, he was the skating coach for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League. [10] [11] In memory of his sister Jane, he established the Dan Jansen Foundation with the purpose of fighting ...
United States: 38.03 (OR) Yevgeny Kulikov Soviet Union: 38.37 Lieuwe de Boer Netherlands: 38.48 1000 metres details: Eric Heiden United States: 1:15.18 (OR) Gaétan Boucher Canada: 1:16.68 Vladimir Lobanov Soviet Union Frode Rønning Norway: 1:16.91 1500 metres details: Eric Heiden United States: 1:55.44 (OR) Kay Stenshjemmet Norway: 1:56.81 ...
The governing body for speed skating, the International Skating Union (ISU), was included in the list of recognized federations when the International Olympic Committee was founded, but was first discussed seriously for the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. No speed skating events were contested, although figure skating – also governed by the ...
Terry McDermott (speed skater) Cooper Mcleod; Pat McNamara (speed skater) Patrick Meek; Justin Mentell; Keith Meyer; Nathaniel Mills; Mark Mitchell (speed skater) Joe Moore (speed skater) Peter Mueller (speed skater) Clay Mull; Eddie Murphy (speed skater) Raymond Murray (speed skater) Fred Murree
The first Winter Olympics, held in 1924, included speed skating, but the first official short track speed skating events were not held until the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. [1] Before 1992, short track speed skating events were held at the 1988 Winter Olympics as a demonstration sport. At those games, events for both men and ...