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Italy, the gold medalists in the 2006 Winter Olympics men's team pursuit event. From left to right: Matteo Anesi, Enrico Fabris and Ippolito Sanfratello. Speed skating is a sport that has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the inaugural Games in 1924. [1]
Like joining Bonnie Blair as the only U.S. woman to repeat as Olympic champion in speed skating, perhaps. Jackson got her start in inline skating, winning dozens of national titles and multiple ...
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 ...
Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held over fourteen ... United States: 1:13.83: OR: WR Women's 1500 metres: ... "Results of the 2002 Olympic Games Women".
China dominated the competition, sweeping the women's events - winning gold in the 500 m, 1,000 m 1,500 m and 3000 m relay. Wang Meng won three gold medals becoming the most accomplished female short track speed skater in Olympic history and Apolo Ohno became the most decorated Winter Olympian in United States history with eight medals.
She also qualified to compete in the 500 meters long track speed skating event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. On February 13, 2022, Jackson won the gold medal in the Women's 500m speed skating event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. She is the first Black American woman to medal in speed skating. [3]
The women's 1000 m competition in speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 17 February, at the Beijing National Speed Skating Oval ("Ice Ribbon") in Beijing. [1] Miho Takagi of Japan won the event, becoming the first Japanese Olympic gold medalist in this event, and second Asian gold medalist after Zhang Hong in 2014. It was also ...
2 Women's records. 3 See also. ... This is the current list of Olympic records in speed skating. ... United States: 2002 Salt Lake City: