| 2022 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Olympic Oval, Calgary, Canada |
| Dates | 15–17 December 2021 |
| Competitors | 60 from 9 nations |
The 2022 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships were held from 15 to 17 December 2021 at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Canada. [1]
All times are local (UTC–7). [2]
| Date | Time | Events |
|---|---|---|
| 15 December | 13:00 | 500 m women 500 m men 3000 m women 5000 m men Team sprint women Team sprint men |
| 16 December | 13:00 | 1500 m women 1500 m men Mass start women Mass start men |
| 17 December | 13:00 | 1000 m women 1000 m men Team pursuit women Team pursuit men |
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 |  Canada* | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  South Korea | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 41 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m [3] | Austin Kleba  United States | 34.82 | Cha Min-kyu South Korea | 34.83 | Yevgeniy Koshkin Kazakhstan | 34.90 |
| 1000 m [4] | Denis Kuzin Kazakhstan | 1:08.63 | Austin Kleba United States | 1:08.75 | Tai Wei-lin Chinese Taipei | 1:09.19 |
| 1500 m [5] | Dmitry Morozov Kazakhstan | 1:45.32 | Ted-Jan Bloemen Canada | 1:45.65 | Kim Min-seok South Korea | 1:46.47 |
| 5000 m [6] | Ted-Jan Bloemen Canada | 6:12.38 | Kaleb Muller Canada | 6:23.03 | Bakdaulet Sagatov Kazakhstan | 6:31.77 |
| Team pursuit [7] | Canada Ted-Jan Bloemen Hayden Mayeur Kaleb Muller | 3:37.22 | Kazakhstan Vitaliy Chshigolev Demyan Gavrilov Bakdaulet Sagatov | 3:51.60 | South Korea Chung Yang-hun Park Seong-hyeon Um Cheon-ho | 3:54.37 |
| Team sprint [8] | United States Austin Kleba Brett Perry Zach Stoppelmoor | 1:20.59 | South Korea Cha Min-kyu Jeong Seon-kyo Park Seong-hyeon | 1:22.12 | Not awarded | |
| Mass start [9] | Um Cheon-ho South Korea | 60 pts | Hayden Mayeur Canada | 43 pts | Zach Stoppelmoor United States | 20 pts |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m [10] | Yekaterina Aidova Kazakhstan | 37.90 | Huang Yu-ting Chinese Taipei | 38.06 | María Victoria Rodríguez Argentina | 38.53 |
| 1000 m [11] | Huang Yu-ting Chinese Taipei | 1:14.45 | Yekaterina Aidova Kazakhstan | 1:15.49 | Kali Christ Canada | 1:16.50 |
| 1500 m [12] | Kali Christ Canada | 1:57.67 | Sarah Warren United States | 2:00.41 | Jamie Jurak United States | 2:01.89 |
| 3000 m [13] | Jamie Jurak United States | 4:15.46 | Laura Hall Canada | 4:20.68 | Park Chae-won South Korea | 4:20.73 |
| Team pursuit [14] | United States Giorgia Birkeland Jamie Jurak Dessie Weigel | 3:08.18 | Canada Kali Christ Laura Hall Lindsey Kent | 3:08.69 | South Korea Kim Min-ji Park Chae-eun Park Chae-won | 3:30.61 |
| Team sprint [15] | United States McKenzie Browne Chrysta Rands Sarah Warren | 1:30.47 | South Korea Kim Min-ji Lee Na-hyun Park Chae-eun | 1:32.12 | Canada Kali Christ Carolina Hiller Lindsey Kent | 1:46.26 |
| Mass start [16] | Park Chae-won South Korea | 60 pts | Jamie Jurak United States | 45 pts | Dessie Weigel United States | 23 pts |
A total of 60 speed skaters from 9 nations contested the events. The numbers in parentheses represents the number of participants entered. [17]
Argentina (1)
Australia (1) Canada (13)
Colombia (4) Kazakhstan (11)
Mongolia (1) South Korea (14) Chinese Taipei (2) United States (13)
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