| 2022 World Junior Speed Skating Championships | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Eisschnelllaufbahn Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 28–30 January | ||||||||||||
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The 2022 World Junior Speed Skating Championships took place from 28 to 30 January 2022 in Innsbruck, Austria. [1]
All times are local (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | Events |
|---|---|---|
| 28 January | 10:00 | 500 m women 500 m men 1500 m women 1500 m men Mass start semifinals women Mass start semifinals men |
| 29 January | 10:00 | 1000 m women 1000 m men 3000 m women 5000 m men |
| 30 January | 10:00 | Team pursuit women Team pursuit men Team sprint women Team sprint men Mass start final women Mass start final men |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands | 11 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
| 2 |  Japan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 |  South Korea | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 |  Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Norway | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  Spain | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
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