| Men at the 2022 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Vikingskipet | |||||||||
| Location | Hamar, Norway | |||||||||
| Dates | 3–5 March | |||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning points | 138.705 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The Men competition at the 2022 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships was held from 3 to 5 March 2022. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The race started on 3 March at 17:59. [5]
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | O | Laurent Dubreuil |  Canada | 34.58 | |
| 2 | 11 | I | Tatsuya Shinhama |  Japan | 34.71 | +0.13 |
| 3 | 8 | O | Piotr Michalski |  Poland | 34.79 | +0.21 |
| 4 | 10 | I | Kai Verbij |  Netherlands | 34.83 | +0.25 |
| 5 | 8 | I | Wataru Morishige | Japan | 34.89 | +0.31 |
| 6 | 11 | O | Jordan Stolz |  United States | 35.06 | +0.48 |
| 7 | 3 | I | Thomas Krol | Netherlands | 35.10 | +0.52 |
| 8 | 6 | I | Bjørn Magnussen |  Norway | 35.12 | +0.54 |
| 9 | 9 | I | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | Norway | 35.24 | +0.66 |
| 10 | 4 | O | Mirko Giacomo Nenzi |  Italy | 35.26 | +0.68 |
| 11 | 4 | I | Jeffrey Rosanelli | Italy | 35.27 | +0.69 |
| 12 | 9 | O | Damian Żurek | Poland | 35.29 | +0.71 |
| 13 | 7 | O | David Bosa | Italy | 35.35 | +0.77 |
| 14 | 1 | I | Tijmen Snel | Netherlands | 35.46 | +0.88 |
| 15 | 7 | I | Henrik Fagerli Rukke | Norway | 35.49 | +0.91 |
| 16 | 6 | O | Marek Kania | Poland | 35.66 | +1.08 |
| 17 | 5 | O | Austin Kleba | United States | 35.71 | +1.13 |
| 18 | 5 | I | Hendrik Dombek |  Germany | 35.74 | +1.16 |
| 19 | 2 | O | Nico Ihle | Germany | 35.75 | +1.17 |
| 20 | 2 | I | Moritz Klein | Germany | 35.80 | +1.22 |
| 21 | 3 | O | Denis Kuzin |  Kazakhstan | 36.19 | +1.61 |
The race started on 3 March at 19.23. [6]
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | I | Thomas Krol | Netherlands | 1:08.16 TR | |
| 2 | 8 | O | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | Norway | 1:08.82 | +0.66 |
| 3 | 10 | I | Laurent Dubreuil | Canada | 1:08.85 | +0.69 |
| 4 | 11 | I | Kai Verbij | Netherlands | 1:08.94 | +0.78 |
| 5 | 9 | I | Jordan Stolz | United States | 1:09.52 | +1.36 |
| 6 | 6 | O | Tijmen Snel | Netherlands | 1:09.80 | +1.64 |
| 7 | 5 | I | Nico Ihle | Germany | 1:09.83 | +1.67 |
| 8 | 2 | O | Tatsuya Shinhama | Japan | 1:10.04 | +1.88 |
| 9 | 11 | O | David Bosa | Italy | 1:10.06 | +1.90 |
| 10 | 5 | O | Henrik Fagerli Rukke | Norway | 1:10.13 | +1.97 |
| 11 | 10 | O | Piotr Michalski | Poland | 1:10.35 | +2.19 |
| 12 | 4 | O | Damian Żurek | Poland | 1:10.37 | +2.21 |
| 13 | 3 | I | Mirko Giacomo Nenzi | Italy | 1:10.40 | +2.24 |
| 14 | 7 | O | Austin Kleba | United States | 1:10.49 | +2.33 |
| 15 | 7 | I | Bjørn Magnussen | Norway | 1:10.53 | +2.37 |
| 16 | 9 | O | Moritz Klein | Germany | 1:10.76 | +2.60 |
| 17 | 4 | I | Hendrik Dombek | Germany | 1:10.98 | +2.82 |
| 18 | 6 | I | Denis Kuzin | Kazakhstan | 1:11.31 | +3.15 |
| 19 | 3 | O | Jeffrey Rosanelli | Italy | 1:11.36 | +3.20 |
| 20 | 1 | I | Wataru Morishige | Japan | 1:11.96 | +3.80 |
| 21 | 2 | I | Marek Kania | Poland | 1:12.85 | +4.69 |
The race started on 4 March at 17:58. [7]
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | O | Wataru Morishige | Japan | 34.77 | |
| 2 | 7 | O | Tatsuya Shinhama | Japan | 34.88 | +0.11 |
| 3 | 9 | I | Piotr Michalski | Poland | 34.89 | +0.12 |
| 4 | 5 | O | Bjørn Magnussen | Norway | 34.96 | +0.19 |
| 5 | 10 | I | Jordan Stolz | United States | 35.06 | +0.29 |
| 6 | 9 | O | Kai Verbij | Netherlands | 35.07 | +0.30 |
| 7 | 2 | O | Jeffrey Rosanelli | Italy | 35.24 | +0.47 |
| 8 | 10 | O | Thomas Krol | Netherlands | 35.27 | +0.50 |
| 9 | 8 | O | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | Norway | 35.30 | +0.53 |
| 10 | 6 | I | Damian Żurek | Poland | 35.39 | +0.62 |
| 11 | 8 | I | David Bosa | Italy | 35.41 | +0.64 |
| 12 | 6 | O | Tijmen Snel | Netherlands | 35.44 | +0.67 |
| 13 | 4 | O | Henrik Fagerli Rukke | Norway | 35.46 | +0.69 |
| 14 | 1 | O | Moritz Klein | Germany | 35.50 | +0.73 |
| 15 | 4 | I | Austin Kleba | United States | 35.56 | +0.79 |
| 16 | 5 | I | Nico Ihle | Germany | 35.63 | +0.86 |
| 17 | 7 | I | Mirko Giacomo Nenzi | Italy | 35.67 | +0.90 |
| 18 | 1 | I | Hendrik Dombek | Germany | 35.81 | +1.04 |
| 19 | 2 | I | Marek Kania | Poland | 35.81 | +1.04 |
| 20 | 3 | I | Denis Kuzin | Kazakhstan | 36.02 | +1.25 |
| – | – | Laurent Dubreuil | Canada | Withdrawn | ||
The race started on 4 March at 19:23. [8]
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | O | Thomas Krol | Netherlands | 1:08.51 | |
| 2 | 8 | I | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | Norway | 1:08.85 | +0.34 |
| 3 | 10 | O | Kai Verbij | Netherlands | 1:08.92 | +0.41 |
| 4 | 8 | O | Jordan Stolz | United States | 1:09.21 | +0.70 |
| 5 | 7 | I | David Bosa | Italy | 1:09.42 | +0.91 |
| 6 | 6 | O | Wataru Morishige | Japan | 1:09.74 | +1.23 |
| 7 | 4 | O | Nico Ihle | Germany | 1:09.77 | +1.26 |
| 8 | 5 | I | Damian Żurek | Poland | 1:09.81 | +1.30 |
| 9 | 6 | I | Tijmen Snel | Netherlands | 1:09.88 | +1.37 |
| 10 | 7 | O | Bjørn Magnussen | Norway | 1:09.91 | +1.40 |
| 11 | 4 | I | Henrik Fagerli Rukke | Norway | 1:09.94 | +1.43 |
| 12 | 9 | I | Piotr Michalski | Poland | 1:10.05 | +1.54 |
| 13 | 10 | I | Tatsuya Shinhama | Japan | 1:10.31 | +1.80 |
| 14 | 2 | I | Austin Kleba | United States | 1:10.58 | +2.07 |
| 15 | 1 | I | Moritz Klein | Germany | 1:10.62 | +2.11 |
| 16 | 3 | O | Hendrik Dombek | Germany | 1:10.79 | +2.28 |
| 17 | 2 | O | Denis Kuzin | Kazakhstan | 1:11.32 | +2.81 |
| 18 | 3 | I | Jeffrey Rosanelli | Italy | 1:11.46 | +2.95 |
| 19 | 5 | O | Mirko Giacomo Nenzi | Italy | 1:11.82 | +3.31 |
| – | – | Marek Kania | Poland | Withdrawn | ||
After all races. [9]
| Rank | Name | Country | 500m | 1000m | 500m | 1000m | Points | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Thomas Krol | Netherlands | 35.10 | 1:08.16 | 35.27 | 1:08.51 | 138.705 | |
 | Kai Verbij | Netherlands | 34.83 | 1:08.94 | 35.07 | 1:08.92 | 138.830 | +0.25 |
 | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | Norway | 35.24 | 1:08.82 | 35.30 | 1:08.85 | 139.375 | +1.34 |
| 4 | Jordan Stolz | United States | 35.06 | 1:09.52 | 35.06 | 1:09.21 | 139.485 | +1.56 |
| 5 | Tatsuya Shinhama | Japan | 34.71 | 1:10.04 | 34.88 | 1:10.31 | 139.765 | +2.12 |
| 6 | Piotr Michalski | Poland | 34.79 | 1:10.35 | 34.89 | 1:10.05 | 139.880 | +2.35 |
| 7 | Bjørn Magnussen | Norway | 35.12 | 1:10.53 | 34.96 | 1:09.91 | 140.300 | +3.19 |
| 8 | David Bosa | Italy | 35.35 | 1:10.06 | 35.41 | 1:09.42 | 140.500 | +3.59 |
| 9 | Wataru Morishige | Japan | 34.89 | 1:11.96 | 34.77 | 1:09.74 | 140.510 | +3.61 |
| 10 | Tijmen Snel | Netherlands | 35.46 | 1:09.80 | 35.44 | 1:09.88 | 140.740 | +4.07 |
| 11 | Damian Żurek | Poland | 35.29 | 1:10.37 | 35.39 | 1:09.81 | 140.770 | +4.13 |
| 12 | Henrik Fagerli Rukke | Norway | 35.49 | 1:10.13 | 35.46 | 1:09.94 | 140.985 | +4.56 |
| 13 | Nico Ihle | Germany | 35.75 | 1:09.83 | 35.63 | 1:09.77 | 141.180 | +4.95 |
| 14 | Austin Kleba | United States | 35.71 | 1:10.49 | 35.56 | 1:10.58 | 141.805 | +6.20 |
| 15 | Jeffrey Rosanelli | Italy | 35.27 | 1:11.36 | 35.24 | 1:11.46 | 141.920 | +6.43 |
| 16 | Moritz Klein | Germany | 35.80 | 1:10.76 | 35.50 | 1:10.62 | 141.990 | +6.57 |
| 17 | Mirko Giacomo Nenzi | Italy | 35.26 | 1:10.40 | 35.67 | 1:11.82 | 142.040 | +6.67 |
| 18 | Hendrik Dombek | Germany | 35.74 | 1:10.98 | 35.81 | 1:10.79 | 142.435 | +7.46 |
| 19 | Denis Kuzin | Kazakhstan | 36.19 | 1:11.31 | 36.02 | 1:11.32 | 143.525 | +9.64 |
| – | Marek Kania | Poland | 35.66 | 1:12.85 | 35.81 | Withdrawn | Did not finish | |
| – | Laurent Dubreuil | Canada | 34.58 | 1:08.85 | Withdrawn | |||
| Men's team sprint at the 2022 Speed Skating Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Vikingskipet | |||||||||
| Location | Hamar, Norway | |||||||||
| Dates | 5 March 2022 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:20.01 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The Men's team sprint competition at the 2022 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships was held on 5 March 2022. It was the third edition of a team sprint world championship.
It was the first time that the team sprint event was held during the 2022 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships because there were in 2022 no World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships due to the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Teams qualified via the overall team sprint standings of the 2021–22 ISU Speed Skating World Cup that was made on basis of the only team sprint race in November 2021 in Stavanger, Norway.
The race started on 5 March at 18:11. [10]
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Country | Name | Time | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | F | Norway | Bjørn Magnussen Henrik Fagerli Rukke Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | 1:20.01 | |
| 3 | C | Poland | Marek Kania Piotr Michalski Damian Żurek | 1:20.80 | +0.79 |
| 1 | F | Netherlands | Merijn Scheperkamp Kai Verbij Thomas Krol | 1:20.81 | +0.80 |
| 4 | 2 | C | Italy | Mirko Giacomo Nenzi Jeffrey Rosanelli David Bosa | 1:21.10 | +1.09 |
| 5 | 2 | F | Germany | Hendrik Dombek Nico Ihle Moritz Klein | 1:22.52 | +2.51 |
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