2026 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships

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2026 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
Location Heerenveen, Netherlands
Venue Thialf
Dates5–6 March
Medalist men
Gold medal icon.svg Jenning de Boo Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Silver medal icon.svg Jordan Stolz Flag of the United States.svg United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Ning Zhongyan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Medalist women
Gold medal icon.svg Femke Kok Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Silver medal icon.svg Suzanne Schulting Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg Marrit Fledderus Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
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The 2026 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships were held at the Thialf stadium in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 5 and 6 March 2026. Jenning de Boo and Femke Kok became world champions. The former also established a new world record for the sprint combination. [1]

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Background

Jordan Stolz, 2026 Olympic gold medalist at the men's 500 and 1000 meter events, participated both in the World Sprint Championship and in the 2026 World Allround Speed Skating Championships that were held on 7 and 8 March. [2] Defending champion Ning Zhongyan also participated.

Jutta Leerdam, 2026 Olympic gold medalist at the women's 1000 meter event, cancelled her participation in the World Sprint Championship. [3] Outgoing champion Miho Takagi is not defending her title and will end her career after the 2026 World Allround Championship. [4] Femke Kok, 2024 runner-up and 2026 Olympic gold medalist at the women's 500 meter event, is participating.

Schedule

All times are local (UTC+1). [5]

DateTimeEvent
5 March19:00Women's 500 m
19:36Men's 500 m
20:23Women's 1000 m
21:21Men's 1000 m
6 March19:00Women's 500 m
19:36Men's 500 m
20:23Women's 1000 m
21:21Men's 1000 m

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Netherlands)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands*2114
2Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 0101
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0011
Totals (3 entries)2226

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men
details 		Jenning de Boo
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 		134.670 Jordan Stolz
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		135.500 Ning Zhongyan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 		136.755
Women
details 		Femke Kok
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 		146.670 Suzanne Schulting
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 		148.935 Marrit Fledderus
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 		150.305

References

  1. ↑ "Succesvolste WK sprint ooit met superieure Kok en De Boo: 'Een droomseizoen'". nos.nl (in Dutch). 6 March 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Jordan Stolz back on speed skating grind after Olympic medals". 4 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Leerdam rijdt geen WK sprint, seizoen voorbij voor olympisch kampioen". nos.nl (in Dutch). 26 February 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  4. ↑ By; Zaccardi, Nick; By; Zaccardi, Nick (4 March 2026). "Miho Takagi sets retirement with second-most Olympic speed skating medals". NBC Sports. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Schedule" (PDF). isu.org. 5 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
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