| Road speed skating at the 2022 World Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Powell Steam Plant Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Dates | 10–11 July |
| No. of events | 8 |
The road speed skating competition at the 2022 World Games took place on July 10 and 11 2022, [1] in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, at the Powell Steam Plant. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Colombia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Mexico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  France | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | Jorge Martínez  Mexico | Kuo Li-yang  Chinese Taipei | Duccio Marsili  Italy | |||
| 1 lap | Duccio Marsili Italy | 1:03.75 | Yvan Sivilier  France | 1:04.97 | Simon Albrecht  Germany | 1:05.57 |
| 10,000 m point race | Bart Swings  Belgium | 27 pts | Daniel Zapata  Colombia | 8 pts | Mike Páez Mexico | 2 pts |
| 15,000 m elimination race | Bart Swings Belgium | 25:43.092 | Martin Ferrié France | 26:28.464 | Patxi Peula  Spain | 26:30.817 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | Geiny Pájaro Colombia | Chen Ying-chu Chinese Taipei | Asja Varani Italy | |||
| 1 lap | Nerea Langa Spain | 1:09.28 | Mathilde Pédronno France | 1:09.95 | Chen Ying-chu Chinese Taipei | 1:12.29 |
| 10,000 m point race | Gabriela Vargas  Ecuador | 12 pts | Johana Viveros Colombia | 10 pts | Marine Lefeuvre France | 8 pts |
| 15,000 m elimination race | Johana Viveros Colombia | 29:32.728 | Valentina Letelier Mexico | 29:33.173 | Marine Lefeuvre France | 29:33.895 |
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