Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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Speed skating
at the XX Olympic Winter Games
Speed skating pictogram.svg
Venue Oval Lingotto
Dates11–25 February 2006
No. of events12
Competitors175 from 19 nations
  2002
2010  

Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held over ten days, from 11 to 25 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto. [1]

Medal summary

Men's events

[2]

EventGoldSilverBronze
500 metres
details
Joey Cheek
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
69.76 Dmitry Dorofeyev
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
70.41 Lee Kang-seok
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
70.43
1000 metres
details
Shani Davis
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:08.89 Joey Cheek
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:09.16 Erben Wennemars
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
1:09.32
1500 metres
details
Enrico Fabris
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy
1:45.97 Shani Davis
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:46.13 Chad Hedrick
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:46.22
5000 metres
details
Chad Hedrick
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
6:14.68 Sven Kramer
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
6:16.40 Enrico Fabris
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy
6:18.25
10,000 metres
details
Bob de Jong
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
13:01.57 Chad Hedrick
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
13:05.40 Carl Verheijen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
13:08.80
Team pursuit
details
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy
Matteo Anesi
Stefano Donagrandi *
Enrico Fabris
Ippolito Sanfratello
3:44.46Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Arne Dankers
Steven Elm
Denny Morrison *
Jason Parker *
Justin Warsylewicz
3:47.28Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Sven Kramer
Rintje Ritsma *
Mark Tuitert
Carl Verheijen
Erben Wennemars *
3:44.53
(Final B)

* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals.

Women's events

[2]

EventGoldSilverBronze
500 metres
details
Svetlana Zhurova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
76.57 Wang Manli
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
76.78 Ren Hui
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
76.87
1000 metres
details
Marianne Timmer
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
1:16.05 Cindy Klassen
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1:16.09 Anni Friesinger
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1:16.11
1500 metres
details
Cindy Klassen
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1:55.27 Kristina Groves
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1:56.74 Ireen Wüst
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
1:56.90
3000 metres
details
Ireen Wüst
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
4:02.43 Renate Groenewold
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
4:03.48 Cindy Klassen
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
4:04.37
5000 metres
details
Clara Hughes
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
6:59.07 Claudia Pechstein
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
7:00.08 Cindy Klassen
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
7:00.57
Team pursuit
details
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Daniela Anschütz-Thoms
Anni Friesinger
Lucille Opitz *
Claudia Pechstein
Sabine Völker *
3:01.25Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Kristina Groves
Clara Hughes
Cindy Klassen *
Christine Nesbitt
Shannon Rempel *
3:02.91Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Yekaterina Abramova
Varvara Barysheva *
Galina Likhachova *
Yekaterina Lobysheva
Svetlana Vysokova
Overtook
(Final B)

* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals.

Medal table

[2]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3317
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)3249
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)2428
4Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy  (ITA)2013
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1113
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1113
7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)0112
8Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)0011
Totals (8 entries)12121236

Records

The combination of low altitude and high humidity at the Oval Lingotto in Turin created fairly slow ice conditions, relative to previous Olympic ovals, such as the Utah Olympic Oval. [3] This meant that no world records in speed skating were set at the Games, and the only Olympic records set were in the two debut events, the men's and women's team pursuits.

Event [2] DateRoundTeamTimeORWR
Men's team pursuit 15 FebruaryHeat 1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Stefan Heythausen
Robert Lehmann
Tobias Schneider
3:49.59OR
15 FebruaryHeat 3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Rintje Ritsma
Mark Tuitert
Carl Verheijen
3:48.02OR
15 FebruaryHeat 4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Arne Dankers
Steven Elm
Denny Morrison
3:47.37OR
15 FebruaryQuarterfinalsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Sven Kramer
Carl Verheijen
Erben Wennemars
3:44.65OR
15 FebruaryQuarterfinalsFlag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy
Matteo Anesi
Enrico Fabris
Ippolito Sanfratello
3:43.64OR
Women's team pursuit 15 FebruaryHeat 1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Annette Bjelkevik
Hedvig Bjelkevik
Maren Haugli
3:06.34OR
15 FebruaryHeat 3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Yekaterina Abramova
Galina Likhachova
Yekaterina Lobysheva
3:05.93OR
15 FebruaryQuarterfinalsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Kristina Groves
Cindy Klassen
Christine Nesbitt
3:01.24OR

Participating NOCs

Nineteen nations competed in the speed skating events at Torino.

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