Speed skating at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

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Speed skating
at the III Winter Youth Olympic Games
Speed skating 2020 YOG.png
Venue Lake St. Moritz
Dates12–16 January
Competitors64 from 22 nations
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Speed skating at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics took place at Lake St. Moritz in St. Moritz, Switzerland from 12 to 16 January 2020. [1] [2]

Unique to the Youth Olympic Games is a mixed NOC team sprint competition.

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3115
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2002
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1124
–Olympic flag.svg  Mixed-NOCs 1113
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0112
5Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0101
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0101
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0101
8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0011
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0011
Totals (9 entries)77721

Boys' events

EventGoldSilverBronze
500 metres
details 		Yudai Yamamoto
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 		36.42 Nil Llop
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 		36.60 Xue Zhiwen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 		36.67
1500 metres
details 		Motonaga Arito
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 		1:52.24 Pavel Taran
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 		1:53.74 Jonathan Tobon
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		1:55.67
Mass start
details 		Motonaga Arito
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 		30 pts Diego Amaya
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 		20 pts Pavel Taran
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 		10 pts

Girls' events

EventGoldSilverBronze
500 metres
details 		Isabel Grevelt
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 		40.57 Wang Jingyi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 		41.07 Yukino Yoshida
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 		41.16
1500 metres
details 		Myrthe de Boer
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 		2:10.44 Yuka Takahashi
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 		2:10.58 Yang Binyu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 		2:10.93
Mass start
details 		Yang Binyu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 		30 pts Zuzana Kuršová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 		25 pts Katia Filippi
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 		10 pts

Mixed event

EventGoldSilverBronze
Team sprint
details 		Olympic flag.svg Team 3 (MIX)
Flag of Finland.svg  Sini Siro  (FIN)
Flag of Japan.svg  Yukino Yoshida  (JPN)
Flag of Austria.svg  Ignaz Gschwentner  (AUT)
Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Sergeev  (RUS)		2:04.10Olympic flag.svg Team 16 (MIX)
Flag of Finland.svg  Laura Kivioja  (FIN)
Flag of Poland.svg  Daria Kopacz  (POL)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Theo Collins  (GBR)
Flag of Japan.svg  Motonaga Arito  (JPN)		2:05.92Olympic flag.svg Team 14 (MIX)
Flag of Romania.svg  Ramona Ionel  (ROU)
Flag of Russia.svg  Valeriia Sorokoletova  (RUS)
Flag of Finland.svg  Tuukka Suomalainen  (FIN)
Flag of the United States.svg  Jonathan Tobon  (USA)		2:05.96

Qualification system

The overall quota for the Speed skating competition is 64 total skaters, consisting of 32 men and 32 ladies. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) could send a maximum of six athletes (three per gender) to the Winter Youth Olympic Games but the maximum number of entries per event is two. Skaters are eligible to participate at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics if they were born between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2004. [3]

The top six athletes, per gender, based on the results of the 2019 World Junior Speed Skating Championships in the 500 and 1500 meters entitled to one quota. Each NOC can receive up to two quotas based on the 2019 World Junior Championships. The remaining quota will be allocated based on the ISU Junior World Cup Speed Skating ranking. The allocation of quotas will be carried out under four restrictions: [3]

  1. the allocation will be disregarded the highest ranked NOC skaters in equal number to the quota the NOCs have already received.
  2. only the highest distance rank of each skater will be considered.
  3. NOC that did not qualify or qualified one quota will get priority before allocation of a third quota to other NOC.
  4. The host nation has the right to enter one athlete in each event if not qualified.

Qualification summary

NOCBoys'Girls'Total
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 11
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 11
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 224
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 224
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 11
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 224
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 224
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 224
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 11
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 11
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 123
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 224
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 224
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 224
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 224
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 224
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 22
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 224
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 224
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 123
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 11
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22
Total: 22 NOCs323264

Quota allocation

Based on the results of the 2019 World Junior Speed Skating Championships the following countries have earned YOG quota places. [4] The final allocation of quotas was announced by the ISU on November 29, 2019. [5]

EventAthletes per NOCBoys'Girls'
Host nation1Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
2019 World Junior Championships 2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 		Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
ISU Junior World Cup Speed Skating ranking2Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 		Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Reallocation1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 		Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Total3232

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, Lausanne, Switzerland". Olympic.org - Official website of the Olympic Movement.
  2. ↑ "Speed Skating – Competition Schedule" (PDF). www.lausanne2020.sport. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. 1 2 "The Qualification Systems for the 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games - Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "ISU Communication 2235 - Provisional Quota places Figure Skating & Speed Skating / Final Quota places Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "ISU Communication 2295 - Entries/Participation Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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