Venue Utah Olympic Oval No. of events 10 | Dates 9–23 February 2002 Competitors 166 from 23 nations | |
Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held over fourteen days, from 9 to 23 February. Ten events were contested at the Utah Olympic Oval.
Records
Salt Lake City's high altitude was a major contributing factor to the speed of the Utah Olympic Oval's ice, as new Olympic records were set in all ten events, and new World records in eight.
References
Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA