Dates 8–22 February 2014 Competitors 179 from 23 nations | No. of events 12 | |
Venue Adler Arena, Sochi, Russia | ||
The speed skating competition of the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at Adler Arena, Sochi, Russia, between 8 and 22 February 2014.
Contents
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for all twelve events.
All times are (UTC+4).
Medal summary
The Netherlands dominated in speed skating winning eight out of the twelve gold medals and won a total of 23 medals, with medals in all events. There were four Dutch podium sweeps where the Netherlands won the gold, silver and bronze medal, making the Netherlands the first country in Olympic history (both Summer and Winter Games) to achieve this. The events were the: Men's 5000m, Men's 500m, Women's 1500m and Men's 10000m. In the women's 1,500 metres, Dutch athletes placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th; the first such result in Olympic speed skating history by athletes from a single nation.
(WR = World Record, OR = Olympic Record)
Qualification
Each NOC was allowed to delegate a maximal number of ten men and ten women speed skaters who reached the qualification criteria. A proposal of the Dutch skating association (KNSB) to add an extra athlete, especially for the team pursuit event, was rejected at the congress of the international federation ISU in Kuala Lumpur in June 2012.
Qualification times
The qualification times were released in July 2013. The women's times stayed the same from Vancouver except for a more stringent standard in the 3000 m, while the men's qualification times have all slightly decreased.
Participating nations
179 athletes from 23 nations participated, with number of athletes in parentheses. Chinese Taipei made its debut in the sport.