The speed skating

Long track speed skating

Speed skating is an Olympic sport where competitors are timed while crossing a set distance. It is also a sport for leisure. Sports such as short track speedskating, inline speedskating, and quad speed skating are also called speed skating...

 competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

 was held at Richmond Olympic Oval

Richmond Olympic Oval

The Richmond Olympic Oval , or the Richmond Oval is a facility in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. It was the venue of the speed skating events and the official Olympic anti-doping lab of the 2010 Winter Olympics...

 between 13 and 27 February 2010.

Medal table

1		3	2	0	5
2		3	1	3	7
3		2	1	2	5
4		2	0	1	3
5		1	3	0	4
6		1	2	1	4
7		0	2	1	3
7		0	1	1	2
9		0	0	1	1
9		0	0	1	1
9		0	0	1	1
	Total	12	12	12	36

Men's events

500 metres	|69.82	|69.98	|70.01
1000 metres	|1:08.94	|1:09.12	|1:09.32
1500 metres	|1:45.57		1:46.10		1:46.13
5000 metres		6:14.60 OR	|6:16.95		6:18.05
10000 metres	|12:58.55 OR	|13:02.07	|13:06.73
Team pursuit	Mathieu Giroux Mathieu Giroux Mathieu Giroux is a Canadian speed-skater. He shared medals at team pursuit medals at world cup races in Calgary and Salt Lake City in 2009. He represented Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics. On February 27, he won a gold medal in the team pursuit along with Denny Morrison and Lucas Makowsky.-... Lucas Makowsky Lucas Makowsky Lucas Makowsky is a Canadian speed skater. He started speed skating at six and went on to rank 1st in Canada in the 5000m and 10000m for the 08-09 season. In addition to skating he also speaks three languages: English, French, and Ukrainian.He competed for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the... Denny Morrison Denny Morrison Denny Morrison is a Canadian speedskater from Fort St. John, British Columbia. His best distance, so far in his career, is the 1500-m, where he held the world record time of 1:42.01 from 14 March 2008 to 6 March 2009...	3:41.37	Brian Hansen Brian Hansen (speed skater) Brian Hansen is an American speed skater and silver medalist in the Winter Olympics.At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Hansen won a silver medal in the team pursuit along with Jonathan Kuck and Chad Hedrick... Chad Hedrick Chad Hedrick Chad Hedrick is an American inline speed skater and ice speed skater. He was born in Spring, Texas.Hedrick revolutionized the inline speed skating world with his unique technique, called the double push or DP... Jonathan Kuck Jonathan Kuck Jonathan Kuck is an American speed skater and silver medalist in the Winter Olympics.At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Kuck won a silver medal in the team pursuit along with Brian Hansen and Chad Hedrick... Trevor Marsicano Trevor Marsicano Trevor Marsicano is an American long-track speedskater and silver medalist in the Winter Olympics.At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Marsicano won a silver medal for his part in the team pursuit... *	3:41.58	Jan Blokhuijsen Jan Blokhuijsen Jan Blokhuijsen is Dutch long track speed skater who skates for the commercial VPZ speedskating team.In 2007, he got his VWO degree at school... Sven Kramer Sven Kramer Sven Kramer is a Dutch long track speed skater. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meter in Vancouver 2010, and four-time European and World Allround Champion. He is also three-time world champion and world record holder in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m, and the team pursuit... Simon Kuipers Simon Kuipers Simon Kuipers is a Dutch speed skater. He won a 1,500 meters World Cup competitions on 3 December 2005. It was his first World Cup victory... * Mark Tuitert Mark Tuitert Mark Tuitert ; born April 4, 1980 in Holten, Overijssel) is a Dutch speed skater. He won gold at the 1500m sprint at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-Personal life:Tuitert married fellow Dutch speed skater Helen van Goozen in 2009...	3:39.95 OR

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

Women's events

500 metres		76.09	|76.14		76.63
1000 metres	|1:16.56	|1:16.58	|1:16.72
1500 metres	|1:56.89	|1:57.14	|1:57.96
3000 metres		4:02.53	|4:04.62		4:04.84
5000 metres		6:50.92	|6:51.39	|6:55.73
Team pursuit	Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Daniela Anschütz-Thoms is a German speed skater. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, she won a gold medal in the women's team pursuit with teammates Anni Friesinger and Claudia Pechstein.-External links:*... Stephanie Beckert Stephanie Beckert Stephanie Beckert is a long-track speed skater from Germany. Her specialty is the 5000 meter. She had a fourth place standing at the 2008–09 Speed Skating World Cup/3000&5000 m Women... Anni Friesinger-Postma* Katrin Mattscherodt Katrin Mattscherodt Katrin Mattscherodt is a German long track speed skater who participates in international competitions. In the team pursuit final against Japan at the 2010 Vancouver winter Olympics, she was a replacement for Anni Friesinger-Postma in the final , and won a gold medal as part of the German...	3:02.82	Masako Hozumi Masako Hozumi Masako Hozumi is a Japanese speed skater from Hokkaido. In 2009 she finished fourth overall at the 2009 All-around. She competed for Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics.Her first name is named after Masako Natsume, a Japanese famous actress.... Nao Kodaira Nao Kodaira Nao Kodaira is a long-track speed skater from Japan. She will compete for Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 500m and 1000m.- Results :... Maki Tabata Maki Tabata Maki Tabata is a speed skater.Maki Tabata won bronze at the World Allround Championships in 2000 and one month later, she won another bronze, this time on the 3,000 m at the World Single Distance Championships. The next year , she won silver on the 1,500 m and bronze on the 5,000 m...	3:02.84	Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś is a Polish speed skater, who was born in Sanok and resides in Zakopane. Her maiden name was Katarzyna Wójcicka.... Katarzyna Woźniak Katarzyna Woźniak Katarzyna Woźniak is a Polish speed skater. She won a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the team pursuit.She has been awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.-External links:*... Luiza Złotkowska Luiza Złotkowska Luiza Złotkowska is a Polish speed skater. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she won a bronze medal in the women's team pursuit with compatriots Katarzyna Woźniak and Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś...	3:03.73

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

Events

A total of twelve speed skating events were held at Vancouver 2010:

Men	Women
500 m	500 m
1,000 m	1,000 m
1,500 m	1,500 m
5,000 m	3,000 m
10,000 m	5,000 m
Team Pursuit	Team Pursuit

Competition Schedule

All times are Pacific Standard Time

Pacific Time Zone

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 (UTC-8

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).

Day	Date	Start	Finish	Event	Phase
Day 2	Saturday, 13 February 2010	12:00	14:20	5,000 m Men
Day 3	Sunday, 14 February 2010	13:00	14:50	3,000 m Women
Day 4	Monday, 15 February 2010	15:30	18:50	500 m Men
Day 5	Tuesday, 16 February 2010	13:00	16:05	500 m Women
Day 6	Wednesday, 17 February 2010	16:00	17:30	1,000 m Men
Day 7	Thursday, 18 February 2010	13:00	14:25	1,000 m Women
Day 9	Saturday, 20 February 2010	16:15	18:00	1,500 m Men
Day 10	Sunday, 21 February 2010	15:00	16:35	1,500 m Women
Day 12	Tuesday, 23 February 2010	11:00	13:45	10,000 m Men
Day 13	Wednesday, 24 February 2010	13:00	14:35	5,000 m Women
Day 15	Friday, 26 February 2010	12:30	14:20	Team Pursuit Men	Heats
				Team Pursuit Women	Heats
Day 16	Saturday, 27 February 2010	12:30	14:25	Team Pursuit Men	Finals
				Team Pursuit Women	Finals

Qualification times

Event	Women	Men
500m	39.50	36.00
1000m	1:18.50	1:11.00
1500m	2:00.00	1:49.00
3000m	4:15.50	n.a.
5000m	7:20.00 or 4:10.00 (3000m)	6:35.00
10000m	n.a.	13:30.00 or 6:30.00 (5000m)

External links

• Qualification System
• Qualification times
• Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule v12