Van der Poel wins Sweden's first speed skating gold for 34 years in Olympic 5,000m record
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Nils van der Poel broke the Olympic record in the men's 5,000 metres to become Sweden's first speed skating gold medallist since 1988.
Nils van der Poel broke the Olympic record in the men's 5,000 metres to become Sweden's first speed skating gold medallist since 1988.
Irene Schouten will hope to continue the Dutch speed skating domination at the Winter Olympics as the women’s 3,000 metres event opens competition at the National Speed Skating Oval here at Beijing 2022 tomorrow.
The Netherlands were in ruthless form at the World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Innsbruck, winning a total of nine gold medals as well the overall classification titles for the men's and women's competitions.
The World Junior Speed Skating Championships should begin in Innsbruck tomorrow, with the Dutch team expected to dominate.
Dutch speed skater and three-time Olympic champion Jorien ter Mors has retired from the sport following an illustrious 16-year career.
American speed skater Erin Jackson is set to feature at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games after her compatriot Brittany Bowe gave up her spot in the 500 metres for the world number one.
The Netherlands ended the European Speed Skating Championships with 11 gold medals from 14 races, continuing their dominance on the final day of competition at Thialf in Heerenveen.
World speed skating number one Erin Jackson looks set to miss out on a place at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics after finishing third in the United States trials.
The Netherlands won all four gold medals on the second day of the International Skating Union (ISU) European Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen to continue their dominance in the sport.
The Netherlands were victorious in three finals on the opening day of the International Skating Union (ISU) European Speed Skating Championships at Thialf in Heerenveen, to top the medal table early on.
Five-time champion Pavel Kulizhnikov is among the four Russian skaters to have been ruled out of this week's European Speed Skating Championships in The Netherlands because of positive COVID-19 cases in the team's camp.
Three-time Olympic speed skating champion Sven Kramer has been given the nod by Dutch selectors to compete at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics after a third-place finish at the national trials put his place in jeopardy.
Shim Suk-hee could finally discover her Beijing 2022 fate this week, as the wait for a final verdict on a crash at the last Winter Olympics continues.
Huang Yu-ting won Chinese Taipei's first-ever speed skating gold medal at an international event as she triumphed in the women's 1,000 metres race on the final day of the International Skating Union's Four Continents Championships.
Um Cheon-ho successfully defended his title at the International Skating Union's Four Continents Speed Skating Championships in Calgary as South Korean athletes won both of the mass start events.