Speed skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

Speed skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics was held at the Eisschnellaufbahn in Innsbruck, Austria, from 14 to 20 January.Speed skating

Medal summary Medal table

Boys' events 500 metres 75.50 77.824 77.827 1500 metres 1:54.20 2:00.28 2:00.30 3000 metres 4:03.22 4:10.00 4:14.41 Mass start 7:10.23 7:11.45 7:12.83

Girls' events 500 metres 81.68 84.32 87.51 1500 metres 2:08.17 2:09.54 2:11.33 3000 metres 4:37.33 4:41.85 4:42.72 Mass start 6:01.06 6:01.13 6:01.24 Multi-medalists Athletes who have won at least two medals.

Qualification system

Each country could send a maximum of four athletes to the speed skating events of the Winter Youth Olympics. The ISU Junior World Cup competition during the season was used to qualify in the respective distances. The host country (Austria) was given at least one spot.

Each country could send a maximum of four athletes to the speed skating events of the Winter Youth Olympics. The ISU Junior World Cup competition during the season was used to qualify in the respective distances. The host country (Austria) was given at least one spot.

Canada will not send any skaters after the governing body for the sport in the county deemed the event "not developmentally appropriate".Speed skating Canada 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

The final allocation of quotas was announced on November 30, 2011.Final quota allocation

Qualification times Athletes must have met the qualification times after October 10, 2010 to compete. Event Women Men 500m 45.50 42.00 1500m 2:25.00 2:14.00 3000m 5:20.00 4:55:00

Qualified nations summary NOC Boys' Girls' Total 2 22 2 4 1 12 2 4 1 11 12 22 2 41 2 32 2 4 2 2 4 1 12 2 42 2 42 2 4 1 2 32 2 42 2 41 1 1 1 Total athletes 28 28 56 Total NOCs 16 16 20

Qualification Boys' EventDateLocationAthletes per NOCQualifiedHost Nation - -2World Junior Championships March 2011 Seinäjoki2World Junior Championships March 2011 Seinäjoki12 ISU Junior World CupsNovember 12 – 13, 2011November 18 – 19, 2011 Erfurt Bjugn1 TOTAL 28

Girls' EventDateLocationAthletes per NOCQualifiedHost Nation - - –World Junior Championships March 2011 Seinäjoki2World Junior Championships March 2011 Seinäjoki12 ISU Junior World CupsNovember 12 – 13, 2011November 18 – 19, 2011 Erfurt Bjugn1 TOTAL 28

See also 2012 World Junior Speed Skating Championships

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