Speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics was held at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan, Italy between 7 and 21 February 2026. It was the 25th time speed skating was held at the Winter Olympics (18th time for women).
Qualification
Competition schedule The following is the competition schedule for all speed skating events. With the exception of the Team pursuit events, all rounds of each event will be concluded within a single session.
All times are (UTC+1).
Day Date Time Event Day 1 Saturday, 7 February 16:0018:35 Women's 3000 metres Day 2 Sunday, 8 February 16:0017:55 Men's 5000 metres Day 3 Monday, 9 February 17:3019:05Women's 1000 metres Day 5 Wednesday, 11 February 18:3020:00 Men's 1000 metres Day 6 Thursday, 12 February 16:3018:00 Women's 5000 metres Day 7 Friday, 13 February 16:0018:05 Men's 10,000 metres Day 8 Saturday, 14 February 16:0017:45 Team pursuit women – QuarterfinalsMen's 500 metres Day 9 Sunday, 15 February 16:0017:50 Team pursuit men – QuarterfinalsWomen's 500 metres Day 11 Tuesday, 17 February 14:3017:15 Team pursuit men – FinalsTeam pursuit women – Finals Day 13 Thursday, 19 February 16:3017:55 Men's 1500 metres Day 14 Friday, 20 February 16:3017:50 Women's 1500 metres Day 15 Saturday, 21 February 15:0017:35 Mass start menMass start women
Medal summary Medal table
Denmark won its first ever medal in speed skating.
Men's events 500 metres 33.77 OR 33.88 34.26 1000 metres 1:06.28 OR 1:06.78 1:07.34 1500 metres 1:41.98 OR 1:42.75 1:42.82 5000 metres 6:03.95 OR 6:06.48 6:09.22 10,000 metres 12:33.43 12:39.08 12:40.48 Mass start 68 pts 47 pts 21 pts Team pursuit Davide GhiottoAndrea GiovanniniMichele Malfatti 3:39.20 Ethan CepuranCasey DawsonEmery Lehman 3:43.71 Li WenhaoLiu HanbinWu YuNing Zhongyan 3:41.38
Women's events 500 metres 36.49 OR 37.15 37.27 1000 metres 1:12.31 OR 1:12.59 1:13.95 1500 metres 1:54.09 1:54.15 1:54.40 3000 metres 3:54.28 OR, 3:56.54 3:56.93 5000 metres 6:46.17 6:46.27 6:46.34 Mass start 60 pts 40 pts 20 pts Team pursuit Ivanie BlondinValérie MaltaisIsabelle Weidemann 2:55.81 Joy BeuneMarijke GroenewoudAntoinette Rijpma-de Jong 2:56.77 Hana NoakeAyano SatoMiho TakagiMomoka Horikawa 2:58.50 Skaters who did not participate in the final of the team pursuit event, but received medals as part of the team, having taken part in an earlier round.
Participating nations 23 nations will be sending speed skaters to compete in the speed skating events.
(host)
Records Olympic records
Event Date Round Athlete Country Time Record RefWomen's 3000 metres 7 February Pair 8Francesca Lollobrigida 3:54.28 Men's 5000 metres 8 February Pair 9Sander Eitrem 6:03.95 Women's 1000 meters9 FebruaryPair 15Jutta Leerdam1:12.31Men's 1000 meters 11 FebruaryPair 14 Jordan Stolz 1:06.28Men's 500 meters 14 FebruaryPair 13 Jordan Stolz 33.77 Women's 500 metres15 FebruaryPair 15 Femke Kok 36.49Men's 1500 metres 19 February Pair 13Ning Zhongyan 1:41.98
References
External links Speed skating at the official site of the 2026 Winter Olympics Official Results Book – Speed Skating