Speed Skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held between 11 and 25 February 2006 at the Oval Lingotto.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 |  Canada |
2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  Italy |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Germany |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Russia |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 |  China |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  South Korea |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metre | Joey Cheek
|
Dmitry Dorofeyev
|
Lee Kang-seok
|
| 1000 metre | Shani Davis
|
Joey Cheek
|
Erben Wennemars
|
| 1500 metre | Enrico Fabris
|
Shani Davis
|
Chad Hedrick
|
| 5000 metre | Chad Hendrick
|
Sven Kramer
|
Enrico Fabris
|
| 10000 metre | Bob de Jong
|
Chad Hedrick
|
Carl Verheijen
|
| Team Pursuit | Italy Matteo Anesi Stefano Donagrandi Enrico Fabris Ippolito Sanfratello |
Canada Arne Dankers Steven Elm Denny Morrison Jason Parker Justin Warsylewicz |
Netherlands Sven Kramer Rintje Ritsma Mark Tuitert Carl Verheijen Erben Wennemars |
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metre | Svetlana Zhurova
|
Wang Manli
|
Ren Hui
|
| 1000 metre | Marianne Timmer
|
Cindy Klassen
|
Anni Friesinger
|
| 1500 metre | Cindy Klassen
|
Kristina Groves
|
Ireen Wust
|
| 3000 metre | Ireen Wust
|
Renate Groenewold
|
Cindy Klassen
|
| 5000 metre | Clara Hughes
|
Claudia Pechstein
|
Cindy Klassen
|
| Team Pursuit | Germany Daniela Anschuetz Thoms Anna Friesinger Lucille Opitz Claudia Pechstein Sabine Voelker |
Canada Kristina Groves Clara Hughes Cindy Klassen Christine Nesbitt Shannon Rempel |
Russia Yekaterina Abramova Varvara Barysheva Galina Likhachova Yekaterina Lobysheva Svetlana Vysokova |
Statistics[]
- There were 174 total athletes from 19 countries.
- Kim Yu-rim was the youngest participant with 16 years and 11 days.
- Bart Veldkamp was the oldest participant with 38 years and 94 days.
- 6 athletes were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Netherlands won all their 9 medals of this edition of the Olympic Games.
- Canada won 8 medals, more than in any other sport.