Speed Skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held between 13 and 27 February 2010 at the Richmond Olympic Oval.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Canada |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  Czech Republic |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Germany |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  United States |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Japan |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Russia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  China |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norway |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metre | Mo Tae-bum
|
Keiichiro Nagashima
|
Joji Kato
|
| 1000 metre | Shani Davis
|
Mo Tae-bum
|
Chad Hedrick
|
| 1500 metre | Mark Tuitert
|
Shani Davis
|
Havard Bokko
|
| 5000 metre | Sven Kramer
|
Lee Seung-hoon
|
Ivan Skobrev
|
| 10000 metre | Lee Seung-hoon
|
Ivan Skobrev
|
Bob de Jong
|
| Team Pursuit | Canada Mathieu Giroux Lucas Makowsky Denny Morrison |
United States Brian Hansen Chad Hedrick Jonathan Kuck Trevor Marsicano |
Netherlands Jan Blokhuijsen Sven Kramer Simon Kuipers Mark Tuitert |
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metre | Lee Sang-hwa
|
Jenny Wolf
|
Wang Beixing
|
| 1000 metre | Christine Nesbitt
|
Annette Gerritsen
|
Laurine van Riessen
|
| 1500 metre | Ireen Wust
|
Kristina Groves
|
Martina Sablikova
|
| 3000 metre | Martina Sablikova
|
Stephanie Beckert
|
Kristina Groves
|
| 5000 metre | Martina Sablikova
|
Stephanie Beckert
|
Clara Hughes
|
| Team Pursuit | Germany Daniela Anschutz Thoms Stephanie Beckert Anna Friesinger-Postma Katrin Mattscherodt |
Japan Masako Hozumi Nao Kodaira Maki Tabata |
Poland Katarzyna Bachleda-Curus Katarzyna Wozniak Luiza Zlotkowska |
Statistics[]
- There were 177 total athletes from 24 countries.
- Miho Takagi was the youngest participant with 15 years and 272 days.
- Tomomi Okazaki was the oldest participant with 38 years and 164 days.
- 3 athletes were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Netherlands won 7 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Czech Republic and Japan won 3 medals, more than in any other sport.