Capitalising on this, the organisers of the 1932 Lake Placid Games, with the consent of the International Skating Union (ISU), agreed to follow these rules for the programme’s speed skating events.

The first known skating competition is thought to have been held in the Netherlands in 1676. However, the first official speed skating events were not held until 1863 in Oslo, Norway. In 1889, the ...

Romantic relationships between sportsmen and women are often a common denominator in history. But the relationship we are ...

Olympic speed skating gold medalist Nao Kodaira is all-smiles after winning her last race, the women’s 500 meters, at the M-Wave ice arena in Nagano Prefecture on Oct. 22. (Sayuri Ide) ...

The Dutch dominate international competition in long track speed skating and it’s no surprise to find the Dutch taking all three medal positions in some events. Here’s what you need to know. What’s ...

"I find it is a very friendly sport," said Ian Phillips, an organizer for the Esqumalt Speed Skating Club. "It's a very supportive sport. The older kids support the younger kids and we look at it as a ...

The Netherlands’ Suzanne Schulting, a three-time Olympic gold medalist in short track speed skating, qualified for the powerhouse Dutch World Cup team in long-track speed skating, though it is unclear ...

The Chinese national short track speed skating team has already set their ... "This season, our focus is on adjusting, adapting to international rules, and improving overall in preparation for ...

File Photo - STAVANGER, NORWAY - DECEMBER 03: Carolina Hiller of Canada looks on after she competes in the 500m Women race on Day 3 of the ISU World Cup Speed Skating at Var Energi Arena Sormarka ...

The 20-year-old speedskater from Kewaskum is still in hard training mode for the start of the season but won five races.

Laurent Dubreuil of Lévis, Que., who earned sprint bronze at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships in March, leads the 10-member men's squad to start the season. The campaign begins ...

Maame Biney, the first Black woman to make a U.S. Olympic short track speed skating team, announced her retirement from the sport at age 24. “After 19 amazing years in speedskating, I am officially ...