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While Team USA's speed skating suits may not be the most fashionable ones on the track, it seems like it's doing its job! American John-Henry Krueger claimed a silver medal in the 1,000m final ...
Short-track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics (110 P) Pages in category "2002 in short-track speed skating" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
He wore the Brussels sprout suit for ten days in between 2003 and 2005, the second in ranking after Cédric Michaud. [1] In total he won 23 speed skating marathons on artificial tracks. [2] He also was the leader in the Essent Cup for two days, wearing the orange suit. [3]
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in speed skating (20 P) Pages in category "Olympic speed skaters for the United States" The following 138 pages are in this category, out of 138 total.
Speed skating is a sport that has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the inaugural Games in 1924. [1] Events held at the first Winter Olympics included the men's 500-metre, 1500-metre, 5000-metre, and 10,000-metre races.
Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref 500 meters 36.80 Erin Jackson: 3 December 2021 World Cup: Salt Lake City, United States [12]500 meters × 2 74.19 WR: Heather Richardson
The United States led the medal table with five gold medals, thanks to Eric Heiden's sweep of the men's events, which made him the first, and as of 2023, only, athlete to win five gold medals at a Winter Games.
This was only the second Games in which the United States did not win a speed skating medal, and as of 2018, the only time since 1960 the Netherlands did not win a medal in the sport. Japan's Yoshihiro Kitazawa won his country's first Olympic medal in speed skating.