U.S. Team Pursuit speed skaters will top speeds of 30 mph by pushing themselves around the track mere inches from each other.

Catch up on all the Olympic speed skating lingo with this glossary — definitions for key terms, techniques, race formats, and scoring used in competition.

Everything you need to know about speed skating at the Winter Olympics. Two Distinct Disciplines: Olympic speed skating is ...

U.S. short-track speed skaters look to get back on the podium at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics after being shut out in Beijing in 2022.

Two methods of timekeeping exist: automatic and manual. The use of automatic timekeeping is compulsory for the Olympic Winter Games. The term “automatic timekeeping” denotes a time-measuring system ...

Have a need for speed? Step into the world of speed skating, where ice skating meets racing. Here's what you need to know ahead the Milano Cortina.

Dan Carney was a darling of the Pettit Center Olympic trials as the oldest competitor. At 60, he still has plenty of speed ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 26: Jutta Leerdam attends Max's "Paul American" premiere on March 26, 2025 in New York City. Winter Olympics 2026: Jutta Leerdam, Jake Paul's fiancée, takes home second ...

All it took was the mere mention of the words “Slippery Fish” for U.S. speed skating national team coach Ryan Shimabukuro to purse his lips and shake his head. There wasn't even a full question asked ...

MILAN, Metropolitan City of Milan — Speed skating — one of the fastest and most technical sports of the Winter Olympics — will return to the spotlight at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games with a full slate ...

Ted-Jan Bloemen of Calgary will end his Olympic speed skating career with one medal over 5,000 metres after placing 13th in the men's event on Sunday in Italy.