Speed Skating
Long track speed skating has been around ever since the first Winter Olympic Games of 1924 in Chamonix, France. Only one Winter Olympic Games was missed, in 1940, when World War II was being fought. The Netherlands, Norway, and the United States have received the most medals with 82, 80, and 67, respectively. Those with the lowest number of medals are North Korea, Kazakhstan, Belgium, and Belarus with one each. The medals below are the total of all twelve speed skating events for each country: (men) 500, 1000, 1500, 5000 relay, 10,000 relay meter races, and team pursuit, (women) 500, 1000, 1500, 3000 relay, 5000 relay, and team pursuit.
Long track speed skating has been around ever since the first Winter Olympic Games of 1924 in Chamonix, France. Only one Winter Olympic Games was missed, in 1940, when World War II was being fought. The Netherlands, Norway, and the United States have received the most medals with 82, 80, and 67, respectively. Those with the lowest number of medals are North Korea, Kazakhstan, Belgium, and Belarus with one each. The medals below are the total of all twelve speed skating events for each country: (men) 500, 1000, 1500, 5000 relay, 10,000 relay meter races, and team pursuit, (women) 500, 1000, 1500, 3000 relay, 5000 relay, and team pursuit.
Short Track
Short track speed skating has only been an official event in the Winter Olympic Games since 1992 in Albertville, France. Short track events include men and women 500, 1000, and 1500 meter races along with 3000 (women) and 5000 (men) meter relay races. The countries that have won so far are listed below along with how many medals they have earned since 1992. The countries with the highest medal count are South Korea, Canada, and China, with 37, 25, and 24, respectively. The two countries with the lowest medal count are North Korea and Great Britain, both with one medal.
Short track speed skating has only been an official event in the Winter Olympic Games since 1992 in Albertville, France. Short track events include men and women 500, 1000, and 1500 meter races along with 3000 (women) and 5000 (men) meter relay races. The countries that have won so far are listed below along with how many medals they have earned since 1992. The countries with the highest medal count are South Korea, Canada, and China, with 37, 25, and 24, respectively. The two countries with the lowest medal count are North Korea and Great Britain, both with one medal.
Team Pursuit
Team pursuit speed skating is an event in long track speed skating. Team pursuit speed skating was first introduced to the Winter Olympic Games in 2006 in Turin, Italy. Both men and women team pursuit competitions are events in the Winter Olympics. The teams are made of three members from their country and they compete against other teams. So far, only Germany has won gold in women's team pursuit, with Canada, Japan, Russia, and Poland behind them. In men's team pursuit, Italy and Canada have both won gold medals while the United States and Netherlands have also won medals.
Team pursuit speed skating is an event in long track speed skating. Team pursuit speed skating was first introduced to the Winter Olympic Games in 2006 in Turin, Italy. Both men and women team pursuit competitions are events in the Winter Olympics. The teams are made of three members from their country and they compete against other teams. So far, only Germany has won gold in women's team pursuit, with Canada, Japan, Russia, and Poland behind them. In men's team pursuit, Italy and Canada have both won gold medals while the United States and Netherlands have also won medals.
Women's Team Pursuit
Men's Team Pursuit