Learn how Olympic speed skating works — event formats, race distances, elimination rounds, mass start rules, and how skaters advance to medal contention at the Winter Games.

Zach Stoppelmoor and Sarah Warren skated their way onto Team USA on the final day of the Olympic long-track speed skating trials Jan. 5 with victories in the 500 meters at the sold-out Pettit National Ice Center. They’ll be among the team’s five first ...

Florida speed skaters Brittany Bowe and Erin Jackson came close but failed to medal Monday in the women’s 1,000 meter race. Bowe, the owner of the world record in the 1,000, set back in 2019, came in fourth,

The first full-day of competition at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics is in the books. Valérie Maltais was the biggest story of the day, as she claimed bronze in the women's 3000-metre speed skating event, marking Team Canada's first medal of these Olympics.

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi claimed bronze in the women's 1,000 meters on Monday at the Milan Cortina Winter Games, coming up s

Here's everything to know about speed skating at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, including a competition preview, event guide, how to watch and daily schedule.

Read on for a complete schedule of every speed skating event at this year's games, a rundown of who is on Team USA, and how to watch every race. And if you want to learn even more about every event at this year's Winter Games,

We’ve got a schedule of top events at the Milan Cortina Games, and which channels to watch on here. The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics have arrived! There are a dizzying number of events to watch at the Games this year,