Speed skating at the XX Olympic Winter Games
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Venue | Oval Lingotto |
Dates | 11–25 February |
No. of events | 12 |
Competitors | 175 from 19 nations |
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Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held over ten days, from 11 February to 25 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.
* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals.
* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals.
The combination of low altitude and high humidity at the Oval Lingotto in Turin created fairly slow ice conditions, relative to previous Olympic ovals, such as the Utah Olympic Oval. This meant that no world records in speed skating were set at the Games, and the only Olympic records set were in the two debut events, the men's and women's team pursuits.