Speed skating at the XXI Olympic Winter Games
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Venue | Richmond Olympic Oval |
Dates | 13–27 February 2010 |
No. of events | 12 |
Competitors | 177 from 24 nations |
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The speed skating competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Richmond Olympic Oval between 13 and 27 February 2010.
Haralds Silovs became the first athlete in Olympic history to participate in both short track (1500 m) and long track (5000 m) speed skating, and the first to compete in two different disciplines on the same day. He competed in the 5000 m and then raced across town to the 1500 m event. The low altitude of Vancouver and high humidity inside the Richmond Olympic Oval, set just 3 metres above the sea, meant that no world records in speed skating would be set at these Games.
* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals.
* Skater who did not participate in the final, but received a medal.
A total of twelve speed skating events were held at Vancouver 2010:
All times are Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8).