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Speed Skating Events

Men's 5000m
Sat, Feb 13
5000m
Men's 500m
Mon, Feb 15
500m
Men's 1000m
Wed, Feb 17
1000m
Men's 1500m
Sat, Feb 20
1500m
Men's 10,000m
Tue, Feb 23
10,000m

Team USA

Road to Vancouver

Road to Vancouver

Up to 10 men and 10 women will qualify for the U.S. Olympic speed skating team, to be determined by Dec. 31.

'Miami ice' returns

'Miami ice' returns

Jennifer Rodriguez came out of retirement to train for Vancouver. Now she's having more fun that ever, on and off the ice.

Inside The Sport

Basics and events

Basics and events

In speed skating -- one of six sports to have been a part of every Olympic Winter Games -- athletes race over artificial ice at speeds up to 37mph.

Get In The Games

Speed Skating Features

Davis: Better than ever

Davis: Better than ever

American Shani Davis heads to Vancouver with a whole new perspective on life, largely thanks to his 2-year-old son.

Colbert goes for gold

Colbert goes for gold

Talk show host Stephen Colbert has made "Colbert Nation" the primary sponsor of the U.S. Speedskating team.

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All-Time Winter Standings

Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
NOR 25 28 26 79
NED 24 28 23 75
USA 28 20 15 63
URS 24 17 19 60
GER 13 13 10 36

Speed Skating To Go

Olympics Shopping

MERCHANDISE

Vancouver Olympic Mascot Family Pin

Vancouver Olympic Mascot Family Pin

The Vancouver Mascots, Sumi, Quatchi and Miga, welcome your family to the 2010 games! Get this collectible pin to celebrate the Winter Olympics!

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