speed skating

German speed skater Claudia Pechstein, who turns 50 next week, said she wanted to finish the season before deciding on future.

Joey Mantia of the United States finished fourth in the men’s mass start speed skating final by 0.002 seconds during the 2022 Winter Olympics.

American speed skaters Joey Mantia and Mia Kilburg each narrowly missed a place on the podium at their respective speed skating finals on Saturday in Beijing. Mantia placed fourth in the men’s mass start and Kilburg finished fourth in the women’s mass start at the National Speed Skating Oval. Belgium’s Bart Swings finished with gold in the men’s event,...

Belgium’s Bart Swings took the gold while Team USA’s Joey Mantia missed the podium by a few inches.

Bart Swings of Belgium won the men’s mass start final, while American Joey Mantia crossed the line fourth on a photo finish.

Jordan Stolz wore a life vest when he tried ice skating for the first time–because the “rink” was a frozen backyard pond. Now 17-year-old Stolz is making his Olympic debut and being called the future of speed skating.

Speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics is closing out competition with the men’s and women’s mass start at the National Speed Skating Oval. The event has two American men in the field, Ian Quinn and Joey Mantia, while the women’s side is represented by Americans Mia Kilburg and Giorgia Birkeland.  Mantia, who captured bronze in the men’s team...

As he leaves Beijing with two Olympic medals, South Korean short-track speed skater Hwang Daeheon sounds giddy about a “fried chicken pension” waiting at home

Thomas Krol of the Netherlands won his second Olympic medal of the 2022 Games in the men’s 1000m race.

What makes speed in the sport even more difficult is that athletes have to make sharp, quick turns while flying around the oval.

An 11-time world championship medalist, Brittany Bowe finally won an individual Olympic medal on her ninth try.

US Speed Skater Brittany Bowe says she’s an exceptional coffee maker in addition to being a world-class speed skater.

Dutch speed skater Thomas Krol set the Olympic record in the men’s 1500m but was bested by his teammate. He’ll get another chance in the 1000m.

The 2022 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony is a few days away. Before the flame goes out Sunday, there are still dozens of medals to be awarded to Winter Olympians from around the globe. Day 14 in Beijing — Thursday night and Friday morning in the United States — features four medal events in women’s freeski halfpipe, men’s ski cross, men’s…

Takagi Miho from Japan won gold, while Jutta Leerdam from the Netherlands took silver.

U.S. speed skater Brittany Bowe captured her first individual medal by taking bronze in the 1000m at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Here’s how to watch the Thursday, February 17th Winter Olympics, including women’s figure skating with Mariah Bell, Alysa Liu and Karen Chen, freestyle skiing halfpipe with Brita Sigourney and ski cross with Tyler Wallasch, speed skating with Kimi Goetz and Brittany Bowe, and men’s curling with John Shuster.

The U.S. hasn’t won a medal in the women’s 1000m since 2002 but Brittany Bowe is trying to change that Thursday morning.

Brittany Bowe is hoping that third time will be the charm as she competes for her first individual Olympic medal. The speed skater shares how she overcame disappointment and injuries to get to the top level of her sport.

Casey Dawson went through an ordeal to make it to Beijing due to positive COVID-19 tests, landing in China just 12 hours before his first race. Hot off winning a bronze medal in the team pursuit, his teammates took the opportunity to tease him about it. “In true fashion, Casey’s late to the Olympics, like everything else,” teammate Joey Mantia...