Olympic champion speed skater Nao Kodaira bids adieu on home ice this weekend

PyeongChang 2018 women’s 500m gold medalist will bring her career to a close at the Japanese national single distances championship in her native Nagano
Olympic champion speed skater Nao Kodaira bids adieu on home ice this weekend

Swings skates to historic first at The World Games

Bart Swings added a gold medal at The World Games 2022 to his already impressive resume in speed skating. He also expressed his desire to see roller speed skating included in the Olympics.
Swings skates to historic first at The World Games

Swedish gold medalist donates medal to jailed Chinese bookseller

Swedish speed skater Nils van der Poel donated one of his two Olympic gold medals to Gui Minhai who is currently imprisoned in China. He presented the medal to Gui Minhai’s daughter Angela on Friday.
Swedish gold medalist donates medal to jailed Chinese bookseller

British speed skaters finance Olympic dream through coffee

British speed skating duo, Cornelius Kersten and Ellia Smeding, aren’t only fueled by coffee, but they’re financed by it as well. The two founded their own coffee company as they chased a mutual dream of competing at the Winter Olympics.
British speed skaters finance Olympic dream through coffee

DAY #9 SPORTS FOCUS: Erin “Speedy” Jackson speeds to maiden Olympic gold, while snowfall wreaks havoc on skiing events

Through the sacrifice of a teammate, and a blistering fast skate, U.S. speed skater Erin Jackson put the cherry on top of a heartwarming story by claiming victory in the women’s 500m. The action on ice may have been hot, but outside temperatures were cold as snow fell throughout the competition zones for Beijing 2022
DAY #9 SPORTS FOCUS: Erin “Speedy” Jackson speeds to maiden Olympic gold, while snowfall wreaks havoc on skiing events

Swedish speedskating double gold medalist charges Dutch with “corruption”

Nils van der Poel says officials from the Netherlands lobby the ice master for special conditions.
Swedish speedskating double gold medalist charges Dutch with “corruption”

Controversies surrounding U.S. Olympic team selections highlight flawed process

As the days continue to countdown towards the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, National Olympic Committees, and their constituent national sports federations, now face the difficult task of defining their athletes and entries for the Games. A task rarely absent of controversy.
Controversies surrounding U.S. Olympic team selections highlight flawed process