Learn how Olympic speed skating works — event formats, race distances, elimination rounds, mass start rules, and how skaters advance to medal contention at the Winter Games.

Andrew Heo, 25, began skating when he was 6, following in his cousins and older brothers’ footsteps. His older brother was taking lessons at Potomac Speedskating Club, a three-hour drive from their home in Warrington.

Speed skater Jordan Stolz has an almost unbreakable hold on the men's side of the sport. He could leave the 2026 Winter Games with four gold medals.

To qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics, speed skaters both must earn qualifying points at four World Cup events which precede the Games and achieve the times set by the International Skating Union (ISU) for their respective distances.

The final spots on the U.S. speed skating team for the Milan Cortina Olympics are up for grabs. Over the next few days in Milwaukee, some of the nation's best speed skaters will officially book their trips to Italy. It's a formality for some -- like stars ...

One of the more thrilling sports at the Winter Olympics is back again for the 2022 Beijing Games. Short track speed skating made its official Olympic debut at the 1992 Albertville Olympics, and has been a part of each Winter Games ever since. In short ...

Chris Huizinga is savouring every moment of his first Olympics at the Milano Cortina Winter Games, but the Dutch speed skater said on Thursday that he expects a stern test in the men's 5,000 metres, where he believes rivals have the upper hand.