Dutch speed-skating star Jutta Leerdam was blasted as “arrogant” and a “diva” for flying to the Olympics on a private jet instead of making the trip to Italy alongside her fellow compatriots. Jutta Leerdam,

Much like swimming in the Summer Olympics, there are nearly an endless number of speed skating events in the Winter Olympics. From short track to long track to

American speed skater Brittany Bowe is relishing the opportunity to close out her Olympic career on her own terms as she prepares for her fourth and final Games at Milano Cortina.

Olympic speed skater Erin Jackson can add another honor to her 13 World Championship medals and a gold in the women’s 500-meter at the 2022 Beijing Olympics—Team USA’s flag bearer for the U.S. delegation at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. She will share the honor with Frank Del Duca, a bobsled Olympian.

Ocala native Erin Jackson will compete for a second speed skating gold medal in the 2026 Winter Olympics.

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.

The 24-year-old short track speed skater will make his Olympic debut in Milan Cortina after years of juggling rigorous academics and improvised training plans.

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