Who has the most medals in speed skating?
Apolo Anton Ohno, (born May 22, 1982, Seattle, Washington, U.S.), American short-track speed skater who was the most-decorated American athlete in the history of the Winter Olympics. In three Games (2002, 2006, and 2010) he accumulated a total of eight medals—two gold, two silver, and four bronze.
What country has the most medals in short track speed skating?
South Korea
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 53 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 37 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 37 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 20 |
What skater has 5 gold medals?
Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are the only figure skaters to win five Olympic medals (3 gold, 2 silver). Swedish figure skater Gillis Grafström (3 gold, 1 silver) and Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko (2 gold, 2 silver) each have four medals. Seventeen figure skaters have won three medals.
How many total Olympic speed skating medals have the US won?
68 Olympic medals
U.S. LONG TRACK SPEED SKATING IN THE OLYMPICS They have won a total of 68 Olympic medals, including 29 gold.
Who won 500 m speed skating?
American Erin Jackson
American Erin Jackson wins 500m speed skating gold at Winter Olympics after teammate gave up spot. Erin Jackson celebrates after winning the gold medal during the women’s 500m speed skating event on February 13.
Who is the goat of speed skating?
Eric Heiden
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Sport | Speed skating |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 500 m: 37.63 (1980) 1000 m: 1:13.60 (1980) 1500 m: 1:54.79 (1980) 3000 m: 4:06.47 (1980) 5000 m: 6:59.15 (1979) 10 000 m: 14:28.13 (1980) |
Who is the best Olympic speed skater?
Heiden is the only athlete in the history of speed skating to have won all five events in a single Olympic tournament and the only one to have won a gold medal in all events. He is considered by some to be the best overall speed skater (short and long distances) in the sport’s history.
Who dominates speed skating?
The Netherlands have collected the most Olympic Speed Skating medals overall, with the USA and Norway also experiencing success. Eric Heiden of America and Clas Thunberg of Finland are the most individually decorated Speed Skaters at the Olympics with five gold medals each.
Who is the youngest ever medalist in Olympic history?
The youngest ever medal winner in an individual Olympic Games event was Inge Sørensen of Denmark, who was 12 yrs, 21 days old when she won a bronze medal in the 200m Breaststroke in 1936.
Who won ice 2022 Olympics?
Four years after they were less than half a point from Olympic glory, two-time world champions Sui Wenjing and Han Cong of China captured the pair skating gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, triumphing with a 239.88 and celebrating in front of a raucous home crowd inside the Capital Indoor Stadium.
Who won gold medal in speed skating?
Medals update: Bart Swings wins thrilling men’s speed skating mass start final. Swings becomes the first Belgian gold medallist of Beijing 2022, as Republic of Korea athletes go 2-3 with Chung Jae Won winning silver and Lee Seung Hoon claiming bronze.
When did Erin Jackson win the gold medal?
February 13, 2022
On February 13, 2022, Jackson won the gold medal in the Women’s 500m speed skating event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. She is the first Black American woman to medal in speed skating.