2014 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships

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Dates18–19 January 2014
CompetitorsMen 26
Women 24
2014 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
M-Wave (Nagano)
VenueM-Wave, Nagano, Japan
Dates18–19 January 2014
CompetitorsMen 26
Women 24
Medalist men
1st place, gold medalist(s) Michel Mulder  NED
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Shani Davis  USA
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Daniel Greig  AUS
Medalist women
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yu Jing  CHN
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhang Hong  CHN
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Heather Richardson  USA

The 2014 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, officially the Essent ISU World Sprint Speed Skating Championships 2014, were held in Nagano, Japan, from 18 to 19 January 2014.[1]

The defending champions were Michel Mulder of the Netherlands for men and Heather Richardson of the United States for women. In the men's championships, Mulder was able to retain his title. Shani Davis of the United States won the silver, and Daniel Greig of Australia won the bronze, thereby clinching his nation's first-ever medal at an international long-track speed skating competition.[2] In the women's championships, Yu Jing of China re-claimed her title from 2012, while her compatriot Zhang Hong won the silver, and Richardson had to settle for the bronze medal.[2]

The schedule of events:[3]

 Date   Events 
 Saturday, 18 January   14:00: 500 m women 
 14:44: 500 m men 
 15:35: 1000 m women 
 16:25: 1000 m men 
 Sunday, 19 January   14:30: 500 m women 
 15:21: 500 m men 
 16:12: 1000 m women 
 17:09: 1000 m men 

All times are JST (UTC+9).

Rules

All participating skaters are allowed to skate the two 500 meters and one 1000 meters; 24 skaters may take part on the second 1000 meters. These 24 skaters are determined by the samalog standings after the three skated distances, and comparing these lists as follows:

  1. Skaters among the top 24 on both lists are qualified.
  2. To make up a total of 24, skaters are then added in order of their best rank on either list.

World records

World records going into the championships.

Men

Distance Time Holder Nat. Date Venue Reference
500 m 34.03 Jeremy Wotherspoon Canada 9 November 2007 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City [4]
1000 m 1:06.42 Shani Davis United States 7 March 2009 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City [5]

Women

Distance Time Holder Nat. Date Venue Reference
500 m 36.36 Lee Sang-hwa South Korea 17 November 2013 Olympic Oval, Calgary [6]
1000 m 1:12.58 Brittany Bowe United States 17 November 2013 Olympic Oval, Calgary [7]

Men's championships

Women's championships

References

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