Speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's 5000 metres
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The women's 5000 m competition in speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics was held on 12 February, at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.[1] Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy won the event, her second gold medal at these Games. Merel Conijn of the Netherlands won the silver medal, her first Olympic medal, and Ragne Wiklund of Norway won bronze.[2][3]
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| Venue | Milano Speed Skating Stadium, Milan | ||||||||||||
| Date | 12 February 2026 | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6:46.17 | ||||||||||||
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Background
The 2022 champion, Irene Schouten, retired from competitions.[4] The silver, Isabelle Weidemann, and the bronze medalist, Martina Sáblíková, qualified for the Olympics. Before the Olympics, Ragne Wiklund was leading the long-distance standings of the 2025–26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup. Francesca Lollobrigida was the 5000m 2025 World Champion.
Qualification
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Olympic and track records were as follows.
| World record |  Natalya Voronina (RUS) | 6:39.02 | Salt Lake City, United States | 15 February 2020 |
| Olympic record |  Irene Schouten (NED) | 6:43.51 | Beijing, China | 10 February 2022 |
| Track record |
Results
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Time behind | Notes |
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 | 6 | I | Francesca Lollobrigida |  Italy | 6:46.17 | ||
 | 4 | O | Merel Conijn | Netherlands | 6:46.27 | +0.10 | |
 | 5 | O | Ragne Wiklund |  Norway | 6:46.34 | +0.17 | |
| 4 | 4 | I | Sandrine Tas |  Belgium | 6:46.47 | +0.30 | |
| 5 | 5 | I | Isabelle Weidemann |  Canada | 6:50.08 | +3.91 | |
| 6 | 2 | O | Maryna Zuyeva |  Individual Neutral Athletes | 6:57.70 | +11.53 | |
| 7 | 1 | I | Marijke Groenewoud | Netherlands | 6:58.33 | +12.16 | |
| 8 | 3 | O | Maira Jasch |  Germany | 7:00.94 | +14.77 | |
| 9 | 2 | I | Laura Hall | Canada | 7:02.90 | +16.73 | |
| 10 | 3 | I | Nadezhda Morozova |  Kazakhstan | 7:04.81 | +18.64 | |
| 11 | 6 | O | Martina Sáblíková |  Czech Republic | 7:07.08 | +20.91 | |
| 12 | 1 | O | Tai Zhien |  China | 7:15.71 | +29.54 |