World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
| World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| File:International Skating Union logo.png | |
| Status | active |
| Genre | sporting event |
| Date | varying |
| Frequency | annual |
| Country | varying |
| Inaugurated | 1970 |
The World Sprint Speed Skating Championships are annual speed skating championships. The championships are held over a two-day period, with the skaters racing one 500 m and one 1,000 m each day (so-called sprint combination). Since the higher speeds towards the end of the race tend to favour the skater who skates the last outer lane, each skater starts both distances once in the inner lane and once in the outer lane. The times on those distances are then converted to points using the samalog system, and the skaters are then ranked according to the fewest points.[1]
The International Skating Union has organised the World Sprint Championships for Men and the World Sprint Championships for Women since 1970 and both are held at the same time and venue. The first two years (1970 and 1971), they were called the ISU Sprint Championships. Since 2020, the men's and women's World Sprint Championships are held every even year – at same time and venue as the men's and women's World Allround Championships.
The (non-Olympic) team sprint world championship events are normally being held at the World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships since 2019. In a 2021–22 Olympic season this events were held during the 2022 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships.
Hosts
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Medal tables (1970–2024)
[edit | edit source]Sprint combination
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 21 | 23 | 17 | 61 |
| 2 | Error creating thumbnail: Netherlands | 11 | 15 | 24 | 50 |
| 3 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 11 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 10 | 13 | 8 | 31 |
| 5 | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 10 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 7 | 12 | 13 | 32 |
| 8 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 9 | Error creating thumbnail: China | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 16 | File:Flag of the CIS.svg CIS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Error creating thumbnail: Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 106 | 106 | 106 | 318 | |
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Team sprint
[edit | edit source]See also:
- World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships for Men#Team sprint
- World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships for Women#Team sprint
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Error creating thumbnail: Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Combined all-time medal count including team sprint
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 21 | 23 | 17 | 61 |
| 2 | Error creating thumbnail: Netherlands | 12 | 15 | 25 | 52 |
| 3 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 11 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 10 | 13 | 8 | 31 |
| 5 | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 10 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 7 | 12 | 13 | 32 |
| 8 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 9 | Error creating thumbnail: China | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 16 | File:Flag of the CIS.svg CIS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Error creating thumbnail: Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 108 | 108 | 108 | 324 | |
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ - Using the world record per 2012 as an example: at the world championships on 28/29 January 2012, Stefan Groothuis skated his 500 m races in 34.84 and 34.74 seconds, respectively, and his 1,000 m races in 1:07.50 and 1:06.96. His total score was therefore 34.840 + 34.740 + 33.750 + 33.480 = 136.810 points.
References
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