Heather Bergsma
Heather Bergsma (''née'' Richardson; born March 20, 1989) is an American former speed skater who competed between 2006 and 2020. Career Bergsma is a native of North Carolina. She represented the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where she finished 6th in 500 metres, 9th in the 1000 metres, and 16th in the 1500 metres. At the 2011 World Single Distance Championships in Inzell, Germany, she won a bronze medal in the 1000 metres. She also placed 8th in the 500 metres, and was part of the team pursuit team that finished in 8th place. On January 26–27, 2013, Bergsma won the gold medal at the 2013 World Sprint Championships in Salt Lake City, United States. She has since won several world championship medals, and earned numerous podium placings in the World Cup. In 2018 she won a bronze medal in pyeongchang. Bergsma is the current world record holder in the 2 x 500 meters and the current American record holder on the 500 metres distance. She held the 1500 m ...
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High Point, North Carolina
High Point is a city in the Piedmont Triad region of the United States, U.S. state of North Carolina. Most of the city is in Guilford County, North Carolina, Guilford County, with parts extending into Randolph County, North Carolina, Randolph, Davidson County, North Carolina, Davidson, and Forsyth County, North Carolina, Forsyth counties. High Point is North Carolina's only city that extends into four counties. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census the city had a total population of 113,887 with an estimated population of 114,086 in 2021. High Point is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, ninth-largest municipality in North Carolina, the third-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad, Piedmont Triad metropolitan area, and the 259th-largest city in the U.S. Major industries in High Point include furniture, textiles, and bus manufacturing. The city's official slogan is "North Carolina's International City" due to the semi-annual High Point Furniture Market t ...
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2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships – Women's 500 Metres
The women's 500 meter race of the 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships was held on 14 February 2015. Results The first run was started at 15:00 and the second run at 16:32. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships - Women's 500 metres Women's 500 metres World In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ...

North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and South Carolina to the south, and Tennessee to the west. In the 2020 census, the state had a population of 10,439,388. Raleigh is the state's capital and Charlotte is its largest city. The Charlotte metropolitan area, with a population of 2,595,027 in 2020, is the most-populous metropolitan area in North Carolina, the 21st-most populous in the United States, and the largest banking center in the nation after New York City. The Raleigh-Durham-Cary combined statistical area is the second-largest metropolitan area in the state and 32nd-most populous in the United States, with a population of 2,043,867 in 2020, and is home to the largest research park in the United States, Research Triangle Park. The earliest evidence of human occupation i ...
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Speed Skating
Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice skate, skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. In the Olympic Games, long-track speed skating is usually referred to as just "speed skating", while short-track speed skating is known as "short track". The International Skating Union (ISU), the governing body of competitive ice sports, refers to long track as "speed skating" and short track as "short track skating". An international federation was founded in 1892, the first for any winter sport. The sport enjoys large popularity in the Netherlands, Norway and South Korea. There are top international rinks in a number of other countries, including Canada, the United States, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Belarus and Poland. A Speed Skating World Cup, World Cup circuit is held with events in those coun ...
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2017 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships – Women's Mass Start
The Women's mass start competition at the 2017 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships was held on 12 February 2017. Results The race was started at 20:14. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2017 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships - Women's mass start Women's mass start World In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ...

2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships – Women's 1500 Metres
The Women's 1500 metres race of the 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships was held on 15 February 2015. Results The race was started at 13:58. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships - Women's 1500 metres Women's 1500 metres World In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ...

2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships – Women's 1000 Metres
The Women's 1000m race of the 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships was held on March 12 at 12:00 local time. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships - Women's 1000 metres 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships World In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ...

2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
The 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 10 and 13 March 2011 in the Max Aicher Arena, Inzell, Germany. The outdoor ice rink was renovated in 2010 and opened an indoor ice rink in 2011. Schedule Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table External links * ISU Results {{World Speed Skating Championships 2011 World Single Distance World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships World Single Distance, 2011 Sports competitions in Bavaria 2010s in Bavaria World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships The World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating competitions organised by the International Skating Union. History Since the late 19th century, speed skating championships were always decided by racing multiple ...

2016 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships – Women's 1500 Metres
The women's 1500 metres race of the 2016 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships was held on 14 February 2016. Results The race was started at 15:14. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2016 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships - Women's 1500 metres Women's 1500 metres World In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ...

2016 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships – Women's 1000 Metres
The Women's 1000 metres race of the 2016 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships was held on 12 February 2016. Results The race was started at 17:09. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2016 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships - Women's 1000 metres Women's 1000 metres World In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ...

2016 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships
The 2016 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships was held between 11 and 14 February 2016 in Kolomna, Russia. Schedule ''All times are local (UTC+3).'' Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Participating nations 161 speed skaters (not all skaters at the team pursuit included) from 24 nations participated at the championships. The number of speed skaters per nation that competed is shown in parentheses. References External links World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, 11 - 14 Feb 2016, Kolomna, Russia (entries, results and announcements)ISU World Single Distances Championships 2016 (results) {{DEFAULTSORT:World Single Distances Championships 2016 2016 Single Distances 2016 in speed skating World Single Distances, 2016 Sport in Kolomna 2016 in Russian sport World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships The World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating competitions organised by the ...
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2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships – Women's 1000 Metres
The women's 1000 metres race of the 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships was held on 13 February 2015. Results The race was started at 18:00. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships - Women's 1000 metres Women's 1000 metres World In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ...