Speed Skating At The 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 Metres
The men's 500 m competition in speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 12 February, at the National Speed Skating Oval ("Ice Ribbon") in Beijing. The event was won by three Asians, Gao Tingyu of China (gold medal), the 2018 bronze medalist, who set a new Olympic record, Cha Min-kyu of South Korea (silver medal), replicating his 2018 success, and Wataru Morishige of Japan (bronze medal), his first Olympic medal. The defending champion and the Olympic record holder was Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen. Laurent Dubreuil was the 2021 World Single Distances champion at the 500 m distance. The silver medalist and the world record holder was Pavel Kulizhnikov, who did not qualify for the event. Dubreuil was leading the 2021–22 ISU Speed Skating World Cup at the 500 m distance with eight events completed before the Olympics, followed by Morishige and Tatsuya Shinhama. Dubreuil skated the season best time, 33.77 in Calgary on 10 December 2021. Jordan Stolz in pair 5 be ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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International Skating Union
The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands, in July 1892, making it one of the oldest international sport federations. The ISU was formed to establish standardized international rules and regulations for the skating disciplines it governs, and to organize international competitions in these disciplines. It is now based in Switzerland. History The International Skating Union (ISU) was founded in 1892 in the Dutch seaside town of Scheveningen. The meeting was attended by 15 men, as the national association representatives from the Netherlands, Great Britain, Germany/Austria, and two clubs from Stockholm (Sweden) and Budapest (Hungary). The ISU was the first international winter sports federation to govern speed skating and figure skating, as it laid down the rules for spe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Merijn Scheperkamp
Merijn Scheperkamp (born 6 March 2000) is a Dutch speed skater who specializes in the sprint distances. Career Scheperkamp won the bronze medal at inline skating at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. He made his ISU Speed Skating World Cup The ISU Speed Skating World Cup is a series of international speed skating competitions, organised annually by the International Skating Union since the winter of 1985–86. Every year during the winter season, a number of competitions on different ... debut in October 2021 at the Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki in Poland where he finished ninth in the first heat. He qualified for the 500m at the 2022 Winter Olympics by winning the Dutch Olympic qualifying event. Scheperkamp is part of the junior team of Team Jumbo-Visma. Personal records Tournament overview source: Medals won References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scheperkamp, Merijn 2000 births Living people Dutch male speed skaters Sportspeople ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Damian Żurek
Damian ( la, links=no, Damianus) may refer to: *Damian (given name) *Damian (surname) *Damian Subdistrict, in Longquanyi District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China See also *Damiani, an Italian surname *Damiano (other) *Damien (other) *Damon (other) Damon may refer to: Places in the United States * Damon, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Damon, Missouri, a ghost town * Damon, Texas, a census-designated place * Damon, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Lake Damon, Florida * Damon M ... * Damion (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ruslan Murashov
Ruslan Nikolaevich Murashov (russian: Руслан Николаевич Мурашов; born 29 December 1992) is a Russian speed skater. Personal life Murashov is a former Ice hockey player in the Moscow club "Chemist" Voskresensk until he was 15 years old when he switched to training speed skating in Kolomna. Career In 2011–2012, Murashov competed in the Junior World Cup series in 1000m and 500m. He debuted as a Senior in the 2013 season and competed at the 2013 Winter Universiade in Trentino, Italy. Murashov did not make the list and qualify for the Russian National team to compete at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. In 2014–15, Murashov competed in men's 500m at the 2014–15 ISU World Cup at the first leg of the series in Obihiro, Japan he took the bronze medal behind teammate Pavel Kulizhnikov and another bronze in Seoul, Korea. At the Final of the World Cup in Erfurt, Germany, he won the gold clocking a time in 34.97; the results placed him 3rd in the overall rankings for th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Viktor Mushtakov
Viktor Alekseyevich Mushtakov (russian: Виктор Алексеевич Муштаков; born 19 December 1996) is a Russian speed skater who specializes in the sprint distances. Career In 2016 he won the gold medal in the team sprint at the World Junior Championships in Changchun, China. At the second competition weekend of the 2018–19 ISU Speed Skating World Cup he finished second in the second 500m event behind Tatsuya Shinhama. He is coached by Dmitry Dorofeyev Dmitry Anatolyevich Dorofeyev (russian: Дмитрий Анатольевич Дорофеев, born 13 November 1976) is a speed skater. Dorofeyev won a silver medal in the 500 m at the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, o .... World Cup podiums Personal records References External links * *Viktor Mushtakov bio page * [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yuma Murakami
Yuma Murakami (born 12 December 1992) is a Japanese speed skater who is specialized in the sprint distances. Career At the fifth competition weekend of the 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, held in Berlin, Germany Murakami finished in second place in the first 500m event following Nico Ihle. At the second competition weekend of the 2018–19 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Tomakomai is a city and port in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the largest city in the Iburi Subprefecture, and the fourth largest city in Hokkaido. As of 29 February 2012, it had an estimated population of 174,216, with 83,836 households, ..., Japan he finished second in the first 500m event behind Tatsuya Shinhama and third in the second 500m. Personal records References External links SpeedSkatingStats profileSpeedSkatingNews profile* ttps://www.eurosport.co.uk/speed-skating/yuma-murakami_prs442916/person.shtml Eurosport profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Murakami, Yuma 1992 births ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Artem Arefyev (speed Skater)
Artyom Alexandrovich Arefyev (russian: Артём Александрович Арефьев) (born 17 June 1984) is a Paralympian athlete from Russia competing mainly in category T36 sprint events. He competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a gold medal in the men's 400 metres - T36 event, and a gold medal in the men's 1500 metres - T36 event. He also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and .... There he won a gold medal in the men's 800 metres - T36 event, and a silver medal in the men's 400 metres - T36 event. Notes External links * Paralympic athletes of Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Piotr Michalski
Piotr Michalski (born 27 July 1994) is a Polish speed skater. Career At the 2016 ISU World Cup in Heerenveen his team, consisting of Artur Nogal and Sebastian Klosinski won the bronze medal in the men Team sprint event. Piotr won the bronze medal in the Team sprint event at the 2018 European Speed Skating Championships in Kolomna together with Artur Nogal and Sebastian Klosinski. He is trained by Tuomas Nieminen Tuomas Nieminen (born 16 September 1981) is a Finnish long track speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are l ..., a retired finnish speed skater. References External links * * 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Podkarpackie Voivodeship People from Sanok Polish male speed skaters Speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic speed skaters of Poland World Sprint Spee ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Beijing National Speed Skating Oval
The National Speed Skating Oval (The Ice Ribbon) is a speed skating arena which is the only new venue built on Beijing's Olympic Green for the Winter Olympics. It hosts the speed skating competitions at the 2022 Winter Olympics. It was built on the location of the former Olympic Green Hockey Field used for field hockey event and the Olympic Green Archery Field used for the archery event. It can accommodate 12,000 spectators (6,800 permanent and 5,200 temporary seats) according to the bid book. After the games it is foreseen to use it as a public skating venue and for ice hockey clubs. Designed by Populous and Beijing Institute of Architectural Design, construction began in mid-2017, and was completed in 2019. First competition was held on October 8, 2021. It has an area of 12,000 square meters, being the largest speed skating venue in Asia. The facade is highlighted by 22 "ice ribbon" with a length of 622 meters each. The second floor has a Temple of Heaven The Temple of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kim Jun-ho (speed Skater)
Kim Jun-ho (born 9 October 1995) is a South Korean speed skater. Kim competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for South Korea. In the 500 metres he finished 21st overall. Kim won a bronze medal at the 500 m event in the 2013 World Junior Championships. Kim made his World Cup debut in November 2013. As of September 2014, Kim's top World Cup finish is 15th in a 500 m race at Berlin in 2013–14. His best overall finish in the World Cup is 30th, in the 500 metres in 2013–14. Education *Korea National Sport University *Kangwon Physical High School *Namchuncheon Middle School *The Attached Elementary School of Chuncheon National University of Education Chuncheon National University of Education is one of the 10 national universities of education in South Korea. It provides training to future educators, primarily those bound for the primary level of the country's public education system. The ca ... References External links * * 1995 births South Korean male spee ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has a Demographics of South Korea, population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the List of metropolitan areas by population, fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its Gojoseon, first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla, Silla and Balhae in the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |