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 marath ...

at the

2017 Asian Winter Games The 2017 Asian Winter Games ( ja, 2017アジア冬季競技大会, 2017 Ajia tōkikyōgitaikai) was the 8th edition of the Asian Winter Games. They were hosted in Sapporo and Obihiro in Hokkaido, Japan. These Games were originally scheduled for 2 ...

was held in Obihiro,

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

between 19–23 February at

Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval The Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval, also known as the Obihiro Forest Speed Skating Oval, is an indoor track for speed skating in the city of Obihiro on the island of Hokkaido in Japan. The hall was opened in September 2009 as the second indoor track ...

. A total of 14 events (seven for each gender) were held.

Schedule

Medalists

Men

Women

Medal table

Participating nations

A total of 78 athletes from 10 nations competed in short track speed skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games: * * * * * * * * * * * Australia and New Zealand as guest nations, were ineligible to win any medals.

References

External links

Official Results Book – Speed Skating
{{Asian Winter Games Speed skating 2017 Asian Winter Games events

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