The speed skating competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics begins Feb. 7 with the women's 3000m. Here's what to

U.S. short-track speed skaters look to get back on the podium at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics after being shut out in Beijing in 2022.

Join James Wallace for all the action from day six of Milano Cortina 2026, with nine gold medals up for grabs

Jordan Stolz of the United States set an Olympic record on his way to claim speed skating gold in the men's 1,000 metre race on Wednesday. Stolz, who also holds the world record, clocked 1 minute 06.

As is tradition, the Netherlands has a number of athletes who have the potential to medal in the event. Femke Kok, Marrit Fledderus and Jutta Leerdam are among the top-ranked 1000m skaters heading into the Winter Games. It was Leerdam who won the silver medal in Beijing four years ago.

Canadian speed skater Isabelle Weidemann was unable to repeat her 5,000-metre medal performance from the 2022 Olympics on Thursday, placing fifth in the women's race in Milan. Italy's Francesca Lollobrigida won to complete the long distance double after taking the 3,

It was a record-setting day for Jordan Stolz. Skating in the next-to-last heat Wednesday, Stolz put down a gold-winning time of 1:06.28, in a field of 30 skaters, but it wasn’t truly his medal until 10 or so excruciating minutes later as he waited for another competitor to complete a re-skate.

The Winter Olympics bring sports we barely see outside of these few weeks. Many of them look exciting. Some of them look like a bad idea for normal people. A lot of these events mix speed, ice, height,