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.
The speed skating competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics begins Feb. 7 with the women's 3000m. Here's what to
Jordan Stolz will take the ice in Milan for the first time Wednesday, Feb. 11, in possibly his best event: the men's 1000m.
MILAN — Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam pounded her chest and waved her arms, riling up the Netherlands-heavy crowd as she set her skates in a near-parallel line at the start of her final heat in the women’s 1,000-meter race. Just minutes before, Leerdam had watched teammate Femke Kok set a new Olympic record.
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Olympics speed skating schedule: TV channels, live streams, how to watch every event at 2026 Winter Games
Here's how to watch every speed skating event at the 2026 Winter Olympics with a schedule, TV channels and live streams.
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The Team Canada men's Olympic ice hockey team had a laugh over an American speed skater falling down in a race.
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