Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Adler Arena, Sochi, Russia, between 8 and 22 February 2014.
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for all twelve events. With the exception of the Team pursuit events, all rounds of each event were concluded within a single session.All times are.
| Date | Time | Event |
| 8 February | 15:30 | Men's 5000 metres |
| 9 February | 15:30 | Women's 3000 metres |
| 10 February | 17:00 | Men's 500 metres |
| 11 February | 16:45 | Women's 500 metres |
| 12 February | 18:00 | Men's 1000 metres |
| 13 February | 18:00 | Women's 1000 metres |
| 15 February | 17:30 | Men's 1500 metres |
| 16 February | 18:00 | Women's 1500 metres |
| 18 February | 17:00 | Men's 10000 metres |
| 19 February | 17:30 | Women's 5000 metres |
| 21 February | 17:30 | Team pursuit men – qualification |
| 21 February | 17:30 | Team pursuit women – qualification |
| 22 February | 17:30 | Team pursuit men – Finals |
| 22 February | 17:30 | Team pursuit women – Finals |
Medal summary
dominated in speed skating, winning a total of 23 medals including eight out of the twelve gold medals and medals in all events. There were four Dutch podium sweeps where the Netherlands won the gold, silver and bronze medal, making the Netherlands the first country in Olympic speed skating history to achieve this. The events were the: Men's 5000m, Men's 500m, Women's 1500m and Men's 10000m. In the women's 1,500 metres, Dutch athletes placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th; the first such result in Olympic speed skating history by athletes from a single nation.On 24 November 2017 the silver medal of Olga Fatkulina was disqualified as part of the Russian team doping case. On 1 February 2018, Olga Fatkulina successfully appealed against IOC decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. As a result, her silver medal was reinstated.
Medal table
Men's events
Women's events
- On 24 November 2017, silver medalist from Russia Olga Fatkulina was disqualified for a doping violation. On 1 February 2018, her results were restored as a result of the successful appeal.
Olympic records broken
| Event | Date | Round | Name | Country | Time | Record | Ref |
| Men's 5000 metres | 8 February | Pair 10 | Sven Kramer | 6:10.76 | OR | ||
| Women's 500 metres | 11 February | Race 2 Pair 17 | Lee Sang-hwa | 37.28 | OR | ||
| Women's 500 metres | 11 February | Race 1 Pair 18 Race 2 Pair 17 | Lee Sang-hwa | 74.70 | OR | ||
| Women's 1500 metres | 16 February | Pair 9 | Jorien ter Mors | 1:53.51 | OR | ||
| Men's 10000 metres | 18 February | Pair 6 | Jorrit Bergsma | 12:44.45 | OR |
Other records
- A total of four podium sweeps were recorded in speed skating, where one nation won the gold, silver and bronze medals in a single event. This was the highest number of podium sweeps to have occurred in speed skating in Olympic history. Every one of these four podium sweeps was won by the Netherlands team.
| Date | Event | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref |
| 8 February | Men's 5000m | Sven Kramer | Jan Blokhuijsen | Jorrit Bergsma | ||
| 10 February | Men's 500m | Michel Mulder | Jan Smeekens | Ronald Mulder | ||
| 16 February | Women's 1500m | Jorien ter Mors | Ireen Wüst | Lotte van Beek | ||
| 18 February | Men's 10000m | Jorrit Bergsma | Sven Kramer | Bob de Jong |