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Håvard Lorentzen and Sverre Lunde Pedersen hand over Norwegian Speed Skating to a new generation. Coming from an often rainy outdoor track in Bergen, Norway, the two conquered the Speed Skating world together.

Mar 15, 2024

The 500m was her Achilles’ heel, butJoy Beune (NED) made up for it in the remaining three distances to win the title at her maiden ISU World Allround Championships. “I felt good this weekend, so the goal was winning three distances and I managed,” she concluded. Beune set two track records on her way to the title, leaving Marijke Groenewoud (NED) in second place. Behind Beune and Groenewoud, Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong (NED) seized her career fifth World Allround bronze medal.

Mar 10, 2024

“I’ve been beaten by a phenomenon,” Patrick Roest (NED) said after four distances at the ISU World Allround Championships in Inzell on Sunday. Jordan Stolz (USA) concluded the tournament with a world points record in the big combination to become the youngest World Allround champion since 18-year-old Eric Heiden in 1977. Roest had to settle for silver and Hallgeir Engebråten (NOR) was happy to grab bronze. His mentor Sverre Lunde Pedersen (NOR) waved farewell to speed skating with seventh place overall.

Mar 10, 2024

It was a bold decision to start in the World Allround Championships after having won the World Sprint Championships the night before, but Miho Takagi (JPN) wanted to give it a shot. She managed to win the 500m, but dropped to third place after the 3000m, when the fatigue got the better of her. Takagi decided to quit, leaving the field open for Joy Beune (NED) and Marijke Groenewoud (NED) to fight for the title. Beune skated a track record in the 3000m on Saturday, but Groenewoud leads her compatriot by a small margin in the overall.

Mar 09, 2024

Before the men’s ISU World Allround Championships, many people were calculating chances, measuring the speed of Jordan Stolz (USA) against the stamina of Patrick Roest (NED). It took Stolz only 34.10s to end all speculation. Even Roest agreed that Stolz was the outright favorite for the Allround title after the American youngster smashed the 500m track record and kept his composure with a time of 6 minutes and 14.76s in the 5000m on the first day. Before the start of Sunday’s 1500m, second-ranked Roest is 3.42s behind. Sverre Lunde Pedersen (NOR) follows at 6.36s in third place.

Mar 09, 2024

After the first day of the ISU World Sprint Championships in Inzell, Miho Takagi (JPN) seemed to be cruising to the title, but she still had a tough battle to fight on Friday. Second ranked Femke Kok (NED) closed when she equaled the 500m track record she set on Friday, and third ranked Jutta Leerdam (NED) powered to 1:12.86 in the 1000m, beating the track record Takagi set on Thursday by .46s. The Japanese start managed to keep both Kok and Leerdam at bay in the end. Celebrating her career second World Sprint title, Takagi was not sure about starting in the World Allround Championships on Saturday. “I only want to start if I feel can win,” she said.

Mar 08, 2024

Laurent Dubreuil (CAN) took a narrow lead on the first day of the ISU World Speed Skating Sprint Championships in Inzell, Germany on Thursday. The 31-year-old from Quebec won the 500m and retained his lead in the standings with a solid 1000m performance, finishing sixth. Ning Zhongyan (CHN) is ranked second by just .03s in tomorrow’s 500m, with Jenning de Boo (NED) third by .17s. “I’m still ahead, but it’s so little that it’s basically tied between me and Ning,” Dubreuil said. 

Mar 08, 2024

In a tight battle over four exciting distances, Ning Zhongyan (CHN) crowned himself the first Chinese male World Sprint Champion in the history of speed skating. Laurent Dubeuil (CAN) went into the second day as leader in the ranking, Jenning de Boo (NED) pushed him off the top spot with a superb 500m, but Ning dealt the decisive blow with a track record time of 1:07.11 in the final 1000m. De Boo had to settle for silver and Dubreuil for bronze.

Mar 08, 2024

Miho Takagi (JPN) laid a solid foundation for a career-second sprint world title, delivering an opening day of sheer perfection at the ISU World Sprint Championships in Inzell, Germany on Thursday. After coming second in the 500m and winning the 1000m in a track record one minute, 13.32 seconds, the 2020 champion took a 46-second lead over second-placed Femke Kok (NED), and a 48-second advantage over defending champion Jutta Leerdam (NED), in third. 

Mar 07, 2024

It is with regret and sorrow that the ISU learned of the passing of multiple ISU European Championships medalist, four-time National Dutch Champion and two-time Olympian, Mrs. Joan Haanappel who passed away at 83 years old.

Mar 07, 2024

On December 3, 2023, the International Skating Union (ISU), in collaboration with numerous partners, national federations, and skating clubs worldwide, celebrated the second edition of the World Ice Skating Day (WISD). The event was widely hailed as a success, boasting organized festivities in 53 countries and at 130 ice rinks globally (as reported here). 

Mar 06, 2024

After a roller coaster season with surprise winners, big champions and spectacular world records, long track Speed Skating is gearing up for a last peak at the ISU World Speed Skating Allround & Sprint Championships. It’s not about single distance medals, but about consistency and stamina over the course of a four-distance tournament. In the men’s Allround event threefold champion Patrick Roest (NED) will take on whirlwind Jordan Stolz (USA) in a battle between endurance and speed, while in the women’s field Miho Takagi (JPN) is taking on the challenge of skating both the Sprint and the Allround championships. 

Mar 06, 2024

When Jordan Stolz (USA) is at a Speed Skating rink, Bob Corby is never far away. A household name in US speed skating in the 1980s, Corby left the sport in the early 1990s, but he decided to lace up his speed skating boots once more, when a 14-year-old kid from Kewaskum, Wisconsin, called him about five years ago. Since then, the now 19-year-old six-time World Champion and his 73-year-old coach are inseparable.

Feb 22, 2024

She won titles and a silver medal at the ISU World Speed Skating Single Distances Championships in Calgary (CAN) last weekend, but Irene Schouten (NED) decided to call it quits. “After 15 years of top sports, I have decided to quit.” she said in a personal social media post on Monday morning. The 31-year-old Dutchwoman leaves the sport as one of the all-time greats, having collected three Olympic titles, a World Allround title, eight World Single Distance titles and five European Single Distance titles.

Feb 20, 2024

As if it were another day at the office, Jordan Stolz (USA) ticked the last box of his second consecutive triple crown at the ISU World Single Distances Championships in Calgary on Sunday. The 19-year-old American defended his 1500m title after already having retained his 500m and 1000m titles. Earlier on Sunday, Davide Ghiotto (ITA) won his second consecutive 10,000m title, leaving home favorite Ted-Jan Bloemen (CAN) 8.19 seconds behind after 25 laps.

Feb 18, 2024