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3-time speedskating world champ Mantia retires
Joey Mantia, a three-time world champion who won a bronze medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics, has retired from speedskating at age 37.
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Stolz, 18, now youngest speedskating champ
American Jordan Stolz became the youngest world speedskating champion ever as the 18-year-old won gold in the men's 500 meters.
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Speedskating gold medalist Nilsson dies at 79
Jonny Nilsson, a Swedish speedskater who won the gold medal in the 10,000 meters at the Winter Olympics at Innsbruck in 1964, has died. He was 79.
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U.S. re-signs speedskating coach Shimabukuro
Ryan Shimabukuro, who coached the U.S. speedskating team to three medals at the Beijing Games, signed a new four-year contract that will take him through the next Winter Olympics in 2026.
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Russia out of figure skating worlds, other events
Russia was excluded from all international ice skating events as sporting sanctions continued to mount Tuesday following the country's invasion of Ukraine.
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Swedish skater gives gold to detained publisher
Swedish speedskater Nils van der Poel, who won double Olympic gold earlier this month in Beijing, has given one of his medals to a Swedish publisher detained in China, according to Amnesty International.
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Krol gives Dutch 1,000m speedskating gold
Thomas Krol won gold in the 1,000 meters on Friday, giving the Netherlands its third straight Olympic speedskating title in the event.
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Takagi wins 1,000m speedskating gold; Bowe 3rd
Miho Takagi of Japan won her fourth speedskating medal of the Beijing Games and first individual gold of her career with an Olympic-record victory in the women's 1,000 meters. Brittany Bowe claimed the first individual medal of her career with a bronze.
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Norway, Canada win team pursuit skating golds
A crash by a Japanese skater helps Canada win women's team pursuit speedskating, while Norway wins its second straight gold for the men's event.
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American Jackson golden in 500m speed skating
Erin Jackson won the United States' first Olympic gold medal in speed skating since 2010 with a victory in Sunday's women's 500-meter race.
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Liu wins 500, Dutch take relay in short track
Liu Shaoang of Hungary won Olympic gold in 500-meter short track speedskating on Sunday.
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Gao 1st Chinese man to win speedskating gold
Gao Tingyu thrilled the home crowd by becoming the first Chinese man to claim an Olympic gold medal in speedskating, winning the 500 meters on Saturday.
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Van der Poel sets speedskating 10k world record
Nils van der Poel of Sweden broke his own world record and captured his second gold medal of the Beijing Olympics with a dominant victory in men's 10,000-meter speedskating Friday.
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Schouten sets record in 5,000m speedskating
Irene Schouten set another Olympic record in her 5,000-meter speedskating victory, adding to her earlier win in the 3,000.
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S. Korea protests DQs in short track speedskate
With two of its speedskaters disqualified in the Olympic short track semifinals in Bejiing, South Korea filed complaints Tuesday with the International Skating Union and International Olympic Committee.
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Nuis, Krol 1-2 for Dutch in 1,500 speedskating
The Dutch finished 1-2 in the men's 1,500 meters in speedskating as Kjeld Nuis edged teammate Thomas Krol with a record time of 1 minute, 43.21 seconds.
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Wüst makes history with 6th speedskating gold
Ireen Wüst skated into the record books Monday at the Beijing Games, becoming the first athlete to claim individual gold medals at five different Olympics.
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Van der Poel nets Sweden rare speedskating gold
Nils van der Poel gave Sweden its first Olympic speedskating medal since 1988, pulling off a stunning comeback to win gold in the 5,000 meters.
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Schouten wins 1st speedskating gold of Olympics
Irene Schouten gave the mighty Dutch a gold medal in the first speedskating event of the Beijing Games, breaking a 20-year-old Olympic record in the women's 3,000 meters Saturday.
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Speedskater Dawson hopes to make Olympics
The clock is ticking for American speedskater Casey Dawson to get to his first Olympics after he tested positive for COVID-19 three weeks ago.
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Meyers Taylor tests positive, won't carry U.S. flag
Speedskater Brittany Bowe will carry the U.S. flag during the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing Winter Olympics after bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor tested positive for COVID-19 and was placed in isolation.
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Jackson to Beijing after Bowe gives up 500 spot
Brittany Bowe has given up her spot in the 500 meters, allowing Erin Jackson -- ranked No. 1 in the world in the event -- to make the U.S. speedskating team.
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Speedskater Jackson slips, misses Beijing in 500
Erin Jackson slipped in the 500 meters and stunningly finished third, failing to make the Beijing Olympics in her signature event at the U.S. speedskating trials.
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Bowe Beijing-bound after speedskating triumph
Brittany Bowe won the women's 1,000 meters in a track-record time (1 minute, 13.63 seconds) at the U.S. speedskating trials Thursday. Erin Jackson, the first Black woman to win a World Cup event this season, was third.
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Cepuran, Manganello Kilburg skate to trials wins
Ethan Cepuran and Mia Manganello Kilburg are both Beijing-bound after winning the 5,000 and 3,000, respectively, at the U.S. Olympic speedskating trials on Wednesday.
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 37
NOR - 32
ROC - 27
GER
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
 NOR | 16 |
 GER | 12 |
 CHN | 9 |
Silver
 ROC | 12 |
| GER | 10 |
 USA | 10 |
Bronze
| ROC | 14 |
 CAN | 14 |
| NOR | 13 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 5Bø
- 5Bolshunov
- 5Roeiseland
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
| Bø | 4 |
| Bolshunov | 3 |
| Roeiseland | 3 |
Silver
 Fillon Maillet | 3 |
 Takagi | 3 |
 Minjeong | 2 |
Bronze
| Latypov | 3 |
| Roeiseland | 2 |
 Liu | 2 |
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Simone Biles and the USA gymnastics team aim to win a record seventh world title
Over the next week at world championships, Simone Biles will be joined by five women with impressive resumes of their own. We take a look at the team.
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North Korea's Ri Song-gum, Kang Hyong Yong set world records
North Korean weightlifters Ri Song Gum and Kang Hyong Yong set women's world records at the Asian Games.
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Russians to compete at Paris Paralympics after IPC votes against ban
Russian athletes will be able to compete as full participants or neutral athletes at next year's Paris Paralympics after the International Paralympic Committee members voted against a full ban of Russia on Friday.
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USA women's basketball to face Tennessee, Duke in November
The USA Basketball women's national team will play exhibition games against Tennessee and Duke in early November in preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics
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Kamila Valieva's Olympic doping case will resume in November
The Olympic doping case involving teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will resume for two more days in November.
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United Nations group denounces France's hijab ban for athletes
A United Nations body has criticized France's ban on its athletes wearing the hijab at next year's Summer Olympics.
