2014 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships

2014 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
M-Wave (Nagano)
VenueM-Wave, Nagano, Japan
Dates18–19 January 2014
CompetitorsMen 26
Women 24
Medalist men
1st place, gold medalist(s) Michel Mulder  NED
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Shani Davis  USA
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Daniel Greig  AUS
Medalist women
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yu Jing  CHN
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhang Hong  CHN
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Heather Richardson  USA

The 2014 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, officially the Essent ISU World Sprint Speed Skating Championships 2014, were held in Nagano, Japan, from 18 to 19 January 2014.[1]

The defending champions were Michel Mulder of the Netherlands for men and Heather Richardson of the United States for women. In the men's championships, Mulder was able to retain his title. Shani Davis of the United States won the silver, and Daniel Greig of Australia won the bronze, thereby clinching his nation's first-ever medal at an international long-track speed skating competition.[2] In the women's championships, Yu Jing of China re-claimed her title from 2012, while her compatriot Zhang Hong won the silver, and Richardson had to settle for the bronze medal.[2]

  1. ^ "Essent ISU World Sprint Speed Skating Championships 2014" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Jing Yu and Michel Mulder strike gold". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2014-01-20. Retrieved 22 January 2014.