2017 European Speed Skating Championships

2017 European Speed Skating Championships
VenueThialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands[1]
Dates6–8 January 2017[1]
Competitors80 from 16 nations
Medalist men
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sven Kramer  NED
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kai Verbij  NED
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jan Blokhuijsen  NED
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kjeld Nuis  NED
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bart Swings  BEL
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nico Ihle  GER
Medalist women
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ireen Wüst  NED
1st place, gold medalist(s) Karolína Erbanová  CZE
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Martina Sáblíková  CZE
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jorien ter Mors  NED
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Antoinette de Jong  NED
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Olga Fatkulina  RUS

The 2017 European Speed Skating Championships were held in Heerenveen, Netherlands, from 6 to 8 January 2017. Skaters from 12 countries participated. It was the first time that allround and sprint were held at the same time and venue.

The event was originally planned to be held in Zakopane, Poland, but in October 2016, the Polish skating union informed the ISU that it was not able to organize the event.

Sven Kramer of Netherlands and Martina Sáblíková of the Czech Republic were the defending champions in allround. Kramer successfully defended his allround title, winning a record 9th title overall, and Ireen Wüst of the Netherlands won her 5th allround title. In sprint, Kai Verbij won the men's title, while Czech Karolína Erbanová won the women's event.

  1. ^ a b "Speed Skating Stadium". Thialf. Retrieved 5 January 2017.