Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Speed Skating
at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games
Speed skating pictogram
VenueNational Speed Skating Oval
Dates5–19 February 2022
No. of events14 (7 men, 7 women)
← 2018
2026 →

Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the National Speed Skating Oval ("Ice Ribbon") in Beijing, China between 5 and 19 February 2022. It was the 24th time speed skating was held at the Winter Olympics (17th time for women).

A total of 166 quota spots (83 per gender) were distributed to the sport, a decline of 14 from the 2018 Winter Olympics. For the first time, gender equality was achieved in terms of quotas.[1] A total of 14 events were contested, seven for men and seven for women.[2]

  1. ^ "Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 Event programme and athlete quota" (PDF). www.olympic.org/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Official Programme of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022" (PDF). www.olympic.org/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 13 February 2022.