The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games "Ice Ribbon" speed skating venue is due to host its first test events in June, after work on the main structure was completed.
Japan and the Netherlands continued their formidable start to the speed skating events at Lausanne 2020 by claiming their second gold medals at the Winter Youth Olympic Games in St Moritz.
Home female athletes earned a clean sweep of gold medals on the final day of the International Skating Union European Speed Skating Championships in the Dutch city of Heerenveen.
Russia and The Netherlands won another two gold medals at the International Skating Union (ISU) European Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen.
Russia and hosts The Netherlands won two gold medals each on the opening day of the International Skating Union European Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen.
The Netherlands and Russia are set to battle it out for top spot on the medals table at the International Skating Union Speed Skating European Championships this weekend.
Olympic champions Japan won the women's team pursuit to the delight of the home crowd at the International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup in Nagano.
Canada's Ivanie Blondin continued her remarkable dominance on the ice, at the International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup in Nagano, winning yet another gold.
Japan's Nao Kodaira and Yuma Murakami made the ideal starts to their home Speed Skating World Cup in Nagano, opening with wins in the 500 metres.
Nao Kodaira of Japan will be among the Japanese skaters hoping to impress at their home Speed Skating World Cup in Nagano this weekend.
Ivanie Blondin of Canada claimed two gold medals on the final day of the International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup in Nur-Sultan.
The Netherlands enjoyed a podium clean sweep in the men’s 1,000 metres, at the International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup in Nur-Sultan.
Russia's Viktor Mushtakov claimed his first-ever win at an International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup, coming out on top in the men's 500 metres event in Nur-Sultan today.
The International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup season is set to resume this weekend, with the third leg in Kazakhstan's capital Nur-Sultan.
Olympic champion Ireen Wüst achieved back-to-back victories in the men’s 1,500 metres event at the International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup in Poland.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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