Italy's Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Matteo Salvini, has made a last minute plea in favour of Turin and Piedmont staging speed skating events at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

Dutch skaters will be hopeful of enjoying success on home ice when champions are crowned across team and individual events at the International Skating Union World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen, the Netherlands.

Milan Cortina 2026 President Giovanni Malagò has stressed that "sports facilities represent the priority" for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, with an agreement reportedly close on staging speed skating events in Milan.

Officials have claimed that Beijing’s National Speed Skating Oval has had more than 210,000 visitors through the doors in the eight months since it opened to the public.

The City of Milan has offered to hold the speed skating events at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games it is co-hosting with Cortinad'Ampezzo at the Fiera Milano Exhibition Centre after the announced withdrawal of the original planned venue in Baselga di Pinè.

The Netherlands won three of the four golds on offer on the final day of the International Skating Union Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszów Mazowiecki.

Norway’s Ragne Wiklund claimed her second title of the International Skating Union Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszów Mazowiecki with victory in the women’s 1,500 metres final.

American teenage sensation Jordan Stolz overcame double Olympic champion Kjeld Nuis of The Netherlands to win men's 1,500 metres gold at the International Skating Union Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszów Mazowiecki.

The Netherlands claimed a one-two in the men’s 1,000 metres, as four titles were decided on the final day of the International Skating Union Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszów Mazowiecki.

Three Beijing 2022 bronze medallists were among the winners on the second day of the International Skating Union Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszów Mazowiecki.

Norway won the majority of the gold medals on the first day of competition at the Speed Skating World Cup in the Polish city of Tomaszów Mazowiecki while Dutch and South Korean athletes also enjoyed success.

Both men's and women's 1500 metres titles on the final day of the International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Dresden were won by South Korea.

The Netherlands were the quickest qualifiers in all three relay categories today at the International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Dresden.

South Korea won six gold medals from a possible eight at the end of the International Skating Union (ISU) World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships, dominating over three days in Dresden.

Snow volleyball is among the sports under consideration to feature at the Turin 2025 International University Sports Federation (FISU) Winter World University Games.