Speed skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

Speed skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics was held at the Eisschnellaufbahn in Innsbruck, Austria, from 14 to 20 January.[1]

Speed skating
at the I Winter Youth Olympic Games
VenueEisschnellaufbahn
Innsbruck
Dates14–20 January
Competitors56 from 20 nations
2016 →

Medal summary

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China (CHN)4206
2  South Korea (KOR)2125
3  Netherlands (NED)2103
4  Japan (JPN)0347
5  Belarus (BLR)0101
6  Norway (NOR)0011
  Russia (RUS)0011
Totals (7 entries)88824

Boys' events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
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Liu An
  China
75.50 Roman Dubovik
  Belarus
77.824 Toshihiro Kakui
  Japan
77.827
1500 metres
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Yang Fan
  China
1:54.20 Liu An
  China
2:00.28 Seitaro Ichinohe
  Japan
2:00.30
3000 metres
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Yang Fan
  China
4:03.22 Seitaro Ichinohe
  Japan
4:10.00 Noh Hyeok-jun
  South Korea
4:14.41
Mass start
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Yang Fan
  China
7:10.23 Seitaro Ichinohe
  Japan
7:11.45 Vasili Pudushkin
  Russia
7:12.83

Girls' events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
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Jang Mi
  South Korea
81.68 Shi Xiaoxuan
  China
84.32 Martine Lilløy Bruun
  Norway
87.51
1500 metres
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Jang Mi
  South Korea
2:08.17 Sanneke de Neeling
  Netherlands
2:09.54 Sumire Kikuchi
  Japan
2:11.33
3000 metres
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Sanneke de Neeling
  Netherlands
4:37.33 Rio Harada
  Japan
4:41.85 Jang Su-ji
  South Korea
4:42.72
Mass start
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Sanneke de Neeling
  Netherlands
6:01.06 Jang Su-ji
  South Korea
6:01.13 Sumire Kikuchi
  Japan
6:01.24

Multi-medalists

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Athletes who have won at least two medals.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Yang Fan (CHN)3003
2  Sanneke de Neeling (NED)2103
3  Jang Mi (KOR)2002
4  Liu An (CHN)1102
5  Seitaro Ichinohe (JPN)0213
6  Jang Su-ji (KOR)0112
7  Sumire Kikuchi (JPN)0022

Qualification system

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Trainingday at the Eisschnellaufbahn

Each country could send a maximum of four athletes to the speed skating events of the Winter Youth Olympics. The ISU Junior World Cup competition during the season was used to qualify in the respective distances. The host country (Austria) was given at least one spot.

Each country could send a maximum of four athletes to the speed skating events of the Winter Youth Olympics. The ISU Junior World Cup competition during the season was used to qualify in the respective distances. The host country (Austria) was given at least one spot.

Canada will not send any skaters after the governing body for the sport in the county deemed the event "not developmentally appropriate".[2]

The final allocation of quotas was announced on November 30, 2011.[3]

Qualification times

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Athletes must have met the qualification times after October 10, 2010 to compete.[3]

Event Women Men
500m 45.50 42.00
1500m 2:25.00 2:14.00
3000m 5:20.00 4:55:00

Qualified nations summary

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NOC Boys' Girls' Total
  Austria 2 2
  Belarus 2 2 4
  Belgium 1 1
  China 2 2 4
  Czech Republic 1 1
  Denmark 1 1
  Finland 2 2
  Germany 2 2 4
  Italy 1 2 3
  Japan 2 2 4
  Kazakhstan 2 2 4
  Mongolia 1 1
  Netherlands 2 2 4
  Norway 2 2 4
  Poland 2 2 4
  Romania 1 2 3
  Russia 2 2 4
  South Korea 2 2 4
  Sweden 1 1
  United States 1 1
Total athletes 28 28 56
Total NOCs 16 16 20

Qualification

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Boys'
Event Date Location Athletes per NOC Qualified
Host Nation - - 2   Austria
World Junior Championships March 2011   Seinäjoki 2   South Korea
  Norway
  Netherlands
  Japan
World Junior Championships March 2011   Seinäjoki 1   China
  Canada
  Italy
  Russia
2 ISU Junior World Cups November 12 – 13, 2011
November 18 – 19, 2011
  Erfurt
  Bjugn
1   Belarus
  Belarus
  China
  Denmark
  Finland
  Finland
  Germany
  Germany
  Kazakhstan
  Kazakhstan
  Poland
  Poland
  Romania
  Russia
  Sweden
  Switzerland
TOTAL 28
Girls'
Event Date Location Athletes per NOC Qualified
Host Nation - -   Austria
World Junior Championships March 2011   Seinäjoki 2   Netherlands
  South Korea
  Norway
  Japan
World Junior Championships March 2011   Seinäjoki 1   Kazakhstan
  Canada
  Czech Republic
2 ISU Junior World Cups November 12 – 13, 2011
November 18 – 19, 2011
  Erfurt
  Bjugn
1   Belgium
  Belarus
  Belarus
  China
  China
  Estonia
  Germany
  Germany
  Italy
  Italy
  Kazakhstan
  Mongolia
  Poland
  Poland
  Romania
  Romania
  Russia
  Russia
  Switzerland
  United States
TOTAL 28

See also

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References

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