Speed skating at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics took place at Lake St. Moritz in St. Moritz, Switzerland from 12 to 16 January 2020.[1][2]
| Speed skating at the III Winter Youth Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Lake St. Moritz |
| Dates | 12–16 January |
| Competitors | 64 from 22 nations |
Unique to the Youth Olympic Games is a mixed NOC team sprint competition.
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  China | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| – |  Mixed-NOCs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Boys' events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Yudai Yamamoto Japan |
36.42 | Nil Llop Spain |
36.60 | Xue Zhiwen China |
36.67 |
| 1500 metres |
Motonaga Arito Japan |
1:52.24 | Pavel Taran Russia |
1:53.74 | Jonathan Tobon United States |
1:55.67 |
| Mass start |
Motonaga Arito Japan |
30 pts | Diego Amaya Colombia |
20 pts | Pavel Taran Russia |
10 pts |
Girls' events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Isabel Grevelt Netherlands |
40.57 | Wang Jingyi China |
41.07 | Yukino Yoshida Japan |
41.16 |
| 1500 metres |
Myrthe de Boer Netherlands |
2:10.44 | Yuka Takahashi Japan |
2:10.58 | Yang Binyu China |
2:10.93 |
| Mass start |
Yang Binyu China |
30 pts | Zuzana Kuršová Czech Republic |
25 pts | Katia Filippi Italy |
10 pts |
Mixed event
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team sprint |
Team 3 (MIX) Sini Siro (FIN) Yukino Yoshida (JPN) Ignaz Gschwentner (AUT) Alexander Sergeev (RUS) |
2:04.10 | Team 16 (MIX) Laura Kivioja (FIN) Daria Kopacz (POL) Theo Collins (GBR) Motonaga Arito (JPN) |
2:05.92 | Team 14 (MIX) Ramona Ionel (ROU) Valeriia Sorokoletova (RUS) Tuukka Suomalainen (FIN) Jonathan Tobon (USA) |
2:05.96 |
Qualification system
editThe overall quota for the Speed skating competition is 64 total skaters, consisting of 32 men and 32 ladies. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) could send a maximum of six athletes (three per gender) to the Winter Youth Olympic Games but the maximum number of entries per event is two. Skaters are eligible to participate at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics if they were born between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2004.[3]
The top six athletes, per gender, based on the results of the 2019 World Junior Speed Skating Championships in the 500 and 1500 meters entitled to one quota. Each NOC can receive up to two quotas based on the 2019 World Junior Championships. The remaining quota will be allocated based on the ISU Junior World Cup Speed Skating ranking. The allocation of quotas will be carried out under four restrictions:[3]
- the allocation will be disregarded the highest ranked NOC skaters in equal number to the quota the NOCs have already received.
- only the highest distance rank of each skater will be considered.
- NOC that did not qualify or qualified one quota will get priority before allocation of a third quota to other NOC.
- The host nation has the right to enter one athlete in each event if not qualified.
Qualification summary
edit| NOC | Boys' | Girls' | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria |
1 | 1 | |
 Belgium |
1 | 1 | |
 Belarus |
2 | 2 | 4 |
| China |
2 | 2 | 4 |
| Colombia |
1 | 1 | |
| Czech Republic |
2 | 2 | 4 |
| Finland |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Germany |
2 | 2 | 4 |
| Great Britain |
1 | 1 | |
 Hungary |
1 | 1 | |
| Italy |
1 | 2 | 3 |
| Japan |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Kazakhstan |
2 | 2 | 4 |
| Netherlands |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Norway |
2 | 2 | 4 |
| Poland |
2 | 2 | 4 |
| Romania |
2 | 2 | |
| Russia |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 South Korea |
2 | 2 | 4 |
| Spain |
1 | 2 | 3 |
 Switzerland |
1 | 1 | |
| United States |
2 | 2 | |
| Total: 22 NOCs | 32 | 32 | 64 |
Quota allocation
editBased on the results of the 2019 World Junior Speed Skating Championships the following countries have earned YOG quota places.[4] The final allocation of quotas was announced by the ISU on November 29, 2019.[5]
| Event | Athletes per NOC | Boys' | Girls' |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Switzerland
|
Switzerland |
| 2019 World Junior Championships | 2 | Japan Russia South Korea
|
Netherlands Japan
|
| 1 | Austria China Germany Italy Netherlands
|
South Korea Norway Poland Russia
| |
| ISU Junior World Cup Speed Skating ranking | 2 | Belarus Kazakhstan Norway Poland United States
|
Belarus China Czech Republic Germany Italy Kazakhstan Spain
|
| 1 | Austria Belgium China Colombia Czech Republic Finland Germany Great Britain Netherlands Spain
|
Austria Canada Finland Ireland Norway Poland Romania Russia South Korea
| |
| Reallocation | 1 | Czech Republic Finland
|
Hungary Romania Finland Belgium
|
| Total | 32 | 32 | |
References
edit- ^ "2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, Lausanne, Switzerland". Olympic.org - Official website of the Olympic Movement.
- ^ "Speed Skating – Competition Schedule" (PDF). www.lausanne2020.sport. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ a b "The Qualification Systems for the 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games - Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "ISU Communication 2235 - Provisional Quota places Figure Skating & Speed Skating / Final Quota places Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "ISU Communication 2295 - Entries/Participation Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.