Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics was held from 9 February to 18 February. Nine events were contested at Zetra Ice Rink. East Germany topped the medal table with four gold medals, and eleven total, including a complete sweep of gold and silver medals in the four women's events. This was only the second Games in which the United States did not win a speed skating medal, and as of 2018, the only time since 1960 the Netherlands did not win a medal in the sport. Japan's Yoshihiro Kitazawa won his country's
China at the Olympics only 6 of the 15 Winter Olympics sports. Most of the golds and half of the medals come from short track speed skating. No medals Ye Qiaobo won China's first Winter Olympics medal in speed skating. Chen Lu won consecutive bronze medals in 1994 and 1998, becoming the first Chinese figure skater to medal at the Winter Olympic Games. Yang Yang (A) won first Winter Olympics gold medal in short track speed skating. Han Xiaopeng, first male athlete to win Winter Olympics gold medal in freestyle skiing. Wang Meng shined in short track speed skating with three golds. Shen Xue