Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics, was held from 13 February to 25 February. Ten events were contested at Hamar Olympic Hall. Norway led the medal table in speed skating on home ice, led by Johann Olav Koss, who won three gold medals. Bonnie Blair was the most successful woman, with a pair of gold medals. Germany won the most total medals, with six, though only a single gold. Belarus and Russia won their first medals in speed skating, with both nations competing in the Olympics for the first time. Four world
Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics most successful male skater, with two gold medals. The Calgary Olympic Oval was one of the fastest rinks in the world when it opened, with six new world records set, and all existing Olympic records bettered. Twenty-one nations competed in the speed skating events at Calgary. Sports-Reference 1988 Olympics - Speed Skating Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics, was held from 14 February to 27 February. Ten events were contested at Olympic Oval. For the first time, the women contested a 5000-metre race, the longest distance contested by women in speed skating.