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
Zhou Yang (speed skater) Olympian with 3 gold medals from previous Olympics, after Yang Yang and Wang Meng who have retired from the sport. Zhou Yang started skating at age eight. A speed skating coach noticed that she had potential in the sport. In the 2008 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Zhou Yang won the gold medal in the women's 3000 meter super final. Zhou was also ranked second overall, following another Chinese skater Wang Meng. Zhou Yang (speed skater) Zhou Yang (; ; born 9 June 1991) is a female Chinese short track speed skater. She won the gold medal in the