Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics records and five Olympic records were set in Lillehammer. Twenty-one nations competed in the speed skating events at Lillehammer. Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine made their Olympic speed skating debuts. 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,
Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics previous Olympic records were broken in Lake Placid, along with one world record, from Eric Heiden in the final event, the men's 10000 metres. Twenty nations competed in the speed skating events at Lake Placid. China and Romania made their debuts in the sport. Sports-Reference 1980 Olympics - Speed Skating Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics, was held from 9 February to 18 February. Nine events were contested at James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink. The United States led the medal table with five gold medals, thanks to Eric Heiden's sweep of