Much like swimming in the Summer Olympics, there are nearly an endless number of speed skating events in the Winter Olympics. From short track to long track to

American speed skater Brittany Bowe is relishing the opportunity to close out her Olympic career on her own terms as she prepares for her fourth and final Games at Milano Cortina.

Ocala native Erin Jackson will compete for a second speed skating gold medal in the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Learn how Olympic speed skating works — event formats, race distances, elimination rounds, mass start rules, and how skaters advance to medal contention at the Winter Games.

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A secret project lets skaters scan their bodies to calculate how much wind resistance they experience — and how tweaking their form can alters that.

Olympic ice is engineered to balance grip and glide. Here’s how physics, chemistry, and meticulous ice making shape the fastest sport on ice.

American Mia Manganello said on Thursday she feels like a completely different skater heading into the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, having shed the self-doubt that once held her back and embraced a calm confidence she lacked four years ago.