Speed Skating
Canada became the first country to set a new record at the 2006 Winter Olympics when both its men's and women's teams set an Olympic record in the qualifying round of the team pursuit.
Cindy Klassen set or tied several medal records. She became the first Canadian to win five medals in one Olympics, winning a gold (1500 m), two silver medals (Team Pursuit, 1000 m) and two Bronze medals (3000 m, 5000 m). Her bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics gives her a total of six medals and the title of the most decorated Canadian Olympian, winter or summer. Tied at five medals for Canada are short track speed skater Marc Gagnon, track athlete Dr. Phil Edwards, and speed skater Clara Hughes, who won her fourth and fifth medal at the 2006 Olympics. In addition to the Canadian medal records, Klassen also tied Eric Heiden to win the most medals by a speed skater at a single Olympics.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Arne Dankers | 1500 m | n/a | 1:48.42 | 17 | |
| 5000 m | n/a | 6:21.26 | 5 | ||
| 10000 m | n/a | 13:23.55 | 9 | ||
| Steven Elm | 1000 m | n/a | 1:11.36 | 29 | |
| 1500 m | n/a | 1:48.09 | 12 | ||
| 5000 m | n/a | 6:41.53 | 22 | ||
| Michael Ireland | 500 m | 35.59 | 35.29 | 1:10.88 | 7 |
| Vincent Labrie | 500 m | 36.31 | 36.12 | 1:12.43 | 29 |
| Brock Miron | 500 m | 36.42 | 36.12 | 1:12.54 | 30 |
| Denny Morrison | 1000 m | n/a | 1:10.44 | 19 | |
| 1500 m | n/a | 1:48.04 | 11 | ||
| Francois Olivier Roberge | 1000 m | n/a | 1:10.20 | 16 | |
| Justin Warsylewicz | 1500 m | n/a | 1:49.77 | 27 | |
| 5000 m | n/a | 6:43.74 | 24 | ||
| Jeremy Wotherspoon | 500 m | 35.37 | 35.68 | 1:11.05 | 9 |
| 1000 m | n/a | 1:09.76 | 11 | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kristina Groves | 1000 m | n/a | 1:16.54 | 5 | |
| 1500 m | n/a | 1:56.74 | |||
| 3000 m | n/a | 4:09.03 | 8 | ||
| 5000 m | n/a | 7:03.95 | 6 | ||
| Clara Hughes | 3000 m | n/a | 4:09.17 | 9 | |
| 5000 m | n/a | 6:59.07 | |||
| Cindy Klassen | 1000 m | n/a | 1:16.09 | ||
| 1500 m | n/a | 1:55.27 | |||
| 3000 m | n/a | 4:04.37 | |||
| 5000 m | n/a | 7:00.57 | |||
| Krisy Myers | 500 m | 39.83 | 39.60 | 1:19.43 | 22 |
| Christine Nesbitt | 1000 m | n/a | 1:17.54 | 14 | |
| 1500 m | n/a | 1:59.15 | 7 | ||
| Shannon Rempel | 500 m | 39.42 | 39.43 | 1:18.85 | 16 |
| 1000 m | n/a | 1:18.35 | 24 | ||
| 1500 m | n/a | 2:02.24 | 28 | ||
| Kerry Simpson | 500 m | 39.69 | 39.65 | 1:19.34 | 21 |
| Kim Weger | 500 m | 40.01 | 39.98 | 1:19.99 | 26 |
- Team Pursuit
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
| From: Arne Dankers, Steven Elm, Denny Morrison, Jason Parker, Justin Warsylewicz |
Men's team pursuit | 3:47.37 | 1 OR | Japan (8) W 3:52.01 |
Norway (4) W 3:44.91 |
Italy (2) L 3:47.28 |
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| From: Kristina Groves Clara Hughes Cindy Klassen Christine Nesbitt Shannon Rempel |
Women's team pursuit | 3:06.45 | 3 | United States (6) W 3:01.24 |
Japan (7) W 3:02.13 |
Germany (2) L 3:02.91 |
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Famous quotes containing the words speed and/or skating:
“For myself and my loved ones, I want the heat, which comes at the speed of light. I don’t want to have to hang about for the blast, which idles along at the speed of sound.”
—Martin Amis (b. 1949)
“In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)