Speed Skating
- European Championships held at Hamar, Norway
- Men's all-round: Enrico Fabris (Italy) with 151.523 points
- Ladies' all-round: Claudia Pechstein (Germany) with 163.159 points
- World Sprint Championships held at Heerenveen, Netherlands
- Men: Joey Cheek (USA) with 139.990 points
- Ladies: Svetlana Zhurova (Russia) with 153.625 points
- World Allround Championships held at Calgary, Canada
- Men: Shani Davis (USA) with 145.742 points
- Ladies: Cindy Klassen (Canada) with 154.580 points
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