The speed skating competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics begins Feb. 7 with the women's 3000m. Here's what to

By Pearl Josephine Nazare MILAN, Feb 5 (Reuters) - American sensation Jordan Stolz arrives at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics as speed skating's hottest property, ready to turn his World Cup dominance into Olympic gold when the long-track action begins on Saturday.

Dutch speed-skating star Jutta Leerdam was blasted as “arrogant” and a “diva” for flying to the Olympics on a private jet instead of making the trip to Italy alongside her fellow compatriots. Jutta Leerdam,

Olympic speed skater Erin Jackson can add another honor to her 13 World Championship medals and a gold in the women’s 500-meter at the 2022 Beijing Olympics—Team USA’s flag bearer for the U.S. delegation at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. She will share the honor with Frank Del Duca, a bobsled Olympian.

A Winston-Salem native and R.J. Reynolds High School Alum had had a front row seat at tonight’s Opening Ceremony as the Chinese National Team’s speed skating coach.

From the schedule to the rules, here's everything to know for the short track speed skating competitions at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.