Speed Skating is a competitive form of inline skating on a track or road, in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Events on the track are hold on a patinodrome of 200 m in length.

The race events have different distances, but the different formats include sprint races, points races, time trials, eliminations and point eliminations.

According to the type of race, the ranking is established as follows:

- the best times in Time Trial race and Sprint;

- placement on the finish line for the Elimination race;

- sum of points in the Points Elimination race;

- Skaters are qualified by type of race (Long Distance or Short Distance). They can't race in the other event category and must compete in all races they are qualified for.

- For the 1.000 m race, Short Distance athletes must participate, but Long Distance athletes may participate.

Dual Time Trials:

- All 16 athletes compete in eight (8) heats of two (2) in a qualifying round. The eight best times qualify.
- All eight (8) athletes compete in four (4) heats of two (2). The final ranking is based on the times they obtain.

Elimination Races:

- No qualifying rounds. All 17 athletes compete directly in the finals.
- After every set of laps/distance, the hindmost skater gets eliminated.
- Three skaters on track are left after the final elimination in order to determine the gold, silver and bronze medal.

Points Elimination race: 

- No qualifying rounds. All 17 athletes compete directly in the finals.
- At the end of every even lap, two skaters to first cross the preset points/laps are allotted points. (2 points for crossing 1st, 1 point for crossing 2nd)
- After every odd lap (except lap 1) the skater with the least points, still in the race, gets eliminated and loses any points gained previously.
- Only the skaters left at the end of the race will receive medals.

Sprint Races - 500 m+D:

- The Qualifying round is composed of four (4) heats of four (4) skaters.
- Times only are taken into account in this round, to build the quarter-final heats in the next round.
- For the quarter-final and semi-final, there will be four (4) skaters in each heat. The first two (2) places will be qualified for the next round.
- The final is raced by 4 skaters.
- Top-3 finishers in the finals win the gold, silver and bronze medals.

Sprint Races - 1'000 m:

- Between Sixteen (16)  and Thirty-Three (33) qualified skaters will compete in the event. The race starts with the qualification in five heats. The five (5) heat winners and the eleven (11) best times qualify for the semi-final
- Semi-final: Two (2) heats of eight (8) skaters compete; the winner of each heat and the six (6) best times of both heats will be qualified for the final.
- The final is raced by eight (8) skaters.
- Top-3 finishers in the finals win the gold, silver and bronze medals.

More information about the distances and types of races can be found in the Speed Skating Rulebook on pp. 37-46.

When all the skaters have been called, the Starter Judge gives them the authorization to take their place on the starting line by saying "IN POSITION". The skaters have up to five (5) seconds to take their spot at the start line.

Elimination races: 

In these moderate-distance races, also known as last man out, the hindmost skater is eliminated from the competition each time the pack of skaters completes a lap or when they complete certain specified lap numbers. At one or two laps before the finish, the group has usually been pared down to Three or five skaters. At this point, the first across the finish line is the winner.

Points-elimination races:  

A combination of elimination races and points races. The skater with the least points (instead of the hindmost skater) is eliminated from the competition each time the pack of skaters completes a lap or when they complete certain specified lap numbers

Sprint Races:  

Similar to track events in the Olympics, sprint events pit challengers head-to-head with all of them racing against each other on a track with a start and finish line, and the athletes ranked from first to last based on the order of crossing the finish line.  

Time trials: 

Held "against the clock", each skater races individually or in pairs over a pre-determined distance, attempting to establish the best time. Time trials are very physically demanding. The time trial is the hardest of races because it's the true test of the individual with no help from drafting, teammates, or other competitors to achieve the fastest times.

The bell:

- The bell announces the last lap in every race (except for the Individual Time Trial 200 m);
- The bell rings only for the first skater. When a skater(s) has escaped, the bell rings for this skater(s);
- In the Elimination race, the bell announces the next elimination;
- In Points and Elimination race, the bell announces the next assignment of points.
- No bell for eliminations.

More information about the rundown of competition can be found in the Speed Skating Rulebook on pp. 46-54.

Each competition is directed by a Chief Judge and Judges.

In points and points elimination races, if at the end of the race two skaters are tied on points, the arrival order at the end of the race is used to break ties.

If a skater has any problem after the signal "SET", he has the right to signal this problem to the Starter Judge by lifting a hand. This possibility is allowed only one time for each skater. In this case, the starter stops the starting procedure and asks all the skaters to leave the starting zone, and then he resumes the starting procedure.

More information about the jury can be found in the Speed Skating Rulebook on pp. 58-62.

Technical faults are an infringement of the rules committed by the skater. This fault doesn’t affect another skater (such as false start, exit of the racecourse, etc.). The skater committing this fault will be disqualified. 

Sports faults are an infringement of the rules committed by the skater. This fault affects another skater (trajectory, obstruction), assists a fellow skater or doesn’t respect the instructions of  the judge. Under the evaluation of the judge, the skater committing the fault may receive:
- A Warning (if the fault does not originate an important damage). Three warnings in a race will result in the automatic disqualification of the athlete.
- A disqualification in the case the result of the action is deemed serious and the action voluntary. 

After a disqualification for sport fault, skaters are automatically suspended for the next race they registered for.  

More information about pendalties can be found in the Speed Skating Rulebook on pp. 62-66.

Elimination 15.000m Men

1. Elton DE SOUZA (FRA)
2. Felix RIJHNEN (GER)
3. Peter MICHAEL (NZL)

Elimination 15.000m Women

1. Fabriana ARIAS (COL)
2. Sandrine TAS (BEL)
3. Mareike THUM (GER)

Point Elimination 10.000m Men

1. Kuwada KEN (ARG)
2. Livio WENGER (SUI)
3. Mike Alejandro PAEZ RODRIGUEZ (MEX)

Point Elimination 10.000m Women

1. Fabriana ARIAS (COL)
2. Sandrine TAS (BEL)
3. Ho-Chen YANG (TPE)

Sprint 1.000m Men

1. Andres Mauricio JIMENEZ (COL)
2. Bart SWINGS (BEL)
3. Elton DE SOUZA (FRA)

Sprint 1.000m Women

1. Sandrine TAS (BEL)
2. Fabriana ARIAS (COL)
3. Alejandra TRASLAVINA LOPEZ (CHI)

Sprint 500m Men

1. Simon ALBRECHT (GER)
2. Jhoan GUZMAN (VEN)
3. Lucas SILVA SANTIBANYEZ (CHI)

Sprint 500m Women

1. Giulia BONECHI (ITA)
2. Fabriana ARIAS (COL)
3. Giulia BONGIORNO (ITA)

Time trial 300m Men

1. Simon ALBRECHT (GER)
2. Andres Mauricio JIMENEZ (COL)
3. Gwendal LE PIVERT (FRA)

Time trial 300m Women

1. Geiny Carmela PAJARO (COL)
2. Yi Seul AN (KOR)
3. Sandrine TAS (BEL)

Elimination 15.000m Men

1. Peter MICHAEL (NZL)
2. Jorge Luis CIFUENTES (COL)
3. Yan-Cheng CHEN (TPE)

Elimination 15.000m Women

1. Annette HEYWOOD (USA)
2. Dan GUO (CHN)
3. Rommy Melisa MUNOZ VELEZ (COL)

Point Elimination 10.000m Men

1. Bart SWINGS (BEL)
2. Yan-Cheng CHEN (TPE)
3. Felix RIJHNEN (GER)

Point Elimination 10.000m Women

1. Dan GUO (CHN)
2. Rommy Melisa MUNOZ VELEZ (COL)
3. Ho-Chen YANG (TPE)

Sprint 1.000m Men

1. Andres Felipe MUNOZ (COL)
2. Bart SWINGS (BEL)
3. Pedro Armando CAUSIL (COL)

Sprint 1.000m Women

1. Yu-ting HUANG (TPE)
2. Mareike THUM (GER)
3. Meng-Chu LI (TPE)

Sprint 500m Men

1. Andrea ANGELETTI (ITA)
2. Wei-lin LO (TPE)
3. Su Chul JANG (KOR)

Sprint 500m Women

1. Yersi PUELLO ORTIZ (COL)
2. Paola SEGURA (COL)
3. Yu-ting HUANG (TPE)

Time trial 300m Men

1. Pedro Armando CAUSIL (COL)
2. Andres Felipe MUNOZ (COL)
3. Su Chul JANG (KOR)

Time trial 300m Women

1. Erika ZANETTI (ITA)
2. Paola SEGURA (COL)
3. Yi Seul AN (KOR)

Elimination 15.000m Men

1. Jorge Luis CIFUENTES (COL)
2. Yann GUYADER (FRA)
3. Andres Felipe MUNOZ (COL)

Elimination 15.000m Women

1. Hyo-Sook WOO (KOR)
2. Marta Lucia RAMIREZ (COL)
3. Yi-Chin PAN (TPE)

Point Elimination 10.000m Men

1. Yann GUYADER (FRA)
2. Nelson GARZON (COL)
3. Daniel ALVAREZ (VEN)

Point Elimination 10.000m Women

1. Hyo-Sook WOO (KOR)
2. Marta Lucia RAMIREZ (COL)
3. Nicole BEGG (NZL)

Sprint 1.000m Men

1. Pedro Armando CAUSIL (COL)
2. Alexis CONTIN (FRA)
3. Claudio NASELLI (ITA)

Sprint 1.000m Women

1. Yu-ting HUANG (TPE)
2. Chiao-jen HSU (TPE)
3. Nicole BEGG (NZL)

Sprint 500m Men

1. Andres Felipe MUNOZ (COL)
2. Wei-lin LO (TPE)
3. Myung Kyu LEE (KOR)

Sprint 500m Women

1. Yu-ting HUANG (TPE)
2. Jin Seon LIM (KOR)
3. Yersi PUELLO ORTIZ (COL)

Time trial 300m Men

1. Wei-lin LO (TPE)
2. Andres Felipe MUNOZ (COL)
3. Pedro Armando CAUSIL (COL)

Time trial 300m Women

1. Yu-ting HUANG (TPE)
2. Chiao-jen HSU (TPE)
3. Jin Seon LIM (KOR)

Elimination 5.000m Men

1. Alexis CONTIN (FRA)
2. Shane DOBBIN (NZL)
3. Matteo AMABILI (ITA)

Elimination 5.000m Women

1. Hye-Mi KIM (KOR)
2. Hyo-Sook WOO (KOR)
3. Silvia NINO (COL)

In line 3.000m Men

1. Thomas BOUCHER (FRA)
2. Alexis CONTIN (FRA)
3. Fabio FRANCOLINI (ITA)

In line 3.000m Women

1. Cecilia-Margarita BAENA GUZMAN (COL)
2. Jennifer-Alexa CAICEDO (COL)
3. Yi-Chin PAN (TPE)

Point Elimination 10.000m Men

1. Baptiste GRANDGIRARD (FRA)
2. Kalon DOBBIN (NZL)
3. Fabio FRANCOLINI (ITA)

Point Elimination 10.000m Women

1. Silvia NINO (COL)
2. Cecilia-Margarita BAENA GUZMAN (COL)
3. Hye-Mi KIM (KOR)

Sprint 1.000m Men

1. Kalon DOBBIN (NZL)
2. Baptiste GRANDGIRARD (FRA)
3. Jose GUZMAN FUHER (CHI)

Sprint 1.000m Women

1. Andrea-Noemi GONZALEZ (ARG)
2. Jennifer-Alexa CAICEDO (COL)
3. Jana GEGNER (GER)

Sprint 500m Men

1. Kalon DOBBIN (NZL)
2. Anderson ARIZA RINCON (COL)
3. Camilo-Andres OROZCO FUENTES (COL)

Sprint 500m Women

1. Jennifer-Alexa CAICEDO (COL)
2. Maria-Laura ORRU (ITA)
3. Cecilia-Margarita BAENA GUZMAN (COL)

Time trial 300m Men

1. Gregorio DUGGENTO (ITA)
2. Kalon DOBBIN (NZL)
3. Javier MCCARGO (ARG)

Time trial 300m Women

1. Maria-Laura ORRU (ITA)
2. Andrea-Noemi GONZALEZ (ARG)
3. Jennifer-Alexa CAICEDO (COL)

Elimination 15.000m Men

1. Hsuan LO (TPE)
2. Miguel RUEDA (COL)
3. Gregorio DUGGENTO (ITA)

Elimination 15.000m Women

1. Berenice MORENO (COL)
2. Silvia NINO (COL)
3. Yi-Chin PAN (TPE)

Point Elimination 10.000m Women

1. Alexandra VIVAS (COL)
2. Yi-Chin PAN (TPE)
3. Silvia NINO (COL)

Point Elimination 15.000m Men

1. Hsuan LO (TPE)
2. Miguel RUEDA (COL)
3. Gregorio DUGGENTO (ITA)

Point Race 10.000m Men

1. Chad HEDRICK (USA)
2. Shane DOBBIN (NZL)
3. Jorge BOTERO (COL)

Point Race 5.000m Women

1. Silvia NINO (COL)
2. Alexandra VIVAS (COL)
3. Berenice MORENO (COL)

Sprint 500m Men

1. Chad HEDRICK (USA)
2. Miguel RUEDA (COL)
3. Gregorio DUGGENTO (ITA)

Sprint 500m Women

1. Lili PAN (TPE)
2. Yi-Chin PAN (TPE)
3. Berenice MORENO (COL)

Time trial 300m Men

1. Gregorio DUGGENTO (ITA)
2. Kalon DOBBIN (NZL)
3. Chad HEDRICK (USA)

Time trial 300m Women

1. Lili PAN (TPE)
2. Valentina BELLONI (ITA)
3. Yi-Chin PAN (TPE)

Elimination 10.000m Women

1. Teresa CLIFF (USA)
2. Cheryl EZZELL (USA)
3. Julie BRANDT (USA)

Elimination 20.000m Men

1. Chad HEDRICK (USA)
2. Arnaud CICQUEL (FRA)
3. Juan BETANCOUR (COL)

In line 3.000m Women

1. Teresa CLIFF (USA)
2. Julie BRANDT (USA)
3. Cheryl EZZELL (USA)

In line 5.000m Men

1. Chad HEDRICK (USA)
2. Christophe LUXTON (AUS)
3. Scott HIATT (USA)

Point to Point 10.000m Men

1. Jorge BOTERO (COL)
2. Arnaud CICQUEL (FRA)
3. Christophe LUXTON (AUS)

Point to Point 5.000m Women

1. Julie BRANDT (USA)
2. Cheryl EZZELL (USA)
3. Teresa CLIFF (USA)

Sprint 500m Men

1. Keith TURNER (USA)
2. Chad HEDRICK (USA)
3. Arnaud CICQUEL (FRA)

Sprint 500m Women

1. Cheryl EZZELL (USA)
2. Teresa CLIFF (USA)
3. Julie BRANDT (USA)

Time trial 300m Men

1. Keith TURNER (USA)
2. Carlos PENAGOS (COL)
3. Chad HEDRICK (USA)

Time trial 300m Women

1. Julie BRANDT (USA)
2. Cheryl EZZELL (USA)
3. Teresa CLIFF (USA)

Elimination 10.000m Women

1. Anne TITZE (GER)
2. Antonella MAURI (ITA)
3. Hilde GOOVAERTS (BEL)

Elimination 20.000m Men

1. Armando CAPANNOLO (ITA)
2. Arnaud CICQUEL (FRA)
3. John DYETT-CARTHEW (NZL)

In line 3.000m Women

1. Anne TITZE (GER)
2. Desly HILL (AUS)
3. Caroline LAGREE (FRA)

In line 5.000m Men

1. Arnaud CICQUEL (FRA)
2. Derek PARRA (USA)
3. Christophe LUXTON (AUS)

Point to Point 10.000m Men

1. Derek PARRA (USA)
2. Arnaud CICQUEL (FRA)
3. Christophe LUXTON (AUS)

Point to Point 5.000m Women

1. Caroline LAGREE (FRA)
2. Araceli LARREA (ESP)
3. Heather LAUFER (USA)

Sprint 500m Men

1. Anthony MUSE (USA)
2. Luca ANTONIEL (ITA)
3. Derek PARRA (USA)

Sprint 500m Women

1. Hilde GOOVAERTS (BEL)
2. Luana PILIA (ITA)
3. Eva RICHARDSON (ARG)

Time trial 300m Men

1. Anthony MUSE (USA)
2. Luca ANTONIEL (ITA)
3. Derek PARRA (USA)

Time trial 300m Women

1. Desly HILL (AUS)
2. Anne TITZE (GER)
3. Heather LAUFER (USA)

Elimination 10.000m Women

1. Antonella MAURI (ITA)
2. Francesca MONTEVERDE (ITA)
3. Luana PILIA (ITA)

Elimination 20.000m Men

1. Dante MUSE (USA)
2. Oliver BABONNEAU (FRA)
3. Pascal GRAVOUIL (FRA)

In line 10.000m Men

1. Dante MUSE (USA)
2. Anthony HANLEY (USA)
3. Giuseppe DE PERSIO (ITA)

In line 3.000m Women

1. Luana PILIA (ITA)
2. Antonella MAURI (ITA)
3. Francesca MONTEVERDE (ITA)

In line 5.000m Men

1. Anthony MUSE (USA)
2. Dante MUSE (USA)
3. Anthony KEEFE (USA)

In line 5.000m Women

1. Antonella MAURI (ITA)
2. Francesca MONTEVERDE (ITA)
3. Luana PILIA (ITA)

Sprint 1.500m Men

1. Dante MUSE (USA)
2. Giuseppe DE PERSIO (ITA)
3. Anthony HANLEY (USA)

Sprint 1.500m Women

1. Francesca MONTEVERDE (ITA)
2. Antonella MAURI (ITA)
3. Luana PILIA (ITA)

Time trial 300m Men

1. Luca ANTONIEL (ITA)
2. Oscar GALLIAZO (ITA)
3. Doug GLASS (USA)

Time trial 300m Women

1. Barbara FISCHER (GER)
2. Anne TITZE (GER)
3. Nadia MEERKENS (BEL)

Elimination 10.000m Men

1. Robert KAISER (USA)
2. Donald VAN PATTEN (USA)
3. Hernando MONTANO (COL)

Elimination 5.000m Women

1. Laura PERINTI (ITA)
2. Marisa CANAFOGLIA (ITA)
3. Monica LUCCHESE (ITA)

In line 10.000m Men

1. Robert KAISER (USA)
2. Massimo MUSSI (ITA)
3. Danny VAN DEPERRE (BEL)

In line 10.000m Women

1. Monica LUCCHESE (ITA)
2. Marisa CANAFOGLIA (ITA)
3. Stefania GHERMANDI (ITA)

In line 20.000m Men

1. Donald VAN PATTEN (USA)
2. Jean VAN HOORNWEDER (BEL)
3. Danny VAN DEPERRE (BEL)

In line 3.000m Women

1. Stefania GHERMANDI (ITA)
2. Laura PERINTI (ITA)
3. Ann BLOOMFIELD (AUS)

In line 5.000m Men

1. Donald VAN PATTEN (USA)
2. Robert KAISER (USA)
3. Anthony KEEFE (USA)

In line 5.000m Women

1. Marisa CANAFOGLIA (ITA)
2. Stefania GHERMANDI (ITA)
3. Ann VAN HOORNWEDER (BEL)

Sprint 1.500m Men

1. Giuseppe DE PERSIO (ITA)
2. Massimo MUSSI (ITA)
3. Kevin WEBB (AUS)

Sprint 1.500m Women

1. Laura PERINTI (ITA)
2. Monica LUCCHESE (ITA)
3. Annie LAMBRECHTS (BEL)

Time trial 300m Men

1. Patrizio SARTO (ITA)
2. Scot CONSTANTINE (NZL)
3. Donald VAN PATTEN (USA)

Time trial 300m Women

1. Stefania GHERMANDI (ITA)
2. Darlene KESSINGER (USA)
3. Beth TUCKER (USA)

Elimination 10.000m Men

1. Tom PETERSON (USA)
2. Hermes FOSSI (ITA)
3. Moreno BAGNOLINI (ITA)

Elimination 10.000m Women

1. Paola CRISTOFORI (ITA)
2. Darlene KESSINGER (USA)
3. Annie LAMBRECHTS (BEL)

Elimination 20.000m Men

1. Scot CONSTANTINE (NZL)
2. Giuseppi CRUCIANI (ITA)
3. Moreno BAGNOLINI (ITA)

Elimination 5.000m Women

1. Monica LUCCHESE (ITA)
2. Paola SOMETTI (ITA)
3. Annie LAMBRECHTS (BEL)

Half Marathon Women

1. Annie LAMBRECHTS (BEL)
2. Mary BARRIERE (USA)
3. Sue DOOLEY (USA)

Marathon Men

1. Tom PETERSON (USA)
2. Hermes FOSSI (ITA)
3. Danny VAN DEPERRE (BEL)

• Pedro Armando CAUSIL(COL): 1. in TWG2013, 1. in TWG2013, 3. in TWG2013, 1. in TWG2009, 3. in TWG2009
• Bart SWINGS(BEL): 1. in TWG2017, 1. in TWG2017, 2. in TWG2017, 6. in TWG2017, 12. in TWG2017, 33. in TWG2017, 1. in TWG2013, 1. in TWG2013, 2. in TWG2013, 3. in TWG2013
• Jorge David BOLANOS VILLACORTE(ECU): 5. in TWG2017, 6. in TWG2017, 6. in TWG2017, 10. in TWG2017, 26. in TWG2017, 3. in TWG2013
• Maria MOYA(CHI): 1. in TWG2017, 4. in TWG2017, 14. in TWG2017, 23. in TWG2017, 34. in TWG2017, 1. in TWG2013
• Ho-Chen YANG(TPE): 3. in TWG2017, 4. in TWG2017, 4. in TWG2017, 5. in TWG2017, 6. in TWG2017, 8. in TWG2017, 25. in TWG2017, 32. in TWG2017, 1. in TWG2013, 2. in TWG2013, 3. in TWG2013
• Yan-Cheng CHEN(TPE): 9. in TWG2017, 11. in TWG2017, 2. in TWG2013, 3. in TWG2013
• Ying-Chu CHEN(TPE): 2. in TWG2017, 2. in TWG2017
• Yu-lin HUANG(TPE): 8. in TWG2017, 9. in TWG2017, 10. in TWG2017, 13. in TWG2017, 14. in TWG2017, 14. in TWG2017, 20. in TWG2017, 22. in TWG2017
• Jorge Luis MARTINEZ(MEX): 4. in TWG2017, 34. in TWG2017, 3. in TWG2013
• Giuseppe BRAMANTE(ITA): 6. in TWG2017, 10. in TWG2017, 23. in TWG2017
• Edwin ESTRADA(COL): 2. in TWG2017, 5. in TWG2017
• Rocio BERBEL ALT(ARG): 3. in TWG2017, 5. in TWG2017, 5. in TWG2017, 5. in TWG2017, 6. in TWG2017, 6. in TWG2017
• Solymar VIVAS(VEN): 10. in TWG2017, 11. in TWG2017, 11. in TWG2017, 13. in TWG2017, 20. in TWG2017
• Geiny Carmela PAJARO(COL): 1. in TWG2017, 4. in TWG2017, 8. in TWG2017, 10. in TWG2017, 16. in TWG2017, 18. in TWG2017, 20. in TWG2017
• Laethisia SCHIMEK(GER): 5. in TWG2017, 9. in TWG2017, 14. in TWG2017, 15. in TWG2017, 18. in TWG2017, 21. in TWG2017
• Alejandra TRASLAVINA LOPEZ(CHI): 3. in TWG2017, 6. in TWG2017, 7. in TWG2017, 7. in TWG2017, 14. in TWG2017, 22. in TWG2017, 35. in TWG2017
• Christian KROMOSER(AUT): 19. in TWG2017, 20. in TWG2017, 20. in TWG2017
• Simon ALBRECHT(GER): 1. in TWG2017, 1. in TWG2017, 2. in TWG2017, 4. in TWG2017, 21. in TWG2017, 23. in TWG2017
• Francisco Jose PEULA CABELLO(ESP): 3. in TWG2017, 3. in TWG2017, 7. in TWG2017, 9. in TWG2017, 12. in TWG2017