Speed skating at the 2022 World Games
The track speed skating competition at the 2022 World Games took place on July 8 and July 9 at the temporary track constructed at the Powell Steam Plant. Speed skating has been an event since the inaugural 1981 World Games in Santa Clara, California, and the Birmingham edition marked the eleventh time track speed skating was included as a regular event at the World Games. Speed skating is the roller sport of racing on inline skates, and although it primarily evolved from racing on traditional roller skates, the sport is similar enough to ice speed skating that many competitors are known to switch between inline and ice speed skating according to the season.
The temporary, 200 meter track was constructed in the parking lot adjacent to the Steam Plant from May-June 2022. The track had a width of six meters with a slope that did not exceed one percent. It was constructed on an asphalt base and topped with the synthetic resin called Vesmaco.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Country | Time | Athlete | Country | Time | Athlete | Country | Time | |
| 200 m time trial | Duccio Marsili | Italy | 17.835 | Andres Maurisio Jimenez Torres | Colombia | 17.873 | Yvan Sivilier | France | 18.009 |
| 500 m sprint | Andres Mauricio Jimenez Torres | Colombia | 43.256 | Duccio Marsili | Italy | 43.386 | Li-Yang Kuo | Chinese Taipei | 43.482 |
| 1000 m sprint | |||||||||
| 10,000 m elimination race | |||||||||
| 10,000 m point elimination race | Bart Swings | Belgium | 15:03.075 | Martin Ferrie | France | 14:59.252 | Nils Buhnemann | Germany | 15:00.025 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Country | Time | Athlete | Country | Time | Athlete | Country | Time | |
| 200 m time trial | Geiny Carmela Pajaro Guzman | Colombia | 18.894 | Asja Varani | Italy | 19.020 | Ying-Chu Chen | Chinese Taipei | 19.053 |
| 500 m sprint | Anna Laethisia Schimek | Germany | 46.992 | Not awarded | Not awarded | ||||
| 1000 m sprint | |||||||||
| 10,000 m elimination race | |||||||||
| 10,000 m point elimination race | Johana Viveros Mondragon | Colombia | 16:26.120 | Marine Claire Renee Lefeuvre | France | 16:12.805 | Gabriela Vargas Sarmiento | Ecuador | 16:13.241 |
References
- Moses, Olivia (May 26, 2022) "Skate into the summer with a sneak peek of the NEW speed skating track constructed for The World Games 2022" Bham Now
- Cook, Anthony (June 27, 2022) "World Games speed skaters to heat up new track at former Alabama Power Powell Steam Plant" Alabama News Center
- Wikipedia contributors. (April 4, 2022). Inline speed skating. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 02:31, July 9, 2022
- Wikipedia contributors. (July 8, 2022). Track speed skating at the 2022 World Games. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 02:31, July 9, 2022
- The World Games. Track Speed Skating Full Results.