The year 2007 in speed skating also includes events in the autumn of 2006, since they belong to the same long track

speed skating Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long-track speed skating, short-track speed skating, and marathon speed skat ...

season.

Chronology

* 3 November: On the starting day of the

Dutch Single Distance Championships The Dutch Single Distance Championships of speed skating, organised by the (KNSB), is the official Dutch championship to determine the Dutch champion over a single distance, in contrast to the KNSB Dutch Allround Championships, which determine the ...

, Gianni Romme confirms that he quits as active speed skater to take over as coach of

Anni Friesinger Anna ("Anni") Christine Friesinger-Postma (born 11 January 1977) is a German former speed skater. Her father Georg Friesinger, of Germany, and mother Janina ("Jana") Korowicka, of Poland, were both skaters; Jana was on the Polish team at the 197 ...

. * 17 December: After the Norwegian Championships at Geithus, Norwegian allround champion

Mari Hemmer Mari Hemmer (; born 20 November 1983) is a Norwegian long-track speed skater, with particular strength in the longer distances 3000 m and 5000 m. She is the Norwegian Allround Champion for 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, the Norwegian Sprint Champion f ...

is not selected for the

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, as the Norwegian Speed Skating Federation decides they will not use their allotted quota of three skaters. After two days, the decision is changed, and Hemmer, along with Hedvig Bjelkevik (who later declined the place) were selected. * 25 December: Sprinter

Erben Wennemars Egbert Rolf "Erben" Wennemars (born 1 November 1975) is a Dutch former speed skater. He specialized in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters, and set six world records during his career. Speed skating career Wennemars was ...

wins bronze at his first start at the Dutch Allround Championships after lowering his personal best on the 10000 m by nearly 20 seconds.

Sven Kramer Sven Kramer (; born 23 April 1986) is a retired Dutch long track speed skater who has won an all-time record nine World Allround Championships as well as a record ten European Allround Championships. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 mete ...

won the championship. * 28 December: Five-time medallist at the

Turin Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter Oly ...

Cindy Klassen Cindy Klassen, (born August 12, 1979) is a Canadian retired long track speed skater. She is a six-time medallist having achieved one gold, two silver, three bronze at the Winter Olympics. She is the only Canadian Olympian to win five medals in ...

, begins the season by winning two gold medals and three silver medals at the Canadian Single Distance Championships. * 30 December:

wins four of four distances at the German Allround Championships, but declines a spot at the European Championship. The five-time European Champion will take part at the World Sprint Championship, which she is yet to win, instead.Friesinger kiest voor sprint
, schaats.nl. Retrieved 3 January 2007. * 9–11 March:

Martina Sáblíková Martina Sáblíková () (born 27 May 1987) is a Czech speed skater, specializing in long track speed skating. She is an Olympic gold medal winner and a multiple European and World allround champion. She became the first Czech to win two Olym ...

wins two gold medals at the

2007 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships The 2007 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between March 8 and March 11, 2007, in the Utah Olympic Oval. Twelve events were held, and world records were broken in five events. Schedule Medal summary Men's events Wo ...

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on 3000 m and 5000 m tracks and sets a new 5000 m

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for 6:45.61.

International championships

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: Ritten Artificial Ice Track,

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, Italy, 12 - 14 January * World Sprint:

Vikingskipet Vikingskipet ("The Viking Ship"), officially known as Hamar Olympic Hall (), is an indoor Multi-purpose stadium, multi-use sport and event venue in Hamar, Norway. It was built as the speed skating rink for the 1994 Winter Olympics, and has sinc ...

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, Norway, 20 and 21 January * World Allround:

Thialf Thialf () is an ice arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands. Thialf is used for long track speed skating, short track speed skating, ice hockey, figure skating, ice speedway, and non-sporting events. The outdoor rink was opened in 1967, and the indoo ...

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, Netherlands, 9–11 February * World Junior:

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, Austria: 23–25 February * World Single Distance:

Utah Olympic Oval The Utah Olympic Oval is an indoor speed skating oval located southwest of Salt Lake City, in Kearns, Utah. The Oval was built for the 2002 Winter Olympics and it hosted the Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics, long-track speed skating ev ...

, United States, 8–11 March

Other international competitions

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2007 Winter Asian Games The 6th Asian Winter Games (), also known as Changchun 2007 ( zh, , s=长春2007, labels=no), were held in Changchun, Jilin, China from January 28 to February 4, 2007. The Winter Games are a celebration of Winter sports in Asia. This was the sec ...

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, China: 28 January – 4 February *

2007 Winter Universiade The 2007 Winter Universiade, the XXIII Winter Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy from January 17 to 27, 2007. Opening ceremony The Opening Ceremony of the XXIII Winter Universiade Torino 2007 was held with a cast of acrobats, circus perform ...

, Oval Lingotto, Turin, Italy: 17–27 January * American/Oceanian Regional Qualifier for World Allround Championships,

Pettit National Ice Center The Pettit National Ice Center is an indoor ice skating facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, featuring two international-size ice rinks and a 400-meter speed skating oval. Located adjacent to Wisconsin State Fair Park, the center opened on January 1 ...

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: 13 January and 14 February

National championships

Championships need to have at least three participants to be mentioned here. Top three are mentioned for allround and sprint championships if the nation has at least three spots in the relevant international championship, otherwise only the winner is mentioned. If the championship had fewer than three participants, it is not mentioned. ;Sweden * Swedish Championships:

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, Stockholm, 15–17 December ** Allround, 15 and 16 December ** Sprint, 16 and 17 December ** Team pursuit, 17 December ;Switzerland * Allround: Olympia Eisstadion, Innsbruck, Austria, 16 and 17 December ; United States * Single Distance (Fall World Cup Qualifier):

, Wisconsin, 19–22 October * USA Championships: Pettit National Ice Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 19–23 December **Allround, 19 and 20 December

References

ISU: Speed Skating Events 2006/07
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DESG – Ergebnisse

Skateresults.com – Season overview 2006/2007
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