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 ...

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2011 Asian Winter Games The 2011 Asian Winter Games (; ), also known as Astana-Almaty 2011 (), were a continental winter multi-sport event held from January 30 to February 6, 2011 in Astana and Almaty, Kazakhstan. It was the first time that Kazakhstan hosted such a larg ...

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Alau Ice Palace The Alau Ice Palace () is an 8,000-seat speed skating rink, speed skating oval in Astana, Kazakhstan. It was ranked first among the world’s speed skating stadiums according to the Dutch AD Sportwereld publication’s ranking. As well as speed sk ...

Astana Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. With a population of 1,423,726 within the city limits, it is the second-largest in the country after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim ...

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. The twelve events were scheduled for January 31 – February 6, 2011.Schedule

Schedule

Medalists

Men

Women

Medal table

Participating nations

A total of 61 athletes from 7 nations competed in speed skating at the 2011 Asian Winter Games: * * * * * * *

References

speedskatingresults.com
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Events at the 2011 Asian Winter Games

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Asian Winter Games, 2011