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People began speed skating as a Olympic event in 1924 but only men can compete. Women can compete in 1974 for speed skating.
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Esmee Visser of the Netherlands won the gold medal in women's 5000 metres speed skating. Martina Sáblíková of the Czech Republic won the silver medal in women's 5000 metres speed skating. Natalya Voronina representing the Olympic Athletes from Russia won the bronze medal in women's 5000 metres speed skating.
Natalya Voronina representing the Olympic Athletes from Russia won the bronze medal in women's 5000 metres speed skating.
Women have been awarded 35 of the 86 gold medals earned by US Olympic teams at Winter Olympic Games.1948Gretchen Fraser, Alpine Skiing, Women's slalom1952Andrea Mead Lawrence, Alpine Skiing, Women's giant slalomAndrea Mead Lawrence, Alpine Skiing, Women's slalom1956Tenley Albright, Figure Skating, Ladies' singles1960Carol Heiss, Figure Skating, Ladies' singles1968Peggy Fleming, Figure Skating, Ladies' singles1972Barbara Cochran, Alpine Skiing, Women's slalomAnne Henning, Speed Skating, Women's 500 metersDianne Holum, Speed Skating, Women's 1500 meters1976Dorothy Hamill, Figure Skating, Ladies' singlesSheila Young, Speed Skating, Women's 500 meters1984Debbie Armstrong, Alpine Skiing, Women's giant slalom1988Bonnie Blair, Speed Skating, Women's 500 meters1992Kristi Yamaguchi, Figure Skating, Ladies' singlesDonna Weinbrecht, Freestyle Skiing, Women's mogulsCathy Turner, Short Track Speed Skating, Women's 500 metersBonnie Blair, Speed Skating, Women's 500 metersBonnie Blair, Speed Skating, Women's 1000 meters1994Diann Roffe, Alpine Skiing, Women's super-GCathy Turner, Short Track Speed Skating, Women's 500 metersBonnie Blair, Speed Skating, Women's 500 metersBonnie Blair, Speed Skating, Women's 1000 meters1998Picabo Street, Alpine Skiing, Women's super-GTara Lipinski, Figure Skating, Ladies' singlesNikki Stone, Freestyle Skiing, Women's aerialsUnited States women's national ice hockey team, Ice Hockey, Women's competition2002Jill Bakken and Vonetta Flowers, Bobsleigh, Two-womanSarah Hughes, Figure Skating, Ladies' singlesTristan Gale, Skeleton, WomenKelly Clark, Snowboarding, Women's halfpipeChris Witty, Speed Skating, Women's 1000 meters2006Julia Mancuso, Alpine Skiing, Women's giant slalomHannah Teter, Snowboarding, Women's halfpipe2010Hannah Kearney, Freestyle Skiing, Women's mogulsLindsey Vonn, Alpine Skiing, Women's downhill
Sasha won 1 Olympic medal ... a silver in women's singles figure skating at the 2006 Winter Games in Turin.
Men: Shani Davis Women: Marianne Timmer
women speed skating
37. 32 men and 5 women have competed in biathlon, cross country skiing, long track speed skating, and short track speed skating for Mongolia. They have won no medals.
figure skating
Jorien ter Mors of the Netherlands won the gold medal in women's 1000 metres speed skating. Nao Kodaira of Japan won the silver medal in women's 1000 metres speed skating. Miho Takagi of Japan won the bronze medal in women's 1000 metres speed skating.
Ireen Wüst of the Netherlands won the gold medal in women's 1500 metres speed skating. Miho Takagi of Japan won the silver medal in women's 1500 metres speed skating. Marrit Leenstra of the Netherlands won the bronze medal in women's 1500 metres speed skating.