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Sablikova, De Jong win speedskating WCup races
ERFURT, Germany - Olympic champion Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic won a 5,000-meter race at a speedskating World Cup meet Friday to extend her lead in the overall standings.
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US Speedskating eyeing sexual abuse allegations
U.S. Speedskating began an investigation Friday into the report of a female skater accusing former Olympian and organization president Andy Gabel of sexual abuse in the 1990s.
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Ex-skater accuses Gabel of rape when she was 15
A second former speedskater came forward Friday with allegations against Andy Gabel, telling The Associated Press she was raped at age 15 by the one-time leader of the U.S. short track program, then...
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Lee Sang-hwa wins speedskating World Cup 500 title
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Olympic champion Lee Sang-hwa of South Korea won the women's 500 meters Sunday at the speedskating World Cup to take the season discipline title.
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US short track mired in scandal, poor showings
With charismatic stars such as Apolo Anton Ohno, the United States has been a top contender in short track speedskating since the sport known as roller derby on ice joined the Olympics in 1992.
View ArticleBraves VP Mike Plant named speedskating president
Atlanta Braves Vice President Mike Plant was appointed president of the U.S. Speedskating board on Tuesday, taking a lead role in the troubled organization with the Winter Olympics less than a year away.
View ArticleSouth Koreans dominate speedskating worlds
SOCHI, Russia - Olympic champions Mo Tae-bum and Lee Sang-hwa of South Korea retained their 500-meter titles at the speedskating world championships Sunday.
View ArticleUS Olympic speedskating trials to be shown on TV
KEARNS, Utah - The U.S. Olympic speedskating trials will be shown on both network and cable TV for the first time this winter.
View ArticleShort track skaters, US Speedskating end dispute
KEARNS, Utah - A group of short track skaters who filed a grievance claiming U.S. Speedskating was incapable of carrying out its financial and managerial requirements as a governing body has reached a...
View ArticleUS Speedskating names skaters to training program
KEARNS, Utah - U.S. Speedskating has promoted Guy Thibault to director of its short track program, while Stephen Gough will succeed Thibault as coach of the short track national team in the lead up to...
View ArticleUS Speedskating uses crowd funding to raise money
KEARNS, Utah - U.S. Speedskating is turning to crowd funding to raise money for free daily lunches for its athletes, with a goal of netting $50,000 for the new program.
View ArticleOlympian suspended 2 years for skate tampering
KEARNS, Utah - Olympic short track medalist Simon Cho received a two-year suspension from the International Skating Union on Sunday after admitting he tampered with the skates of a Canadian rival.
View ArticleUS Speedskating hires Ted Morris as exec director
KEARNS, Utah - U.S. Speedskating has hired a former marketing executive with experience helping other winter Olympic sports as its new executive director.
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South Korea's Lee, Dutch men break records
CALGARY, Alberta - South Korea's Lee Sang-hwa broke her own world speedskating record in the 500 meters and the Netherlands bettered its own mark in the men's pursuit Saturday at the Olympic Oval.
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American Tucker Fredricks wins 500
CALGARY, Alberta - American Tucker Fredricks won the men's 500 meters Sunday in a World Cup speedskating event at the Olympic Oval, beating world and Olympic champion Mo Tae-bum of South Korea.
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American Brittany Bowe breaks world record
KEARNS, Utah - American Brittany Bowe broke the world record in the women's 1,000 meters Sunday in a World Cup speedskating race at the Utah Olympic Oval, finishing in 1:12.58.
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American Joey Mantia earns 1st World Cup victory
BERLIN - American Joey Mantia, a former inline champion, earned his first World Cup victory Friday, winning the 1,500 meters in 1 minute, 45.80 seconds.
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Fatkulina wins sprint at speedskating World Cup
BERLIN - Olga Fatkulina of Russia took advantage of Olympic champion Lee Sang-hwa's absence to win her first World Cup speedskating sprint of the season on Saturday.
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Heather Richardson of US wins speedskating WCup
BERLIN - American Heather Richardson won the 1,000-meter race in World Cup speedskating on Sunday, the final World Cup event before the Sochi Olympics.
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Celski, Smith are favorites at US short track
KEARNS, Utah - Now, it's time to go racing.
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