Speed skating at the 2022 World Games
The speed skating competition at the 2022 World Games consisted of the track speed skating events held at the temporary track constructed at the Powell Steam Plant and the road speed skating events held on 1st Avenue South between 18th Street South and 20th Street South. The track speed skating events took place on July 8 and July 9 and the road speed skating events took place on July 10 and July 11. Speed skating has been an event since the inaugural 1981 World Games in Santa Clara, California, and the Birmingham edition marked the eleventh time 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 speed skating events were originally to be held at the Birmingham CrossPlex, but in February 2022 it was announced the competition would instead be held at the Powell Steam Plant. 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 | ||||||
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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 |
1,000 m sprint | Duccio Marsili | Italy | 1:26.974 | Ricardo Cristopher Verdugo Campos | Chile | 1:27.026 | Bart Rene Swings | Belgium | 1:27.339 |
10,000 m elimination race | Bart Swings | Belgium | 15:16.914 | Daniel Zapata Martinez | Colombia | 15:17.393 | Giuseppe Bramante | Italy | 15:21.510 |
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 | ||||||
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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 | ||||
1,000 m sprint | Johana Viveros Mondragon | Colombia | 1:35.824 | Angy Anabela Quintero Valera | Venezuela | 1:36.045 | Gabriela Vargas Sarmiento | Ecuador | 1:36.839 |
10,000 m elimination race | Johana Viveros Mondragon | Colombia | 16:48.975 | Alejandra Andrea Traslavina Lopez | Chile | 16:49.099 | Gabriela Vargas Sarmiento | Ecuador | 16:49.595 |
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 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
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Athlete | Country | Time | Athlete | Country | Time | Athlete | Country | Time | |
100 m | Jorge Luis Martinez Morales | Mexico | 9.972 | Kuo Li-yang | Chinese Taipei | 10.143 | Duccio Marsili | Italy | 10.067 |
1 lap | Duccio Marsili | Italy | 1:03.75 | Yvan Sivilier | France | 1:04.97 | Simon Albrecht | Germany | 1:05.57 |
10,000 m point race | Bart Swings | Belgium | 17:03.480 | Daniel Zapata Martinez | Colombia | 17:15.297 | Mike Paez Cuellar | Mexico | 17:18.456 |
15,000 m elimination race | Bart Swings | Belgium | 25:43.092 | Martin Ferrie | France | 26:28.464 | Francisco Jose Peula Cabello | Spain | 26:30.817 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
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Athlete | Country | Time | Athlete | Country | Time | Athlete | Country | Time | |
100 m | Geiny Pajaro Guzman | Colombia | 10.773 | Chen Ying-chu | Chinese Taipei | 10.854 | Asja Varani | Italy | 11.057 |
1 lap | Nerea Langa Torres | Spain | 1:09.28 | Mathilde Pedronno | France | 1:09.95 | Ying-Chu Chen | Chinese Taipei | 1:12.29 |
10,000 m point race | Gabriela Vargas Sarmiento | Ecuador | 19:05.236 | Johana Viveros Mondragon | Colombia | 19:07.639 | Marine Lefeuvre | France | 19:05.707 |
15,000 m elimination race | Johana Viveros Mondragon | Colombia | 29:32.728 | Valentina Alejandra Letelier Cartagena | Mexico | 29:33.173 | Marine Claire Renee Lefeuvre | France | 29:33.895 |
References
- Davis, Tira (February 22, 2022) "Protective Stadium + Powell Steam Plant chosen as new venues for The World Games 2022" Bham Now
- 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
- WBRC Staff (July 9, 2022) "Street closures starting Sunday for World Games Roller-Speed Skating course" WBRC
- 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.