The 2014 European Speed Skating Championships, officially the Essent ISU European Speed Skating Championships 2014, were held in Hamar, Norway, from 11 to 12 January 2014.

Schedule The schedule of events:  Date   Events   Saturday, 11 January   12:50: 500 m women  13:21: 500 m men  14:16: 3000 m women  15:59: 5000 m men   Sunday, 12 January   13:00: 1500 m women  14:03: 1500 m men  15:04: 5000 m women  15:40: 10000 m men  All times are CET (UTC+1).

Rules All participating skaters are allowed to skate the first two distances. For the third distance, only the best 24 skaters are qualified. For the fourth distance, only the best 8 of the remaining skaters are qualified.

Records

World records

World records going into the championships.

Men

Distance Time Holder Nat. Date Venue Reference 500 m 34.03 Jeremy Wotherspoon 9 November 2007 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City 1500 m 1:41.04 Shani Davis 11 December 2009 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City 5000 m 6:03.32 Sven Kramer 17 November 2007 Olympic Oval, Calgary 10000 m 12:41.69 Sven Kramer 10 March 2007 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City

Women

Distance Time Holder Nat. Date Venue Reference 500 m 36.36 Lee Sang-hwa 17 November 2013 Olympic Oval, Calgary 1500 m 1:51.79 Cindy Klassen 20 November 2005 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City 3000 m 3:53.34 Cindy Klassen 18 March 2006 Olympic Oval, Calgary 5000 m 6:42.66 Martina Sáblíková 18 February 2011 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City

European records

European records going into the championships.

Men

Distance Time Holder Nat. Date Venue Reference 500 m 34.25 Ronald Mulder 17 November 2013 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City 1500 m 1:42.28 Koen Verweij 15 November 2013 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City 5000 m 6:03.32 Sven Kramer 17 November 2007 Olympic Oval, Calgary 10000 m 12:41.69 Sven Kramer 10 March 2007 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City

Women

Distance Time Holder Nat. Date Venue Reference 500 m 37.00 Jenny Wolf 11 December 2009 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City 1500 m 1:52.08 Ireen Wüst 16 November 2013 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City 3000 m 3:55.55 Martina Sáblíková 12 February 2011 Olympic Oval, Calgary 5000 m 6:42.66 Martina Sáblíková 18 February 2011 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City

Men's championships

Day 1

500 metres

RankSkaterNat.PairLaneTimeNotesPoints 1 16 o 35.99 35.990 2 15 o 36.06 36.060 3 15 i 36.07 36.070 4 13 i 36.11 36.110 5 5 o 36.33 NRJ 36.330 6 13 o 36.35 36.350 7 16 i 36.61 36.610 8 9 i 36.66 36.660 9 9 o 36.67 36.670 10 14 i 36.68 36.680 11 14 o 36.79 36.790 12 12 i 36.80 36.800 13 11 i 36.81 36.810 14 6 i 36.83 36.830 15 12 o 36.86 36.860 16 6 o 36.90 36.900 17 11 o 36.94 36.940 18 10 o 37.07 37.070 19 2 o 37.15 37.150 20 3 i 37.29 37.290 21 5 i 37.46 37.460 22 8 o 37.69 37.690 23 8 i 37.71 37.710 24 10 i 37.75 37.750 25 4 i 37.84 37.840 26 4 o 38.24 38.240 27 3 o 38.36 38.360 28 2 i 38.51 38.510 29 7 i 38.59 38.590 30 7 o 38.65 38.650 31 1 i 38.69 38.690

Note: NRJ = national record for juniors.

5000 metres

RankSkaterNat.PairLaneTimeNotesPoints 1 14 i 6:15.89 37.589 2 16 i 6:19.47 37.947 3 16 o 6:20.92 38.092 4 15 i 6:21.59 38.159 5 13 o 6:21.81 38.181 6 10 o 6:22.82 38.282 7 15 o 6:22.97 38.297 8 10 i 6:26.38 38.638 9 14 o 6:29.49 38.949 10 6 o 6:29.88 38.988 11 7 o 6:31.01 39.101 12 11 i 6:32.62 39.262 13 11 o 6:33.26 39.326 14 12 i 6:33.87 39.387 15 8 o 6:34.18 39.418 16 6 i 6:34.32 39.432 17 9 i 6:36.59 39.659 18 9 o 6:38.09 39.809 19 13 i 6:38.76 39.876 20 4 o 6:40.63 40.063 21 3 i 6:42.06 NR 40.206 22 3 o 6:42.79 40.279 23 2 i 6:44.92 40.492 24 5 i 6:45.04 40.504 25 12 o 6:45.82 40.582 26 8 i 6:45.90 40.590 27 2 o 6:46.14 40.614 28 5 o 6:50.79 41.079 29 4 i 6:51.89 41.189 30 7 i 7:02.24 42.224 31 1 i 7:02.70 42.270

Note: NR = national record.

Ranking after two events

RankSkaterNat.500 m5000 mPoints 1 36.61 (7) 6:15.89 (1) 74.199 2 36.11 (4) 6:21.59 (4) 74.269 3 35.99 (1) 6:22.97 (7) 74.287 4 36.67 (9) 6:21.81 (5) 74.851 5 36.80 (12) 6:20.92 (3) 74.892 6 36.66 (8) 6:22.82 (6) 74.942 7 36.35 (6) 6:26.38 (8) 74.988 8 37.29 (20) 6:19.47 (2) 75.237 9 36.06 (2) 6:32.62 (12) 75.322 10 36.07 (3) 6:34.18 (15) 75.488 11 36.81 (13) 6:31.01 (11) 75.911 12 37.07 (18) 6:29.88 (10) 76.058 13 36.86 (15) 6:33.87 (14) 76.247 14 36.90 (16) 6:34.32 (16) 76.332 15 36.79 (11) 6:36.59 (17) 76.449 16 37.84 (25) 6:29.49 (9) 76.789 17 36.33 (5) 6:44.92 (23) 76.822 18 36.68 (10) 6:42.79 (22) 76.959 19 37.69 (22) 6:33.26 (13) 77.016 20 37.15 (19) 6:40.63 (20) 77.213 21 36.83 (14) 6:45.04 (24) 77.334 22 37.71 (23) 6:38.76 (19) 77.586 23 37.46 (21) 6:42.06 (21) 77.666 36.94 (17) 6:50.79 (28) 78.019 25 38.51 (28) 6:38.09 (18) 78.319 37.75 (24) 6:45.90 (26) 78.340 38.24 (26) 6:46.14 (27) 78.854 38.36 (27) 6:45.82 (25) 78.942 38.69 (31) 6:51.89 (29) 79.879 38.59 (29) 7:02.70 (31) 80.860 38.65 (30) 7:02.24 (30) 80.874

Note: NQ = not qualified.

Day 2

1500 metres

RankSkaterNat.PairLaneTimeNotesPoints 1 12 o 1:45.93 35.310 2 8 i 1:46.16 35.386 3 8 o 1:46.19 35.396 4 11 o 1:46.28 35.426 5 9 i 1:46.39 35.463 6 11 i 1:46.51 35.503 7 10 i 1:46.53 35.510 8 10 o 1:46.69 35.563 9 12 i 1:46.91 35.636 10 9 o 1:47.38 35.793 11 7 i 1:47.90 35.966 12 3 o 1:48.39 36.130 13 5 i 1:48.66 36.220 14 1 i 1:49.59 36.530 15 7 o 1:49.61 36.536 2 i 1:49.61 36.536 17 4 i 1:49.64 36.546 18 4 o 1:50.10 36.700 19 6 i 1:50.48 36.826 20 5 o 1:50.62 36.873 21 6 o 1:50.63 36.876 22 3 i 1:51.00 37.000 23 2 o 1:52.46 37.486 24 1 o 1:53.47 37.823

Ranking after three events

RankSkaterNat.500 m5000 m1500 mPoints 1 36.11 (4) 6:21.59 (4) 1:45.93 (1) 109.579 2 35.99 (1) 6:22.97 (7) 1:46.51 (6) 109.790 3 36.61 (7) 6:15.89 (1) 1:46.91 (9) 109.835 4 36.67 (9) 6:21.81 (5) 1:46.28 (4) 110.277 5 36.80 (12) 6:20.92 (3) 1:46.53 (7) 110.402 6 36.35 (6) 6:26.38 (8) 1:46.39 (5) 110.451 7 36.66 (8) 6:22.82 (6) 1:46.69 (8) 110.505 36.06 (2) 6:32.62 (12) 1:46.16 (2) 110.708 36.07 (3) 6:34.18 (15) 1:46.19 (3) 110.884 10 37.29 (20) 6:19.47 (2) 1:47.38 (10) 111.030 36.81 (13) 6:31.01 (11) 1:47.90 (11) 111.877 37.07 (18) 6:29.88 (10) 1:49.61 (15) 112.594 36.79 (11) 6:36.59 (17) 1:48.66 (13) 112.669 36.86 (15) 6:33.87 (14) 1:50.48 (19) 113.073 36.90 (16) 6:34.32 (16) 1:50.63 (21) 113.208 37.15 (19) 6:40.63 (20) 1:48.39 (12) 113.343 36.33 (5) 6:44.92 (23) 1:49.64 (17) 113.368 36.68 (10) 6:42.79 (22) 1:50.10 (18) 113.659 37.84 (25) 6:29.49 (9) 1:50.62 (20) 113.662 36.83 (14) 6:45.04 (24) 1:49.61 (15) 113.870 37.69 (22) 6:33.26 (13) 1:51.00 (22) 114.016 37.46 (21) 6:42.06 (21) 1:49.59 (14) 114.196 37.71 (23) 6:38.76 (19) 1:52.46 (23) 115.072 38.51 (28) 6:38.09 (18) 1:53.47 (24) 116.142

Note: NQ = not qualified.

10000 metres

RankSkaterNat.PairLaneTimeNotesPoints 1 4 i 13:07.22 39.361 2 4 o 13:13.45 39.672 3 2 o 13:17.41 39.870 4 3 i 13:20.50 40.025 5 3 o 13:22.09 40.104 6 1 i 13:26.75 40.337 7 2 i 13:28.99 40.449 8 1 o 13:53.34 41.667

Final ranking

Rank Skater Nat. 500 m 5000 m 1500 m 10000 m Points 36.61 (7) 6:15.89 (1) 1:46.91 (9) 13:07.22 (1) 149.196 36.11 (4) 6:21.59 (4) 1:45.93 (1) 13:13.45 (2) 149.251 35.99 (1) 6:22.97 (7) 1:46.51 (6) 13:22.09 (5) 149.894 4 36.80 (12) 6:20.92 (3) 1:46.53 (7) 13:17.41 (3) 150.272 5 36.67 (9) 6:21.81 (5) 1:46.28 (4) 13:20.50 (4) 150.302 6 36.66 (8) 6:22.82 (6) 1:46.69 (8) 13:26.75 (6) 150.842 7 37.29 (20) 6:19.47 (2) 1:47.38 (10) 13:28.99 (7) 151.479 8 36.35 (6) 6:26.38 (8) 1:46.39 (5) 13:53.34 (8) 152.118

Women's championships

Day 1

500 metres

RankSkaterNat.PairLaneTimeNotesPoints 1 14 i 38.77 38.770 2 12 o 38.80 38.800 3 14 o 39.01 39.010 4 11 o 39.14 39.140 5 7 o 39.59 39.590 8 o 39.59 39.590 7 7 i 39.79 39.790 8 9 i 40.05 40.050 9 11 i 40.09 40.090 10 13 o 40.19 40.190 11 13 i 40.24 40.240 12 9 o 40.28 40.280 13 8 i 40.32 40.320 14 4 o 40.40 40.400 15 12 i 40.43 40.430 16 2 i 40.79 40.790 17 5 i 40.80 40.800 18 6 o 40.82 NR 40.820 19 10 o 40.89 40.890 20 3 o 40.99 40.990 21 10 i 41.05 41.050 22 3 i 41.26 41.260 23 6 i 41.44 41.440 24 4 i 41.86 41.860 25 2 o 42.15 42.150 26 5 o 43.02 43.020 27 1 i 46.45 46.450

Note: NR = national record.

3000 metres

RankSkaterNat.PairLaneTimeNotesPoints 1 11 o 4:02.02 40.336 2 10 i 4:02.63 40.438 3 13 o 4:04.22 40.703 4 7 o 4:04.24 40.706 5 12 i 4:06.53 41.088 6 9 o 4:06.82 41.136 7 6 i 4:08.28 41.380 8 8 o 4:08.31 41.385 9 12 o 4:09.80 41.633 10 6 o 4:10.15 41.691 11 5 i 4:10.56 41.760 12 11 i 4:10.76 41.793 13 9 i 4:13.42 42.236 14 13 i 4:13.46 42.243 15 10 o 4:14.26 42.376 16 8 i 4:15.04 42.506 17 7 i 4:15.54 42.590 18 3 i 4:19.88 43.313 19 3 o 4:22.53 43.755 20 5 o 4:22.99 43.831 21 2 o 4:25.61 44.268 22 1 o 4:26.16 44.360 23 1 i 4:27.12 44.520 24 4 o 4:27.57 44.595 25 4 i 4:33.66 45.610 26 2 i –

Ranking after two events

RankSkaterNat.500 m3000 mPoints 1 38.77 (1) 4:02.02 (1) 79.106 2 39.01 (3) 4:08.28 (7) 80.390 3 40.09 (9) 4:04.24 (4) 80.796 4 39.14 (4) 4:10.15 (10) 80.831 5 39.79 (7) 4:06.82 (6) 80.926 6 39.59 (5) 4:09.80 (9) 81.223 7 40.79 (16) 4:02.63 (2) 81.228 8 39.59 (5) 4:10.56 (11) 81.350 9 40.05 (8) 4:08.31 (8) 81.435 10 40.40 (14) 4:06.53 (5) 81.488 11 40.89 (19) 4:04.22 (3) 81.593 12 40.28 (12) 4:13.42 (13) 82.516 13 40.32 (13) 4:13.46 (14) 82.563 14 40.19 (10) 4:14.26 (15) 82.566 15 40.82 (18) 4:10.76 (12) 82.613 16 38.80 (2) 4:25.61 (21) 83.068 17 40.43 (15) 4:19.88 (18) 83.743 18 41.26 (22) 4:15.54 (17) 83.850 19 42.15 (25) 4:15.04 (16) 84.656 20 40.24 (11) 4:27.12 (23) 84.760 21 40.80 (17) 4:26.16 (22) 85.160 22 41.44 (23) 4:22.99 (20) 85.271 23 41.05 (21) 4:27.57 (24) 85.645 24 43.02 (26) 4:22.53 (19) 86.775 41.86 (24) 4:33.66 (25) 87.470 40.99 (20) DQ (26) – 46.45 (27) 46.450

Note: NQ = not qualified.

Day 2

1500 metres

RankSkaterNat.PairLaneTimeNotesPoints 1 12 i 1:54.87 38.290 2 12 o 1:57.02 39.006 3 9 i 1:57.28 39.093 4 8 i 1:57.40 39.133 5 7 i 1:57.46 39.153 6 11 o 1:57.47 39.156 7 10 i 1:57.76 39.253 8 6 i 1:58.00 39.333 9 9 o 1:58.67 39.556 10 6 o 1:58.89 39.630 11 11 i 1:58.92 39.640 12 7 o 1:58.95 39.650 13 10 o 1:59.00 39.666 14 5 i 1:59.12 39.706 15 8 o 1:59.49 39.830 16 5 o 2:00.08 40.026 17 4 i 2:00.28 40.093 18 3 i 2:02.95 40.983 19 3 o 2:03.28 41.093 20 4 o 2:03.37 41.123 21 2 i 2:03.64 41.213 22 2 o 2:03.99 41.330 23 1 i 2:04.41 41.470 24 1 o 2:07.72 42.573

Ranking after three events

RankSkaterNat.500 m5000 m1500 mPoints 1 38.77 (1) 4:02.02 (1) 1:54.87 (1) 117.396 2 39.01 (3) 4:08.28 (7) 1:54.87 (2) 119.396 39.14 (4) 4:10.15 (10) 1:57.47 (6) 119.987 4 39.79 (7) 4:06.82 (6) 1:57.76 (7) 120.179 5 40.79 (16) 4:02.63 (2) 1:57.28 (3) 120.321 6 40.09 (9) 4:04.24 (4) 1:58.92 (11) 120.436 7 40.05 (8) 4:08.31 (8) 1:57.40 (4) 120.568 8 40.89 (19) 4:04.22 (3) 1:57.46 (5) 120.746 39.59 (5) 4:09.80 (9) 1:59.00 (13) 120.889 39.59 (5) 4:10.56 (11) 1:58.67 (9) 120.906 11 40.40 (14) 4:06.53 (5) 1:59.49 (15) 121.318 40.32 (13) 4:13.46 (14) 1:58.00 (8) 121.896 40.28 (12) 4:13.42 (13) 1:58.95 (12) 122.166 40.19 (10) 4:14.26 (15) 1:58.89 (10) 122.196 40.82 (18) 4:10.76 (12) 1:59.12 (14) 122.319 38.80 (2) 4:25.61 (21) 2:00.08 (16) 123.094 40.43 (15) 4:19.88 (18) 2:00.28 (17) 123.836 41.26 (22) 4:15.54 (17) 2:03.37 (20) 124.973 42.15 (25) 4:15.04 (16) 2:02.95 (18) 125.639 40.24 (11) 4:27.12 (23) 2:03.28 (19) 125.853 40.80 (17) 4:26.16 (22) 2:03.64 (21) 126.373 41.44 (23) 4:22.99 (20) 2:03.99 (22) 126.601 41.05 (21) 4:27.57 (24) 2:04.41 (23) 127.115 43.02 (26) 4:22.53 (19) 2:07.72 (24) 129.348

Note: WD = withdrew after the distance, NQ = not qualified.

5000 metres

RankSkaterNat.PairLaneTimeNotesPoints 1 2 i 6:58.13 41.813