The men's team pursuit competition in speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics was held on 15 February (quarterfinals) and 17 February (semifinals and finals), at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan. Italy, represented by Davide Ghiotto, Andrea Giovannini, and Michele Malfatti, won the event. The United States were second and China third.
Background Norway were the defending champions. The Russian Olympic Committee were the 2022 silver medalists, but in 2026 they were barred from participation after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The United States were the bronze medalists. Before the Olympics, the United States were leading the men's team pursuit standings of the 2025–26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, followed by the Netherlands and France. The United States were also the 2025 world champions.
Qualification
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world, Olympic, and track records were as follows.
Results Quarterfinals The quarterfinals were held on 15 February at 16:00.
Rank Heat Country Time Time behind Notes 1 2 F Davide GhiottoAndrea GiovanniniMichele Malfatti 3:38.40 – 2 2 C Ethan CepuranCasey DawsonEmery Lehman 3:39.37 +0.97 3 3 F Li WenhaoLiu HanbinWu Yu 3:41.66 +3.26 4 4 C Marcel BoskerChris HuizingaStijn van de Bunt 3:41.85 +3.45 5 4 F Germain DeschampsTimothy LoubineaudValentin Thiebault 3:42.70 +4.30 6 3 C Sigurd Holbø DyrsetPeder KongshaugDidrik Eng Strand 3:44.36 +5.96 7 1 F Patrick BeckertFelix MalyFridtjof Petzold 3:45.28 +6.88 8 1 C Motonaga AritoShomu SasakiKazuya Yamada 3:48.14 +9.74
Semifinals The semifinals were held on 17 February at 14:30.
Rank Country Time Deficit NotesSemifinal 1 1 F Davide GhiottoAndrea GiovanniniMichele Malfatti 3:38.88 – 2 C Jorrit Bergsma Chris HuizingaStijn van de Bunt 3:40.67 +1.79 Semifinal 2 1 F Ethan CepuranCasey DawsonEmery Lehman 3:44.29 – 2 C Liu HanbinNing ZhongyanWu Yu 3:52.22 +7.93
Finals The finals were held on 17 February at 15:24.
Rank Country Time Deficit NotesFinal A F Davide GhiottoAndrea GiovanniniMichele Malfatti 3:39.20 – C Ethan CepuranCasey DawsonEmery Lehman 3:43.71 +4.51 Final B F Li WenhaoLiu HanbinWu Yu 3:41.38 – 4 C Jorrit Bergsma Chris HuizingaStijn van de Bunt 3:41.47 +0.09 Final C 5 F Timothy LoubineaudValentin ThiebaultGiovanni Trebouta 3:43.90 – 6 C Sigurd Holbø DyrsetSigurd Henriksen Didrik Eng Strand 3:48.92 +5.02 Final D 7 F Patrick BeckertFelix MalyFridtjof Petzold 3:45.25 – 8 C Motonaga AritoShomu SasakiKazuya Yamada 3:47.39 + 2.14
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