Speed skating was included as a menâs event in the first Winter Games in 1924. Womenâs speed-skating events were added at the 1960 Winter Games in Squaw Valley (now Olympic Valley), California, U.S. The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games features 14 events for both men and women across categories including distance races, mass starts, and team pursuit.
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