Worth clapping about New skate helped Dutch clean up in Nagano The "clap skate" made a mockery of speed skating's record books during the Olympic Winter Games, with the Dutch doing the biggest rewriting job. FULL STORY

Japan added to its record Olympic medal count with Nishitani's win in the 500 meters   AP

Pechstein nips Niemann-Stirnemann for gold in 5000 It was supposed to be Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann's Olympic moment. But German teammate Claudia Pechstein snatched it away Friday, beating a world record the veteran had set 10 minutes earlier. FULL STORY Timmer golden in 1,000; U.S.'s Witty grabs silver Marianne Timmer won her second gold medal Thursday, nipping America's best hope for a speed skating victory at the Nagano Games in the women's 1,000-meter race. FULL STORY Canada's Perreault wins gold in 500-meter short track Annie Perreault of Canada took gold in the women's 500-meter short track Olympic speed skating event Thursday after her teammate, world record holder Isabelle Charest, was disqualified for causing a crash. FULL STORY Romme leads Dutch sweep of 10,000-meter speed skate There wasn't a smidgen of doubt that another world speed skating record would fall Tuesday at M-Wave. That was conceded before Gianni Romme glided onto the ice. FULL STORY Short track has it all -- except an audience It has drama, constant motion, ever-shifting momentum, natural rivalries and, often, winners decided not by tenths or hundredths of a second, but thousandths. FULL STORY Kim wins short-track gold Here's a change: Cathy Turner skated an Olympic short track speedskating race without controversy. Here's another: the United States didn't medal. FULL STORY Timmer sets world record, wins gold in 1,500 meters For Marianne Timmer, exhilarating disbelief. For Chris Witty, relief. FULL STORY

Jim K elley Column Turner out to clear her name He might have skipped making a call to the Denver Broncos, but President Clinton didn't ignore Cathy Turner, the two-time gold -medal winning short-track speed skater from Rochester, New York. From Sports Illustrated Spotlight: Chris Witty SI's Speed Skating medal picks RESULTS Event Results Event Information Click here for more information on speedskating

MORE STORIES FEBRUARY 21   • Gabel, Peterson advance in short track FEBRUARY 16   • Short track not short on hi-jinks • Clap skates hand certain disadvantages • U.S. finally wins speed skating medal • Timmer sets world record in 1,500 meter speed skating FEBRUARY 14   • LeMay Doan, Auch finish 1-2 in 500-meter skate • Speed skating champion Sondral knocked out with the flu FEBRUARY 13   • Biggest speed skating star might be the arena itself • Jansen sees hope for U.S. team -- just not in Nagano FEBRUARY 12   • Sondral sets world record, wins speed skating gold for Norway • Athletes using acupuncture to cure their ills FEBRUARY 11   • Gunda is golden again in 3,000 meters • Injured speed skater done for Nagano • Wisconsin woman isn't an Olympic speed skater, but plays one on TV FEBRUARY 10   • Speed skater Shimizu earns Japan's first gold • Dutch speed skater injured in 500-meter crash • Racing stripes catching on fast • Speed skater, 17, retiring after Olympics • Blair pregnant; husband skater may retire FEBRUARY 9   • Shimizu sets Olympic speed skating record, leads after first heat • FitzRandolph takes third in first round of 500-meter speed skating FEBRUARY 7   • Error knocks speed skater out of 5,000 FEBRUARY 8   • Romme reclaims world record in 5,000 meters • Ritsma breaks Veldkamp's 5,000-meter world record FEBRUARY 6   • Canada primed for speed-skating medals • 'Boss Koss' mans mike this time around FEBRUARY 5   • Bonnie Blair cheers husband, awaits new child • Kirstin Holum hopes to repeat mother's Olympic performance • Flaim will carry U.S. flag, memories of father FEBRUARY 4   • American's dream: Coaching Dutch sprint skaters FEBRUARY 2   • Inspired by Strug, D'Andrea drafts own Olympic story • Forget fatigue -- Peterson skating better than ever FEBRUARY 1   • Germany's Niemann-Stirnemann skates now for herself JANUARY 31   • Holum vows Nagano will be her swan song • Tiny hinge turns speed skating world upside down JANUARY 29   • Miracle skates open up new era for speed skating