2017 European Speed Skating Championships

The 2017 European Speed Skating Championships were held in Heerenveen, Netherlands, from 6 to 8 January 2017. Skaters from 12 countries participated. It was the first time that allround and sprint were held at the same time and venue.

2017 European Speed Skating Championships
VenueThialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands
Dates6–8 January 2017
Competitors80 from 16 nations
Medalist men
Sven Kramer  NED
Kai Verbij  NED
Jan Blokhuijsen  NED
Kjeld Nuis  NED
Bart Swings  BEL
Nico Ihle  GER
Medalist women
Ireen Wüst  NED
Karolína Erbanová  CZE
Martina Sáblíková  CZE
Jorien ter Mors  NED
Antoinette de Jong  NED
Olga Fatkulina  RUS

The event was originally planned to be held in Zakopane, Poland, but in October 2016, the Polish skating union informed the ISU that it was not able to organize the event.

Sven Kramer of Netherlands and Martina Sáblíková of the Czech Republic were the defending champions in allround. Kramer successfully defended his allround title, winning a record 9th title overall, and Ireen Wüst of the Netherlands won her 5th allround title. In sprint, Kai Verbij won the men's title, while Czech Karolína Erbanová won the women's event.

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