The men’s 1500m speed skating event has been an Olympic competition since 1924. Three Americans have won gold in the discipline but none since 2002.
American Joey Mantia is a contender to earn the first medal by a U.S. speed skater in the men’s 1500m since 2010. He finished fifth at the World Single Distances Championships in 2021 and third in 2020.
The Netherlands has dominated the distance since 2010, though, amassing two Olympic gold medals and a pair of silvers.
Fifteen pairs will skate 3.75 laps around the 400-meter oval at the Ice Ribbon. The athletes will get one attempt to set the fastest time.
Peter Michael from New Zealand will get the competition underway.
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Mantia will skate in the 13th pairing.
Defending Olympic gold medalist Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands is in the 11th pairing.
First athlete: Michael, the only athlete skating by himself, set the time to beat at 1:48.68.
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