2017 European Speed Skating Championships

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 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.

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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