2013 European Speed Skating Championships

[1] Sven Kramer and Ireen Wüst won the European titles.[2][3] The competition took place at the Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands, an indoor artificial skating rink, on a standard 400 meters track with inner and outer curves with radii of 26 and 30 meters respectively.[4] A provisional list of competitors and staff had to be presented until 24 December 2012, while the final deadline of applications for the European Championships was closed on 8 January 2013.Every European member federation of the International Skating Union (ISU), whose racer met the qualification criteria were eligible to delegate one participant to the event, and, according to the rules of the ISU,[5] the following nations had the right to enter additional competitors in virtue of their results in the previous continental event:[6]Martina Sáblíková was the defending 2012 European Champion and also won the title previously in 2007, 2010 and 2011.
ThialfHeerenveenSven KramerJan BlokhuijsenHåvard BøkkoIreen WüstLinda de VriesDiane Valkenburg2012 Budapest2014 Hamarspeed skatingNetherlands2013 World Allround Speed Skating ChampionshipsInternational Skating UnionAustriaBelarusBelgiumCzech RepublicDenmarkFinlandFranceGermanyHungaryLatviaNorwayPolandRomaniaRussiaSwedenMartina Sáblíková2012 European ChampionKarolína ErbanováYekaterina LobyshevaAntoinette de JongYekaterina ShikhovaClaudia PechsteinIda NjåtunOlga GrafVanessa BittnerLuiza ZłotkowskaNatalia CzerwonkaÁgota Toth-LykovcanKatarzyna WoźniakFrancesca LollobrigidaAnna RokitaTatyana MikhailovaStephanie BeckertKonrad NiedźwiedzkiZbigniew BródkaSimen Spieler NilsenJan SzymańskiDavid AnderssonSven KramerSverre Lunde PedersenHaralds SilovsBart SwingsIvan SkobrevMoritz GeisreiterKonrad NiedzwiedzkiZbigniew BrodkaBart SwingsHåvard BøkkoJan BlokhuijsenSverre Lunde PedersenIvan SkobrevKonrad NiedzwiedzkiMoritz GeisreiterEuropean Speed Skating Championships