European Speed Skating Championships prize money
The European Speed Skating Championships has paid £141,353 across 28 races from 2023 to 2026. In 2026 Sofia Thorup took £1,504.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the race paid in all
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The Tomaszów Mazowiecki European Championships mass start, women, January 2026 payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | SKATERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 1st | 1 | £1,504£2k | £1,504£2k |
| Women's 2nd | 1 | £940£940 | £940£940 |
| Women's 3rd | 1 | £564£564 | £564£564 |
Every cheque by name is on the Tomaszów Mazowiecki European Championships mass start, women, January 2026 payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the European Speed Skating Championships
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | SKATER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antoinette Rijpma-De Jong | Netherlands | 3 | £12,970£13k |
| 2 | Jutta Leerdam | Netherlands | 3 | £11,466£11k |
| 3 | Ragne Wiklund | Norway | 2 | £9,586£10k |
| 4 | Sander Eitrem | Norway | 1 | £9,586£10k |
| 5 | Femke Kok | Netherlands | 1 | £7,519£8k |
| 6 | Merijn Scheperkamp | Netherlands | 1 | £7,519£8k |
| 7 | Patrick Roest | Netherlands | 2 | £7,331£7k |
| 8 | Jenning De Boo | Netherlands | 2 | £6,955£7k |
| 9 | Peder Kongshaug | Norway | 2 | £6,767£7k |
| 10 | Marijke Groenewoud | Netherlands | 2 | £6,203£6k |
| 11 | Bart Swings | Belgium | 2 | £5,263£5k |
| 12 | Joy Beune | Netherlands | 0 | £4,323£4k |
| 13 | Tim Prins | Netherlands | 0 | £3,571£4k |
| 14 | Damian Żurek | Poland | 2 | £3,008£3k |
| 15 | Marten Liiv | Estonia | 0 | £3,008£3k |
| 16 | Hein Otterspeer | Netherlands | 0 | £3,008£3k |
| 17 | Vanessa Herzog | Austria | 0 | £2,632£3k |
| 18 | Vladimir Semirunniy | Poland | 1 | £2,444£2k |
| 19 | Nikola Zdráhalova | Czechia | 1 | £2,444£2k |
| 20 | Kjeld Nuis | Netherlands | 1 | £2,444£2k |
| 21 | Beau Snellink | Netherlands | 0 | £2,256£2k |
| 22 | Irene Schouten | Netherlands | 0 | £1,880£2k |
| 23 | Sofia Thorup | Denmark | 1 | £1,504£2k |
| 24 | Francesca Lollobrigida | Italy | 0 | £1,504£2k |
| 25 | Marek Kania | Poland | 0 | £1,504£2k |
The top 12 here
Other speed skating events
The events either side of the European Speed Skating Championships by prize money paid
| # | EVENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speed Skating World Cup Standings | 40 | £1,744,362£1.7m |
| 2 | World Speed Skating Championships | 44 | £667,669£668k |
| 3 | European Speed Skating Championships | 28 | £141,353£141k |
| 4 | Calgary | 42 | £99,248£99k |
| 5 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 44 | £99,248£99k |
| 6 | Four Continents Speed Skating Championships | 30 | £90,226£90k |
| 7 | Heerenveen | 32 | £74,436£74k |
| 8 | Salt Lake City | 24 | £49,624£50k |
| 9 | Stavanger | 20 | £49,624£50k |
| 10 | Beijing | 24 | £49,624£50k |
| 11 | Milwaukee | 12 | £24,812£25k |
| 12 | Quebec | 12 | £24,812£25k |
| 13 | Hamar | 12 | £24,812£25k |
| 14 | Inzell | 12 | £24,812£25k |
| 15 | Nagano | 12 | £24,812£25k |
| 16 | Obihiro | 12 | £24,812£25k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the Tomaszów Mazowiecki European Championships mass start, women, January 2026?
Sofia Thorup took £1,504. The whole race paid £3,008 across 3 skaters.
How much prize money has the European Speed Skating Championships paid?
£141,353 across 28 editions from 2023 to 2026. The richest was the Heerenveen European Championships allround, women, January 2025, at £11,278.
Who has won the most money at the European Speed Skating Championships?
Antoinette Rijpma-De Jong, with £12,970 and 3 wins. Jutta Leerdam is next on £11,466.
Who has won the European Speed Skating Championships the most times?
Antoinette Rijpma-De Jong, 3 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the European Speed Skating Championships rank for prize money?
3rd of the 16 speed skating events we hold, by total prize money paid.
Where to next
Every speed skating event and skater is ranked on speed skating prize money. The latest edition is the Tomaszów Mazowiecki European Championships mass start, women, January 2026, and the one before it the Tomaszów Mazowiecki European Championships mass start, men, January 2026. What the men's and women's fields are paid is compared on men's vs women's speed skating prize money. How much of the pot a speed skating winner keeps, against every other sport, is on the winner's share of prize money. How far down the field the money runs, against every other sport, is on how deep prize money pays.