Speed skating prize money
171 skaters have been paid £3,214,286 across 400 races from 2022 to 2026. Jordan Stolz has won the most, £233,008. A World Cup race pays only its first three, and half that when a distance is skated twice in one weekend, because the money is in the season ranking of each distance, which pays the top ten and gives the winner more than a quarter of it. The World Championships pay three places in each distance and six in the allround and the sprint, the men and the women are paid alike throughout, and team pursuit and team sprint money goes to the nation rather than the skater.
The speed skating money list
The top 100 of 171 skaters by career prize money
The top fifteen
Every event
16 events, by the prize money each has paid
| EVENT | EDITIONS | LATEST WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speed Skating World Cup Standings | 40 | Mia Manganello | £1,744,362£1.7m |
| World Speed Skating Championships | 44 | Femke Kok | £667,669£668k |
| European Speed Skating Championships | 28 | Sofia Thorup | £141,353£141k |
| Calgary | 42 | Ivanie Blondin | £99,248£99k |
| Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 44 | Marijke Groenewoud | £99,248£99k |
| Four Continents Speed Skating Championships | 30 | Ivanie Blondin | £90,226£90k |
| Heerenveen | 32 | Marijke Groenewoud | £74,436£74k |
| Salt Lake City | 24 | Mia Manganello | £49,624£50k |
| Stavanger | 20 | Min-Sun Kim | £49,624£50k |
| Beijing | 24 | Marijke Groenewoud | £49,624£50k |
| Milwaukee | 12 | Marijke Groenewoud | £24,812£25k |
| Quebec | 12 | Sandrine Tas | £24,812£25k |
| Hamar | 12 | Bente Kerkhoff | £24,812£25k |
| Inzell | 12 | Marijke Groenewoud | £24,812£25k |
| Nagano | 12 | Marijke Groenewoud | £24,812£25k |
| Obihiro | 12 | Wataru Morishige | £24,812£25k |
The fifteen richest events
Season by season
What speed skating paid each year, and who earned the most
| YEAR | TOP EARNER | RACES | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jordan Stolz | 36 | £648,872£649k |
| 2025 | Jordan Stolz | 118 | £792,481£792k |
| 2024 | Jordan Stolz | 104 | £900,752£901k |
| 2023 | Ragne Wiklund | 92 | £742,857£743k |
| 2022 | Min-Sun Kim | 50 | £129,323£129k |
Prize money paid per year
Speed skating prize money by country
22 nations, by what their skaters have won
| # | NATION | SKATERS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 39 | £984,060£984k |
| 2 | United States | 12 | £436,880£437k |
| 3 | Japan | 24 | £331,466£331k |
| 4 | Canada | 14 | £301,617£302k |
| 5 | Norway | 9 | £290,376£290k |
| 6 | Italy | 9 | £187,820£188k |
| 7 | China | 10 | £142,820£143k |
| 8 | South Korea | 8 | £106,429£106k |
| 9 | Poland | 10 | £102,556£103k |
| 10 | Belgium | 4 | £77,594£78k |
| 11 | Czechia | 3 | £77,331£77k |
| 12 | Austria | 3 | £31,617£32k |
| 13 | Switzerland | 3 | £31,504£32k |
| 14 | Germany | 7 | £30,376£30k |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 6 | £29,511£30k |
| 16 | France | 2 | £22,857£23k |
| 17 | Estonia | 1 | £17,068£17k |
| 18 | Great Britain | 2 | £5,263£5k |
| 19 | Hungary | 1 | £3,008£3k |
| 20 | Denmark | 2 | £3,008£3k |
| 21 | New Zealand | 1 | £752£752 |
| 22 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | £376£376 |
The leading nations
Frequently asked questions
Who has won the most prize money in speed skating?
Jordan Stolz, with £233,008 and 64 titles. Miho Takagi is second on £168,609.
What is the biggest winner's cheque in speed skating?
Ragne Wiklund took £16,541 for winning the Heerenveen World Championships allround, women, March 2026, the largest single first prize we hold.
How much prize money was paid in speed skating in 2025?
£792,481 across 118 races. Jordan Stolz earned the most that year, £68,571.
Which event pays the most?
Speed Skating World Cup Standings has paid £1,744,362 across 40 editions. The richest single edition was the Heerenveen World Championships allround, women, March 2026, at £48,120.
Which country has won the most speed skating prize money?
Netherlands, with £984,060 across 39 skaters.
Where to next
For every country's prize money across speed skating and every other sport we hold, see prize money by nation. The richest event here is Speed Skating World Cup Standings, and the latest year is 2026. The men's and women's fields are set side by side on men's vs women's speed skating prize money, and every sport's cases on where women earn more prize money than men. Every sport's richest competitions are ranked on prize money in sport, and what each winner keeps of the pot on the winner's share of prize money, and how many places each one pays on how deep prize money pays.