World Speed Skating Championships prize money
The World Speed Skating Championships has paid £667,669 across 44 races from 2023 to 2026. In 2026 Femke Kok took £9,774.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the race paid in all
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The Heerenveen World Championships sprint, women, March 2026 payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | SKATERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 1st | 1 | £9,774£10k | £9,774£10k |
| Women's 2nd | 1 | £7,519£8k | £7,519£8k |
| Women's 3rd | 1 | £6,015£6k | £6,015£6k |
| Women's 4th | 1 | £3,759£4k | £3,759£4k |
| Women's 5th | 1 | £2,256£2k | £2,256£2k |
| Women's 6th | 1 | £1,504£2k | £1,504£2k |
Every cheque by name is on the Heerenveen World Championships sprint, women, March 2026 payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the World Speed Skating Championships
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | SKATER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Stolz | United States | 7 | £64,662£65k |
| 2 | Miho Takagi | Japan | 4 | £37,594£38k |
| 3 | Joy Beune | Netherlands | 4 | £37,594£38k |
| 4 | Marijke Groenewoud | Netherlands | 2 | £35,338£35k |
| 5 | Femke Kok | Netherlands | 4 | £33,835£34k |
| 6 | Ragne Wiklund | Norway | 2 | £31,579£32k |
| 7 | Sander Eitrem | Norway | 2 | £28,571£29k |
| 8 | Jenning De Boo | Netherlands | 2 | £24,812£25k |
| 9 | Antoinette Rijpma-De Jong | Netherlands | 1 | £23,308£23k |
| 10 | Davide Ghiotto | Italy | 3 | £22,556£23k |
| 11 | Irene Schouten | Netherlands | 3 | £21,805£22k |
| 12 | Patrick Roest | Netherlands | 2 | £21,053£21k |
| 13 | Jutta Leerdam | Netherlands | 1 | £20,301£20k |
| 14 | Zhongyan Ning | China | 1 | £18,797£19k |
| 15 | Vladimir Semirunniy | Poland | 0 | £15,038£15k |
| 16 | Bart Swings | Belgium | 2 | £15,038£15k |
| 17 | Laurent Dubreuil | Canada | 0 | £14,286£14k |
| 18 | Metoděj Jílek | Czechia | 0 | £14,286£14k |
| 19 | Francesca Lollobrigida | Italy | 1 | £13,534£14k |
| 20 | Kjeld Nuis | Netherlands | 0 | £12,030£12k |
| 21 | Martina Sáblíková | Czechia | 0 | £12,030£12k |
| 22 | Mei Han | China | 0 | £11,278£11k |
| 23 | Hallgeir Engebråten | Norway | 0 | £9,774£10k |
| 24 | Peder Kongshaug | Norway | 1 | £9,774£10k |
| 25 | Ivanie Blondin | Canada | 0 | £9,023£9k |
The top 12 here
Other speed skating events
The events either side of the World 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 Heerenveen World Championships sprint, women, March 2026?
Femke Kok took £9,774. The whole race paid £30,827 across 6 skaters.
How much prize money has the World Speed Skating Championships paid?
£667,669 across 44 editions from 2023 to 2026. The richest was the Heerenveen World Championships allround, women, March 2026, at £48,120.
Who has won the most money at the World Speed Skating Championships?
Jordan Stolz, with £64,662 and 7 wins. Miho Takagi is next on £37,594.
Who has won the World Speed Skating Championships the most times?
Jordan Stolz, 7 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the World Speed Skating Championships rank for prize money?
2nd 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 Heerenveen World Championships sprint, women, March 2026, and the one before it the Heerenveen World Championships sprint, men, March 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.