title: 2015 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
text: # 2015 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
  
  The 2015 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships were held in Astana, Kazakhstan, from 28 February to 1 March 2015.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  The schedule of events:
  
  | Date | Time | Event |
  | - | - | - |
  | Saturday, 28 February 2015 | 17:30 | 500 m women |
  | Saturday, 28 February 2015 | 17:30 | 500 m men |
  | Saturday, 28 February 2015 | 17:30 | 1000 m women |
  | Saturday, 28 February 2015 | 17:30 | 1000 m men |
  | Sunday, 1 March 2015 | 18:30 | 500 m women |
  | Sunday, 1 March 2015 | 18:30 | 500 m men |
  | Sunday, 1 March 2015 | 18:30 | 1000 m women |
  | Sunday, 1 March 2015 | 18:30 | 1000 m men |
  
  All times are local (UTC+6).
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  59 speed skaters from 16 nations participated. The number of speed skaters per nation that competed is shown in parentheses.
  
  * Participating nations
  * Austria (1)
  * Belarus (2)
  * Canada (6)
  * China (5)
  * Czech Republic (1)
  * Finland (3)
  * Germany (3)
  * Italy (3)
  * Japan (5)
  * Kazakhstan (4)
  * Netherlands (6)
  * Norway (3)
  * Poland (2)
  * Russia (6)
  * South Korea (3)
  * United States (6)
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 2 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 3 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 4 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
  
  ### Medalists
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Men details | Pavel Kulizhnikov RUS | 138.325 | Hein Otterspeer NED | 139.335 | Aleksey Yesin RUS | 139.855 |
  | Women details | Brittany Bowe USA | 149.600 | Heather Richardson USA | 150.815 | Karolína Erbanová CZE | 152.625 |
  