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Ellia Smeding is back on the ice for the Women’s 500m - the pure sprint of long track speed skating, where every hundredth of a second counts. Later, Anastasia Vaipan-Law & Luke Digby take to the Olympic stage in the Pairs Short Program, kicking off their competition with a performance that blends power, precision, and partnership.

Milano Cortina Day 8 recap: Niall Treacy storms into his first Olympic final as 1500m night delivers drama in Milano Cortina

It’s 1500m night in short track speed skating - the distance where pace, positioning and split-second decision-making matter just as much as raw speed. Niall Treacy continues his Olympic campaign this evening, with the men’s 1500m moving from quarterfinals all the way through to the medal race.

At Milano Cortina 2026, Team GB has two speed skaters - Ellia Smeding (long track speed skating) and Niall Treacy (short track speed skating) - who are both racing the 500m, 1000m and 1500m - but despite the matching distance names, these are two very different Olympic sports. So what's the difference?

Ellia Smeding is back on the ice in Long Track Speed Skating at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games - with a new addition to her schedule as she takes on the Women’s 500m, following a landmark performance in the Women’s 1000m.