2017 European Speed Skating Championships
The 2017 European Speed Skating Championships were held in Heerenveen, Netherlands, from 6 to 8 January 2017. Skaters from 12 countries participated. It was the first time that allround and sprint were held at the same time and venue.
The event was originally planned to be held in Zakopane, Poland, but in October 2016, the Polish skating union informed the ISU that it was not able to organize the event.
Sven Kramer of Netherlands and Martina Sáblíková of the Czech Republic were the defending champions in allround. Kramer successfully defended his allround title, winning a record 9th title overall, and Ireen Wüst of the Netherlands won her 5th allround title. In sprint, Kai Verbij won the men's title, while Czech Karolína Erbanová won the women's event.
Schedule
The schedule of events:| Date | Allround | Sprint |
| Friday, 6 January 18:15h | 500 m women 3000 m women | 1st 500 m men 1st 1000m m men |
| Saturday, 7 January 11:00h | 1500 m women 500 m men 5000 m women 5000 m men | 1st 500 m women 2nd 500 m men 1st 1000m m women 2nd 1000m m men |
| Sunday, 8 January 13:30h | 1500 m men 10000 m men | 2nd 500 m women 2nd 1000m m women |
All times are CET.