Speed skating shone at the 2026 south american games

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Colombia's speed skating team concluded its participation in the Santa Fe 2026 South American Games with a total of 14 medals: eight gold, four silver and two bronze, across the ten events contested. The national team was led by coaches Elías del Valle and Iván Vargas and included eight representatives: Kollin Castro, Sara Muñoz, Gabriela Isabel Rueda, Yicel Camila Giraldo, Santiago Vásquez, Jhon Edwar Tascón, Kevin Lenis and Juan Jacobo Mantilla. On the closing day, in the women's 10,000-meter elimination race, Yicel Camila Giraldo and Gabriela Isabel Rueda finished first and second, taking gold and silver respectively, while Venezuela's Angy Quintero claimed bronze. In the men's 10,000-meter elimination race, Kevin Alejandro Lenis won bronze, Paraguay's Julio Mirena took gold and Argentina's Ken Kuwada silver; Jhon Edwar Tascón finished seventh. With these results, Colombia finished first in the overall speed skating medal table, in a competition in which six nations reached the podium. Seven of the eight Colombian representatives earned a podium finish. Among the women, Kollin Castro was the most decorated member of the national delegation with two gold medals and one silver, while in the men's category Santiago Vásquez stood out with two gold medals.