Speed skating

Speed skating

Speeed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which individuals race around an ice rink. There are three categories of the sport based on speed and distance they are, short-track speed skating, long-track speed skating and marathon speed skating.

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Armband

Sports; Speed skating

Skaters wear armbands to identify themselves. The skater who starts the race in the inner track will wear a white armband; the skater who starts the race in the outer lane will wear a red armband.

Air-D

Sports; Speed skating

After making a stride, the skater brings their foot in a curved motion behind their body so they will be ready to take their next stride. Because this motion resembles a "D" that is how it got its ...

Age classes

Sports; Speed skating

There are different age classes in Speed Skating. 10 - 11 years old are called midgets, (a term we here at Fuzilogik Sports really don't like, we are not trying to be politically correct, we just ...

Eleven Cities Tour

Sports; Speed skating

The Eleven City Tour is almost 200 kilometres long speed skating match (with 300 contestants) and a leisure skating tour (with 16,000 skaters). It is held in the province of Friesland in the north of ...