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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Safety padding

Sports; Speed skating

Around the outside walls of skating ovals there is safety padding put on the walls to keep skaters from getting hurt in case they happen to slide or otherwise come in contact with a wall.

Samalog

Sports; Speed skating

This is a type of scoring methodology in Long Track racing. Samalog scoring is used at both the World Championships and National Championships. The formula to calculate scores: 500 m time = points; ...

Shin guards

Sports; Speed skating

Short track competitors wear shin guards to, you guesses it, protect their shins.

Short track

Sports; Speed skating

A short track is an oval rink that measures 30 metres wide and 61 metres long.

Short track skate

Sports; Speed skating

A short track skate is much link a Clap Skate except on the short track skate the blade is fixed to the bottom of the boot and does not detach from the heel. The blades used in short track speed ...