21 Terms
Home > Industry/Domain > Sports > 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.
Industry: Sports
Add a new termContributors in Speed skating
Speed skating
Points
Sports; Speed skating
In short track races a skater can be passed on either the left or the right. In long track races the skater who has the inside position must be passed on the right unless there is plenty of room on ...
Power
Sports; Speed skating
The amount of force a skater can direct through one stroke of their skate. This is determined by physical strength and skating ability.
Pull
Sports; Speed skating
When a skater moves their skate inward toward the midline of the body. A Skater will do this when they are doing a crossover or the double push stride.
Inside edge
Sports; Speed skating
The edge of the blade that faces toward the other skate. This is the inside edge and is used for pushing the skater.
Interference
Sports; Speed skating
When one skater touches, bumps or interferes with the progress of another skater. This usually happens when one skater is trying to pass another.
Jump
Sports; Speed skating
This is a sudden increase in speed a skater uses to pass or increase their lead over another / other skater(s).
Featured User
Featured blossaries
absit.nomen
0
Terms
5
Blossaries
0
Followers
Diseases and Parasites that are a Threat to Bees.
Category: Science 1 21 Terms
21 Terms
