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Sports

Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.

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hand on the ice

Sports; Speed skating

This is when a skater swings their arm, the arm that is on the outside of the curve, to keep them from moving to the outside and to conserve speed.

heats

Sports; Speed skating

These are elimination rounds in individual events that are used to eliminate skaters from the field. Heats can have up to six skaters and the two top finishers from each heat then ...

helmet

Sports; Speed skating

Skaters in both long track and short track speed skating are required to wear safety helmets.

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 ...

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: ...