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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referee

Sports; Speed skating

The Referee's job is to help and assist the Chief Referee.

relay zone

Sports; Speed skating

On a short track oval there are 4 relay zones that are marked off my two blue lines at the borders of the zone and by a red line running through the middle of the zone. Relays can take place in any ...

relays

Sports; Speed skating

Like a relay race in track and field. There will be four skaters to a team. They will skate over varying distances and they skater who is finishing their run must touch the skater who is about to ...

restarts

Sports; Speed skating

A race can be restarted because of a false start or if a skater is prevented from finishing a race because of another skater or some other obstacle. A difficulty such, as an equipment problem a ...

right of way

Sports; Speed skating

A skater leading a race has the right of way. Any skater who is attempting to pass a lead skater must take the responsibility for not interfering with or having body contact with the lead skater. ...

dry land training

Sports; Speed skating

When speed skaters do skating related exercises off the ice such as inline skating or other kinds of technique drills.

Eleven City 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 ...