Long-track speed skating
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Long-track speed skating, usually simply referred to as speed skating, is the Olympic discipline of speed skating where competitors are timed while crossing a set distance. It is also a sport for leis
Competitive speed skater (Shannon Rempel 2007)
Jaap Eden, the first official world champion
A skater in full body-covering suit
The long-track Olympic Oval in Calgary. Two hockey rinks fit inside the long-track rink.
Sven Kramer
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Sven Kramer is a retired Dutch long track speed skater who has won an all-time record nine World Allround Championships as well as a record ten European Allround Championships. He is the Olympic champ
Sven Kramer after winning the 2009 European Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen
Sven Kramer at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
Sven Kramer (center) won gold at the 5000 m in Sochi.