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.
Inline speed skating
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Roller speed skating is the roller sport of racing on inline skates. The sport may also be called inline racing or speed skating by participants. Although it primarily evolved from racing on tradition
Long-track speed skating
…competitors are timed while crossing a set distance. It is also a sport for leisure. Sports such as ice skating marathon, short-track speedskating, inline speedskating, and quad speed skating are also called speed skating. Long-track speed skating enjoys large popularity in the Netherlands and has also had champion…
Roller skaters at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Road race Berlin 2017
Competitors warming up before a race.