Speed skating
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Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long-track speed skating, short-track
Paulien van Deutekom, Thialf, 2007
Long-track speed skating, Thialf, 2008
Individual start
Speed skating on a stamp
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.