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speed skatingSport of racing on ice skates. The blade of the speed skate is longer and thinner than that of the hockey or figure skate. Two types of track are used in international competition. The long track is a 400-m (about one-quarter mile) flattened oval (straight sides and curved ends) on which two skaters race simultaneously. In long track the race is against the clock rather than the opponent. The short track, a more recent development, is a 111-m (364-ft) oval on which four to six skaters race during each heat. Short track is a race to the finish line. Long-track speed skating was included in the first Winter Olympics in 1924; short-track skating was added in 1992. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He wins the speedskating 500-meter gold and then announces he is giving his $25,000 prize money to Right to Play, a charity that supports youth sports in impoverished African countries. Meanwhile, American Apolo Anton Ohno won gold in the 1,500-meter short-track speedskating event-only after South Korea's Kim Dong Sung was disqualified. medals were clustered in two sports, speedskating (10, all bymen) and snowboarding (seven medals, four in halfpipe). |
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