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Speed skating was first documented in Northern Europe over 1000 years ago. Natives of Scandinavia and the Netherlands were recorded strapping bones to their shoes in order to travel across frozen lakes and bodies of water. Naturally, contests began to arise regarding who could travel the fastest in this format, which led to the sport of speed skating known today. Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, the Netherlands or Germany are all possible origin countries of speed skating, but we cannot be certain as to which.
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What is the origin for speed skating?
Netherlands in the 1200s
Where did short track speed skating origin from?
Short track speed skating came from 13th century Holland
When does the winter Olympics start?
the weekend of february 12, 2010 thru february 15th lol :) ily so very much
How do you practice for speed skating?
you attend speed skating practices.
What sports are the 20 different 2010 Winter Olympics games?
13 of the 2010 games are hokey, culring, figure skating, short track speed skating, speed skating, freestyle skating, snow board events, alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, bobsleigh, and ludge.
Where is short track speed skating played?
Short track speed skating is played at various ice arenas around the country. To see where the events and clubs are located you can visit the association website of www.usspeedskating.org
When was Speed Skating Canada created?
Speed Skating Canada was created in 1887.
Name the main sports in the Winter Olympics?
alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsled, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, luge, short track speed skating, skeleton, ski jumping, snowboarding, speed skating
Which country was the first country to speed skate?
The first pair of all-iron skates goes to a Scotsman who invented them in 1592. England had the first speed skating race in 1763.
What are the 15 disciplines of the winter games?
Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Bobsled, Cross-country Skiing, Curling, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Ice Hockey, Luge, Nordic Combined, Short Track Speed Skating, Skeleton, Ski Jumping, Snowboarding, Speed Skating
What are the percentages of boys and girls doing ice skating?
It depends on which country you live in and what type of ice skating but on average more girls tend to do figure skating and more boys do speed skating. On average combined, more girls do skating all round. Hope this helped! (:
When did people start speed skating?
People began speed skating as a Olympic event in 1924 but only men can compete. Women can compete in 1974 for speed skating.
