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Speed Skating
A relatively new sport, speed skating is the sport of racing on speed skates, usually around an oval course, in an attempt to finish first. Types of speed skating are long track, short track, and marathon. Questions about professional speed skaters, how to speed skate, and more are welcome here.
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What are the equipment used in speed skating?
for basic lessons, you will need skates, gloves, a jacket, and cloths you can move in. small children sometimes wear helmets and snowpants.
for competitive skaters, you need a practice dress [for girls] or practice outfit [for guys] good skates, a warm up jacket, thing mittens, tights, knee high tights [used as socks], water bottle, kleenex, skate guards, soakers, a washcloth to dry your skates, and the music for your program.
For figure skating you need:
1. A jacket or fleece: its important to stay warm while skating.
2. Figure skates: proper skates are needed to do jumps. NO HOCKEY SKATES.
3. long socks: not knee high socks, just socks that go above your skates. (otherwise you`ll get blisters)
4. Yoga pants or other stretchy pants: no jeans, you need room to stretch tight pants aren`t good.
5. Pony tail or bun: if you`re a girl, you`ll need to tie your hair up or your hair will fall in your face while you spin.
6. Skate guards: protect you blades or they`ll get dull.
7. A bag: to put your skates in.
8. Gloves: keep your hands warm.
9. Water bottle: figure skating is hard work so you will probably get thirsty.
10. A cloth: to dry your skates when you finish skating.
Are young children interested in speed skating?
Unfortunately most kids don't get enough exposure to the sport, and therefore don tlike it because they don't know about it. But if your wondering weather to out a child into the program, then i severely encourage you to. The sport is fun, and the people are nice, so come on out :)
Speed skating gold medalist Karin?
Once you reach a high level of compatition in speed skating, you do whats called "Single Distance Championships". This is when a person only competes in his/her best distance, Some people do more than one distance, but many perfer to just focouson one.
Therefore there is no one winner for 1990, there would be winners for both male and female, and for every distance. There is the 500m, 1000m, 1500m and 3K races, there may be more but those are the basic and most common ones.
How do you become a champion speed skater?
The key to reaching any goal, such as becoming a champion speed skater, is to get guidance or instruction and then practice, practice and then practice some more! Just like playing an instrument or writing or anything that you do in your life, practice and guidance are very important factors. You need to be able to be aware of how to let's say speed skate properly and by practicing, you'll improve your skills. You should remember this when your trying to reach any goal in your lifetime, especially if you want to be the champion. Anyone is capable of anything! =D
What are the best roller blades wheels made from?
best wheels would be the ones which are made out of polyurethane rubbers
What is the best skating song?
That is a personal opinion question. Only you can answer what YOUR favourite song is. Mine personally is "Irma Shine".
What kind of sport is Inline speed Skating?
Inline Speed Skating is when competitors compete in an oval using a boot version of inline skates. It is very simal to speed skating where participants skate normally in packs and race to finish.
There's no number. Ususally in Short track there's 4 on the ice at a time, racing that is. The most I've ever seen is 6, and that was in a 3000m race. But in long track yo can have more, dependson the number of people racing, and the number of people in the meet.
What is the minimum age to start speed skating?
There is no minimum age. As long as you can skate, you can speed skate. Honestly, if your 1 years old, but yo can stand on skates and move forward... You could sign up for your local speed skating club.
How ia math involved in speed skating?
The subject of math could be applied to speed skating in many ways.
First in terms of the skater's speed - distance / time = speed. This could also be analysed further in terms of say acceleration or the change in velocity.
Also one could apply math to plot the curve of a skater's route around the oval course; graphs could be plotted and analysed, for example, to find the fastest route around the course.
How long is the speed skating track?
That all depends on the skater, obviously, and what distance they're skating. Quick research reports that they can average 30 mph, but sprint up to around 37 mph.
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How many meters long is a speed skating race?
There is no right answer to your question. there can be 5, 2, or 12.
What is a skating competition called?
Skateparks and you can visit a few of them. The best are in New york!!
What countries play speed skating?
The sport of speed skating is a fast paced international game that has an Olympic berth in the Winter games. The countries that typically participate in speed skating are Germany, Holland, the United States, South Korea, Russia, China, Italy, Canada, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Australia, Great Britain, and many other nations around the world.
Why did speed skating become a olympic sport?
The roots of ice skating date back over 1,000 years to the frozen canals and waterways of Scandinavia and the Netherlands when men laced animal bones to their footwear and glided across frozen lakes and rivers.
How long do Olympic athletes train for on average?
today tens of thousands of people come to participate in the olympic games but back in the ancient times only the villagers of Greece participated in the games
There are 11,028 Athletes in the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
A(or some): 1)Hat,gloves and scarf are recommended 2)Socks 3)Wear warm clothing!(e.g: thick jumper,tracky bottoms,) 4)Money for car parking and drinks/food at the cafe/vending machines 5)Drink and food if you don't want to buy it 6)Money for lockers 7)FRIENDS AND FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!!!
What is the fastest a human can ice skate?
The fastest a human has been recorded ice skating is around 39 mph (63 km/h), achieved by ice speed skater Pavel Kryukov of Russia. Factors such as ice conditions, equipment, and technique all play a role in determining an individual's speed on the ice.
What is the difference between short track speed skating and long track speed skating?
Short track is in a hockey rink, and consists of a 111m oval. Long track you have to have a specially made 400m track, usually outdoors.
Well look, if she skates 4m/1s, and your skate 4m/20s.... she's 20 times faster than you!!
Taro Kondo is a speed skater for Japan at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
