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Speed Skating
A Brief History:
Speed skates using
long narrow blades permit skaters to maintain speeds of about 48 km/h
(30 mph). Short track - competition takes place on a 111.12 metre oval
track with a mass start of four to six skaters.
Starting positions
are drawn and the first skater to reach the finish line wins. Strategy
and tactics play a big part in the race, and it's often the smartest skater
who wins, not the fastest. Long track - skaters race in pairs counterclockwise
on two lanes of a 400 metre oval track and change lanes every lap to even
out the distance.The skater moving from the outer lane to the inner lane
has the right of way when both skaters exit the corner simultaneously.
They are not allowed
to skate inside their individual lane markers and, while their skate may
cross the lane line when entering a corner, the sliding skate (the one
bearing the skater's weight) must remain outside. The skaters race against
the clock and the one with the fastest time wins.
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