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 Short Track Speed Skating   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
To grip the ice around turns, short track blades are extremely sharp and are bent in at an arc that mirrors the direction of the turn.
Short track boots lace higher up the ankle than traditional skates and are constructed from customized foot molds and with heavier materials to help stabilize the foot and ankle around corners.
Prior to the arrival of short track at the Olympics, it was common for skaters to compete in short and long-track events.
www.olympics.org.uk /sports/winter/shorttrackspeedskating.asp   (436 words)

  
 KIAT.NET - Olympic Winter Games Short Track Speed Skating
Following the success of its Olympic debut, short track was expanded to six events in Lillehammer in 1994, with the men and women competing in the 500, 1000 and relay.
All speed skating events that year were competed in a format similar to that of present-day short track - much to the dismay of the Europeans.
Short track speed skating is an elimination event in which athletes race in packs and try to outskate and outwit fellow competitors within their heats.
www.kiat.net /olympics/sports/winter/shorttrack.html   (540 words)

  
 Prince George Blizzard Speed Skating Club - Skating Info - Short Track Speed Skating
The chief official at a short track competition is the referee, who oversees the assignment of competitors to heats, determines when the ice must be resurfaced, and monitors the races.
Track stewards replace corner blocks if they are kicked out of position and watch for skaters skating inside the blocks.
Because the corners of the short track oval are tight, the speed skate has been modified to maintain high speed and control in the turns.
members.shaw.ca /pgblizzard/blizzard/shorttrack2.html   (1054 words)

  
 Short Track Speed Skating
Short track skating is a unique sport where skaters compete in individual and relay competitions.
Short track skates have the blade offset to one side.
A speed skating ice rink must maintain a smooth surface, the ice must remain frozen and the spectators should be comfortable.
2002.uen.org /html/sports/speedskating.html   (981 words)

  
 Short Track Speed Skating -- 2002 Winter Olympic News from KSL
Short track combines the best of the winter ice sports--the grace of figure skating, the danger of skeleton, and the agressiveness of hockey.
Unlike the long distance skating events, the skaters in short track are racing against each other and not the clock.
Short track competitors from 35 countries are here in Utah this weekend, racing for a chance to compete in the 2002 Winter Games.
2002.ksl.com /news-2779i.php   (607 words)

  
 TheJacksonChannel.com - Olympics 2006 - Short Track Speed Skating: Hopes Hang On Ohno
The short track is skated on a 111.12-meter oval, roughly the size of a hockey rink.
She earned four bronze medals (500 meter, 1500 meter, 3000 meter and overall) at the 2004 U.S. Short Track Championships, and is the American women's record holder in the 1000 meter.
She is Canada's only female Olympic short track skater that trains in Calgary, with the rest of the women's team training in Montreal, leaving her to train with all men -- a situation that she believes makes her faster.
www.thejacksonchannel.com /olympics2006/6207509/detail.html   (1648 words)

  
 Short Track (or Indoor) Ice Speed Skating   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Short track ice speed skating is popular in North America because of the availability of ice rinks.
Short track speed skating is done 'pack-style.' This means that during races, there are four to six skaters on the track at the same time.
Long track races are usually held 'Olympic style' with each skater alone in his or her lane and competing against the clock.
www.sportsplex.com /wssc/ice_in.htm   (358 words)

  
 Ice Skating including Singles Skating. Figure Skating, Speed Skating and Ice Dancing from Try My Sport
Short Track Speed was recognised as an Olympic sport in 1994 and as an ISU sanctioned World Championships since 1976.
Short Track Speed Skating – Racing at speeds in excess of 30mph around a 11metre oval with turns taken at extreme angles creating a highly charged atmosphere for both competitors and spectators.
Short track speed is in receipt of World Class Lottery funding enabling both our Development and Elite athletes to train on a full time basis.
www.trymysport.co.uk /ice_skating.htm   (796 words)

  
 Short-track speed skating ready to take center stage - PittsburghLIVE.com
Krueger's mom, Heidi, is a figure skating coach and she got her son involved with figure skating when he was 5.
At age 7, he was decided figure skating was boring and tried speed skating.
Short track, to me, is the bigger challenge because you have to be so much more athletic.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/sports/hs98/s_61714.html   (1225 words)

  
 Winter Olympics: Speed Skating
Women's speed skating became an official event in 1960 at Squaw Valley.
Though speed skating can be traced back to England in the mid-1700s, the Netherlands is widely considered the sport's birthplace.
The skate is a technological breakthrough in which the blade actually detaches from the heel of the skate, allowing for it to stay on the ice longer.
www.infoplease.com /spot/02olspeedskating1.html   (548 words)

  
 Home Page of Speed Skating Prince Edward Island
Short track is skated indoors on a 111 M oval, while long track is skated on a 400 M oval.
By the 1500 M mark, however, Jay was skating for the record alone as the remaining skaters in the race were unable to match his pace.
In the development of Speed Skating Canada’s LTAD model, we are calling upon all members to contribute to the development and implementation of the manuals, as well as the presentations.
www.isn.net /speedskating   (4188 words)

  
 The Dartmouth Speed Skating Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Short Track Speed Skating is a thrilling sport where 4 to 6 skaters race at a time on a 111 meter oval.
Skating families are encouraged to participate in these events to help our club meet its financial needs.
To arrange for a pair of rental speed skates, please contact Diane or Shaun Dauphinee at 435-6832 or by e-mail.To see what speed skate sizes are in the rental inventory - click on the skate.
www.speedskate.dartmouth.ns.ca /ClubInfo.htm   (947 words)

  
 Women's speed skating   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Speed Skate PEI recently held its year end banquet to celebrate the...Island skaters have returned from a successful week-end of speed skating at the...
Results of speed skating women's 1500 meters Monday in the 18th Olympic WinterGames at M-Wave indoor oval, Nagano:.
It was the United States' firstgold in long-track speed skating since Blair retired in 1994.
www.bluetoothbest.com /women%27s+speed+skating.html   (279 words)

  
 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup # 5 | MetaFilter
This time last year, Apolo Ohno was making his Olympic debut as the wunderkind of short track speed skating.
Here's an account from a hardcore short track fan who attended, which expresses the excitement of experiencing World Cup competition live.
Short track is so much more exciting to watch than, say, golf, bowling, or billiards, in my opinion.
www.metafilter.com /comments.mefi/23549   (380 words)

  
 Short Track Programs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Short track speed skating debuted as a demonstration sport during the 1988 Calgary Olympic Winter Games.
The local Calgary Speed Skating Association caters to both the beginner and recreational skater as well as advanced skaters who compete at all levels.
The objective of the program is to give skaters, both domestic and international which meet associated long track or short track standards, an opportunity to train and compete in a center of excellence.
www.oval.ucalgary.ca /Short_Program.asp   (590 words)

  
 Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics
This page was last modified 12:01, 24 March 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Short_track_speed_skating_at_the_1994_Winter_Olympics   (285 words)

  
 short-track speed skating --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Short track evolved in the 1970s from traditional speed skating.
The activity of ice skating has given rise to two distinctive sports: figure skating, which involves the performance of various jumps, spins, and dance movements; and speed skating and short-track speed skating, both of which are forms of racing on ice skates.
Today such works are called short stories, and their modern form was devised during the 19th century.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9125315   (886 words)

  
 short track speed skating - rövidpályás gyorskorcsolya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
And than was the last chance to the Hungarian Short Track when it got the support as a healing injection to bypass the decrease.
The main point of the competitions to popularize the ice, the skaters and the short track to the kids, their parents, their educator and the adults.
The sport became stronger and team-leading teachers got interested in short track the possibility of the developing.This was the first year when we held this competition in an indoor rink.
www.moksz.hu /szakagak/rovidgyorskorcsolya/diakolimpiaangol.htm   (1284 words)

  
 World Short Track     ::     the resource for short track speed skating
Speed skating articles, skater interviews and photo galleries of World Cup and other short track skating events.
Most recently, Campbell served as short track coach for both Speed Skate Canada and the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta.
A three-time short track Olympian himself, Campbell participated in the 1992, 1994 and 1998 Olympic Games.
www.worldshorttrack.com /features/news/news.asp?id=160   (119 words)

  
 kiat.net: SL|02 Olympic Short Track Speed Skating
Short track is a discipline of speedskating and is contested in indoor rinks on a 111-meter track, about the size of an international hockey rink.
Because of the small track and sharp turns, the walls of the rink are padded to minimize injuries.
Usually the successor starts picking up speed in the inner zone, then moves onto the track at the right moment to get a push from behind.
www.kiat.net /olympics/slc2002/shorttrack.html   (524 words)

  
 Short Track Speed Skating
The short track oval is 111 meters (364 feet).
Short Track Speed Skating - The short track oval is 111 meters (364 feet).
Short Track Speed Skating - Men's Olympic Short Track Speed Skating Multiple gold medals (including relays): Marc Gagnon and...
www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0900398.html   (295 words)

  
 VOANews.com - Canada Captures 2 Golds in Final Night of Olympic Short Track Speed Skating
Canadian Marc Gagnon had been in the men's short track 500-meter final at the past two Olympics but failed to medal.
Rusty Smith took a spill when his skate hit one of the blocks that designates the boundary, and that cost the Americans their chance to medal.
In women's short-track speed skating, Yang Yang (A) of China added a gold in the 1,000 meters to the 500 meter title she won the week before.
www.help-for-you.com /news/Feb2002/Feb22/PRT22-696Article.html   (376 words)

  
 CNN/SI - Olympics - Short-Trak Speed Skating
Team members can skate as many laps as they want in relays, and someone who finishes a lap can come back in, if the teams wants it.
Skaters only have to touch each other for the exchange to take place, but the "push" is the more likely way the exchange is made, as athletes try to pass their momentum onto their teammate.
The final two laps must be skated by one athlete, leading to some very close finishes for the medals.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/events/1998/nagano/sports/speedskating_st.html   (319 words)

  
 Short Track Euro 2000
The track is an artificial refrigerated indoor ice surface with the measures 60x30 meters, protective padding will cover the boards in accordance with Rule 280, paragraph 5 and ISU Communication 1019.
The standard track 111,12 meters to the lap with measured curves of 8,50 meters and there will be 7 markers used to establish the curve.
The distance for European Short Track Speed Skating Championships are 500, 1000, 1500, and 3000 meters for ladies and men.
www.notizie.valtline.it /euroShort2000/ann.htm   (722 words)

  
 Time for Kids | Specials | WINTER OLYMPICS 2002
Four years ago, this 19-year-old from Colorado Springs, Colorado, had been expected to make the Olympic short track speed skating team, but he was overweight and did poorly at the trials.
While short track speed skating is hard to predict due to frequent falls and disqualifications, Ohno could still be one of the biggest American stars at the Olympics.
No American man has won a medal in short track since the sport was introduced to the Winter Games in 1992.
www.timeforkids.com /TFK/specials/articles/0,6709,197223,00.html   (266 words)

  
 NISA - Speed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
The speed skate blade is longer than the figure skate blade, thinner, single edged and straight.
NISA are pleased to announce that we are now able to take orders for the new Short Track Speed Skating race suits, incorporating cutproof material which meets the test standards required to comply with the International Skating Union safty requirments.
Speed skating and figure skating became two of the first sports to compete at international level following the formation of the International Skating Union (ISU) in 1892.
www.iceskating.org.uk /speed/index.cfm   (577 words)

  
 CBC.CA - Torino 2006
Skater who gave up the short-track speed skating to pursue a career as a songwriter and lounge singer: American Cathy Turner.
(After an eight-year absence from the sport, she traded in her microphone for skates and went on to win four Olympic medals (two gold, a silver and a bronze) combined in 1992 and 1994.
In 1906, North Americans took long-track speed skating, changed the rules, moved it indoors to a smaller track and added more skaters.
www.cbc.ca /olympics/sports/shorttrack   (605 words)

  
 Markham Speed Skating Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
The Markham Speed Skating Club welcomes people of all ages, skills, and objectives to participate in the sport of
indoor short- track speed skating for recreation, competition, and, above all, for pleasure.
The Markham Speed Skating Club gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, an agency of the Ministry of Culture.
www.markhamspeedskating.org   (124 words)

  
 Empire State Winter Games - On Skates
Short Track Speed Skating is one of the most exciting forms of racing in winter sports.
Speed skaters race at speeds over 30 miles per hour in a hockey rink at distance ranging from the 500 meter sprint to the strategic 5000 meter race.
Empire State Winter Games athletes for short track speed skating must be New York State residents, at least 12 years of age as of the date of the Games in Lake Placid, U.S. Speed Skating members and have earned at least 1 point in one of the short track qualifiers listed below.
www.empirestategames.org /winter/skates.htm   (420 words)

  
 CANADA QUALIFIES FULL SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING TEAM FOR OLYMPICS
SALT LAKE CITY-As expected, Canada qualified to send full team in all events for the short track speed skating competition at the Olympics this February earning the men’s and women’s relay spots on Sunday at the Games qualifying meet.
Canadian short trackers, who won four medals at the Nagano Games in 1998 are expected to once make a large contribution to the medal haul here in 2002.
That means Canada could potentially send a 12-member short track team to the Games.
www.speedskating.ca /e/archives/oct01/short_track_team_qualifies_oct28.htm   (403 words)

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