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	Mathieu Turcotte - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He placed 6th at the men's 1500m short track speed skating at the 2006 Olympics with a time of 2:24.558.
		Short track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics
		Short track speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mathieu_Turcotte (158 words)

	KIAT.NET - Olympic Winter Games Short Track Speed Skating
		Prior to the arrival of short track at the Olympics, it was common for skaters to compete in short and long-track events.
		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.
		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)

	Olympic Speed Skating \| Short Track \| History \| Picture \| Training \| Apolo Ohno (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Short track speed skating is a more exciting spectator sport because the athletes move faster and there are often nasty collisions on the ice.
		Speed skating is a fast and fun sport that is a great way to build leg strength and improve your cardio system.
		Speed skating is also a good crosstraining sport for skiers, ice hockey players and cyclists.
	www.kidzworld.com /site/p6336.htm (331 words)

	Women Warriors - Sports - Speed Skating (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Short track skating is a sport where skaters compete in individual and relay competitions.
		Speed skating at the Olympics consists of ten events: 500m, 1000m, 1500m and 5000m.
		Speed skating requires strength and stamina and does not adhere to the norms of femininity like figure skating does.
	www.womenwarriors.ca /en/sports/profile.asp?id=57 (585 words)

	Category:2002 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The main article for this category is 2002 Winter Olympics.
		Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics
		This page was last modified 00:24, 14 April 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:2002_Winter_Olympics (86 words)

	World Short Track :: the resource for short track speed skating
		Short track speed skating is a different sport from long track speed skating.
		Short track skaters must wear hard-shelled helmets, cut resistant clothing, gloves, neck guards, knee and shin pads to protect themselves from dangerous spills and the possibility of someone's skate blade spilling blood.
		The short track speed skating events are constructed in heats where skaters are eliminated and the heat winner(s) are advanced to the next round, eventually leaving a small handful of skaters who compete in the finals.
	www.worldshorttrack.com /shorttrack/index.asp (261 words)

	Channel3000.com - Olympics 2006 - Short Track: Apolo Anton Ohno
		During the 2002 Winter Olympics, there was a tremendous build-up for a young man who had overcome several life obstacles and had hopes for four medals.
		Short track speed skating is unlike any other sport in that athletes race around the rink at about 35 mph on a 1-millimeter blade, making turns akin to a professional motorcycle racer, who nearly touches his knee to the pavement.
		The seven-time U.S. short track overall champion from Seattle has already written an autobiography and is a hit with the women because of his looks.
	www.channel3000.com /olympics2006/6207735/detail.html (963 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)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sport... \| Winter Olympics \| Event guide: Short track
		While speed skaters compete in separate lanes and against the clock, in short track everyone is racing together on the same stretch of ice.
		At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Steven Bradbury took gold for Australia in the men's 1,000m event after the three men ahead of him all crashed on the last lap.
		Apart from the skates, all you need in short track is something to wear and some protection for the head and body.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/winter_sports/4464144.stm (517 words)

	Short Track Speed Skating
		Skating for speed has become a popular competition and is an exciting spectator sport.
		Short track skating is a unique sport where skaters compete in individual and relay competitions.
		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)

	Story Details
		The athletes have made the American and Canadian Olympic Speed Skating teams and all are expected to be in Lake Placid before heading overseas to Torino.
		Hamelin is going to his first Olympics this year and won two medals at the 2005 World Championships, silver in the 500 meter and gold in the 5000-meter relay.
		The 2002 Olympian competed in every women’s event in Salt Lake City, earned a bronze medal in the 3000-meter relay and was fifth in the 1500 meter.
	host413.ipowerweb.com /~whitefac/newsroom/storydetails.php?id=819 (469 words)

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		Ohno didn't begin his competitive career as a short track speed skater until 1995, but in less than two years he became the best short track skater in the United States.
		His dad took an interest in short track skating and eventually bought Ohno a pair of skates.
		The next year, he won the US title, and in the 2002 Winter Olympics he has won both silver and gold medals so far.
	www.angelfire.com /linux/apolo/profile.html (782 words)

	Northern California Speedskating Association
		Short track speedskating is racing on ice on a 111 meter track.
		Short track is pack-style racing among groups of 4 to 6 skaters.
		Speed skating blades are flat ground as compared to the hollow ground found on figure or hockey skates.
	www.angelfire.com /sd/ncsa/ncsa.html (1271 words)

	Cover Story (010803) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Syracuse Speed Skating Club, which practices on Tuesday and Thursday nights during the winter at Sunnycrest Ice Rink, located next to Henninger High School, is the local outlet for skaters of all ages to experience high-speed aggression on ice.
		Skates were born out of practicality, with prototypes made out of the bones of animals, and were used to transport people and things across frozen rivers and lakes.
		Most telling about speed skating, then and now, is that it is a sport for the people; the working class competed in speed skating in its earliest days, while aristocrats preferred figure skating.
	newtimes.rway.com /2003/010803/cover.shtml (1651 words)

	Figure skating - Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympic Games coverage
		The figure skating world was still spinning today from a report that a French judge was pressured to "act in a certain way" in the voting on this week's highly controversial pairs competition.
		Skating's roots may stretch back as far as the Middle Ages, where drawings depict ancient gods wearing huge "skis" with runners.
		The grace and artistry of Olympic skating is never difficult to express.
	deseretnews.com /oly/fska/0,3990,02~14,00.html (209 words)

	NewsHour Extra: The 2002 Winter Olympic Games - February 13, 2002
		Despite the reluctance of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a similar event was held in Chamonix, France in 1924 and named the Winter Olympics afterward.
		The Winter and Summer Olympics used to come in the same year, but in the early 1990s, the IOC decided to split them apart so that we could have an Olympics every two years instead of every four years.
		Although the Winter Games are often thought of as the odd, smaller cousin of the Summer Games, many of the sports have small but intense groups of followers.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/extra/features/jan-june02/winter_games.html (943 words)

	Short Track Speed Skating
		track speed skating is a faster version of speed skating, with a shorter oval and much more chance for contact between the participants.
		typical short track competition has from 4 to 6 athletes skating laps around an indoor ice track, usually 111 meters around.
		They skate a certain number of laps around the oval.
	www.socialstudiesforkids.com /articles/sports/shorttrackspeedskating.htm (127 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Speed Skating - South Korea's protest of Ohno's gold rejected - Thursday ...
		Skating union rejects protest of South Korean's DQ Posted: Thursday February 21, 2002 8:57 PM Updated: Thursday February 21, 2002 11:09 PM Apolo Ohno skates close on the heels of Kim Dong-Sung during Wednesday's 1,500-meter short-track final.
		SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The International Skating Union rejected a protest by the South Korean Olympic team, which threatened to skip the closing ceremony over Apolo Anton Ohno's speed skating gold medal.
		"Olympic spirit is dead," was the headline in the Hankook Ilbo newspaper.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/2002/speed_skating/news/2002/02/21/south_korea_lawsuit_ap (952 words)

	ESPN.com - Apolo's great name sucked us into short track (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Short track has been in the Olympics for quite a while, and it normally receives less attention than curling.
		People whine about figure skating not being a real sport but at least figure skating is upfront about the fact that it relies on biased judges.
		Short track wants you to believe that it is a pure sport decided only by the clock but that's nonsense.
	sports.espn.go.com /oly/winter02/speed/story?id=1339797 (722 words)

	Short Track Speed Skating World Cup # 5 \| MetaFilter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		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)

	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/winter-olympics-speed-skating.html (546 words)

	Canada's Short track team set (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Short track speed skating is expected to be one of Canada’s best sports at the Olympics.
		In 1998, Canadian short trackers won four medals including two gold, while in 1994 and 1992 they stepped on the podium three times at each Games.
		Kraus returned to the rink where she learned to speed skate but did her best to avoid distractions.
	www.speedskating.ca /e/archives/nov01/trials_nov25.htm (450 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.
		But I was meant to be a speed skater." Which is why Peterson is attempting a comeback to the Olympics.
		If Peterson makes the Olympic team, she would become the first U.S. winter sport athlete to make six Games and only the second six-time female U.S. Olympian.
	www.worldshorttrack.com /features/news/news.asp?id=196 (311 words)

	U.S. team lacks racial mix / Little diversity found on U.S. Olympic Team
		While athletes in Summer Olympic sports such as track and field, basketball, wrestling and gymnastics can train about anywhere, the Winter Olympics are a different story.
		Warner, a Stanford graduate who lives in Discovery Bay and was on three Olympic teams (1984, '88 and '92) in luge, conducted clinics in street luge in the Palo Alto area as a way of scouting talent.
		Other than some athletes in bobsled, figure skating and speedskating, the rest of the U.S. Winter Olympic team members are as white as the snow surrounding them over the next fortnight.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/02/08/SP100106.DTL (1130 words)

	Avon Grove Sun - AGHS senior on target for Olympic dream (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		When the next Summer Olympic Games are held in Beijing, China in 2008, Jack Aldridge expects to be there representing the United States of America.
		This past September, he was one of 13 shooters out of a total of 5,000 applicants invited to participate in the Olympic Development Program at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., under the tutelage of Olympic coach Lloyd Woodhouse.
		For instance, every morning while he was there training he ate breakfast with Apollo Ohno, who won the Gold Medal in Men's 1500-meter short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=2243&dept_id=451162&newsid=13237244&PAG=461&rfi=9 (857 words)

	Winter Olympics 2002 \| Salt Lake City
		In short track, four to six skaters race in heats against each other, rather than against the clock.
		Races are held on a 111-meter oval track - an international-size hockey rink.
		In short track, all eyes will be on U.S. phenom Apolo Anton Ohno, the 2001 overall World Cup champion.
	web.knoxnews.com /web/kns/sports/olympics/speedskatingshort.shtml (480 words)

	For 2006 Winter Olympics, U.S. Sending Its Most Diverse Team Ever
		The same article quoted short track speed skater Allison Baver, an American Indian from Pennsylvania: "We're the only team that has coaches from three other countries and athletes that are all different in terms of our diversity.
		In the 2002 games, the U.S. team won an unprecedented 34 medals, marking the emergence of the United States as a top contender in winter sports. The result is all the more impressive when compared to the team’s relatively poor showing at the 1988 games in Calgary, Canada, in which it won only six medals.
		Another oddity of the 2006 U.S. Olympic team is the large number of athletes who have relatively little experience in winter sports events. These team members, known as "crossover athletes," have been drawn from other sports such as inline skating and track and field.
	usinfo.state.gov /xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2006&m=February&x=20060209145446ESnamfuaK0.3213465&t=livefeeds/wf-latest.html (682 words)

	Olympic Legacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The appeal of the Olympic Oval from a training standpoint is that its programs accommodate all levels of ability while permitting the athlete to receive all necessary services at a central location.
		It is fitting that no where does the legacy of the Calgary Olympics live on more than in the people involved in organizing and running the Games as well as the athletes who participated in them.
		And as the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games approach, a number of Calgarians are lending their expertise to put those Games together.
	www.oval.ucalgary.ca /oval_olympics/oly_olylegacy.asp (607 words)

	United States sends accomplished and strongest team ever Winter Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Witty, the flag-bearer for the Americans last night at the opening ceremony for the Turin Games, is entering her fourth Olympic long track speed skating competition.
		U.S. speed skater Chris Witty carries her country's flag as American athletes enter the stadium for the opening ceremony for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy.
		Flowers also is a rarity because she's fl, as is long track speed skater Shani Davis, who just missed a chance to also compete in short track.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/06042/653967.stm (813 words)

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