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  World Allround Speed Skating Championships - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The International Skating Union has organized the world championships since 1893.
There were no world championships from 1915-1921 and from 1940-1946 due to World War I and World War II.
In the early years, one would win a championship by winning at least three out of four distances; second and third places did not count.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Allround_Speed_Skating_Championships   (99 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Chad Hedrick
In 2002, he switched to ice speed skating, in order to be able to win a medal at the Olympic games.
In February 2004, a year and a half after he made his switch, he won the 2004 World allround speed skating championship, knocking more than a point of the world record points, reducing it to 150.478.
Gaetan Boucher training for the 1976 Olympics Speed skating (as well Speedskating) is a form of ice skating in which the competitors attempt to travel a certain distance over the ice as quickly as possible.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Chad-Hedrick   (436 words)

  
 2005 World All-Around Ice Speed Skating Championships (Report and Results)
The 2005 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place in Russia February 5-6, 2005 in a new ice rink in the city of Moscow.
Anni Friesinger is among the most decorated speed skaters of today, and her CV already included three allround world titles.
Wüst’s 3000 m 4:08.15 was a new junior world record and her silver medal on the 1500 also notable, with 1:58.17 being just 0.07 seconds slower than her own junior world record.
www.skatelog.com /ice/speed/2005-world-all-around.htm   (1301 words)

  
 Articles - Speed skating   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Speed skating is currently conducted on outdoor or indoor ovals, often with artificially frozen ice.
This is the format used for the World Single Distance Championships and the World Cup.
For championships, the 500 m and the 1000 m are currently conducted in two runs, with the final ranking based on accumulated times.
www.crunner.com /articles/Speed_skating   (596 words)

  
 2004 World All-Around Ice Speed Skating World Championships
Surprises, drama and excellent performances marked this year’s edition of the World Allround Speed Skating Championships, held at the Viking Ship hall at Hamar, almost ten years to the day after this venue was the centre of attention during the Olympic Games of 1994.
Both the men’s and ladies’ classes were decided virtually on the last few laps of the final pair, showing the magic of allround championships in general and the excitement of this year’s edition in particular.
Drama arose when the jury had to disqualify former World champion Jochem Uytdehaage before the second day after he was found to have made an attempt at drafting Verheijen from the warm-up lane during part of a lap in the 5000m race.
www.skatelog.com /speed/all-around-2004-02.htm   (1321 words)

  
 - Chad Hedrick world champion allround
The world champion of 2002 disappointed both on the 500 meters (12e) and on the 5000 meters (8e).
Inlines skating has incredible depth and it's only a matter of time before the best of the best on Inlines become the best of the best in speed skating.
The team is bundled with a wealth of inline speed skating knowledge but as we all can see, inline skating, products, technology has a lot to offer the speed skating world.
www.racereports.net /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=133   (2826 words)

  
 Rolf Falk-Larssen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Rolf Falk-Larssen (born 21 February 1960) was a Norwegian speedskater who won at the age of 22 the World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Oslo.
During his career he also became 3rd in the 1983 world championships, and two times second in the Allround European Championships 1982 and 1984.
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www.worldhistory.com /wiki/R/Rolf-Falk-Larssen.htm   (173 words)

  
 Ice Skating
His haul of speed skating gold has never been duplicated and is unlikely to be surpassed anytime soon.
It was a great event for Davis, but seems almost lackluster compared to Heiden's 1980 Olympics, in which he won all five of the speed skating events (the 500, 1000, 1500, 5000 and 10,000 meters) and set one world and five Olympic records.
Hedrick was then in a position to retain the championship with a strong performance in the final event, the 10,000 meters.
www.inlineplanet.com /Departments/iceskating.html   (2281 words)

  
 Renate Groenewold - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
October 8, 1976 in Veendam, The Netherlands) is a Dutch long track speed skater.
She won the silver medal in the 2002 Winter Olympic Games 3000-meter event.
In the 2004 World Allround Speed Skating Championships, she was the Ladies' all-around champion.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Renate_Groenewold   (76 words)

  
 United States Olympic Committee - SPEEDSKATING: Parra Finishes Third Overall at World Allround Championships
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands, March 17, 2002-The United States completed its most successful World Allround Speedskating Championships in recent history as Derek Parra (San Bernardino, Calif.) finished third overall in the men's final standings and Jennifer Rodriguez (Miami) was fourth in the ladies' final standings.
Uytdehaage finished with a World Record long samalog point total of 152.482 breaking the previous mark held by fellow countryman, Rintje Ritsma, who earned 152.651 points on February 6-7, 1999 at the World Allround Speedskating Championships.
Rodriguez's fourth-place finish was the best showing at World Allrounds by an American since 1998 when she finished fifth overall.
www.olympic-usa.org /73_4867.htm   (652 words)

  
 United States Olympic Committee - SPEEDSKATING: United States Qualifers Set for World Allround Speed Skating ...
FOY, Quebec, Canada, March 3, 2002-The United States qualified four speed skaters this weekend for the World Allround Speed Skating Championships to be held in Heerenveen, Netherlands, March 15-17.
Men skated the 500- and 5000-meters on Friday and the 1500- and 10,000-meters on Saturday.
The women skated the 500- and 3000-meters on Friday and the 1500- and 5000-meters on Saturday.
www.olympic-usa.org /73_4697.htm   (247 words)

  
 LearnThis.Info Encyclopedia articles beginning with 'Wo'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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 ipedia.com: 2004 in sports Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
March 13 - The world junior middleweight championship was unified as Shane Mosley lost to Winky Wright.
January 4 - Under 17 World Championship at St.
January 10- World junior short-track speed skating championships at Beijing
www.ipedia.com /2004_in_sports.html   (5158 words)

  
 Sports Briefs: U.S. advances in Davis Cup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Culpepper pulled away from Keflezighi in the final mile of a race that began in nearly freezing weather and made his second Olympic team with a time of 2 hours, 11 minutes, 42 seconds.
Hedrick, who started skating on ice only 18 months ago, set personal records at 500 and 5,000 meters.
Norway's Roar Ljoekelsoey recorded his third consecutive World Cup victory, soaring 223 meters to break the hill record and win a ski-flying meet in Oberstdorf, Germany.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/04039/270561.stm   (620 words)

  
 figure skating world championships   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Michelle Kwan became only the third American to win five World Figure Skating Championships, and she did it with the kind of magnificent artistry that would match anyone who has ever laced on...
The 2001 World Championships in Vancouver had it all.
The results of the World Professional Figure Skating Championships held in Jaca, Spain.
www.1-in-miniatures.com /15/figure-skating-world-championships.html   (331 words)

  
 - Chad Hedrick's kidnap attempt
But the driver won't bargain and instead, locks the car doors and speeds away.
So when the taxi slows at a crossing, he throws 1200 rubles at the driver, breaks a window with his elbow, and escapes.
But he is quoted as saying he will be fit enough to compete in the Championships this weekend.
www.racereports.net /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=500   (190 words)

  
 Xinhua News Agency: World Allround Speed Skating Championships results (2-last).@ HighBeam Research
Xinhua News Agency: World Allround Speed Skating Championships results (2-last).@ HighBeam Research
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Following are the results from the first day of the World Allround Speed Skating championships here on Saturday:
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:128135382&refid=holomed_1   (136 words)

  
 The Toronto Inline Skating Club - Outdoor Racing Since 1991   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
An event for Fitness and Speed Skaters of all ability levels.
Come join us for a weekend and help support inline speed skating in Canada!
HAMAR, Norway (CP) - Chad Hedrick broke the men's world overall points record and led the United States to a 1-2 finish Sunday at the world allround speed skating championships.
www.torontoinlinespeed.com /show_article.asp?article_id=111   (110 words)

  
 Footie Threads - World Allround Speed Skating Championships - BIG SURPRISES!!!
World Allround Speed Skating Championships - BIG SURPRISES!!!
I know speed-skating is not popular in Britain and most other parts of the world, but today happened something special...
For the first time since 30 years a Dutch woman, Renate Groenewold, became champion, she was the best over 4 distances, 500m.
footiethreads.com /forum/showthread.php?t=6507   (326 words)

  
 INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - NEWS
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All of the press releases since September 1999 are available.
www.olympic.org /uk/news/calendars/calendar_sports_uk.asp?sportCode=SK   (215 words)

  
 Through the Horses Eye: Easy does it   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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Germany's Anni Friesinger (L) and U.S. skater Shani Davis wave at supporters during their lap of honour in a traditional Russian horse drawn Troika during the prize giving ceremony of the World Allround Speed Skating Championships at the Krylatskoye Skating Center in Moscow February 6, 2005.
Friesinger took gold ahead of Canada's Cindy Klassen and Germany's Claudia Pechstein and Davis took gold in the men's competition ahead of compatriot Chad Hedrick and Netherland's Sven Kramer.
www.bountycarriage.com /blog/2005/02/easy-does-it.html   (148 words)

  
 Footie Threads - World Allround Speed Skating Championships - BIG SURPRISES!!!
Footie Threads - World Allround Speed Skating Championships - BIG SURPRISES!!!
- - World Allround Speed Skating Championships - BIG SURPRISES!!!
She is allways 3th, now she could beat Pechstein in a one to one race and she won!
footiethreads.com /forum/printthread.php?t=6507   (238 words)

  
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We’ll try our best to provide you with the necessary working conditions required according to the ISU standards.
 III.           Telecommunications Services   The Press center at the Indoor Skating Center in Krylatskoye will be opened from the first day of official practices [Tuesday, February 1st, 2005] until the conclusion on Sunday [February 6th, 2005].
Workstations for journalists will be provided and Telephones and fax machines will be available for general use on a pay-per-call basis to be paid in cash, or via major credit cards.
www.russkating.ru /english/doc/wch05/media_accr_form_05.doc   (932 words)

  
 W53ST - NEWS - Headline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Senior and Junior Men Allround 500, 1500, 3000, 5000 m
Senior and Junior Ladies Allround 500, 1000, 1500, 3000 m
Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating/ Ladies and Men: 100, 2 x 500, 1000
www.w53rdstreet.com /W53St-News-IceSchedule2004.htm   (246 words)

  
 Bids Due   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
2006-2008 U.S. Speedskating (USS) events and ISU Championships are now open for bid, with sites being confirmed at the USS Spring Board Meeting to be held April 22-24, 2005 in Bethlehem, PA. Potential organizers should request an application form from the USS National Office (phone: 440-899-0128; e-mail: kmarquard@usspeedskating.org; fax: 440-899-0109) for submission to USS.
This form must be returned to USS by April 1, 2005.
2008 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships — January 19-20, 2008
www.usspeedskating.org /releases/2005_bidsdue.html   (279 words)

  
 Yano What I Mean?: How Sweet It Is!
Yano What I Mean?: How Sweet It Is!
Just wanted to congratulate YWIM friend and reader Shani Davis (who calls this site 'fun and well organized') for winning the men's World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Russia this weekend.
When Shani made it evident that he was going to keep on going with short track and long track we all knew it would be tough, of not impossible, to do.
www.yanowhatimean.com /archives/001900.php   (386 words)

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