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| | Articles - Speed skating (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) |
 | | Usual distance include the 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m (women only), 5000 m and 10000 m (men only), but several other distances are sometimes skated. |
 | | For championships, the 500 m and the 1000 m are currently conducted in two runs, with the final ranking based on accumulated times. |
 | | When conducted at a rink, the distances is usually around 40 km, but when skated on frozen outdoor water, the distances can be as long as 200 km. |
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