Speed skating, or long track, is a race against the clock. Skaters compete in pairs on a large 400-meter oval, which is the same size as an outdoor track. While two athletes skate at the same time, ...
Learn how Olympic speed skating works — event formats, race distances, elimination rounds, mass start rules, and how skaters ...
William Dutton is having a great start to the world speed skating season. In three separate 500 metre events over the past two weekends, the 25-year-old from Humboldt, Sask. has won a silver and two ...
The biggest difference between the two is how the races are run. Speed skating, or long track, is a race against the clock. Skaters compete in pairs on a large 400-meter oval, which is the same size ...