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Erin Jackson of Team United States, wearing a black and white speed skating suit and blue glasses, skates on an indoor ice track during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games Speed skating rinks, skates, and strides Jordan Stolz Viktor Ahn of Russia, wearing a blue helmet and white racing suit, leads three skaters around a curve in the Short Track Men's 500m Final at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Eric Heiden Canadian speed skater Clara Hughes First Winter Olympic Games Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann competing at the 1991 world speed skating championships, where she won the world all-around title. Jack Shea
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Observe the front and side glide stride technique of a speed skater
The glide stride is a basic technique used by speed skaters on back straights and...
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Erin Jackson
American speed skater Erin Jackson racing toward victory in the 500-meter long-track...
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Speed skating rinks, skates, and strides
Learn about how full-size speed skating and short-track speed skating rinks differ...
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Jordan Stolz
American speed skater Jordan Stolz celebrating a first-place finish and a new world-record...
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Viktor Ahn
Speed skater Viktor Ahn competing in the short-track men's 500-meter event at the...
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Eric Heiden
Eric Heiden, 1980.
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Canadian speed skater Clara Hughes
Clara Hughes competing in the women's 3,000-meter speed skating event at the 2002...
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First Winter Olympic Games
The start of the 10,000-meter speed skating event at the inaugural Winter Olympics...
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Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann competing at the 1991 world speed skating championships,...
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Jack Shea
U.S. speed skater Jack Shea leading the 500-meter event during the Winter Olympics...
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Lidiya Skoblikova
Russian speed skater Lidiya Skoblikova competing in the women's 1,500-meter event...
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Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games
Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.
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