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Short Track Speed Skating
Short track speed skating is ice speed skating on a tight 111.12 m oval with direct heats. Placing, passing, corner line, relay or individual racing and ISU penalty rules shape competition.
LevelVariant
FamilyWinter Sport
CategoryWinter sport
Classification
Category
Winter sport
Family
Winter Sport
Level
Variant
Weitere Angaben
Aliases
Shorttrack
Tags
individual, short-track-speed-skating, winter-sport, wintersport, short-track, shorttrack, speed-skating-short-track
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
Finish the heat legally faster or better placed.
Teilnehmer
individual skaters or relays.
Teamgröße
individual or relay by event.
Spielfeld
111.12 m short-track ice oval.
Dauer
Depends on format and event.
Wertung
placing, time, penalties.
Gewinnbedingung
Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.
Ausrüstung
- short-track skates
- helmet
- cut protection
- ice oval
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- impeding
- dangerous passing
- track breach
- relay breach
- unsporting conduct
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
Federations
- ISU
- International Skating Union (ISU)
- Short Track Rules International Skating Union · official-rulebook-index · high
- Short Track: Everything you need to know International Skating Union · official-sport-guide · high
- Short track 101: Rules NBC Olympics · viewer-guide · medium
- Short Track Rules and Regulations US Speedskating · official-rulebook-index · high