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Speed Skating

Speed skating is ice racing with long-track and short-track contexts. Edge work, low position, corner line, starts, speed and either time or placing decide depending on format.

LevelMain sport FamilyWinter Sport CategoryWinter sport / ice sport

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Classification

Category Winter sport / ice sport

Family Winter Sport

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Ice racing with long blades, low body position, corner technique and time or place scoring.

Geeignet für Suitable for people with ice feel, endurance interest and willingness to train technique.

Cost Club training with rental/entry gear and ice time is more realistic than buying race blades immediately. Speed skates, helmet/protection by club rule, training clothing, ice time, club fee and coaching. Speed-skating club, ice oval, short-track club or national speed-skating federation. Keep long track and short track distinct; both are speed skating but no…

First progress Gliding comes quickly; clean edge and corners take several sessions.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

speed skates
ice time
helmet/protection by club rule
gloves
coach
warm close-fitting clothing

First steps

secure ice basics
find club training
rent blades and protection
practise low position
take corners slowly

Speed-skating club, ice oval, short-track training or learn-to-speed-skate programme.

Watch skating direction, spacing, gloves, helmet rules, fall zones and faster skaters.

Weitere Angaben

Tags individual, ice, team, speed-skating, winter-sport, wintersport, eisschnelllauf, wintersport-eissport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Complete the announced ice distance faster or better placed than competitors.

Teilnehmer

individuals or teams.

Teamgröße

individual, race pair, relay or team by format.

Spielfeld

ice oval/short-track rink.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

time, placing and penalties.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

speed skates
ice rink
protection

Wichtige Regelpunkte

false start
lane-change breach
impeding
unsafe passing

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

ISU
International Skating Union (ISU)

Speed Skating International Skating Union · official-discipline-guide · high
Special Regulations & Technical Rules Speed Skating International Skating Union · official-rulebook · high
Find a Club US Speedskating · official-beginner-guide · high