- speed skating
- noun Date: 1885 the sport of racing on skates • speed skater noun
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Speed skating — or speedskating is a competitive form of skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speedskating are long track speedskating, short track speedskating, inline speedskating (or inline… … Wikipedia
speed skating — speed skater, speedskater, n. ice skating as a form of racing, usually on an oval course and against other competitors or the clock. Also, speedskating. [1880 85] * * * Sport of racing on ice skates. The blade of the speed skate is longer and… … Universalium
speed skating — speed .skating n [U] the sport of racing on ice wearing ↑ice skates … Dictionary of contemporary English
speed skating — speed ,skating noun uncount a sport in which people wearing SKATES race each other on ice … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
speed skating — noun competitive skating on speed skates (usually around an oval course) • Hypernyms: ↑skating * * * noun [noncount] : the sport of racing on ice skates speed skater noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] * * * ˈspeed skating [speed skating] … Useful english dictionary
speed skating — greitasis čiuožimas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Žiemos sporto šaka – čiuožimas ledo ratu specialiomis pačiūžomis, stengiantis kuo greičiau įveikti nuotolius nuo 500 iki 10 000 m (moterims – 500, 1000, 1500, 3000 ir 5000 m … Sporto terminų žodynas
Speed skating at the Winter Olympics — Speed skating has been featured as a sport in the Winter Olympics since the first winter games in 1924. Women s events were added to the Olympic program for the first time in 1960.HistoryThe governing body for speed skating International Skating… … Wikipedia
Speed skating at the 2007 Asian Winter Games — Speed skating featured as part of the 2007 Asian Winter Games in the newly constructed Jilin Provincial Speed Skating Rink in Changchun. Ten medal events were contested, with the men s 10,000 metres, a part of the Games since 1986, replaced by… … Wikipedia
Speed skating at the 2007 Winter Universiade — includes twelve speed skating events. Medal tableee also*Alpine skiing *Biathlon *Cross country skiing *Curling *Figure skating *Ice hockey *Nordic combined *Short track speed skating *Ski jumping *Snowboarding … Wikipedia
Speed skating at the 2003 Asian Winter Games — Speed skating at the 2003 Winter Asian Games took place in the Nagane Park Speed Skating Rink located in the city of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan with nine events contested five for men and four for women.Medal summaryMedal table(Host… … Wikipedia
Speed skating at the 1986 Asian Winter Games — Speed skating at the 1986 Winter Asian Games took place in the city of Sapporo, Japan with nine events contested five for men and four for women.Medal summaryMedal table(Host nation highlighted)References [http://en.changchun2007.org/zh… … Wikipedia
