Speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating where athletes race against each other and the clock around a 400m indoor oval track. Athletes are ranked based on time taken to skate the prescribed ...

The blades on a short track speed skating skate aren't right in the middle — they're off centre, placed to the left, so that the boot doesn't touch the ice when the skaters lean in on the curves.

A method of scoring used in speed skating competitions where time equals points. The scoring system is based on time from the 500m event. A basic maneuver in which the skater pushes off the back skate ...