Speed Skating and Short Track: Winter Olympics 2018 guide

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At the last Winter Games, in Sochi, the men ran the 500-meter race twice, with their winning score averaging out the score from the two races. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

Most notably during the Salt Lake Games of 2002 when Australia's Steven Bradbury claimed what might just be the most unlikely gold medal of all time when all four of his rivals, who had left him trailing by a huge distance, all wiped each other out on the final bend. Retrieved 23 December 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018. Speed skating is a race against the clock — whoever finishes in the fastest time across a series of races wins.

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It's fast, it's furious and it's a frantic race to the finishing line across a track of ice. There are a variety of races involving a mixture of individual and team events over various distances. But, put simply, speed skaters are the Usain Bolts, Caster Semenyas and Mo Farahs of the ice rink. Fastest to the finishing line while wearing a pair of skates wins. Competitors will also be wearing spandex bodysuits which, accompanied by the all-action skating style and muscle-bound competitors, make it look like you could be watching a race between Marvel superheroes rather than mere mortals. Great Britain's Elise Christie races during the women's 500 meters short track event There's always plenty of drama, and the odd high-speed crash too. Most notably during the Salt Lake Games of 2002 when Australia's Steven Bradbury claimed what might just be the most unlikely gold medal of all time when all four of his rivals, who had left him trailing by a huge distance, all wiped each other out on the final bend. Even Bradbury could barely believe he had won as he cruised over the line at a snail's pace. Here's all you need to know about speed skating at Pyeongchang. What is the difference between speed skating and short track speed skating? Despite the relatively simple premise of speed skating, some of the formats can be complex and there are a number of rules. Most importantly, there is the difference between speed skating and short track speed skating. Speed skating is a race against the clock — whoever finishes in the fastest time across a series of races wins. Short track speed skating pits skater against skater in a head-to-head — whoever crosses the line first wins. They are classed as different sports in the Winter Olympics. Because the short track events take place on a smaller rink, that means tighter turns and shorter straights, so technique is more important than power and endurance. The tight track also means more crashes, more falls and more drama. The tighter skating rink in short track means there are plenty of falls and crashes What are the speed skating events at Pyeongchang? There are a total of 14 events for men and women. Both men and women compete in separate 500m, 1,000m, 1,500m and 5,000m races, with the men also having a 10,000m event and the women one over 3,000m. Individual skaters start the race simultaneously in their own lanes, but must switch halfway through, from the 'out' lane to the 'in' lane, and vice-versa. The skater changing from the outside lane to the inside has right-of-way, with disqualification the punishment for impeding a rival. Interestingly, if a skater misses their race or falls they have the option to race their distance again, as all results are based on time across the competition, not who wins the individual head-to-head. A speed skating track is a 400m long loop with long straights and made for power racers Both sexes also compete in Team Pursuit and Mass Start races. The team pursuit sees two teams of three skaters start at opposite sides of the course and race eight laps for men, six for women , with the finishing time determined by when the third skater in the team crosses the line. Think of the track cycling team pursuit event at the Olympics and you're on the right wavelength. The Mass Start race can involve up to 28 skaters and it's basically a free-for-all with no designated lanes for 16 laps, with the first three racers to cross the finishing line awarded the medals. But there are also four sprints mid-race where points are awarded for the top three finishers, with the highest number of points won on the final sprint. The racers who do not finish in the top three are then ranked by the number of points they win during the race, rather than the order they cross the finishing line. What are the short track events? This is nice and simple: 500m, 1,000m, 1,500m for both men and women, plus a 5,000m men's relay race, and a 3,000m women's relay. Four athletes race in the 500m and 1,000m competitions while six to eight athletes race in the long-distance events. Some physical contact between the athletes is allowed, although pushing, kicking and impeding result in disqualification. Speed skating is one of the Winter Olympics' most exciting sports and a crowd favourite Where are the Pyeonchang 2018 venues for speed skating? Gangneung Oval is the speed-skating venue — a 400m-long track in a stadium shape, i. Gangneung Ice Arena is where the short track events take place. It is a 111. A short track speed skating circuit is 111m long in total for one lap Who are the stars of speed skating for Winter Olympics 2018? An Olympic event since 1924, when USA's Charles Jewtraw from Lake Placid took the gold amid protests from Norwegians claiming one of their men had won, speed skating is now dominated by the Netherlands. The Dutch have won the most speed skating medals at the last five Olympics, including a record for a single Games of 23 at Sochi four years ago. Norway and then the United States are the next most successful nations in history. Germany's Claudia Pechstein is the most successful racer of all time with nine medals, including five golds. But Dutch stars Sven Kramer and Ireen Wuest both have the chance to match or overtake her this year. Wuest could win at least three more golds in Pyeongchang, most likely in the 1,500m, 3,000m and team pursuit, while Kramer will be going for gold in the 5,000m, 10,000m and team pursuit. And what about short track? Short track speed skating only became part of the Olympics at Calgary in 1992, and the sport has been dominated by South Korea ever since. China and Canada are also forces to be reckoned with. Viktor Ahn — who was known as Hyun-soo Ahn before changing his nationality from Korean to Russian in 2011 amid huge uproar — has six gold medals and two bronze. Only America's Apolo Ohno can match that tally of eight, although his haul includes just two golds. Ahn is not due to compete in Pyeongchang, however, after being barred from the Games amid Russia's ongoing doping scandal. For unexplained reasons, Ahn was left out of the IOC pool of eligible athletes from Russia. The most memorable race in history remains Steven Bradbury's incredible gold in the 1,000m men's final in 2002. 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The site will serve as the preeminent destination for Olympic content and the exclusive home of Olympic video coverage, offering for the first Winter Games, live streaming of the NBC broadcast network, including primetime and primetime-plus programming, plus event custodes and extensive video highlights. Lehman, a 21-year-old from Oak Park, Illinois, is competing in his second Olympics and holds three national junior speed skating records. Short Track — Gold Medal Final NBCSN 9:30 a. Retrieved 25 September 2017. And what about short track. Retrieved 19 February 2018. Met 20 February 2018. Far from a household name here in the United States, Kramer should be celebrated as one of the mens 500m speed skating skaters in Olympic history. This marks the first time a South Korean city has staged a Winter Games; Seoul was the summer host in 1988. Met 16 February 2018.