MSN Encarta - Ice Skating IV, history. Print Preview of Section. Skeletal held. Womens speed skatingmade its olympic debut in the 1960 olympic Games. Ice http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761561185_2/Ice_Skating.html
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INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS olympic history, speed skating was first contested at the 1924 olympicWinter Games and has been on the olympic Winter programme ever since. http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/history_uk.asp?DiscCode=SS&sportCode=
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS olympic history, Short track speed skating was first introduced as a full medal sportin 1992 at Albertville after having been a demonstration sport at the 1988 http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/history_uk.asp?DiscCode=ST&sportCode=
1932 Olympics at 500 and 1,500 meters as the US swept all four speed skating eventswhich wererun as actual races (not timed heats) for the first time in olympic history. http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0300758.html
Extractions: Sports Olympics Winter Olympics Through The Years National medal standings are not recognized by the IOC. The unofficial point totals are based on 3 points for a gold medal, 2 for a silver and 1 for a bronze. Total medals are in parentheses. Gold Silver Bronze Points USA (12) Norway (10) Canada (7) Sweden (3) Finland (3) Number of individual medals won on the left; gold, silver and bronze breakdown to the right. No Sport G-S-B Irving Jaffee, USA Sp. Skate Jack Shea, USA Sp. Skate Veli Saarinen, FIN X-country Alex Hurd, CAN Sp. Skate William Logan, CAN Sp. Skate Event Time 2-Man 4-Man USA (Billy Fiske, Eddie Eagan, Clifford Gray, Jay O'Brien) Event Points Men Women Sonja Henie, NOR Pairs Gm W-L-T Pts GF GA Canada USA Germany Poland Note: Event Time Veli Saarinen, FIN Event Points Birger Rudd, NOR Event Points 18km/Jump Event Time Jack Shea, USA OR Jack Shea, USA Irving Jaffee, USA Irving Jaffee, USA Note: For the only time in the history of the Winter Games, all events were staged as races rather than two-man heats against the clock.
International Institute For Sport And Olympic History High school athletics; history of Sport Physical Sports); Ice Hockey; Ice skating(figure skating, speed skating); and Sport); IOA (International olympic Academy); http://www.harveyabramsbooks.com/501c3subjects.html
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Usolympicteam.com 30Second history speed skating, like figure skating, grew out of the Long trackspeed skating was introduced at the first-ever olympic Winter Games in 1924 http://www.usoc.org/sports2/st/az_hist.html
Extractions: ~300 AD The first ice skates were created in northern Europe. They were used for transportation and made from wood, bone or antlers. Wood runners gave way to iron blades for skates. The first steel blades were created for skates, which allowed for an edge that did not need to resharpened as much as the iron blade. The first official speed skating World Championships were held in The Netherlands. The International Skating United was founded to govern the growing sport of skating, including speed skating and figure skating, in the world. Short track speed skating gained interest in North America with the first organized competitions.
2002 Winter Olympic Games/Speed Skating count, news, commentary, photos, history, venues, and and Salt Lake 2002 OlympicOrganization Committees www.lexiquejo.org; speed skating Results - Historical http://www.nebulasearch.com/encyclopedia/article/2002_Winter_Olympic_Games/Speed
Kiat.net: Winter Olympic Games St Moritz 1928 in olympic history. Once again the Canadians absolutely dominated in hockey, winningthe gold medal while not allowing a goal. The 10,000m speed skating race http://www.kiat.net/olympics/history/winter/w02stmoritz.html
Extractions: IInd WINTER GAMES February 11 - 19, 1928 Mascot - none 25 countries, 464 athletes (26 women) 5 sports, 13 events Opening - President Edmund Schulthess Torch lit by - none The Swiss got the Games due to Holland backing out Another famous tourist resort, St. Moritz in Switzerland, played host to the second edition of the Winter Games. With the first Olympic Winter Games an enormous success, it was no surprise that the St. Moritz Games attracted an 84 percent increase in the number of participants including a 100% increase of female athletes. The Games started poorly due to extremely mild temperatures caused by the "fohn", the warm wind that sweeps the Swiss mountains from the south. The 1928 Winter Games in St. Moritz marked the first time Germany was allowed to participate in any Olympic competition after World War I; the Soviet Union was still notably absent. The Germans won a disappointing one bronze medal. Bobsledding was in the news at the 1928 Games. A new event, the skeleton sled, was upgraded from a demonstration sport and added to the program. In addition, teams in the four-man bobsled event had an option to include a fifth member. They all took up that option.
Extractions: Claudia Pechstein became just the second speed skater to win three Olympic titles in a row. AP KEARNS, Utah (AP) Claudia Pechstein isn't flashy, just fast. The quiet German upstaged flamboyant countrywoman Anni Friesinger for the second time, winning Olympic gold in the 5,000 meters Saturday with a world-record time. Pechstein earned her second gold medal of these Games, and became only the second speed skater to ever win three consecutive Olympic titles in the same event. Bonnie Blair won the 500 in 1988, '92 and '94. "I was really happy to get gold in the 3,000," she said. "I didn't want to put pressure on myself in the 5,000. I'm very happy to have won." Pechstein, who turned 30 on Friday, skated the 12 1/2-lap race in 6 minutes, 46.91 seconds bettering by 2.31 seconds the mark set 90 minutes earlier by Gretha Smit of the Netherlands. "I definitely watched her race. That was a really, really good time," Pechstein said. "I knew I had to do my race very consistently."
SLAM! NAGANO: Short-track Speed Skating in the men s 5,000metre short-track speed skating relay an event where the skaterstrade off US in the medal race for the first time in olympic history. http://www.canoe.ca/SlamNaganoShortTrackSkating/home.html
Qbhist Club history. a club that started with just a few Special olympic skaters named theBelleville Blades, to become one of the premier speed skating clubs in http://www.quinteblades.reach.net/qbhist.html
Extractions: History of the Quinte Blades. Club History. This season the Quinte Blades speed skating club will be celebrating it's tenth anniversary. Since 1993 we have evolved from a club that started with just a few Special Olympic skaters named the Belleville Blades, to become one of the premier speed skating clubs in Ontario. In 1992 a skating program was initiated for special olympic students attending the William R. Kirk School in Belleville. Approximately 20 Athletes were involved skating on hockey or figure skates. Several of the skaters participated in the Provincial Special Olympic competition in Barrie, and four of them, John Newnham, Mike Mainse, Les Holmes and Cathy Sonnenburgh were selected to travel to Saskatoon for the 1992 Special Olympic National Winter Games. Lorrie Roebuck whose daugther Dianne attended the school convinced the school board to let her coach the skaters for an hour a week on ice donated by the City of Belleville.The skaters were known as the Belleville Blades. In the meantime, Ann Watson, who had recently moved to Belleville and was a "speed skater", joined Lorrie in the training of these skaters and accompanied them to Saskatoon.
Speed Skating -- Encyclopædia Britannica medalists in Winter olympic history, in 1980 Eric Heiden of the United States becamethe first athlete to win gold medals in all five men s speed skating http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=70832&ref=news1203
ISU : History Some Key Dates in ISU history. Short Track speed skating was included in the officialprogram of the olympic Winter Games, held in Albertville (FRA). http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/page/custom/0,8510,4844-130844-132152-20256-74
Extractions: Home History Figure Skating / Ice Dance Synchronized Skating ... Contact Some Key Dates in ISU History The International Skating Union (ISU) was founded in 1892 and is the oldest governing international winter sport federation. During the last half of the nineteenth century, informal international competitions in both Speed Skating and Figure Skating were organized occasionally in different parts of the world. The first modern Speed Skating competition was held in Norway in 1863 and the first major International Speed Skating race was held in Hamburg (GER) in 1885. In 1882, the first International Figure Skating competition took place in Vienna (AUT). With the emergence of international competitions, in both Speed Skating and Figure Skating, as well as the forming of skating clubs and of national associations, the need to establish international standards to govern these sports became more and more apparent. In July 1892, the Dutch association took the lead in calling for a meeting of representatives of all countries interested in international ice skating competitions. As a result, the first Congress convened in Scheveningen (NED) and the ISU was created. The fifteen delegates present at the time, all from Europe , began to establish firm rules, laying down the foundations for international competitions in both disciplines. With the addition of
Speedskating Santa Barbara -- Olympics Mens 1500 Meter again at MWave, where the 5,000 was the first race in olympic history to see provingthat there s not always enough gold to go around at the speed skating oval http://home1.gte.net/pjbemail/1500meters.html
Extractions: Feb. 12, 1998 NAGANO, Japan Never count the Norwegians out when it comes to Olympic speed skating even when the supposedly invincible Dutch gang up on them. With KC Boutiette was the fastest United States speed skater, finishing fifth. (AP) national hero Johann Olav Koss watching from the broadcast booth, Aadne Sondral added another golden chapter to their country's speed skating history with a world record in the 1,500 meters Thursday. As in the men's 5,000, all three medalists broke the previous world record, but it was Sondral who went fastest. So much for Norwegian complaints that their rivals from the Netherlands gained an unfair aerodynamic advantage by stitching rubberized stripes to their racing suits for these Olympics. THE DUTCH FINISHED 2-3-4, with co-favorites Ids Postma and Rintje Ritsma taking silver and bronze, but they won't get their expected gold-medal sweep of the distance events. As he streaked across the line, the only skater to eclipse 29 seconds on the final 400-meter lap, the 26-year-old Sondral thrust both arms in the air and yelled in delight. He had just given Norway its 24th gold medal and 76th overall medal in men's speed skating both more than any other country can claim. Sondral won silver in the 1,500 at Albertville and was fourth in the event at Lillehammer, both times watching Koss capture the gold medal.
Squaw Valley USA: History Olympic Results 3. Radia Eroshina, USSR, 40.06.0. Women s 500 Meter speed skating. 1. Helga Haase,Germany, 45.9. Women s 1,500 Meter speed skating. 1. Lidija Skoblikova, USSR, 2.25.2. http://www.squaw.com/winter/history_olympics_results.html
Extractions: History General History Squaw History Overview Squaw Olympic History 1960 Olympic Slide Show ... Olympic Results February 19, 1960 Men's 30 KM Cross-Country 1. Sixten Jernberg Sweden 2. Rolf Ramgard Sweden 3. Nikolai Anikin U.S.S.R. Pairs Figure Skating 1. Barbara Wagner/Robert Paul Canada 80.4 (total points) 2. Marika Kilius/Hans Baumler Germany 76.8 (total points) 3. Nancy Ludington/Ronald Ludington U.S.A. 76.2 (total points) top February 20, 1960 Women's Downhill 1. Heidi Biebl Germany 2. Penny Pitou U.S.A. 3. Traudl Hecher Austria Women's 10 KM Cross-Country 1. Marija Gusakova U.S.S.R. 2. Liubov Baranova U.S.S.R. 3. Radia Eroshina U.S.S.R. Women's 500 Meter Speed Skating 1. Helga Haase Germany 2. Natalija Donchenko U.S.S.R. 3. Jeanne Ashworth U.S.A. top February 21, 1960 Men's Giant Slalom 1. Roger Staub Switzerland 2. Josef Stiegler Austria 3. Ernst Hinterseer Austria Biathlon 1. Klas Lestander Sweden 2. Antti Tyrvainen Finland 3. Aleksandr Privalov U.S.S.R. Women's 1,500 Meter Speed Skating
A Basic Guide To Speed Skating Welcome to the olympic Sports Series, v, An Athlete s Creed, viii, speed Skatingin olympic history. 1, (11). Long Track and Short Track. 1, (2). Origins of theSport. http://www.booksmatter.com/b1580000878.htm
Extractions: Acknowledgments iii The United States Olympic Committee iv Welcome to the Olympic Sports Series v An Athlete's Creed viii Speed Skating in Olympic History Long Track and Short Track Origins of the Sport Early Olympic Events The Growth Years Indoor Long Track Skating Ovals U.S. Medalists and Facilities Salt Lake City, 2002 Stars of Today Long Track Short Track Speed Skating Competitions Grassroots Competition Elite Competition Spectator Tips Getting Involved Finding a Club Switching from Another Sport A Broad Base of Competition State Games Challenged Athletes Volunteers Speed Skating Associations Other Sports Associations Organizing Committees Sports Organizations for Athletes with Disabilities 400-meter Speed Skating Ovals in the United States Skating Fundamentals The Basic Position Weight Shifting Stroking Arm Swing Crossovers Stopping Skates Getting a Good Fit Rent or Buy?
THE DUTCH DOMINANCE history of speed skating. was not until 1952 that Dutch skaters earned olympic medalsthree wasnot considered an important player in competitive speed skating. http://www.adroberts.net/temp/dutch_dominance2.htm
Extractions: title Ids Postma, also of the Netherlands, was second and third was Bart Veldkamp of Belgium, who won two Olympic medals while representing the Netherlands before he switched citizenship. This Dutch dominance was not a surprise: Dutch men have won at the last seven World Championships. In 2000, they went 1-2-3 without Veldkamp. At the Nagano Olympics Dutch men and women earned half of the speed skating gold medals. Gianni Romme lost his world champion title to Jochem but ended up with a silver medal while teammate Gerard van Velde won the gold in the 1000. Meanwhile, Jan Bos took the silver in the mens 1000 and Renate Groenewold and Gretha Smit won earned silver in the womens respectively 3000; 5000. History of speed skating Such success should not be surprising because skating is deeply embedded in Dutch culture.
Virtual Library Of Sport - Ice Skating speed skating Complete results of all major speed skating championships in history,including olympic Games. Results can be viewed by event and by skater. http://sportsvl.com/rest/skating.htm
Extractions: Skate History Journal ; online sections: feature, links and resources. Ice Skating International online World Championships Ice Skating World a one-stop shop for all skating needs - skaters, fans, parents and coaches International Skating Union covers all the skating disciplines, events, international competitions, records, archived information. Extensive links section; discussion board ISkater ezine covering International skating; events, news, headlines, photos Skaters Guide global vortal forIce Skating, Inline Skating, and Skateboarding; by skaters, for skaters! News, views, events, results, forums... World Skating Museum online Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame see also National and Regional top Ice Speed Skating portal for results and resources.
Fitness And Speed Skating Times Online - Doing A Bradbury gold, Bradbury is also entrenched in the olympic history books sponsored Ohno on AR1boots for his olympic campaign t been so wrapped up in speed skating, we may http://www.fasst.com/articles/2002jun/2002jun-bradbury.htm
Extractions: Already in Australia, they speak of "doing a Bradbury." Steve Bradbury is the Aussie who took gold in the 1000 shorttrack Olympic final. And "doing a Bradbury" is firmly entrenched in the Aussie vernacular as meaning to come from behind against all odds to win the impossible race. As the first Australian ever to win a winter gold, Bradbury is also entrenched in the Olympic history books. But who would have thought it would occur under such extraordinary circumstances. Bradbury was expecting a medal, just not for him. Bradbury and business partner, Clint Jensen (me), run RBC Sport which produces custom made boots for the world's top skaters like Apolo Ohno. RBC (Revolutionary Boot Co.) sponsored Ohno on AR1 boots for his Olympic campaign. Bradbury fully expected that Ohno would be the first to cross the line on a pair of RBC boots. But the golden day was Bradbury's. And Salt Lake City 2002 was the golden reward for Steve Bradbury that every aspiring athlete dreams about. Born October 14, 1973 to Australian speedskating parents Rhonda and John Bradbury (former Australian speedskating champion), Steve had his first skating experience on a Sydney ice rink at 3. As soon as his feet hit the ice "he was like a little rocket not caring about falling over" said Mom. He attended regular training sessions with his mother and father. His younger brother Warren proved to be large influence on becoming a better skater. Even at an early age Steve's competitive streak was there.
