Netherlands in the 1200s
Short track speed skating came from 13th century Holland
Speed skating was first documented in Northern Europe over 1000 years ago. Natives of Scandinavia and the Netherlands were recorded strapping bones to their shoes in order to travel across frozen lakes and bodies of water. Naturally, contests began to arise regarding who could travel the fastest in this format, which led to the sport of speed skating known today. Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, the Netherlands or Germany are all possible origin countries of speed skating, but we cannot be certain as to which.
you attend speed skating practices.
Speed Skating Canada was created in 1887.
People began speed skating as a Olympic event in 1924 but only men can compete. Women can compete in 1974 for speed skating.
Some different types of skating are Hockey, Figure Skating, and Speed Skating.
Speed Skating became an Olympic sport in 1924.
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Popular forms of skating include: Inline skating Speed skating Ice skating
bobsleigh amd short track speed skating, and speed skating.
short track speed skating is speed skating on a smaller track, the size of a hockey rink
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