Speed Skating became an Olympic sport in 1924.
People began speed skating as a Olympic event in 1924 but only men can compete. Women can compete in 1974 for speed skating.
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1910
Speed Skating. This is the events where they race around the ice track, and they have longer blades for smoother skating, better traction and more speed.
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Approx. 1922.
Not in the Olympics, but in some competitions you can skate as long as marathons! But in the Olympics, the longest distance is 3000m
Speed Skating
you attend speed skating practices.
Speed Skating Canada was created in 1887.
The winner of the gold medal in the Men's 10000 metres Speed Skating event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics is Jorrit Bergsma.
The silver medal in the Men's 10000 metres Speed Skating event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics was won by the Netherlands.