Not in the Olympics, but in some competitions you can skate as long as marathons! But in the Olympics, the longest distance is 3000m
The men's 5000m speed skating event in the Winter Olympics is equivalent to 5 kilometers. Skaters complete 12.5 laps around a 400m track to cover the distance.
The SI unit for tangential speed is meters per second (m/s).
Since length is measured in meters, and time in seconds, it follows that speed is measured in meters/second.
The speed of the object would be 3 meters per second (45 meters รท 15 seconds).
Light travels much faster than sound - about a million times faster. When an event happens at a distance, light reaches your eyes almost instantly, allowing you to see it first. Sound, on the other hand, travels much slower, taking some time to reach your ears, which is why you hear the event after seeing it.
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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Speed Skating became an Olympic sport in 1924.
Speed Skating
People began speed skating as a Olympic event in 1924 but only men can compete. Women can compete in 1974 for speed skating.
1,000 meters, 1,500 meters, 2,000 meters, and 2,500 meters.
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.
Charle Cournoyer is the winner of the Men's 500 metres Short Track Speed Skating event at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.
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The silver medalist in the Men's 500 metres Short Track Speed Skating event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics is Dajing Wu.