That all depends on the skater, obviously, and what distance they're skating. Quick research reports that they can average 30 mph, but sprint up to around 37 mph.
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It really depends on who you are and what you classify as being able to skate. If you want to be able to do jumps and tricks then it could take years, but if your goal is to be comfortable on the ice and be able to have fun instead of focusing on not falling on your butt then it may only take a few times on the ice! If you are very young (child or infant) then it could still takes a few years, but if you are in your teens or an adult it could take you a few weeks depending on how often you want to be on the ice.
no, one track is short and the other is long (its common sense)
Short track is in a hockey rink, and consists of a 111m oval. Long track you have to have a specially made 400m track, usually outdoors.
short track speed skating is speed skating on a smaller track, the size of a hockey rink
That depends on wether your talking about short track or long track.
bobsleigh amd short track speed skating, and speed skating.
Richmond has a Long Track 400m speed skating oval, created for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Short track speed skating came from 13th century Holland
There is no uniform, however in short track speed skating you cannot have any skin showing besides your face. In long track you only have to wear skates.
she started short track speed skating when she was 10 yrs. old.
Sort of... Every where in the world, while short track speed skating you need to wear a helmet. Where as Olympic style Long track, doesn't usually mass start long track doesn't either, unless your in quebec, where you do need one.
Speed skating (long track and short track), ice hockey, and figure skating.
37. 32 men and 5 women have competed in biathlon, cross country skiing, long track speed skating, and short track speed skating for Mongolia. They have won no medals.