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Informative Essay: The Sport Of Speed Skating

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Speed skating is a very interesting sport. Many people say that speed skating is one of their most favorited sports in the Winter Olympics. There are so many different events to watch athletes compete in. The clothing they wear is very crucial to them when it comes to getting the fastest time in their ability. Many speed skating olympians started their career when they were young, and had high ambitions to become the best of the best that there is in speed skating.

A majority of speed skating races are done on a 400 meter track, with one person racing against the other. “There are 14 speed speed skating events. Both men and women compete in the 500m, 1000m, 1500m, 5000m, mass start and team pursuit.” The skaters switch lanes every lap because they want the race to remain fair, trading lanes allows for each skater to skate the total amount of whatever they are racing. Mass start and team pursuit are different from the other races. Mass start is when 24 skaters or less race all at one time. They can end up skating any of the common distances. Team pursuit is when a team of three races against another team, in order to win, one team has to get all of their members across the finish line …show more content…

She started speed skating when she heard about her local speed skating club in Omaha, she had ambitions to be the fastest speed skater in the world when she heard of the club. Sugar had many accomplishments in her career as a speed skater, some of her most impressive accomplishments were placing 11th in the 500 meter Long Track World Sprint Championships in 2017 and placing 29th on the 500 meter race in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. When asked what her favorite speed skating memory was by Team USA, Sugar Todd told them, “Qualifying for the 2014 Olympic Team”. So, Sugar Todd was a good speed skater, but the speed of skater is not just based on the skill of the athlete, what he or she is wearing also effects the

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