Norwegians that skate fast
Speed skaters Roald Larsen of Norway and Clas Thunberg of Finland with 5 each.
Speed skaters don't spin. Their training and equipment is designed to maximize foreward velocity.
Pro hockey and speed skaters wear helmets but pro figure skaters don't.
They're used for different purposes-- figure skates for jumps and spins and speed skates for speed.
Dan Jansen has written: 'Full Circle' -- subject(s): Biography, Speed skaters, Winter Olympic Games (17th : 1994 : Lillehammer, Norway)
Speed skaters use friction and drag.
Yes, American skater Keith Carney is openly gay. There have been closeted Dutch skaters in the past.
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They always were short sleeve shirts and shorts because when you speed skate you have to go really fast and you get hot really quick but some speed skaters buy speed skating uniforms that are very light and very stretchy so you can move your legs easily.
Sasha Cohen
12.5 m/s
30 mph on land, 35-40 mph on ice.