Short track speed skating is one of the featured events at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Here’s a guide to the thrilling sport at the Games.
Yellow and red cards can also be handed out. A yellow card is given if an athlete breaks the rules in a manner that is deemed unsafe, harmful or hazardous by the referee. Committing two penalties in the same race also results in a yellow card. If a skater receives a yellow, they are disqualified from the race. Similar to soccer, a skater who receives two yellows gets a red card.
The rest of a skater’s wardrobe includes a skin suit, protective padding , gloves and a helmet. Since skaters are allowed to put their hands on the ice to help themselves maneuver around turns, their gloves have hard plastic balls on the fingertips. Meanwhile, the skin suit is similar to what long track speed skaters wear, except it doesn’t have an aerodynamic hood or thumb loops.Short track speed skaters reach speeds exceeding 30 mph.
At the 1932 Lake Placid Games, the long track speed skating events featured the pack-style of racing due to its popularity in North America. But it wasn’t until the 1988 Calgary Games that short track speed skating was first included at the Olympics as a demonstration sport. The sport made its official Olympic debut four years later in Albertville.South Korea has dominated short track speed skating at the Olympics, winning the most golds and total medals of any country.
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