Short-track speed skating

Short-track speed skating is a type of ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (usually between four and six) skate on an oval ice track. The track is 111.12 metres all the way around. The rink itself measures 60 m by 30 m.

Short-track speed skating

3000 meters short-track relay during the 2014 Winter Olympics
Highest governing body	International Skating Union
Characteristics
Mixed sex	Yes
Type	Separate competitions for male and female
Equipment	ice skates, helmet, gloves, suit, shin guards, neck guard, safety glasses
Presence
Olympic	1988 (demonstration) 1992–present

500 meters short track heat at the 2004 World Cup in Saguenay

World Championships have been held since 1981. It has been a Winter Olympic sport since 1992.

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