Speed skating words, in the order you need them
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Words
- Oval
- Lap
- Split time
- PB
- Counter-clockwise
- Finish
- Skate
- Disciplines and events
- Long track
- Pairs racing
- Lane change
- Time trial format
- Mass start
- Team pursuit
- Allround combination
- Sprint combination
- Team sprint
- Quartet start
- Long track relay
- Marathon
- False start (long track)
- Starting procedure
- Crossing straight
- Keeping to the lane
- Overtaking in long track
- Pace-making
- Fresh start
- Official time
- Armband
- Equipment (long track)
- Inner lane and outer lane
- Points race format
- Ice conditions
- Short track
- Pack racing
- Crossover
- Relay
- Disqualification
- Photo finish
- Repechage
- Rounds and finals
- Heat box
- Track markers
- Padding
- Skater safety equipment
- False start (short track)
- Sanctions
- Penalty
- Yellow card
- Red card
- Off-track
- Assistance
- Kicking out
- Embellishment
- Clear and obvious
- Shared responsibility
- Lane change (short track)
- Level position
- Lead and priority
- Lapped skater
- Relay exchange
- Mixed team relay
- Team racing
- Re-run and restart
- Outside pass
- Inside pass
- Impeding
- Advancement rule
- Race classification
- Final points
- World Tour cumulative penalty
- Protests
- Clap skate
- Push-off
- Draft
- Corner technique
- Double push
- Air resistance position
Rules
- How does long track speed skating work?
- What is a false start in speed skating?
- What are the lane rules in speed skating?
- How is a speed skating race timed?
- When can a speed skater re-skate a race?
- How does the team pursuit work?
- What is the team sprint in speed skating?
- How does the speed skating mass start work?
- How is the allround speed skating championship scored?
- What equipment rules apply in speed skating?
- How does short track speed skating work?
- How do short track skaters qualify for the final?
- What is a false start in short track?
- Who has right of way in short track?
- What gets a short track skater penalised?
- What is the difference between a penalty and a yellow card in short track?
- When is a short track race restarted?
- How does a short track relay work?
- What safety equipment must short track skaters wear?
- How are short track results ranked?