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The rules you will see every few minutes, in the order you meet them. Each opens on its answer.

B · Beginner · 4 rules · Step 1 of 4

The races

  1. How does short track speed skating work?Short track skaters race in packs of four to seven on a 111.12 m oval.
  2. How do short track skaters qualify for the final?A distance runs through rounds such as heats, quarter-finals and semi-finals to two finals: the Final, which decides the medals, and the Final B.
  3. Who has right of way in short track?The skater in the lead has priority.

Infringements, relays and results

  1. What gets a short track skater penalised?Five actions breach the racing rules: going off-track inside the corner blocks, impeding, assistance, kicking out and embellishment.
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