Understand the Olympic short track format — explore event types, race structure, qualification heats, scoring system, ...

The biggest difference between the two is how the races are run. Speed skating, or long track, is a race against the clock. Skaters compete in pairs on a large 400-meter oval, which is the same size ...

There are many strategic differences between Winter Olympic long track speed skating and short track. ((Imagn)) There are two forms of speed skating that will take place at the 2022 Winter Olympics: ...

The American short-track speed skating team will look to get back on the podium at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics after being shutout at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. Eight short-track ...

The Short-Track Speed Skating concludes with the Women's 1,500m (quarter-finals from 2.15pm ET, semis from 3.02pm, Final B at 4pm, Final A at 4.07pm) and the Men's 5,000m Relay (Final B at 3.18pm ET, ...

Short track has provided Winter Olympic thrills since 1988, when the sport made its debut as a demonstration sport. In short track, athletes race against each other around an oval measuring just ...

The Netherlands’ Suzanne Schulting, a three-time Olympic gold medalist in short track speed skating, qualified for the powerhouse Dutch World Cup team in long-track speed skating, though it is unclear ...

WASHINGTON — While short track speed skating and speed skating may look similar at first glance, they are run very differently. Here’s what to know about the key differences, according to Olympic ...