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If you watch the speed skaters during this year’s Winter Olympics, you’ll certainly notice something strange about the footwear they’re sporting. With a hinged blade that moves independently from the ...

The “Quad King” has a new arena. Nathan Chen is officially stepping into medicine, with Harvard giving him a special welcome. EssentiallySports Athens is cleaning its all-marble Olympic stadium for ...

Catch up on all the Olympic speed skating lingo with this glossary — definitions for key terms, techniques, race formats, and ...

NAGANO, Japan -- What's all the fuss about clap skates? Don't ask the Canadian speedskaters. While Americans complain about the sport's biggest technological change this century, the Canadians are ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Bonnie Blair is glad her speedskating career ended before the clap-skate era dawned in 1998 and skaters had to adapt to the new gear, in which the heel of the blade isn’t attached to ...

Long-track Olympic races are skated in pairs on a 400-metre oval, with skaters moving in a counterclockwise direction. Pairs are chosen in a draw held by the referee. A separate draw is conducted for ...

When the 2026 Winter Olympics kick off on February 6, all eyes will turn to speed skating when some of the world's best athletes compete for a medal. Speed skaters often use a variety of items to help ...