Cold knowledge about short track speed skating

Short track speed skating is one of the most popular ice sports nowadays. The athletes are graceful and easy to watch. They can't help applauding every time they see the wonderful games. Here are 10 "cold" facts about short track speed skating to help you have a better experience when watching short track speed skating.

How many meters are there in a short track lap?

The short track is 60 meters long and 30 meters wide, and the length of a lap is 111.12 meters. The number of laps varies depending on the event, with four and a half laps for 500 meters, nine laps for 1,000 meters, 13 and a half laps for 1,500 meters, 27 laps for 3,000 meters and 45 laps for 5,000 meters.

2. How fast is short-track speed skating?

It looks pretty fast, but it's actually about as fast as you would drive in a city, and elite athletes can typically ski up to 50 kilometers per hour.

3. What is the difference between short track speed skating and speed skating?

The difference is huge. There are different skates, venues and competition methods. A lap of speed skating is 400 meters, and two people compete in groups. There are lane lines in the lane, and each lap changes the inside and outside lane. Short track speed skating is usually done in groups of 4 to 6 people, with no lane ropes and can be passed at any position.

4. Does short track speed skate in one direction?

Right! It's counterclockwise. This is the natural habitual direction of most people, the existing short track speed skating skates are also designed in accordance with the counterclockwise direction, do not believe that you put on a pair of competition skate shoes clockwise to slide, to ensure a turn on the fall.

There's something special about the skates in short track speed skating.

In fact, there are different skates for short track speed skating, speed skating and figure skating. The skates of short track speed skating are long and thin, and for easy turning, the skates are not fixed in the middle of the sole, but have a certain Angle, generally speaking, the left and right foot skates are tilted to the left about 15 degrees.

Speed skating skates have only one fixed point and are "slipper style". Figure skating blades have serrations and grooves.

6. What if a skater cuts someone in short track speed skating?

Getting cut is really no joke because the skates are very sharp in short track. Therefore, any short track speed skating competition has strict requirements on athletes' clothing, athletes' protective clothing is made of special fiber, its raw material and bulletproof vest used in the same, ice knife can not be cut; In addition, athletes must wear knee guards, shin guards, neck guards, wear helmets, especially neck guards and helmets, can maximize the risk of life.

7. Athletes also wear gloves?

Mainly for safety. Athlete's gloves are also cut-proof, and the fingers are usually made of a special material because the athlete's left hand is usually resting on the ice during high-speed corners.

8. How to call a foul?

It's a very complicated problem. Generally speaking, "intentional use of any part of the body to obstruct, push, pull, bump, or block another player" is considered a foul. But conditions change so much that many times referees need to watch slow-motion replays to make an accurate call. However, it is more certain that if you are considered to be an offender, you will be disqualified, and if you are in the lead before you fall due to foul interference, you will generally be awarded a promotion.

9. How to classify short track speed skating?

There are different rules for different games. For example, in The Vancouver Winter Olympics, the preliminary lane is determined by drawing lots, and after entering the next round, the lane is arranged according to the results. The best lane is the first lane, which is the most dominant lane.

10. What are the rules of the relay race?

There are 4 people in each team. There are no strict rules on the number of laps each person can ski. However, in order to maintain a high speed, it is generally accepted that the first runner will ski one lap, and the last runner will ski the last two laps, and every one and a half to two laps in between.