Short Track Lying

The length of short track skates varies according to the skater's level and ability. The commonly used lengths are 16.5", 17", 17.5" and 18". Generally speaking, tall and strong male athletes can choose a slightly longer size, short and weak athletes choose a shorter skate is more conducive to sliding control. For example, Wang Meng, a famous short track speed skater in China, chose 17" skates, while Wu Dajing used 18" skates.

Getting cut on ice is no joke because the skates in short track are very sharp. 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 safety helmets, cut-resistant gloves or mittens made of leather, or synthetic gloves without wool; Leg protectors of anti-cut and anti-tie durable materials; Padded or padded hard shell knee pads, and all skaters must wear isA-approved neck pads, can minimize the risk of life. Short track lying at the bottom of the short blade, the blade is the feature of arc, and the surface contact area is small, easy arc forward slip in the corners, ice skate blade is higher, the ice skates gradient is large ice skates don't contact, in addition, ice skates tube must be closed and the dao root must be circular, minimum radius to 10 mm. Knife tube at least two points fixed on the shoe, no moving part.