Speed skating and short track speed skating are two of the three skating disciplines at the Winter Olympics. At their core, the two sports are similar, but there are variances that make them different ...

After a mere four months of training on ice, Erin Jackson showed up to the 2018 U.S. Olympic Trials and became the first Black woman to qualify for the U.S. Olympic team in long track speed skating.

Ever wonder why speed skaters are wearing glasses or goggles when they are some of the few sports in the Winter Olympics that do not have to do deal with the elements? Speed skating, as it states in ...

Backstretch: The straight section of the track in which the skaters change lanes every lap to even out the distance traveled. Skaters are required to stay in their lanes and may not cross lane markers ...