What kind of sport is speed skating? Which country invented it? How did it evolve?

Speed skating is a sport in the Winter Olympics. Then everyone knows what kind of sport speed skating is, which country invented it and how it evolved. Today, Bian Xiao will briefly tell you what kind of sport speed skating is, and what kind of development process it has experienced from its origin to now.

Speed skating is an ice sport with competitive skating speed. This is a competitive form of skating. Speed skating is a kind of ice racing on the ice. Athletes use skates as tools to push the ice, retract their legs, cut the knife and slide forward in coordination with their whole bodies. It belongs to skating, and it is a technical skating competition for athletes within a specified distance. Also known as speed skating, it is an official event of the Winter Olympics. Next, let's briefly talk about its development history.

Speed skating is the oldest ice sport, which originated from nomadic people in ancient northern Europe. It appeared in 1 1 century in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Britain and other countries. 1763, the first speed skating competition was held in Britain with a distance of 15 miles, which gradually became a competitive sport and developed professionally. 1924 men's speed skating was established in the first winter Olympics, and then 1960 speed skating was officially listed as a winter Olympics event. This time, women's speed skating was added. After that, speed skating not only developed in Europe and other countries, but also gradually spread to Asia and other countries. /kloc-By the end of 0/9, speed skating has been springing up in Beijing and Tianjin, China. Later, it was listed as the official event of the 7th National Winter Games in 1993 and became popular in China.

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