Long track speed skating
Most typical for the skating scene in the 20th century was "Long track Speed skating". These championships organized by the International Skating Union (ISU) started in 1989 and took place every year when it was possible. In this section I cannot report about all these championships because there were championships for different distances; 500m. 1000m, 1500m, 3000m, 5000m , 10000m and a "sprint" and an "allround" championships and for all these championships European, World and National chanpionships have been organized.
I have concentrated on the general trend in long track speed skating on the basis of the results of the· world championships all round". Besides that I will pay attention to some special events and persons who were very succesfull but less known or so famous that I should mention them. For a study to compare the qualities of the different long track skaters and some information about them I refer to the interesting book of Gerard Siersma and Huup Snoep (2008). Un fortunately it is only available in Dutch as far as I know.
Select the story you like to read below:
. World championships Allround for men
. The world championship allround in 1908
. Davos was the place for world record
. Strunnikov versus Mathisen
. World championships Allround for women
. Inga Artamonova: succes and drama
. Atje Keulen Deelstra
. Speed skating now and 100 years ago
I have concentrated on the general trend in long track speed skating on the basis of the results of the· world championships all round". Besides that I will pay attention to some special events and persons who were very succesfull but less known or so famous that I should mention them. For a study to compare the qualities of the different long track skaters and some information about them I refer to the interesting book of Gerard Siersma and Huup Snoep (2008). Un fortunately it is only available in Dutch as far as I know.
Select the story you like to read below:
. World championships Allround for men
. The world championship allround in 1908
. Davos was the place for world record
. Strunnikov versus Mathisen
. World championships Allround for women
. Inga Artamonova: succes and drama
. Atje Keulen Deelstra
. Speed skating now and 100 years ago