World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
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The World Sprint Speed Skating Championships are annual speed skating
championships. The championships are held over a two day period, with the skaters racing one 500 m and one 1,000 m each day. Since the higher speeds towards the end of the race tend to favour the skater who skates the last outer lane, each skater starts both distances once in the inner lane and once in the outer lane. The times on those distances are then converted to points using the samalog
system, and the skaters are then ranked according to the least amount of points. The International Skating Union
has organised the World Sprint Championships for Men
and the World Sprint Championships for Women
since 1970 and both are held at the same time and venue. The first two years (1970-1971), they were called the ISU Sprint Championships.
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
championships. The championships are held over a two day period, with the skaters racing one 500 m and one 1,000 m each day. Since the higher speeds towards the end of the race tend to favour the skater who skates the last outer lane, each skater starts both distances once in the inner lane and once in the outer lane. The times on those distances are then converted to points using the samalog
Samalog
Samalog is a scoring system in speed skating. It is used in allround tournaments to convert results at various distances into points in order to determine an overall champion...
system, and the skaters are then ranked according to the least amount of points. The International Skating Union
International Skating Union
The International Skating Union is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international...
has organised the World Sprint Championships for Men
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men
The International Skating Union has organised the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1970. The first two years , they were called the ISU Sprint Championships.-Medal winners:-All-time medal count:- References :*...
and the World Sprint Championships for Women
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men
The International Skating Union has organised the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1970. The first two years , they were called the ISU Sprint Championships.-Medal winners:-All-time medal count:- References :*...
since 1970 and both are held at the same time and venue. The first two years (1970-1971), they were called the ISU Sprint Championships.