Speed skating is one of the most high-octane events on the Olympic Winter Games calendar and one certainly not to be missed. The Milano Speed Skating Stadium will witness the world’s best go up ...

U.S. short-track speed skaters look to get back on the podium at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics after being shut out in Beijing in 2022.

The history of skating goes back over 1,000 years to when people in Scandinavia and the Netherlands used bone skates to cross frozen rivers and lakes. Bone skates were made from the polished shank or ...

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 ...