Parra takes a golden turn
On the first day of Olympic competition, in the men's 5,000 meter race, American speedskater Derek Parra broke the world record and then had to sit in silence and watch as Dutch skater Jochem Uytdehaage came out 20 minutes later and went even faster.

Glamorous Friesinger finally gets gold

1,500-meters race could be a thriller

Speedskating: Women's 1500 meter results

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Long-track speedskating — an enduring sport Like skiing, the sport of speedskating originally was a form of travel for residents of the north countries. More than 3,000 years ago, by some estimates, people first strapped bones or bits of wood to the bottoms of their shoes and wobbled down frozen rivers. The Vikings, especially, were very big on skating.

Long track is more exciting than most Americans think Incorporate ice and oncoming traffic into auto racing and you might have a sport that would rival the popularity of the NBA, NFL and WWF combined.

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