Pechstein wins speedskating gold in 5,000
Claudia Pechstein of Germany won her third consecutive Olympic title in the 5,000 meters Saturday, skating to a world record for her second gold of these games.

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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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