speed skating

noun

: the sport of racing on skates
speed skater noun

Examples of speed skating in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Meanwhile, Ohno, 41, won eight Olympic medals over three Winter Games from 2002-2010 in short track speed skating. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024 The 2030 Olympics site won’t be chosen until this summer, when the IOC meets during the Paris Summer Games, but it’s expected to be awarded to the area of the French Alps, with figure skating, speed skating, and hockey to be staged in Nice, in the south of France. Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024 Erin Jackson won a gold medal in the 500-meter speed skating event, becoming the first Black woman to ever win a gold medal in speed skating. Analisa Novak, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2022 Taking part in ice bumper cars and speed skating activities was Yiqi Wang, 8, a third-grader from Deerfield. Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2023 If the casual skater probably starts on Rollerblades, the entry drug to speed skating is often the Bont Jet, a short boot built of carbon and fiberglass hand-shaped around memory foam and epoxy resin. Corey Seymour, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2023 Alvarez returned to the Olympics seven years after his silver medal–winning performance in speed skating, this time as a member of the US baseball team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Emma Healy, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023 What to Consider These recreational skates aren’t the best fit for dancing, speed skating, or tricks. Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2023 He was left immobile for four weeks following the surgery but, by October, Alvarez was back vying for a spot on the national speed skating team. Emma Healy, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of speed skating was in 1885

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“Speed skating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speed%20skating. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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