speed skating

noun

: the sport of racing on skates
speed skater noun

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Speed Skating 500m and Team Pursuit will also give medals in speed skating sprint distances (including the men’s 500m and women’s 500m) on February 10, with team pursuit finals to follow later in the Games. Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 The speed skating category will see Russians Kseniia Korzhova and Anastasiia Semenova take to the ice, as well as Belarusian Marina Zueva. Callum Sutherland, Time, 27 Jan. 2026 Nearly a decade into her competitive speed skating career, Brittany Bowe finally achieved her dream of standing on an Olympic podium at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026 The live coverage will include figure skating, skiing, snowboarding, hockey, speed skating, and more sports. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for speed skating

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 2 Feb. 2026.

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