Definition

Noun: * Competitive ice skating on speed skates: A sport in which athletes race each other on ice, using specialized skates with long, straight blades, typically on an oval track. The primary objective is to achieve the fastest time over a set distance.

Usage

• As a subject: "Speed skating is an Olympic sport with a long history."
• As an object: "She took up speed skating after watching the Winter Games."
• With modifiers: "Long-track speed skating and short-track speed skating are the two main disciplines."

Examples

• The athlete dedicated years to training for professional speed skating.
• Speed skating requires a combination of power, technique, and endurance.
• They broadcast the 500-meter speed skating final live.

Advanced Usage

• "to do speed skating": To participate in the sport.
  • He does speed skating at a national level.
• As a modifier: Used attributively to describe related things.
  • She bought new speed skating boots.
  • The speed skating oval was resurfaced before the competition.

Variants and Related Words

• Speed skater (n): An athlete who competes in speed skating.
  • The Dutch speed skater broke the world record.
• Speed skate (n): The type of ice skate used in the sport, characterized by a long, flat blade.
  • He sharpened his speed skates before the race.

Synonyms

• Racing on skates: A descriptive synonym emphasizing the competitive nature.
• Ice racing: A broader term that can include speed skating.

Related Phrases

• Long-track speed skating: The traditional discipline raced on a 400-meter oval.
• Short-track speed skating: A discipline raced on a smaller, hockey-sized rink with multiple skaters competing simultaneously in a pack.

Noun

1. competitive skating on speed skates (usually around an oval course)