Long-track silver: Parra, then Dutchman, set new records
With four laps to go, Derek Parra could hear the crowd chanting, "USA! USA!"

Pechstein takes gold in world record time
Claudia Pechstein set another world speedskating record at the Utah Olympic Oval, winning the 3,000 meters Sunday to upstage German rival Anni Friesinger.

Boutiette's Olympic career likely ends on day protege wins silver

Speedskating: women's 3000 meters 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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