Pechstein leads parade of marks in 3,000 meters
Two down, eight to go. The 10 records on the long-track speedskating world-record wall at the Utah Olympic Oval are going to be a lot different in a few weeks.

FitzRandolph in position for gold in 500-meter speedskating
American Casey FitzRandolph put himself in position to win a speedskating gold medal, posting the fastest time in the 500 meters on Monday to gain a slight edge over defending gold medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu.

Dutch visitors toast their golden champ

Skater gave up jumps — for speed

Taking care of the oval Oly-style

Men's 500 meters set

Speedskating: Mens' 500 meter 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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