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When we speak of street plays, the speed stakes stand top on the list. It is a competitive form of ice staking where the competitors race each other in travelling a specific distance on skates. Common types of speed skating include long track speed skating, short track speed skating and marathon speed skating. The skates are a basic sporting gadget you will need for any such activity.

By construction, the speed skaters are the type of roller skates designed to allow the skater to move faster. At the beginner level, this footwear comes with lower cut ankle boots that offer a wide range of motion compared to professionally used high-top skates. These are special boots with rigid construction to keep bones and muscles secure as you move around in speed. These shoes have special construction of wheels below to allow you balance and speed to move. Different types of speed skates are available in the market based on the skill and style of staking a person prefers.

Types of speed skating ventures you can pursue

Speed skating is a racing sport that is mostly played on ice. In this game, the player has to race with each other by travelling to a predefined distance. Studies suggest that this sport originated in Netherland, and soon after, England began to participate in the sport. The competitor’s race on the ice for that specific distance. They use the skates for sliding over the ice.  As ice is the basic need of the sport, speed skating is commonly played in cold countries. Also, the player needs body balancing and high concentration during movement with high speed. There are different types of speed ice-skating played around the globe.

Olympic style speed skating

This is played at the international level with interstate and country competitions and varying sporting modules. In this case, the pane is 400 meters to the lap, and the tracks are divided with snow lanes about two-thirds of the way around. There is an undivided part that is called crossover. Normally, only two skaters race simultaneously, and they can change lines by using the crossover at every lap. Each of these skaters is individually timed. An overall point sum decides both the world championship and any sectional and national championship at the end of the competition.

The pack skating

In pack skating, a group of player’s race together to a series of rounds. In total, there are 5 racing divisions in the pack skating. There are four different classes of pack skating. These are known as a senior class, intermediate class; juvenile class; and midget class. The outdoor tracks are oval in shape, while the indoor tracks differ when it comes to sizes. Each of the above-mentioned classes has a different size of the track. Also, the winner of each race is determined by a series of preliminary races. This race is also known as “heats.” Usually, the first and second finishers race against each other to determine the final winner of the race. The points are also given in pack skating. Unlike Olympic style skating, the fastest skater in each race gets the most points.

Short track speed skating

Here the track for skating is shorter than an Olympic speed skating oval. It also does not have any marked lanes. Three types of speed skating competitions use short tracks. These are known as individual races, relay races and pursuit races.  The individual races are divided into five short events and one long event. The series of heats determine the winner. Heats in short groups have no more than four skates. But six skates can take part in long skates. At the same time, relay races consist of two teams of four skaters. Here, each team member skates until replaced by a teammate. A skater can be replaced at any time except during the final two laps of the race.