Why do speed skaters bend down?
This counter-torque balances the torque caused by the forward component of F, and this prevents him from falling (tipping) backwards. Crouching (or bending) forward also reduces a skater’s air resistance (drag) by reducing his frontal area. This allows him to accelerate to, and maintain, a greater speed.
What makes a good speed skater?
Speed skaters have strong cores, strong leg muscles, flexibility, agility, balance, and great back strength, and a lot of this training occurs off the ice. Their workouts are toning and ice skating is a low-impact activity that can be done year-round thanks to indoor ice rinks.
What is speed skating called?
long-track speed skating
In the Olympic Games, long-track speed skating is usually referred to as just “speed skating”, while short-track speed skating is known as “short track”. The International Skating Union (ISU), the governing body of competitive ice sports, refers to long track as “speed skating” and short track as “short track skating”.
How does speed skating work?
The competitors race two at a time on a two-lane track and race against the clock. Each skater must keep his own course. The advantage of the inner curve is given alternately, and a space (called the crossing line) is left open along the backstretch for the skaters to switch tracks.
Are speed skaters fast runners?
Looking at other events on the track, in both speed skating and running, the rule of thumb seems to be that skating is, very roughly, twice as fast as running. Half, or roughly half, of those distances, the 800m and 1,500m, have similar women’s world record times in running, 1:53.28 and 3:50.07, to be exact.
Why do speed skaters keep one arm behind their back?
The answer is simple, and sadly rather unexciting. With good technique, the upper body is almost still, and so there is no need to swing your arms. Skaters therefore put their arms behind their back to minimise movement (in a fairly aerodynamic way) and therefore minimise the energy they waste in their upper body.
Why do speed skaters swing their arms?
Speed skaters swing their arms backward and to the side rather than forward and back like sprinters. The side-to-side movement of the arms in related to how speed skaters push off the ice. Speed skaters push off in a diagonal motion meaning the arms must move from side-to-side to prevent the body from twisting.
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Silver medalists Russia’s Daniil Aldoshkin, Sergei Trofimov, Ruslan Zakharov celebrate on the podium during the men’s speed skating team pursuit victory ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Beijing Medals Plaza in Beijing on Feb. 15, 2022. (Photo by WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images)