1. different from other sports 2. traditional and new leaders 3. classes for skaters 4. necessary equipment 5. beginning of short track 6. events on the program 7. some rules of short track 8, short track in the olympics a. primarily short track was dominated by canada and the usa. the teams from south korea, china, japan joined later, followed by the recent favorites, the dutch. for a long time russia could boast of the only bronze olympic medal in short track. since the sochi olympics the russian short track team has improved. b. as the close shell is dangerous because of collisions and falls, a hard shell helmet is a must. there are also knee and neck protectors, some skaters wear goggles to shield their eyes from wind and ice chips. skin-tight suits reduce wind resistance. short track boots lace high up and are heavier to help stabilize the foot. blades are very sharp and asymmetrical so far. the winter olympics, held in calgary ( canada in 1988 part upgraded to a full olympic sport in 1992 at the albertville winter games and has been of the winter olympics since men and d. nowadays. these are the same for both women: 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, and the relay a race teams, with each between team members in the running part of the total distance. the last one makes 5000 m for men and 3000 m for women starts. e. disqualifications in short are unavoidable for many reasons such as two. skaters must not contact each other hands. pushing, blocking and even giving another skater. skating outside the designated track is also forbidden. f. the sport originated in the united states and canada at the beginning of the previous century it was gaining popularity in great britain, japan, france, belgium, and australia the countries competed among themselves some times before the international skating union (isu) officially launched the sport's intemational competitions in the 1970s g. the short tracks are the form of ice speed skating the skaters compete against the clock and against each other. unlike in long speed kating with two skaters running at a time, usually between four and six short trackers take part the rink is the size of an ice hockey rink and gives a shorter track.
