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2 unusual facts about Short track


Short track

Short track speed skating, a form of competitive ice skating similar to speed skating

Short track motor racing, motor racing conducted on a track less than one mile in length


Short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Haralds Silovs of Latvia became the first athlete in Olympic history to participate in both short track (1500m) and long track (5000m) speed skating, and the first to compete in two different disciplines on the same day.

Speed skating at the Winter Olympics

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Haralds Silovs became the first athlete in Olympic history to participate in both short track (1500m) and long track (5000m) speed skating, and the first to compete in two different disciplines on the same day.


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1978 Winchester 400

The 1978 Winchester 400 marked a milestone in the short history of the event, as Michigan short-track legends Mike Eddy and Bob Senneker engaged in a race-long battle over the 400-lap distance on the "World's Fastest Half Mile".

2001 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

The 2001 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 29 and March 31, 2001 in Jeonju, South Korea.

2010 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships

The 2010 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between January 8 to 10, 2010 in Taipei, Taiwan at the Taipei Arena.

A Sun Came

Stevens originally recorded the bulk of the album in Holland, Michigan in 1998, with some post-editing performed at Hope College Recording Arts Center—the short track "Godzuki" was recorded by his siblings in 1981 and recorded by their stepfather Lowell Brams.

Danger Came Smiling

Instead of conventional lyrics, singer Linder Sterling provides a selection of cries, yells, laughter and spoken interludes (including diary records of Reichian therapy), and one very short track sung a capella.

Denton High School

Jordan Malone: World Champion Inline Skater and Olympian Short Track Speed Skater

Dover Motorsports Incorporated

Dover Motorsports owned Memphis Motorsports Park, a .75 mile tri-oval asphalt short track in Millington, Tennessee, but closed the track in October 2009 to competition and was sold to Palm Beach International Raceway after sitting unused for over a year.

Guy Daignault

He was the world champion short track speed skater in 1982 and 1984, having been the men's gold medal winner in the 1982 and 1984 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships.

Hales Corners, Wisconsin

Alyson Dudek, 2X Olympian 2010 (bronze medal) and 2014 short track speed skater

Haralds

Haralds Silovs, Latvian long track and short track speed skater

Ho-jin

Seo Ho-Jin (born 1983), South Korean short track speed skater

Hong Kong at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Hong Kong's Winter Olympic team consisted of a single athlete; Han Yueshuang competed in the 500, 1000 and 1500 metre short track speed skating but did not advance beyond the heats in any of her events.

Hong Kong at the 2014 Winter Olympics

A Pan-To Barton Lui will be the only athlete to represent the nation, he will compete in short track speed skating.

James Hewish

In the 1500 m Short Track Speed Skating event of the 2002 Winter Olympics, James Hewish gave gold to Apolo Anton Ohno even though the South Korean skater Kim Dong-Sung was first to cross the finish line.

Ji-hoon

Chae Ji-Hoon (born 1974), South Korean short track speed skater

Kyung-taek

Song Kyung-Taek (born 1983), South Korean short track speed skater

Lithuania at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

Agnė Sereikaitė won a quota place in short track speed skating but will not compete at the games.

Riverside International Speedway

Riverside Speedway is a 1/3 mile, high banked, asphalt short track located in James River, Nova Scotia, Canada, about ten kilometres southwest of the town of Antigonish.

Snowcross

Snocross, a type of cross country snowmobile racing on a short track

Yonsei–Korea rivalry

2010 Winter Olympic four-time gold medalist short track speed skater Chun Lee-Kyung is a graduate of Yonsei University, and gold medalist figure skater Kim Yu-Na is enrolled at KU.

Yuri Confortola

Yuri Confortola (born April 24, 1986 in Tirano) is a short-track speed-skater who competed for Italy at the 2006 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics.