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unusual facts about Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics


2009–10 Vancouver Canucks season

The Canucks' former arena, Pacific Coliseum, was also a venue during the games, hosting figure skating and short track speed skating.


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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