Speed skating is a winter sport that, as the name implies, puts racing on the ice. Skaters sprint around an oval-shaped rink, hoping to claim victory as an individual or as part of a team relay.

The Netherlands relived the glory of its iconic Elfstedentocht ice-skating race on Friday, even as climate change makes a ...

Speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating where athletes race against each other and the clock around a 400m indoor oval track. Athletes are ranked based on time taken to skate the prescribed ...

Jordan Stolz and Cooper McLeod added silver and bronze medals in the 500m won by Dutchman Jenning de Boo. It’s the first time two American men made the same individual world podium since Shani Davis ...

and the first speed skating competition is thought to be a 15-mile race held on the Fens in England on February 4, 1793. The first United States speed skating club was established in Philadelphia in ...

BOSTON — The third day of the 2025 world figure skating championships at TD Garden proved to be a historic one for Team USA. Nearly three years after retiring from competitive figure skating ...

“Rogue skaters went out and groomed the ice themselves and hosted a skating race earlier this winter,” she said. The dilemma posed by climate change is understandable, said Leigh ...

Can U.S. figure skating carry this momentum to the Olympics ... Japan's Yuma Kagiyama in what has quickly become a two-man race to this year's title. Attorneys for Russian figure skater Kamila ...