Speed skating
By: by Joseph Gustaitis.
Series: Winter Olympic sports; Winter Olympic sports (Crabtree Publishing Company)
Publisher: Crabtree Pub. Company
Published: 2010
Place of publication: St. Catharines,ON; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780778740469; 9780778740278
Subjects: Speed skating -- Juvenile literature; Winter Olympics -- Juvenile literature; Speed skating; Winter Olympics; Sports -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Description: Explains how the combination of danger and velocity makes speed skating one of the most exciting winter sports. You'll find out how it got started, you'll learn about the different competitions and races, and you'll meet some of the champions who live for speed.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 32) and index.
Table of contents: title: Power of speed; title: Long track speed skating; title: Men's and women's 500m; title: Men's and women's 1,000m and 1,500m; title: Women's 3,000m; title: Men's 5,000m; title: Men's 10,000m; title: Men's and women's team pursuit; title: Short track speed skating; title: Short track relays; title: A Snapshot of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.