Speed skating
By: written by Blaine Wiseman
Series: The story of Canadians in the Olympic Winter Games
Publisher: Weigl Educational Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Calgary
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781553889403; 9781553889496
Subjects: Patineurs de vitesse; Ouvrages pour la jeunesse; Winter Olympics; Speed skating; Jeux olympiques d'hiver; Speed skaters; Patinage de vitesse; Juvenile literature
Description: Examines the Olympic winter sport of speed skating outlining equipment, rules, venues and Canadians who have represented Canada at the Games.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What are the Olympic Winter Games?; title: Canadian Olympic speed skating; title: All the right equipment; title: Qualifying to compete; title: Rules of speed skating; title: Exploring the venue; title: Illustrating speed skating; title: Olympic legends; title: Olympic stars; title: A day in the life of an Olympic athlete; title: Olympic volunteers; title: What are the Paralympics?; title: Olympics and the environment; title: Understanding aerodynamics.