There are long and short track speed skating events. Here is South Korean Lee Kang-Seok breaking the world record in the 500-metre long track race at the 2007 world speed skating championships held in in Salt Lake City, with a time of 34.25 seconds. You wont get much information from the German commentary, but you can see the style and grace of long track skating.
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January 12th, 2010 · Speed Skating
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January 12th, 2010 · Speed Skating
From Salt Lake City in 2002 – Australians will remember these Games for the nation’s first-ever gold medal at Winter Olympics level – Steven Bradbury’s win in the short track speed skating when his rivals in the final all fell like nine pins. It appeared to be his plan all along, pity you don’t see his facial expression as he realizes he has done the impossible.
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January 12th, 2010 · Skeleton
Clip of skeleton girls from the 2010 Winter Olympics. These girls could be considered crazy, racing down the track at speeds up to 130 km/h (80 mph), with no steering or braking mechanism.
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January 12th, 2010 · Ice Hockey
If you think Winter Olympics and Ice Hockey, it comes down to the so-called ‘Miracle on Ice’ from the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, when the USA team made up of amateur and collegiate players upset the favorites USSR in a medal round match, and subsequently went on to win the gold medal.
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January 12th, 2010 · Bobsled
Video of the original Jamaican Bobsled team, from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary Canada, that inspired the movie ‘Cool Runnings’ can’t be shown here. This trailer of the movie is much more entertaining anyway. In the movie they show the original footage of when they crashed, but many other parts of the true story have been changed or embellished for the movie.
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January 12th, 2010 · Bobsled
It may not seem real, but this video of a USA bobsled 4-man team preparing for and racing shows you what it is all about.
January 12th, 2010 · Luge
You get a good feel about the tension before coming down the luge track and what is involved in luge. Even for someone who has had hundreds of runs down the course in a double luge, it can be a daunting experience to go by yourself.
January 12th, 2010 · Figure Skating
Some amateur film footage from the Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley in 1960. Not the original soundtrack (I don’t think Enya was around then), but great to see what the crowd would see. Not the fanfare that you will get these days.
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January 12th, 2010 · Luge
For those who don’t think you will ever get to ride down a luge course, here is a view from the luger, with full sound effects that you will hear.
January 12th, 2010 · Unusual
I thought luge on ice was crazy. The sport of Street Luge, where they race down a hill with no barriers at 80 mph and 2 inches of the ground is more crazier! This is a profile of street luge champion Biker Sherlock, which shows just what it is like to street luge.
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