Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long-track speed skating, short-track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. In the Olympic Games, long-track speed skating is usually referred to as just "speed skating", while short-track speed skating is known as "short track". The International Skating Union (ISU), the governing body of competitive ice sports, refers to long track as "speed skating" and short track as "short track skating". Long track speed skating takes place on a 400m ice track, while short track takes place on a 111m track.
The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands, in July 1892, making it one of the oldest international sport federations. The ISU was formed to establish standardized international rules and regulations for the skating disciplines it governs, and to organize international competitions in these disciplines. It is now based in Switzerland.
The European Short Track Speed Skating Championships are a European short track speed skating event and held once a year in a different country.
The 2012 European Speed Skating Championships was the 37th continental speed skating event for women and the 106th for men, that was held at the City Park Ice Rink in Budapest, Hungary, from 6 to 8 January 2012. The competition was also a qualifying event for the 2012 World Allround Speed Skating Championships as the entry quotas were allocated according to the results of the European Championships.
Vladislav Bykanov is an Israeli Olympic short track speed skater. He won the gold medal in the 3,000m at the 2015 and 2018 European Championships. He competed for Israel at the 2014 Winter Olympics. He also competed for Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Short Track Speed Skating in Pyeongchang, South Korea. He competed for Israel at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
The 2015 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 23 and 25 January 2015 in Dordrecht, the Netherlands.
The 2016 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 22 and 24 January 2016 in Sochi, Russia.
The 2017 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place from 13–15 January 2017 in Turin, Italy.
The 2018 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place, for the third time, from 12 to 14 January 2018 in Dresden, Germany.
The 2019 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place, for the fourth time, from 11 to 13 January 2019 in Dordrecht, Netherlands.
The 2001 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 19 and 21 January 2000 in The Hague, Netherlands.
The 2008 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 18 and 20 January 2008 in Ventspils, Latvia.
The 2002 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 11 and 13 January 2002 in Grenoble, France.
The 2004 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 16 and 18 January 2004 in Zoetermeer, Netherlands.
The 2009 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 16 and 18 January 2009 in Turin, Italy.
The 2010 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 22 and 24 January 2010 in Dresden, Germany.
The 2012 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 27 and 29 January 2012 in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic.
The 2014 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 17 and 19 January 2014 in Dresden, Germany.
Selma Poutsma is Dutch short track speed skater who previously competed for France.
The women's 3000 metre relay competition in short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 9 February (semifinals) and 13 February (finals), at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing. The event was won by Suzanne Schulting, Selma Poutsma, Xandra Velzeboer, and Yara van Kerkhof, representing the Netherlands. They set a new Olympic record in Final A. It was the first time a European team won the event. South Korea won silver, and China bronze.
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