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 ISU, the governing body of both ice sports, refers to long track as "speed skating" and short track as "short track skating".
Sports in Colombia includes professional sports leagues, as well as amateur leagues for numerous sports. Football, cycling and roller skating are the most popular sports in Colombia. The Government of Colombia sponsors numerous individuals and teams nationally and internationally through the Ministry of Culture to enable sportspeople to represent Colombia in competition. The achievements of professional sportspeople are a source of national pride for Colombians.
Roller sports competitions at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara were held from October 23 to October 27 at the Pan American Skating Track.
Canada competed in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto from July 10 to 26, 2015. As the host nation, the team competed in all 36 sports.
Colombia competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada from 10 July to 26 July 2015.
Costa Rica competed in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.
El Salvador competed in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.
Paraguay competed in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.
Jordan Belchos is a Canadian speedskater. He primarily skates in the long distances of 1500 m, 5000 m and 10 000 m, as well as the mass start event. He won medals at the World Cup level and finished third at the 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating Mass Start World Cup.
The men's Individual competition of the modern pentathlon events at the 2015 Pan American Games was held on July 19 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House.
The men's figure skating free program in roller sports at the 2015 Pan American Games was held between July 11–12 at the Direct Energy Centre, in Toronto. Due to naming rights the venue will be known as the latter for the duration of the games. The defending Pan American Games champion is Marcel Sturmer of Brazil.
The women's speed skating 200 metres time trial in roller sports at the 2015 Pan American Games was held on July 12 at the St. John Paul II Catholic Secondary School in Toronto.
The women's figure skating free program in roller sports at the 2015 Pan American Games was held between July 11–12 at the Direct Energy Centre, in Toronto. Due to naming rights the venue will be known as the latter for the duration of the games. The defending Pan American Games champion is Elizabeth Soler of Argentina.
The men's speed skating 10,000 metres points race in roller sports at the 2015 Pan American Games was held on July 13 at the St. John Paul II Catholic Secondary School in Toronto.
The women's speed skating 10,000 metres points race competition of the roller skating events at the 2015 Pan American Games was held on July 13 at the St. John Paul II Catholic Secondary School in Toronto.
The women's speed skating 500 metres competition in roller sports at the 2015 Pan American Games was held on July 13 at the St. John Paul II Catholic Secondary School in Toronto.
The men's speed skating 500 metres competition in roller sports at the 2015 Pan American Games was held on July 13 at the St. John Paul II Catholic Secondary School in Toronto.
Pedro Causil in Cartagena, Colombia is an inline speed skater and (ice) speed skater.
