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The glide stride is a basic technique used by speed skaters on back straights and curves.
Watch: A speed skater's glide stride
Eric Heiden Canadian speed skater Clara Hughes Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann competing at the 1991 world speed skating championships, where she won the world all-around title. Lidiya Skoblikova Speed skateA speed skate has a low boot and a thin blade that is essentially flat all along its length. This design differs from a short-track speed skate, which has a higher blade, to help the skater maneuver around sharp turns, and a slightly higher boot.
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Watch: A speed skater's glide stride
Front and side views of the speed-skating glide stride.
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The glide stride is a basic technique used by speed skaters on back straights and...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Eric Heiden
Eric Heiden, 1980.
Dijk van Hans—Anefo/Nationaal Archief (CC0 1.0)
Canadian speed skater Clara Hughes
Clara Hughes competing in the women's 3,000-meter speed skating event at the 2002...
© John MacDougall—AFP/Getty Images
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann competing at the 1991 world speed skating championships,...
ALLSPORT USA/Dan Smith
Lidiya Skoblikova
Lidiya Skoblikova, 1964.
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Speed skateA speed skate has a low...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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