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Blazing fast in the oval

The trademark of Olympic speed skaters is high endurance combined with the uncanny speed that can reach almost 60 km/h. From Charles Jewtraw, who was crowned the first Winter Olympic champion in 1924, through to the likes of Clas Thunberg, Lidiya Skoblikova, Bonnie Blair and Shani Davis to modern stars in Sven Kramer and Ireen Wüst – we have their stories.

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Olympic Games

Blade runners: the Dutch recipe for speed skating success

14 Feb 2014

Sochi 2014

Three thousandths make all the difference as Brodka claims 1,500m speed skating gold

15 Feb 2014

Vancouver 2010

Creating perfect conditions: A job for the Ice Meister

18 Feb 2010

Nagano 1998

Speed skater Timmer stuns the world with double gold

19 Feb 1998

Calgary 1988

Speed Skating - Blair switch project bears fruit

27 Feb 1988

Innsbruck 1964

Essexville Rocket flies to speed skating gold

04 Feb 1964

Winning doesn't always mean being first. Winning means you're doing better than you've ever done before. Bonnie Blair, five-time Olympic champion

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