Short track
Short track speed skating (English: Short track speed skating, rus. Speed skating on a short track) is a form of speed skating. In competitions, several athletes (usually 4-8: the longer the distance, the more athletes in the race) simultaneously ride on an oval ice track with a length of 111.12 m.
For real speed skating, a specialized stadium is needed (a 400 m long track is accepted in international competitions), such a stadium is longer than a football field. At the beginning of the 20th century, a new, more democratic type of ice skating was formed in the USA and Canada — a regular hockey “box” is required for a short track.
In 1967, the International Skating Union (ISU) took short track under its aegis, although it did not organize international competitions until 1976.
The World Championships have been held since 1981 (although previous competitions later also received this status).
The first European Short Track Championships were held in 1997 in Malmo (Sweden). The World Cup has been held since 1999.
At the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary, short track was a demonstration sport. He was fully accepted into the Olympic family only in 1992 and has been an integral part of the White Olympics ever since. 8 sets of Olympic short track medals were awarded in Vancouver.
In the Republic of Belarus and in the city of Minsk, including, the short track is only taking its first steps and its development is at the “beginning of the road”.
Public Association “Belarusian Skating Union”
Legal address: 220600 Minsk, Kirova str. 8/ 2
Tel.: +375 (17) 228-51-94
Chairman – Nikolay Konstantinovich Ananyev
Specialized educational and sports institutions that develop short track in Minsk.
State institution “City Center of the Olympic Reserve in Ice disciplines”
Actual address: Minsk, Pobediteley Ave., 111. SS “Skating Stadium” MKSK “Minsk Arena”
Tel.: +375 (17) 279-04-95, tel/fax 279-04-97
Director – Novakovich Alexander Nikolaevich (tel. 209-07-34)