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Daan Breeuwsma
Daan Breeuwsma (born 29 December 1987) is a Dutch male Short track speed skating, short-track speed-skater. His partner is short track speed skater Rianne de Vries, who was also part of the national team at the 2014 Winter Olympics. References External links * *Daan Breeuwsma's profile , from http://www.sochi2014.com . Retrieved 18 February 2014. 1987 births Living people Dutch male short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters for the Netherlands Short track speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Heerenveen World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Track Speed Skating
Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the same size as an Olympic-sized figure skating rink and an international-sized ice hockey rink. Related sports include long track speed skating and inline speed skating. History Short-track skating developed from speed skating events that were held with mass starts. This form of speed skating was mainly practised in the United States and Canada, as opposed to the international form, where athletes skated in pairs. At the 1932 Winter Olympics, speed skating events were conducted in the mass start form. Competitions in North America tended to be held indoors, for example in Madison Square Garden, New York, and therefore on shorter tracks than was usual for outdoor skating. In 1967, the International Skating Union (ISU) adopted short-track speed skating, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
