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Aika Klein
Aika Klein (born in Rostock) is a German short track speed skater. Klein competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, 2002, 2006 Winter Olympics, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, 2010 Winter Olympics for Germany. In 2002, she was a member of the German Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics - Women's 3000 metre relay, 3000 metre relay team, which finished fourth in the semifinals and the B Final, ending up 8th overall. In 2006, she finished third in her opening round race of the Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's 500 metres, 500 metres, was disqualified in the Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's 1000 metres, 1000 metres and fifth in the first race of the Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's 1500 metres, 1500 metres, failing to advance in any of the events. She was also part of the Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's 3000 metre relay, 3000 metre relay team, which f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Track Speed Skating
Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, 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 (derived from Europe), 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) ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
