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Results and discussion Two speed skating helmet models yielded mean peak linear accelerations at a low-estimated probability range for sustaining a concussion for all three impact conditions.

There's no doubt that speed skating can be a dangerous sport, and even the best athletes experience crashes and other injuries. "There are lots of falls and collisions," says Gee, a team physician for ...

You’d think that Weber’s Skate World would be hot during their speed skating team’s practice. You’d be wrong. Skaters whip by, helmets latched tightly, skates at the perfect angle, leaving ...

Speed staking has been included at every Winter Olympics since 1924. The Netherlands, where speed skating competitions were first held in the 19th century, is historically the most successful speed ...

Right from the start, the sport was extremely popular with skaters — women in nearly equal numbers as men — and with spectators. The 1934 National Skating Championships at Powderhorn Park drew ...

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Canada won six of the nine events at the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Beijing, taking momentum into the ...

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