Speed skaters check their blades in preparation for the 1924 Winter Olympic tryouts to be held under the eye of Coach William Taylor at Brentmere...
Oscar Mathisen, world speed skating champion, Norway, 1915. He was World All-Around Champion in 1908 1912 1914. He also set 14 world records.
Skier takes a run during the men's ski cross race on day ten of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Cypress Mountain Resort on February 21, 2010 in...
Michael Schmid of Switzerland competes in a men's ski cross race on day ten of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Cypress Mountain Resort on...
Scott Kneller of Australia competes in a men's ski cross race on day ten of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Cypress Mountain Resort on February...
Richard Spalinger of Switzerland and Thomas Zangerl of Austrias compete in a men's ski cross race on day ten of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at...
Audun Groenvold of Norway and Christopher Delbosco of Canada compete in the men's ski cross race big final on day ten of the Vancouver 2010 Winter...
Andreas Matt of Austria celebrates winning silver, Michael Schmid of Switzerland gold and Audun Groenvold of Norway bronze during the flower ceremony...
Andreas Matt of Austria celebrates winning silver, Michael Schmid of Switzerland gold and Audun Groenvold of Norway bronze during the flower ceremony...
Michael Schmid of Switzerland and Andreas Matt of Austria compete in the men's ski cross big final on day ten of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics...
Christopher Delbosco of Canada and Tommy Eliasson of Sweden competes in a men's ski cross race on day ten of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at...
Michael Schmid of Switzerland celebrates winning the gold medal in men's ski cross on day ten of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Cypress...
Errol Kerr of Jamaica and Davey Barr of Canada compete in a men's ski cross race on day ten of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Cypress Mountain...
Errol Kerr of Jamaica and Davey Barr of Canada compete in a men's ski cross race on day ten of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Cypress Mountain...
Filip Flisar of Slovenia, Christopher Delbosco of Canada and Tommy Eliasson of Sweden compete in a men's ski cross race on day ten of the Vancouver...
Casey Puckett of the United States competes in a men's ski cross qualification race on day ten of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Cypress...
Martin Fiala of Germany competes in a men's ski cross qualification race on day ten of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Cypress Mountain Resort...
Sarah Lindsay of UK compete in the Ladies 1000M heats during day three of the 2008 ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships at Gangneung...
Bode Miller of the United States celebrates taking 1st place during the Alpine FIS Ski World Cup Men's Downhill on January 13, 2008 in Wengen,...
Bode Miller of the United States celebrates taking 1st place during the Alpine FIS Ski World Cup Men's Downhill on January 13, 2008 in Wengen,...
Bode Miller of the United States celebrates taking 1st place during the Alpine FIS Ski World Cup Men's Downhill on January 13, 2008 in Wengen,...
Bode Miller of United States competes on his way to taking 1st place during the Alpine FIS Ski World Cup Men's Downhill on January 13, 2008 in...
French skier Michael Prufer sets a new world record to win the speed skiing demonstration event held at Les Arcs during the 1992 Winter Olympics in...
Gold medal winner Derek Parra of the USA wins in a World and Olympic record time of 1:43.95 during the men's 1500m speed skating event during the...
Jochem Uytdehaage of the Netherlands competes in the men's 1500m speed skating event during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games at the Utah...
Susan Auch of Canada competes in the women's 500m speed skating event during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt...
Gold medal winner Derek Parra of the USA wins the gold in a World and Olympic record time of 1:43.95 during the men's 1500m speed skating event...
Steven Bradbury of Australia celebrates winning the gold medal after crossing the finish line as Mathieu Turcott of Canada lies on the ice behind him...
Gold medal winner Derek Parra of the USA waves to the crowd after his men's 1500m speed skating event during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games...
Rusty Smith of the USA leads the way in the Men's 1500m Short Track Speed Skating heats during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games at the Salt...
Chunlu Wang, bronze, of China, Yang Yang, gold, of China and Evgenia Radanova, silver, of Bulgaria receive their medals for the women's 500m speed...
Apolo Anton Ohno of the USA is ''cross-checked'' by Dong-Sung Kim of Korea in the Men's 1500m Short Track Speed Skating final during the Salt Lake...
Steven Bradbury of the Australia receives the gold medal in the men's 1000m speed skating during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games at the Salt...
Competitor is watched as she speeds round the track in the Women's 1500m Speed Skating event at the Utah Olympic Oval during the Salt Lake City...
Gold medal winner Derek Parra of the USA wins in a World and Olympic record time of 1:43.95 during the men's 1500m speed skating event during the...
Catriona Lemay Doan of Canada competes in the women's 500m speed skating event during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games at the Utah Olympic...
Steven Bradbury of Australia gestures after crossing the finish line to win the gold medal in the men's 1000m speed skating final at the Salt Lake...
Mathieu Turcott of Canada crashes into Apolo Anton Ohno of the USA and Hyun-Soo Ahn of Korea as they compete in the men's 1000m speed skating final...
Steven Bradbury of Australia celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's 1000m speed skating final during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games...
Nick Pearson of the USA competes in the men's 1500m speed skating event during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games at the Utah Olympic Oval in...
Steven Bradbury of Australia celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's 1000m speed skating final during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games...
Claudia Pechstein of Germany in action on her way to winning the gold medal and a new world record time of 6:46.91 in the women's 5000m speed skating...
Mathieu Turcott of Canada, Apolo Anton Ohno of the USA and Hyun-Soo Ahn of Korea all crash into the boards on the last lap of the men's 1000m speed...
Clara Hughes of Canada in action on her way to winning the bronze medal in the women's 5000m speed skating event during the Salt Lake City Winter...
Steven Bradbury of Australia celebrates during the men's 1000m speed skating during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games at the Salt Lake Ice...
Apolo Anton Ohno of the USA leads the men's 1000m speed skating final going into the last lap during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games at the...
Derek Parra of the USA wins the gold medal in a new World and Olympic record time during the men's 1500m speed skating event during the Salt Lake...
Skier performs speed skiing on the Chabriere ski slope in Vars, on March 29, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JEAN-PIERRE CLATOT
France's Simon Billy gets ready to practice speed skiing on the Chabriere ski slope in Vars, on March 29, 2017
Skier performs speed skiing on the Chabriere ski slope in Vars, on March 29, 2017 / AFP PHOTO / JEAN-PIERRE CLATOT
Benny Lindberg of Sweden during the Kilometere Speed Skiing event on 14 July 1978 in Zermatt, Switzerland.
Marc Gagnon of Canada celebrates his win in the men's 500m in front of teammate Jonathan Guilmette who took second during the Salt Lake City Winter...
Team Canada celebrates their win in the men's 5000m speed skating relay final during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games at the Salt Lake Ice...
Marc Gagnon of Canada celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's 500m speed skating final during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games at the...
Claudia Pechstein of Germany in action during the womens 3000m at The European Speed Skating Championships 2005 at TheThialf Ice Stadium on January...
Maren Haugli of Norway in action during the womens 1500m at The European Speed Skating Championships 2005 at TheThialf Ice Stadium on January 8, 2005...
Janica Kostelic of Austria in action during the FIS Ski World Cup 2005 Women's Slalom event on December 12, 2004 in Alternmarkt, Austria.
Speed Skater Ayaka Kikuchi of Japan skates during a training session ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Adler Arena Skating Center on...
Speed skater Claudia Pechstein of Germany smiles during a training session ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Adler Arena Skating Center on...
American skating champion Tenley Albright talks to Eleanora Sears, a former tennis player and long distance walker, London, March 4, 1957.
American skier Cindy Nelson lifts her inner foor from the snow as she swings into a high speed turn at the World Cup, January 1, 1974.
Clara Hughes of Canada smiles on the podium after winning Ladies 5000 metres event with Gretha Smit of Netherlands at the World Single Distance Speed...
German athlete Helga Haase , the first female Olympic speed skating champion, attends a reception party for the East German team, circa 1960. Secret...
French speedskier Simon Billy, a world speed skiing record holder of 255.50 km/h set in March 2023, poses during a photo session in Paris on January...
French speedskier Simon Billy, a world speed skiing record holder of 255.50 km/h set in March 2023, poses during a photo session in Paris on January...
French speedskier Simon Billy, a world speed skiing record holder of 255.50 km/h set in March 2023, poses during a photo session in Paris on January...
French speedskier Simon Billy, a world speed skiing record holder of 255.50 km/h set in March 2023, poses during a photo session in Paris on January...
French speedskier Simon Billy, a world speed skiing record holder of 255.50 km/h set in March 2023, poses during a photo session in Paris on January...
French speedskier Simon Billy, a world speed skiing record holder of 255.50 km/h set in March 2023, poses during a photo session in Paris on January...
German speed skater Franziska Schenk at an ISU World Cup Speed Skating meeting, held at the Sportforum Hohenschonhausen in Berlin, Germany, November...
Finlay Mickel of Great Britian in action during the FIS World Cup downhill training at Beaver Creek Ski Resort on December 6, 2002 in Beaver Creek,...
Steven Bradbury of Australia becomes the first ever Gold medal winner for Australia after winning the men's 1000m speed skating final during the Salt...
The Netherlands coaches watch Jachem Uytdehaage set a new World Record of 12.58.92 in the men's 10000m speed skating event during the Salt Lake City...
Jochem Uytdehaage of the Netherlands on his way to a World Record time of 12.58.92 in the men's 10000m speed skating event during the Salt Lake City...
Catriona Lemay Doan of Canada and new Olympic Record holder of a time of 37:30 competes in the women's 500m speed skating event during the Salt Lake...
Jennifer Rodriguez of the USA competes in the women's 3000m speed skating event during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games at the Utah Olympic...
Claudia Pechstein of Germany competes in the women's 3000m speed skating event during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games at the Utah Olympic...
