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Table of contentsTable of contents

1. History1. History

2. Training in Summer and in Winter2. Training in Summer and in Winter

3. Distances3. Distances

4. Rules4. Rules

5. Our Biggest Stars5. Our Biggest Stars

6. Ice Skating in Other Countries6. Ice Skating in Other Countries

History of Ice SkatingHistory of Ice Skating

3000 BC: The first ice 3000 BC: The first ice skaters used bones skaters used bones on the iceon the ice1150 AD: The first 1150 AD: The first skates are used in skates are used in ScandinaviaScandinavia1280 AD: The North 1280 AD: The North American Indians American Indians start playing a game start playing a game similar to ice hockeysimilar to ice hockey

History of Ice SkatingHistory of Ice Skating

1300 AD: The first 1300 AD: The first speed races were speed races were held in the held in the NetherlandsNetherlands1650: People in 1650: People in Germany started to Germany started to skate in their free timeskate in their free time1742: First ice skating 1742: First ice skating club in Edinburgh, club in Edinburgh, ScotlandScotland

History of Ice SkatingHistory of Ice Skating

1848: The first modern 1848: The first modern skates made of steel are skates made of steel are produced in the USAproduced in the USA

1889: The German Ice 1889: The German Ice Skating Association is Skating Association is founded in Berlinfounded in Berlin

1891: The first world 1891: The first world championship team race championship team race is held in Amsterdamis held in Amsterdam

1924: The Winter 1924: The Winter Olympics are held in Olympics are held in Chamonix, France. Ice Chamonix, France. Ice Skating is a part of the Skating is a part of the competition.competition.

TrainingTraining

Training in SummerTraining in Summer

Stamina, staying powerStamina, staying power: We : We train stamina with bikes and on train stamina with bikes and on a 400m race track.a 400m race track.Speed:Speed: We train strength and We train strength and technique to become faster.technique to become faster.Strength:Strength: We work out in the We work out in the studio and go biking to gain studio and go biking to gain muscle power.muscle power.TechniqueTechnique is trained on the is trained on the sliding board. We especially sliding board. We especially train the pushing forward train the pushing forward there, and also work a lot with there, and also work a lot with inline skates. inline skates.

Training in WinterTraining in Winter

Stamina, staying power:Stamina, staying power: First First we do five rounds on the ice. we do five rounds on the ice. Then we start with the long Then we start with the long distance training.distance training.Speed:Speed: You gain speed You gain speed through training strength and through training strength and technique.technique.Strength:Strength: We work out in the We work out in the studio and also play football in studio and also play football in winter.winter.Technique:Technique: We get better by We get better by meditating on both going meditating on both going straight as well as making a straight as well as making a curve. It works!curve. It works!

DistancesDistancesAdolescentsAdolescents MenMen WomenWomen100 m100 m 500 m500 m 500 m500 m

300m300m 1000m1000m 700 m700 m

500 m500 m 1500 m1500 m 1000 m1000 m

700m700m 3000 m3000 m 1500 m1500 m

1000m1000m 5000m5000m 2000 m2000 m

10000m10000m 2500 m2500 m

3000 m3000 m

4000 m4000 m

4500 m4500 m

5000 m5000 m

RulesRules

Competitors draw shorts in order to Competitors draw shorts in order to receive their starting number so it is fair.receive their starting number so it is fair.

In a curve, the skaters must not cross the In a curve, the skaters must not cross the inner boundaries of the track to cut short.inner boundaries of the track to cut short.

The skater who is running on the inner The skater who is running on the inner track wears a ribbon.track wears a ribbon.

The third runner who causes a false start The third runner who causes a false start is disqualified.is disqualified.

Our biggest star: Anni FriesingerOur biggest star: Anni Friesinger

Germany is one of the Germany is one of the most succesfull ice most succesfull ice skating nations (together skating nations (together with the Netherlands and with the Netherlands and Canada).Canada).

Our most successful Our most successful skater is Anni from Inzell skater is Anni from Inzell which is not far from which is not far from Munich. She won many Munich. She won many gold medals.gold medals.

Our biggest stars: 2Our biggest stars: 2

The German Golden Girls!

Ice skating in other countriesIce skating in other countries

Italy

Ice skating in other countriesIce skating in other countries

In Romania, ice In Romania, ice dancing (or figure dancing (or figure skating) is very skating) is very popular, and the popular, and the Romanians are very Romanians are very good at the different good at the different competions.competions.

Romania

Ice dancing in RomaniaIce dancing in Romania

In Romania, skating began to be practiced in the second In Romania, skating began to be practiced in the second half of the 19th Century. half of the 19th Century. On the 17th of February 1874, the members of the On the 17th of February 1874, the members of the “Skating Association” from Cluj took part in the first “Skating Association” from Cluj took part in the first public contest. public contest. Nowadays, the best Romanian skater is Gheorghe Nowadays, the best Romanian skater is Gheorghe Chiper. He lives and trains himself in Switzerland; he has Chiper. He lives and trains himself in Switzerland; he has a good evolution, his performances being better every a good evolution, his performances being better every year. In 2004, at Figure Skating European Championship year. In 2004, at Figure Skating European Championship in Budapest, he was on the 9th place and the same year, in Budapest, he was on the 9th place and the same year, at the World Championship, he reached the 17th place. at the World Championship, he reached the 17th place.

Ice dancing in RomaniaIce dancing in Romania

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