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Lachlan Hay
Lachlan Hay (born in ) is an Australian short-track speed-skater. Hay competed at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics for Australia. In 2006, he was a member of the Australian 5000 metre relay team, which placed fourth in the semifinal, then won the B final to end up 6th overall. In 2010, he finished 4th in the opening round of the 1000 metres, failing to advance. His overall finish in the 1000 was 26th. As of 2013, Hay's best performance at the World Championships came in 2007, when he placed 7th as part of the Australian 5000 metre relay team. His best individual finish is 13th, in the 2012 1500 metres. As of 2013, Hay has not finished on the podium on the ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup The Short Track Speed Skating World Cup is a series of international short track speed skating competitions, organised yearly by the International Skating Union since the winter of 1998/1999. Every year during the winter, a number of competitions on .... His top World Cup ranking i ... [...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, 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 spee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
