The Dutch Super Sprint Championships of
speed skating
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, organised by the
KNSB, is the official
Dutch
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championship
In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.
Championship systems
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Title match system
In this system ...
to determine the Dutch Super Sprint champion. The Sprint distance championships date back to 1991 for men and 1992 for women.
Usually two distances are skated twice, the 100m and the 300m. The championships were created as a modern substitute in indoor skating rinks for the more traditional straight track form used in ''
Kortebaanschaatsen
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'' tournaments over a distance of 140 and 160 meters, which are only available in winter on city canals. In 2013 and 2014 a new format called 'Pure Sprint' was introduced where competitors skate the 100, 300, and 500 meters once each.
Men's super sprint
Source
www.schaatsen.nl
Women's super sprint
Source
www.schaatsen.nl
References
{{Dutch Speed Skating Champs
Dutch Speed Skating Championships
Speed skating in the Netherlands