Winter Olympic Skating Shoe Trivia: There are four events in the Winter Olympics that require skating, namely short track speed skating, speed skating, figure skating and ice hockey. If you pay attention, the skates used in each project are different, especially in the use of ice blades, which can be said to be very different.
Speed skating: The ice knife used for speed skating is the longest, and the longer the ice knife, the more suitable it is for stable power. Moreover, the speed skating ice knife is only fixed to the shoe at the front end, and with the help of the pull spring, the ice can be pedaled a certain distance and produce greater speed.
Short Track Speed Skating: Short track speed skating has a slightly shorter ice knife than speed skating. Because the turning radius of short-track skating is small, in order to facilitate the left turn, the ice knives are fixed to the left of the shoe, while tilting about 15° to the left.
Figure skating: The shorter the ice knife, the more flexible it is, so the ice knife used in figure skating is very different from the speed skating. Not only is it shorter, but it also has serrations at the front of the ice blade for athletes to better control their movements.
Ice hockey: Because the sport of ice hockey is extremely intense, in order to maximize the protection of the player and prevent the player from being tripped by his own ice knife when he suddenly starts, the front and back of the ice hockey knife are designed to be curved. The shorter the ice knife, the more flexible it is, so the ice hockey knife is the shortest of the four types.
