Speed+Track+Skating

== =Short Track Speed Skating-What you wear=

= Gloves = These are used to protect the skater’s hands from blades. They are especially important for when going around a curve because skaters put their hands on ice to help maintain balance.

= Goggles = These are not required but some skaters wear them to protect their eyes from wind and ice chips.

= Helmet = Hard plastic helmets help prevent head injuries.

= Protective Wear = Knee,shin and sometimes neck guards offer protection from the blades from the skater in front.

=Skintight Suite= These mold to the skaters body to reduce wind resistance.

=Skates= These skates lace higher than usual skates.They are extremley sharp to grip ice.

= Different events in Short Track Speed Skating. =

=Who won the gold?= Men's 500-Charles Hamelin Men’s 1,000-Jung-Su Lee Men’s 1,500-Jung-Su Lee Men’s 5,000 Relay- Canada

Women’s 1500-Yang Zhou Women’s 1000-Meng Wang Women’s 500-Meng Wang Woman's 3000 Relay-China