speed skater
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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At the head of a delegation of 46 athletes, Heraskevych marched in Milan last week as his country's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, alongside speed skater Yelyzaveta Sydorko.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
They are figure skater Petr Gumennik, cross-country skiers Savelii Korostelev and Dariya Nepryaeva, and speed skater Kseniia Korzhova.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
“We haven’t tried to compare ourselves to San Francisco,” said O’Hare, a former Olympic short-track speed skater.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
That’s probably because the right side is activated when a speed skater balances on the right foot to turn left around curves in the track.
From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2024
Some people are comparing him to Eric Heiden, a speed skater who won 5 gold medals in the 1980 Olympics.
From NewsForKids.net • Mar. 16, 2023
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