Speed skating: how it is set up and scored.
Long track speed skating is an individual sport raced on a 400 metre oval with two lanes, skaters competing in pairs and changing lanes each lap on the back straight. Distances run from 500 to 10000 metres, each raced against the clock in a single run. The result is recorded as elapsed time to a hundredth of a second. ISU Speed Skating rules apply, administered in Britain by British Ice Skating.
How speed skating is set up.
- Size
- 178.46460937269092 m by 68 m
- Match
- 1 race
- Squad
- 1 on the field per side, no rolling substitutes
- Scoring
- A score is a win; the result is in wins.
- Rules
- ISU Sports Rules, Speed Skating (June 2026)
How a result is recorded.
There is no lineup to pick in speed skating. A coach records these for each athlete at every competition.
Scoring and results
- Race Win
- Podium Finish
- Personal Best Time
- Track Record
Playmaking and performance
- Qualified
Turnovers and non-finishes
- Fall
- DNF (Did Not Finish)
Discipline
- False Start
- Lane Infringement
- Disqualified
Pick the shape, drag your players onto it and share the team sheet with parents before the game. The Vanta Club app is free.
