4. Ice Skating

The Dutch were the first to skate across frozen rivers and canals. Very quickly the sport spread to other parts of Europe and North America. Today there are two main skating events : speed skating and figure skating.


Speed Skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz
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