Speedskating Links

400 Meter Ovals in US

• Bunny Sheffield Olympic Speedskating Oval - Lake Placid, NY
  This is where Eric Heiden made Olympic history in 1980 by capturing an unprecedented five gold medals.
• John Rose Minnesota Oval - Roseville, MN
  The John Rose MN Oval is the largest outdoor skating facility in the world, featuring an 110,000 square foot slab of concrete used for ice-skating in the winter and inline skating in the summer and has hosted events such as World Cup Speedskating, World and National Bandy Championships, and Aggressive Skating and Biking competitions.  
• Pettit National Ice Center - Milwaukee, WI
  The 400-meter ice-oval glistens in the enormous arena. It surrounds not one, but two international sized rinks. It is one of the few indoor 400-meter speed skating ovals in the world and is the official training center of the US Olympic Speedskating Team.
• United States High Altitude Sports Center - Butte, MT
  (no web site found)
• Utah Olympic Oval - Salt Lake City
  (no official site until after games)

Organizations

• Amateur Speedskating Association of Illinois (ASAI) 
  This website is your first link to speed skating in Illinois and includes meet forms, schedules and state records.
• Amateur Speedskating Union of the United States (ASU)
  The Amateur Speedskating Union is a non-profit, charitable organization with IRS 501c3 tax status. Contributions are deductible for income tax purposes.
• International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  The International Paralympic Committee is the international representative organization of elite sports for athletes with disabilities. IPC organizes, supervises and co-ordinates the Paralympic Games and other multi-disability competitions on elite sports level.
• International Seniors' Speed Skating Committee  (ISSSC)
• International Skating Union (ISU)
• North American Marathon Skating Organization 
  Non-profit association is dedicated to promoting the sport of outdoor marathon ice skating in the USA and Canada.
• Speed Skating Canda
  Speed Skating Canada is the national governing body responsible for the advancement and growth of speed skating in Canada.
• United States Olympic Committee (USOC)
  The USOC is the custodian of the U.S. Olympic Movement and is the moving force for the support of sports in the United States that are on the programs of the Olympic and/or Pan American Games. The USOC is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the sole agency in the United States whose mission involves training, entering and underwriting the full expenses for the United States teams in the Olympic and Pan American Games.
• U.S. Speedskating
  Representing the US speedskating faction of the ISU, this is billed as "the official site for US speedskating".
• World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
  The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) promotes and coordinates, at international level, the fight against doping in all its forms. Through this autonomous agency, the Olympic Movement and the world's public authorities have intensified their efforts to keep drugs out of sport.

Equipment

• Bont Skates
• Craft
• IceBeams International
• Maple Skates
• Marchese Racing
• NZ Manufacturing, Inc.
• Old School Industries, Inc.
• Pennington Speed Equipment
• Raps
• Sabre Boots and Racing Equipment
• Special Equipment Co.
• Viking Skates
• Young Originals
• Zandstra Sport
• Zamboni

Publications & E-Zines

• FaSST: Fitness and Speedskating Times
• Ice Chips
• Racing Blade
• Speedskating World

Miscellaneous

• Cyberscoreboard
  Latest stats using Lynx software which supplies the latest results generation and handling technology to the sporting industry. Currently Short Track only.
• NiceRinks™ 
  A family owned and operated company for over 52 years, NiceRink offers a terrific array of do-it-yourself ice rinks and supporting accessories at decent prices. Their products are designed to "take the hassle out of putting an ice rink in your backyard".
• Salt Lake 2002  
  The official site of the 2002 Winter Games
• Skatebase - The only site where you can find regular updated statistics of current indoor, outdoor, and junior speedskating.
• Speedskating.com 
  Commercial site with loads of info about speedskating and in-line skating; welcomes news releases from event organizers and speedskating associations and articles submitted by users.
• Speed Skating Results 
  The site states, "Complete results of the major speed skating events in history. Historic results of World Cups and national championships are being added to the site as well, while the results of the current season are of course also available." Lots of other info offered in this great site. 
• Torino 2006 
  The official site of the 2006 Winter Games
• Zamboni 
  In 1999, Frank J. Zamboni & Co. Inc. celebrated its 50th Anniversary.