Alberta Winter Games Sports Information
Estimated Participants
96 Athletes and 16 Coaches
Sport History
Netherlands is the birthplace of speed skating. The first known skating competition is thought to have been held in 1676. Speed skating has been a part of the Olympic program since the first Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix Mont Blanc in 1924. Originally only men participated, but women’s events were included in the 1960 Squaw Valley Games.
Event Location
JJ Parr 4 Wing Red Rink
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