The Art Of Speed Skating With Gerard Kemkers | Faster Higher Stronger

Dutch team coach and bronze medal winner in the Calgary 1988 Games; Gerard Kemkers leads us into the world of speed skating in this episode of the Faster Higher Stronger series. Gerard explains the sports intricacies such as the design and maintenance of a speed skater’s blade, the science behind a skater’s positioning and technique and the Olympic disciplines in which both men and women compete in part 1 of our look at the art of speed skating. Follow Speed Skaters and other Olympians on the