ModernskatingperhapsgotitsstartintheNetherlands,whereitwasconsideredanationalrecreationintheearly17thcentury,whennoblesskatedonfrozencanalsforfun.WealthyEuropeanspickedupthesportwhilevisitingtheNetherlands,andBritishroyalssoonbroughtskatingbacktoEnglandinthelate1600s.WhentheThamesfrozeoverin1683,skatingwasamongthemany...
Lausanne, it is the largest free skating rink in all of Europe when it freezes over in winter. On weekends, vendors set up stalls on the surface of the lake itself, selling hot food to hungry skaters. Ice skating is also available on nearby Lake Ter, accessed via the village of Le ...
Modern skating likely got its start in the Netherlands,where it was considered a nationalrecreation in the early 17th century,when nobles skated on frozen canals for fun.WealthyEuropeans picked up the sport while visiting the Netherlands,and British royals soon brought skating back to England in ...
Modern skating perhaps got its start in the Netherlands, where it was considered a national recreation in the early 17th century, when nobles skated on frozen canals for fun. Wealthy Europeans picked up the sport while visiting the Netherlands, and British royals soon brought skating back to Eng...
Lake Skating, Skate Trails and ODR's this is the ultimate winter skating to-do list. Learn where you can do this popular past time at the best places.
Swimmer, Jessika Robson was named Senior Sports Personality of the Year. This year, Jessika became the youngest swimmer to undertake the North Channel Swim, setting a world record of 11 hours and 46 minutes. She also achieved the Irish Triple Crown and competed in her first year of ice swimm...
In the bitter chill of January 1963, amidst howling winds and a landscape cloaked in ice, a legend was born on the frozen waterways of the Netherlands. Eurochannel premieres Ice Storm. In the frosty depths of January 1963, against the backdrop of freezing winds and treacherous ice, thousands...
Deep Freeze Britain; (1) Ice Race: Residents in the Fens Want to Revive a Speed-Skating Event (2) Frozen in Time: As Temperatures Plunged, the Fountains at Birmingham Botanical Gardens Were Iced over (3) Breaking the Ice: Frozen Fountains in Trafalgar Square (4) Taking the Plunge: ...
Ice Dream.Presents photographs of the Netherlands taken by native Co Rentmeester which capture the beauty of his country in winter. Rentmeester feels scenes of skating convey Dutch obsession; A description of the historic Elfstedentocht canal race; Canals that link 11 cities for the race.Adato...
certainly had its origins with the early ice skaters on the frozen canals and rivers of Scandinavia and the Netherlands. With the development of iron blades, speed competitions were enjoyed and held often between villages. The first known organized speed skating race was held in England in 1763.4...