Lühirajauisutamine erineb kardinaalselt tavalisest kiiruisutamisest. Uisutajad kasutavad spetsiaalseid uiske, kindaid, kiivrit ning põlvekaitseid. Kaasvõistleja takistamine ja kehakontaktid on sõidu ajal küll reeglitega keelatud, kuid sellele vaatamata võib näha pidevat trügimist, nügimist ja vahele kiilumist. Kukkumine, protestid, vastuprotestid ja tulemuse tühistamised kuuluvad lahutamatu osana selle ala juurde.
Short-track speed skating made its Olympic debut at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France.
The activity of ice skating has given rise to two distinctive sports: figure skating, which involves the performance of various jumps, spins, and dance movements; and speed skating and short-track speed skating, both of which are forms of racing on ice skates.
(Long Track) Speed Skating and Short Track Speed Skating come under the Speed Skating Branch while Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance and Synchronized Skating constitute the Figure Skating Branch.
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In the Olympic Games, long-track speed skating is usually referred to as just "speed skating", while short-track speed skating is known as "short track".
