Definition of "speedskater" []

• An athlete who specializes in speedskating (noun)

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• "TORINO While Joey Cheek had to settle for silver Saturday, the USA speedskater is having a Midas touch elsewhere."
• "The leg muscles of someone such as speedskater Shani Davis are likely composed of 80 percent fast-twitch and 20 percent slow, while an Olympic skier who excels at the mass start and pursuit (the longest Nordic events) might have as much as 90 percent slow-twitch and 10 percent fast."
• "In the coming weeks, short-track speedskater Katherine Reutter will be doing heavy lifting to begin renovations on her parents 'house."