Speed Skating

5. Shorter, more tactical form of the sport raced on a hockey-sized rink:
6. Long‑track skating venue shape (4 letters)
8. American short track star who won gold in 2002
9. The suit worn by skaters to reduce air resistance
11. The curved part of the blade used in long track skating
13. The technique of crossing one skate over the other while turning
14. Dutch arena famous for hosting major international competitions in Heerenveen
16. Equipment piece used to protect short track skaters from blade cuts (two words)
17. Canadian long track legend with five Olympic gold medals (last name)
18. The 500-meter Olympic champion from the Netherlands in 2018 (first name Sven)

1. City that hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics
2. The race distance that is only skated by men at the Olympics (number of meters)
3. Country famous for orange‑clad speed skating fans (11 letters)
4. Olympic oval in Utah known for world records:
7. Type of speed skating raced on a standard 400-meter oval:
10. The maximum number of skaters per race in Olympic short track individual events
12. Norwegian speed skating legend, often called the “Flying Dutchman” rival (last name Bloemen)
15. Governing body for international speed skating (abbreviation)
16. Winter Olympic Games host city in 1988 where speed skating moved indoors for the first time
19. Country that has dominated long track speed skating for decades