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Rule 288, paragraph 1.f) requires that all speed skates have the tubes closed and the blade ends rounded off, with a minimum radius of 10 mm. Blades must be fixed to the boot at a minimum of two points with no moveable parts — this is the provisio...

a) requires a safety-type helmet that complies with the current ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) standard, or another standard approved by the ISU for Short Track. Helmets must have a regular shape and may not have protrusions.

Under Rule 288, paragraph 4, the Heat Box Steward determines in the heat box whether a Skater's equipment meets these safety conditions; Skaters whose equipment does not comply are excluded from the race and recorded as Did Not Start.

Rule 288, paragraph 8.a) requires that during ISU Events and the Olympic Winter Games, all Skaters on the same national Team (Individual and Relay) wear identical uniforms. The name of the country ...

Rule 280, paragraph 1 sets the standard track: for ISU Events, the Olympic Winter Games and Winter Youth Olympic Games, the track is an oval of 111.12 m laid out in a covered, enclosed and heated ice rink of minimum measurements 60 x 30 m. The wid...

Rule 280, paragraph 4 requires track marking blocks of an approved design by the ISU Short Track Technical Committee, with seven blocks used in each curve. Starting lines and the finish line are denoted by lines not more than 2 cm wide, drawn from...

Rule 280, paragraph 5 defines three categories of rink padding system: a Basic/Traditional rink board Padding System, where pads are placed against the boarding surrounding the ice; a Hybrid Padding System, where the boarding is partially removed ...

Under Rule 291, paragraph 8.e), the number of Skaters per race at ISU Events, the Olympic Winter Games and the Winter Youth Olympic Games is fixed by a published table:

Rule 286 defines the officiating panel. The Referee is the chief executive officer and decides all points of dispute and infringements of the rules that can result in sanctions; the Referee's decisions are final (Rule 286, paragraph 4).

At ISU Events, the Olympic Winter Games and the Winter Youth Olympic Games, progression on each distance from the first round to the Finals is by elimination (Rule 291, paragraph 4). g).