Salt Lake City, United States of America
CLAP SKATE BELONGING TO AMERICAN SPEED SKATER PEARSON AT WINTER GAMES.
Speek skater Nick Pearson of the United States pushes off at the start
of the men's 1500m medal race with his clap skate, at the Salt Lake
2002 Olympic Winter Games, February 19, 2002. Pearson set a new Olympic
record of one minute, 45.51 seconds. The clap skate revolutionized the
sport when it was introduced to competition in 1997, although the
newest model, containing a computer chip, was banned by the
International Skating Union before the Olympic Games. REUTERS/Jerry
Lampen
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