Sophie Muir
Encyclopedia
Sophie Muir is an Australia
n speed skater
and a former inline speed skating
world champion. Muir was selected in the Australian squad to compete in the Women's 500 metres
and Women's 1000 metres, at the 2010 Winter Olympics
at Vancouver.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n speed skater
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
and a former inline speed skating
Inline speed skating
Inline speed skating is the sport of racing on inline skates It is often called inline racing by participants. Although it primarily evolved from racing on traditional roller skates, the sport is similar enough to ice speed skating that many competitors are now known to switch between inline and...
world champion. Muir was selected in the Australian squad to compete in the Women's 500 metres
Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres
The women's 500 metres speed skating competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Richmond Olympic Oval on 16th February 2010.- Records :Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.500 meters...
and Women's 1000 metres, at the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
at Vancouver.
External links
- Profile - Australian Olympic Winter Team.