U.S. Speedskating is the National Governing

Body of Olympic-style speedskating. It was

founded in 1966 when a small group of

speedskating enthusiasts broke away from the

Amateur Skating Union (ASU) to form the United

States International Speedskating Association

(USISA), an organization whose primary

responsibility, at that time, was world teams.

The USISA adopted the name U.S. Speedskating

for public relations and marketing purposes in

November of 1993. U.S. Speedskating is a member

of the U.S. Olympic Committee and International

Skating Union.

In addition to selecting and preparing teams to

represent the United States in international

competition, U.S. Speedskating is also a

membership organization with more than 2,000

registered skaters. The organization also

manages four national teams, the U.S. National

Sprint Team, Allround Team, Junior Long Track

Team, and the U.S. National Short Track Team.

The official training site for the sprint,

allround and junior long track teams is the

Pettit National Ice Center, in Milwaukee, Wis.

The short track team is located at Northern

Michigan University in Marquette, Mich.

U.S. Speedskating has worked closely with the

Amateur Skating Union (ASU) in the grassroots

development of speedskating. Among those ASU

programs which are supported by U.S.

Speedskating is the pioneering program, whereby

a representative travels to new areas in an

effort to teach interested parties how to form

an organization, hold a meet, etc. U.S.

Speedskating also provides grants for skaters'

travel to the North American Championships,

provides funding for the production of

promotional speedskating materials, including

training tapes and development materials, and

supports joint camps in the summertime.

To further encourage participation in

speedskating, U.S. Speedskating has also held

"inline-to-ice" camps, encouraging inline

skaters to cross-over to the ice for a weekend

and try their luck on speedskates.

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