▁dis qual ified ▁for ▁imp eding ▁when ▁one ▁sk ater ▁cut s ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁another ▁sk ater ▁and ▁causes ▁the ▁first ▁sk ater ▁to ▁stand ▁up ▁to ▁avoid ▁collision ▁or ▁fall . ▁C ut ting ▁inside ▁the ▁track ▁occurs ▁when ▁a ▁sk ater ' s ▁sk ates ▁goes ▁inside ▁the ▁blocks ▁which ▁mark ▁the ▁track ▁on ▁the ▁ice . ▁If ▁dis qual ified ▁the ▁sk ater ▁will ▁be ▁given ▁last ▁place ▁in ▁their ▁heat ▁or ▁final . ▁ ▁Long ▁track ▁R aces ▁are ▁run ▁counter - clock wise ▁on ▁a ▁ 4 0 0 - meter ▁o val . ▁In ▁all ▁individual ▁competition ▁forms , ▁only ▁two ▁sk aters ▁are ▁allowed ▁to ▁race ▁at ▁once . ▁Sk aters ▁must ▁change ▁lan es ▁every ▁lap . ▁The ▁sk ater ▁changing ▁from ▁the ▁outside ▁l ane ▁to ▁the ▁inside ▁has ▁right - of - way . ▁Sk aters ▁may ▁be ▁dis qual ified ▁for ▁false ▁starts , ▁imp eding , ▁and ▁cutting ▁inside ▁the ▁track . ▁If ▁a ▁sk ater ▁miss es ▁their ▁race ▁or ▁falls ▁they ▁have ▁the ▁option ▁to ▁race ▁their ▁distance ▁again . ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁he ats ▁or ▁final s ▁in ▁long ▁track , ▁all ▁rank ings ▁are ▁by ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁starting ▁procedure ▁in ▁long - track ▁speed ▁sk ating ▁consists ▁of ▁three ▁parts . ▁First , ▁the ▁ref eree ▁tells ▁the ▁athlet es ▁to ▁" Go ▁to ▁the ▁start ". ▁Second , ▁the ▁ref eree ▁c ues ▁the ▁athlet es ▁to ▁get ▁" Ready ", ▁and ▁wa