▁is ▁known ▁as ▁" short ▁track ". ▁The ▁IS U , ▁the ▁gover ning ▁body ▁of ▁both ▁ice ▁sports , ▁refers ▁to ▁long ▁track ▁as ▁" speed ▁sk ating " ▁and ▁short ▁track ▁as ▁" short ▁track ▁sk ating ". ▁ ▁An ▁international ▁feder ation ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁the ▁first ▁for ▁any ▁winter ▁sport . ▁The ▁sport ▁enjo ys ▁large ▁popular ity ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁Norway ▁and ▁South ▁Korea . ▁There ▁are ▁top ▁international ▁r inks ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁countries , ▁including ▁Canada , ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Germany , ▁Italy , ▁Japan , ▁Russia , ▁Kaz akh stan , ▁China , ▁Bel arus ▁and ▁Poland . ▁A ▁World ▁Cup ▁circuit ▁is ▁held ▁with ▁events ▁in ▁those ▁countries ▁plus ▁two ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁Th ial f ▁ice ▁hall ▁in ▁He eren ve en , ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁Over view ▁ ▁The ▁standard ▁r ink ▁for ▁long ▁track ▁is ▁ 4 0 0 ▁meters ▁long , ▁but ▁tracks ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 , ▁ 2 5 0 ▁and ▁ 3 3 3   met ers ▁are ▁used ▁occasionally . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁Olympic ▁forms ▁of ▁the ▁sport ▁and ▁the ▁one ▁with ▁the ▁longer ▁history . ▁ ▁International ▁Sk ating ▁Union ▁rules ▁allow ▁some ▁le ew ay ▁in ▁the ▁size ▁and ▁radius ▁of ▁curves . ▁ ▁Short ▁track ▁speed ▁sk ating ▁takes ▁place ▁on ▁a ▁smaller ▁r ink , ▁normally ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁an ▁ice ▁hockey ▁r ink , ▁on ▁a ▁ 1