▁ ▁Techn ical ▁develop ments ▁ ▁Art ific ial ▁ ices ▁entered ▁the ▁long ▁track ▁compet itions ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Winter ▁Olympics , ▁and ▁the ▁compet itions ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁on ▁Lake ▁Mis ur ina ▁were ▁the ▁last ▁Olympic ▁compet itions ▁on ▁natural ▁ice . ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁also ▁saw ▁the ▁first ▁Winter ▁Olympic ▁compet itions ▁for ▁women . ▁L idia ▁Sk ob lik ova ▁won ▁two ▁gold ▁med als ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁four ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁More ▁aer od ynamic ▁sk ating ▁su its ▁were ▁also ▁developed , ▁with ▁Swiss ▁sk ater ▁Franz ▁K rien b ühl ▁( who ▁finished ▁ 8 th ▁on ▁the ▁Olympic ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0   m ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 6 ) ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁development . ▁After ▁a ▁while , ▁national ▁teams ▁took ▁over ▁development ▁of ▁body ▁su its , ▁which ▁are ▁also ▁used ▁in ▁short ▁track ▁sk ating , ▁though ▁without ▁head cover ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁suit — short ▁track ers ▁wear ▁hel m ets ▁instead , ▁as ▁falls ▁are ▁more ▁common ▁in ▁mass - start ▁races . ▁Su its ▁and ▁ind oor ▁sk ating , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁cla p ▁sk ate , ▁has ▁helped ▁to ▁lower ▁long ▁track ▁world ▁records ▁consider ably ; ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁average ▁speed ▁on ▁the ▁men ' s ▁ 1 5