▁King ▁E yst ein ▁Magn us son , ▁later ▁King ▁E yst ein ▁I ▁of ▁Norway , ▁bo asts ▁of ▁his ▁skills ▁racing ▁on ▁ice ▁legs . ▁ ▁However , ▁sk ating ▁and ▁speed ▁sk ating ▁was ▁not ▁ ▁limited ▁to ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁and ▁Sc and in avia ; ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 2 , ▁a ▁Sc ots man ▁designed ▁a ▁sk ate ▁with ▁an ▁iron ▁bla de . ▁It ▁was ▁iron - bl aded ▁sk ates ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁sk ating ▁and , ▁in ▁particular , ▁speed ▁sk ating . ▁By ▁ 1 6 4 2 , ▁the ▁first ▁official ▁sk ating ▁club , ▁The ▁Sk ating ▁Club ▁Of ▁Edinburgh , ▁was ▁born , ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 3 , ▁the ▁world ▁saw ▁its ▁first ▁official ▁speed ▁sk ating ▁race , ▁at ▁Wis be ch ▁on ▁the ▁F ens ▁in ▁England ▁for ▁a ▁prize ▁sum ▁of ▁ 7 0 ▁gu ine as . ▁While ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁people ▁began ▁tour ing ▁the ▁water ways ▁connecting ▁the ▁ 1 1 ▁cities ▁of ▁F ries land , ▁a ▁challenge ▁which ▁eventually ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁El f sted ento cht . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁known ▁official ▁speed ▁sk ating ▁competition ▁for ▁women ▁was ▁in ▁He eren ve en , ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁from ▁ 1 ▁to ▁ 2 ▁February ▁ 1 8 0 5 . ▁The ▁competition ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁T rij nt je ▁Piet ers ▁West ra . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁North