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⛸️ Speed Skating on a 400 m Oval (2D)

Top-down 2D point-mass model of long-track speed skating on a 400 m oval: air drag, ice friction, cornering lean and a critical-power energy budget decide the race time against world-record pace. Drag the skater or the corner radius handle.

Sports Physics & Biomechanics2DAdvanced60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

Details

CategorySports Physics & Biomechanics

RenderingCanvas 2D

DifficultyAdvanced

Target FPS60

ControlsEvent chips (500 m to 10 000 m, altitude, upright posture, free skate); sliders for target power, critical power, anaerobic reserve, drag area, altitude, mass, corner radius and time scale; drag the skater along the track or the pink handle to change the corner radius; pause, step and reset buttons.

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⚙ Under the hood

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install