Racing Rules

Only one false start per pair is allowed before athletes can be disqualified from the race. They are not allowed to skate inside their individual lane markers. The inside skate may cross the lane line when entering a corner, providing the gliding skate, the one bearing the skaters weight, remains outside. Skaters must cross over on the backstretch of every lap. The skater moving from the outer lane to the inner lane has the right of way when both skaters exit the corner simultaneously.