Speed skaters in the Gangneung Oval, Pyeongchang, South Korea Feb 9, 2018

Speed skaters in the Gangneung Oval, Pyeongchang, South Korea

The Gangneung Oval in Pyeongchang, South Korea, is where all the speed-skating action of the 2018 Winter Games will happen. Long-track skaters wear spandex suits to help reduce friction and maybe skate just a bit faster as a result. But the short-track skaters at the games wear Kevlar suits to protect against cuts from other skaters’ blades. Those tight turns can result in collisions, so the cut-proof suits are true lifesavers.

© Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Feb 9, 2019A tale of almonds and bees
Feb 9, 2020Hollywood s big night
Feb 9, 2021What s going on in this sky?
Feb 9, 2022Ceremony Hall at Sweden s Icehotel
Feb 9, 2023Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona
Feb 9, 2024Pegadung Rock, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia
Feb 9, 2025Alstrom Point, Lake Powell, Utah
Feb 9, 2026Amur leopard cat, Russia

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Nov 28, 2024Happy Thanksgiving!
Apr 30, 2025International Jazz Day
Apr 5, 2022Goðafoss waterfall, Iceland
May 7, 2022Astronomy Day
Jul 23, 2023Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Jul 12, 2021A lofty lighthouse and a little ocean spray
Jul 1, 2024Canada Day
Sep 5, 20221934 Labor Day parade, Gastonia, North Carolina
Feb 9, 2026Amur leopard cat, Russia
Jan 17, 2018Train crossing the Tadami River in Japan
Apr 8, 2022Ponta Delgada
Mar 30, 2019Here’s why landmarks are going dark
Nov 10, 202547 years of Badlands National Park
Jun 15, 2024International Surfing Day
Jul 27, 2020A stunning sight in Mexico s wilderness
Mar 4, 2023Mount Pico, Portugal
Mar 11, 2020Anybody out there?
May 13, 2025Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia, Chile
Feb 17, 2024Black History Month
Mar 4, 2019The eloquence of elephants
Dec 13, 2025Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California
Mar 10, 2026Bláhver, Hveravellir, Iceland
Feb 26, 2020 The Crown Jewel of the North Atlantic
Apr 5, 2020The frog prince?
Apr 13, 2021Ruins of a royal temple
Apr 4, 2025National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, DC
May 21, 2020A visionary artist paints his own garden view
May 18, 2025International Museum Day
Oct 13, 2025Cedar Mesa, Utah, for Indigenous Peoples Day
Jan 30, 2025La Brecha de Rolando (Rolands Breach), Spain