1.   As for the men, the clap skates met with grudging resistance, especially among sprinters.

2.   At the Olympics four years ago, FitzRandolph struggled with the new clap skates, having received them later than skaters from other countries.

3.   Boutiette knows the clap skates are as unavoidable during a race as the buildup of lactic acid in his legs.

4.   Boutiette also wears the new clap skates.

5.   Boutiette held the record for one day until a Canadian, Neil Marshall, who also uses clap skates, broke it.

6.   All of those record breakers have worn clap skates.

7.   But clap skates are not as new as they sound.

8.   He seemed kind to a fault, especially since his sport has seen a remarkable technological advancement in the last few years, the clap skate.

9.   Her mother did receive a new pair of the clap skates recently from a Dutch friend, Kirstin said.

10.   In June, Le May Doan put on clap skates for the first time.