2026 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships
| ISU World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City, United States |
| Dates | 29 January - 1 February 2026 |
The 2026 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place from 29 January to 1 February 2026 at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City, United States.[1] South Korea, Japan, and China dominated the championship.[2]
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | China | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| United States* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres | Sean Shuai United States |
41.031 | Lee Yoon-seok South Korea |
41.585 | Taiga Sasaki Japan |
41.615 |
| 1000 metres | Park Seo-jun South Korea |
1:23.802 | Li Yuheng China |
1:23.903 | Bogdan Vekhov Kazakhstan |
1:24.177 |
| 1500 metres | Taiga Sasaki Japan |
2:24.100 | Wang Tianyou China |
2:24.363 | Yuta Fuchigami Japan |
2:24.695 |
| 3000 metres relay | China Li Yuheng Wang Tianyou Zhang Zixia Zhang Xinzhe |
3:57.832 | Japan Yuta Fuchigami Raito Kida Taiga Sasaki Hirochika Yamaguchi |
3:58.997 | United States Wesley Jones Julius Kazanecki Sean Shuai Benjamin Sullivan |
4:06.253 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres | Courtney Charlong Canada |
43.601 | Oh Song-mi South Korea |
43.732 | Kíra Judit Amschl Hungary |
43.929 |
| 1000 metres | Ayano Sekiguchi Japan |
1:29.915 | Kang Min-ji South Korea |
1:29.953 | Courtney Charlong Canada |
1:30.269 |
| 1500 metres | Oh Song-mi South Korea |
2:25.908 | Kim Min-ji South Korea |
2:25.909 | Hao Ruoxuan China |
2:26.131 |
| 3000 metres relay | South Korea Kang Min-ji Kim Min-ji Oh Song-mi Yu Su-min |
4:11.611 | China Hao Ruoxuan Kuang Junyu Li Jinzi Lin Jingyi |
4:12.345 | Kazakhstan Anastassiya Galechina Nuria Alpysbay Polina Omelchuk Guldana Zhalmukhan |
4:19.054 |
Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 metre relay | South Korea Kim Min-ji Oh Song-mi Lee Yoon-seok Park Seo-jun Kang Min-ji Kim You-sung |
2:42.149 | Netherlands Birgit Radt Djoeke Schmitz Jesper Schmitz Tsjerk van der Meer Jonas de Jong |
2:45.709 | Japan Sarasa Kinami Ayano Sekiguchi Raito Kida Taiga Sasaki Akemi Ishikawa Yuta Fuchigami |
2:44.071 |
External links
References
- ^ "ISU World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships". isu-skating.com. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
- ^ "Asian nations dominate at ISU Short Track Junior World Championships". isu-skating.com. Retrieved 2026-02-03.