2026 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
| 2026 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Maurice Richard Arena |
| Location | Montreal, Canada |
| Dates | 13–15 March |
The 2026 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships were held from 13 to 15 March 2026 at the Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal, Canada.
Schedule
The Championships consisted of nine events: three individual events for men and women and three team events.[1]
| Fri 13 | Sat 14 | Sun 15 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 500 m | H | R, QF, SF, F | |
| 1000 m | H | R, QF, SF, F | ||
| 1500 m | QF | R, SF, F | ||
| 5000 m relay | QF | SF | F | |
| Women | 500 m | H | R, QF, SF, F | |
| 1000 m | H | R, QF, SF, F | ||
| 1500 m | QF | R, SF, F | ||
| 3000 m relay | SF, F | |||
| Mixed | 2000 m relay | QF | SF | F |
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Canada* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | China | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | Steven Dubois Canada |
40.153 | Jens van 't Wout Netherlands |
40.329 | Furkan Akar Turkey |
40.641 |
| 1000 m | Rim Jong-un South Korea |
1:25.805 | Jens van 't Wout Netherlands |
1:26.315 | Niall Treacy Great Britain |
1:26.660 |
| 1500 m | Rim Jong-un South Korea |
2:14.974 | Thomas Nadalini Italy |
2:15.218 | Stijn Desmet Belgium |
2:15.327 |
| 5000 m relay | Canada Maxime Laoun William Dandjinou Félix Roussel Steven Dubois Jordan Pierre-Gilles |
6:56.578 | China Zhang Bohao Li Kun Zhu Yiding Li Yuheng Song Guixu |
6:58.309 | Italy Pietro Sighel Luca Spechenhauser Lorenzo Previtali Thomas Nadalini |
7.36.693 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | Xandra Velzeboer Netherlands |
41.761 | Selma Poutsma Netherlands |
42.026 | Chiara Betti Italy |
42.228 |
| 1000 m | Kim Gil-li South Korea |
1:28.843 | Xandra Velzeboer Netherlands |
1:28.852 | Elisa Confortola Italy |
1:28.920 |
| 1500 m | Kim Gil-li South Korea |
2:31.003 | Xandra Velzeboer Netherlands |
2:31.298 | Corinne Stoddard United States |
2:31.386 |
| 3000 m relay | Netherlands Zoë Deltrap Michelle Velzeboer Xandra Velzeboer Selma Poutsma Diede van Oorschot |
4:10.519 | Italy Elisa Confortola Arianna Sighel Chiara Betti Gloria Ioriatti Margherita Betti |
4:10.570 | China Wang Xinran Gong Li Zhang Chutong Wang Ye Yang Jinru |
4:11.185 |
Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 m relay | Italy Elisa Confortola Pietro Sighel Chiara Betti Thomas Nadalini Luca Spechenhauser Arianna Sighel |
2:39.275 | Canada Florence Brunelle Danaé Blais William Dandjinou Steven Dubois Courtney Sarault Félix Roussel |
2:39.405 | Belgium Stijn Desmet Hanne Desmet Ward Pétré Tineke den Dulk Adriaan Dewagtere |
2:40.184 |
Participating nations
The final entry list contains 38 participating nations and more than 200 participants, including substitutes:[2]
- Australia (3)
- Austria (2)
- Belgium (11)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
- Brazil (1)
- Bulgaria (4)
- Canada (12)
- China (11)
- Croatia (3)
- Czech Republic (3)
- France (7)
- Great Britain (6)
- Germany (3)
- Hong Kong (2)
- Hungary (15)
- India (1)
- Ireland (1)
- Italy (16)
- Japan (16)
- Kazakhstan (9)
- South Korea (16)
- Latvia (4)
- Lithuania (1)
- Luxembourg (1)
- Netherlands (19)
- Norway (3)
- New Zealand (1)
- Philippines (1)
- Poland (9)
- Singapore (1)
- Slovenia (1)
- Serbia (1)
- Switzerland (1)
- Slovakia (3)
- Thailand (2)
- Turkey (2)
- Ukraine (6)
- United States (13)
References
- ^ "Announcement: ISU CNSG Short Track World Championships 2026" (PDF). International Skating Union. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ "Final Entry List" (PDF). International Skating Union. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.