Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics
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Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics was held at the Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan, Italy. The races took place between 10 and 20 February 2026.[1] A total of nine short-track speed skating competitions were held, the same as in 2022. Also the number of quota spots, a total of 112 (56 per gender) stayed the same.
| Short-track speed skating at the XXV Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
Short-track speed skating pictogram | |
| Venue | Milano Ice Skating Arena |
| Dates | 10–20 February |
| No. of events | 9 (4 men, 4 women, 1 mixed) |
| Competitors | 112 |
Qualification
A total quota of 112 athletes are scheduled to compete (57 men and 55 women). Countries were assigned quotas using the results of the 2025–26 World Tour in the autumn of 2025.
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for all nine events. Sessions that included the event finals are shown in bold.
All times are (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | Event | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 February | 10:30 | Women's 500 metres | Heats |
| 11:08 | Men's 1000 metres | Heats | |
| 11:53 | Mixed team relay | Quarterfinals | |
| 12:23 | Semifinals | ||
| 12:48 | Finals | ||
| 12 February | 20:15 | Women's 500 metres | Quarterfinals |
| 20:58 | Semifinals | ||
| 21:16 | Finals | ||
| 20:29 | Men's 1000 metres | Quarterfinals | |
| 21:05 | Semifinals | ||
| 21:37 | Finals | ||
| 14 February | 20:15 | Men's 1500 metres | Quarterfinals |
| 21:44 | Semifinals | ||
| 22:27 | Finals | ||
| 20:59 | Women's 1000 metres | Heats | |
| 22:00 | Women's 3000 metre relay | Semifinals | |
| 16 February | 11:00 | Women's 1000 metres | Quarterfinals |
| 11:55 | Semifinals | ||
| 12:36 | Finals | ||
| 11:18 | Men's 500 metres | Heats | |
| 12:04 | Men's 5000 metre relay | Semifinals | |
| 18 February | 20:15 | Men's 500 metres | Quarterfinals |
| 20:42 | Semifinals | ||
| 21:24 | Finals | ||
| 20:50 | Women's 3000 metre relay | Finals | |
| 20 February | 20:15 | Women's 1500 metres | Quarterfinals |
| 21:00 | Semifinals | ||
| 21:56 | Finals | ||
| 21:17 | Men's 5000 metre relay | Finals |
Participating nations
A total of 112 athletes qualified to participate, including 110 athletes representing 23 nations and two Individual Neutral Athletes.
The numbers in parentheses represents the number of participants entered.
Australia (1)
Austria (1)
Belgium (6)
Canada (10)
China (10)
Croatia (2)
Czech Republic (1)
France (6)
Great Britain (1)
Hong Kong (2)
Hungary (6)
Individual Neutral Athletes (2)
Italy (10)
Japan (9)
Kazakhstan (4)
Latvia (2)
Netherlands (10)
Poland (5)
Slovakia (1)
South Korea (10)
Turkey (2)
Ukraine (2)
United States (8)
Uzbekistan (1)
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  South Korea | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 |  Canada | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  Italy* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Steven Dubois Canada | 40.835 | Melle van 't Wout Netherlands | 40.912 | Jens van 't Wout Netherlands | 41.908 |
| 1000 metres |
Jens van 't Wout Netherlands | 1:24.537 | Sun Long China | 1:24.565 | Rim Jong-un South Korea | 1:24.611 |
| 1500 metres |
Jens van 't Wout Netherlands | 2:12.219 | Hwang Dae-heon South Korea | 2:12.304 | Roberts Krūzbergs Latvia | 2:12.376 |
| 5000 metre relay |
Netherlands Teun Boer Friso Emons Jens van 't Wout Melle van 't Wout Itzhak de Laat[a] | 6:51.847 | South Korea Hwang Dae-heon Lee Jeong-min Lee June-seo Rim Jong-un Shin Dong-min[a] | 6:52.239 | Italy Pietro Sighel Thomas Nadalini Luca Spechenhauser Andrea Cassinelli | 6:52.335 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Xandra Velzeboer Netherlands | 41.609 | Arianna Fontana Italy | 42.294 | Courtney Sarault Canada | 42.427 |
| 1000 metres |
Xandra Velzeboer Netherlands | 1:28.437 | Courtney Sarault Canada | 1:28.523 | Kim Gil-li South Korea | 1:28.614 |
| 1500 metres |
Kim Gil-li South Korea | 2:32.076 | Choi Min-jeong South Korea | 2:32.450 | Corinne Stoddard United States | 2:32.578 |
| 3000 metre relay |
South Korea Choi Min-jeong Kim Gil-li Shim Suk-hee Noh Do-hee Lee So-yeon[a] | 4:04.014 | Italy Elisa Confortola Arianna Fontana Chiara Betti Arianna Sighel | 4:04.107 | Canada Danaé Blais Florence Brunelle Kim Boutin Courtney Sarault | 4:04.314 |
Mixed event
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 metre relay |
Italy Elisa Confortola Arianna Fontana Thomas Nadalini Pietro Sighel Chiara Betti[a] Luca Spechenhauser[a] | 2.39.019 | Canada Kim Boutin William Dandjinou Félix Roussel Courtney Sarault Florence Brunelle[a] Steven Dubois[a] | 2.39.258 | Belgium Hanne Desmet Stijn Desmet Tineke den Dulk Ward Pétré | 2.39.353 |
a Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals.
Records
World records (WR) and Olympic records (OR) set during the competition.
| Event | Date | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | Record | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed 2000 metre relay | 10 February | Final B | Xandra Velzeboer Michelle Velzeboer Teun Boer Jens van 't Wout |
Netherlands |
2:35.537 | OR | [2] |
| Women's 500 metres | 12 February | Semifinal 1 | Xandra Velzeboer | Netherlands |
41.399 | WR, OR | [3] |