| Short-track speed skating at the XXV Olympic Winter Games | |
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 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 |
| Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics | |||
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| Qualification | |||
| 500 m | men | women | |
| 1000 m | men | women | |
| 1500 m | men | women | |
| 2000 m relay | mixed | ||
| 3000 m relay | women | ||
| 5000 m relay | men | ||
Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics will be held at theMilano Ice Skating Arena inMilan,Italy. The races are scheduled to take place between 10 and 20 February 2026.[1] A total of nineshort-track speed skating competitions will be held, the same as in2022. Also the number of quota spots, a total of 112 (56 per gender) stayed the same.
A total quota of 112 athletes are scheduled to compete (57 men and 55 women). Countries were assigned quotas using the results of the2025–26 World Tour in the autumn of 2025.
The following is the competition schedule for all nine events. Sessions that include the event finals are shown inbold.
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 |
A total of 112 athletes qualified to participate, including 110 athletes representing 23 nations and twoIndividual 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)* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Italy* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres details | ||||||
| 1000 metres details | Jens van 't Wout Netherlands | 1:24.537 | Sun Long China | 1:24.565 | Rim Jong-un South Korea | 1:24.611 |
| 1500 metres details | 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 details | ||||||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres details | Xandra Velzeboer Netherlands | 41.609 | Arianna Fontana Italy | 42.294 | Courtney Sarault Canada | 42.427 |
| 1000 metres details | Xandra Velzeboer Netherlands | 1:28.437 | Courtney Sarault Canada | 1:28.523 | Kim Gil-li South Korea | 1:28.614 |
| 1500 metres details | ||||||
| 3000 metre relay details | ||||||
a Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals.
World records (WR) andOlympic 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] |
