Short-track speed skating at the Winter Olympics

Short-track speed skating has been a part of the Winter Olympics since the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. Before that, it was shown as a demonstration sport at the 1988 games, but those results are not counted in the official records. South Korea has been very successful in this sport, winning many medals, especially gold ones, since it became an official event.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, a skater named Haralds Silovs from Latvia did something no one had done before. He competed in both short track and long track speed skating on the same day. Another amazing achievement happened at the 2014 Winter Olympics when Viktor Ahn won gold medals in all four short track events.

In 2018, the International Olympic Committee added a new event called the mixed relay, where teams of men and women race together over 2000 metres. This change made the short-track schedule last six days instead of five.

Summary

Short-track speed skating became an official event at the Winter Olympics starting in 1992 in Albertville, France. Before that, it was shown as a demonstration sport in the 1988 games, but those results are not counted in the official Olympic records.

Events

Men's

• = official event, (d) = demonstration event

Women's

• = official event, (d) = demonstration event

Mixed

• = official event, (d) = demonstration event

Medal table

Accurate as of 2026 Winter Olympics.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea	28	19	13	60
2	China	12	17	9	38
3	Canada	11	15	16	42
4	Netherlands	8	4	4	16
5	Italy	4	8	7	19
6	United States	4	7	10	21
7	Russia	3	1	1	5
8	Hungary	2	0	2	4
9	Japan	1	0	2	3
10	Australia	1	0	1	2
11	Bulgaria	0	2	1	3
12	ROC	0	1	1	2
13	Belgium	0	0	2	2
14	Great Britain	0	0	1	1
	Latvia	0	0	1	1
	North Korea	0	0	1	1
	Olympic Athletes from Russia	0	0	1	1
	Unified Team	0	0	1	1
Totals (18 entries)		74	74	74	222