The World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships were a professional team short track speed skating event. They were held once a year in a different country.
The top eight countries from the ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup qualified automatically. Four skaters from each country raced in the 500 meter, and 1000 meters, two skaters from each country race in the 3000 meters and there was a team effort in the 3000 meters relay, for women, and the 5000 meters relay for men. Eight countries are divided into two brackets, and do races. Countries with a first placed skater got 5 points, and 3 points, 2 points, 1 points respectively, the sum of each skater for the races determined the rank. The first placed countries qualified for Final A, last placed country qualified for Final B. Repechage were held for the remaining two qualified countries for Final A.
The Championships was first held in 1991 and was discontinued until further notice by ISU after the 2011 season.
Past results
Men's YearHostGoldSilverBronze1991 Seoul 1992 Minamimaki 1993 Budapest 1994 Cambridge 1995 Zoetermeer 1996 Lake Placid 1997 Seoul 1998 Bormio 1999 St. Louis 2000 The Hague 2001 Minamimaki 2002 Milwaukee 2003 Sofia 2004 Saint Petersburg 2005 Chuncheon 2006 Montreal 2007 Budapest 2008 Harbin 2009 Heerenveen 2010 Bormio 2011 Warsaw
Women's YearHostGoldSilverBronze1991 Seoul 1992 Minamimaki 1993 Budapest 1994 Cambridge 1995 Zoetermeer 1996 Lake Placid 1997 Seoul 1998 Bormio 1999 St. Louis 2000 The Hague 2001 Minamimaki 2002 Milwaukee 2003 Sofia 2004 Saint Petersburg 2005 Chuncheon 2006 Montreal 2007 Budapest 2008 Harbin 2009 Heerenveen 2010 Bormio 2011 Warsaw
Medals (1991-2011)
References
External links World Short Track International Skating Union