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. 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.
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 EventRound 10 February 10:30 Women's 500 metresHeats11:08 Men's 1000 metresHeats11:53Mixed team relayQuarterfinals12:23Semifinals12:48Finals12 February20:15Women's 500 metresQuarterfinals20:58Semifinals 21:16 Finals20:29Men's 1000 metresQuarterfinals21:05Semifinals21:37Finals14 February20:15Men's 1500 metresQuarterfinals21:44Semifinals 22:27 Finals20:59 Women's 1000 metresHeats22:00 Women's 3000 metre relaySemifinals16 February11:00Women's 1000 metresQuarterfinals11:55Semifinals 12:36 Finals11:18 Men's 500 metresHeats12:04 Men's 5000 metre relaySemifinals18 February20:15Men's 500 metresQuarterfinals20:42Semifinals 21:24 Finals20:50 Women's 3000 metre relayFinals20 February20:15Women's 1500 metresQuarterfinals21:00Semifinals 21:56 Finals21:17 Men's 5000 metre relayFinals
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.
Medal summary Medal table
Men's events 500 metres 40.835 40.912 41.908 1000 metres 1:24.537 1:24.565 1:24.611 1500 metres 2:12.219 2:12.304 2:12.376 5000 metre relay Teun BoerFriso EmonsJens van 't WoutMelle van 't WoutItzhak de Laat 6:51.847 Hwang Dae-heonLee Jeong-minLee June-seoRim Jong-unShin Dong-min 6:52.239 Pietro SighelThomas NadaliniLuca SpechenhauserAndrea Cassinelli 6:52.335
Women's events 500 metres 41.609 42.294 42.427 1000 metres 1:28.437 1:28.523 1:28.614 1500 metres 2:32.076 2:32.450 2:32.578 3000 metre relay Choi Min-jeongKim Gil-liShim Suk-heeNoh Do-heeLee So-yeon 4:04.014 Elisa ConfortolaArianna FontanaChiara BettiArianna Sighel 4:04.107 Danaé BlaisFlorence BrunelleKim BoutinCourtney Sarault 4:04.314
Mixed event 2000 metre relayElisa ConfortolaArianna FontanaThomas NadaliniPietro SighelChiara BettiLuca Spechenhauser 2.39.019Kim BoutinWilliam DandjinouFélix RousselCourtney SaraultFlorence BrunelleSteven Dubois 2.39.258Hanne DesmetStijn DesmetTineke den DulkWard Pétré 2.39.353 Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals.
Records
World records (WR) and Olympic records (OR) set during the competition. EventDateRoundAthleteCountryTimeRecordRefMixed 2000 metre relay10 FebruaryFinal BXandra VelzeboerMichelle VelzeboerTeun BoerJens van 't Wout2:35.537Women's 500 metres12 FebruarySemifinal 1Xandra Velzeboer41.399WR, OR
References
External links Milano-Cortina 2026 Short Track Speed Skating ISU website Official Results Book – Short Track Speed Skating