The women's 1000 metres competition in short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics was held on 14 February (heats) and 16 February (finals), 2026 at the Forum di Milano in Milan. Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands won the event. Courtney Sarault of Canada was second, and Kim Gil-li of South Korea third, her first Olympic medal.

Background World and Olympic record holder and Olympic champion in 2018 and 2022, Suzanne Schulting did not skate to defend her title, despite being on the Dutch team. Coach Niels Kerstholt gave preference to other teammates based on performance at international competitions. Schulting did compete at the 1500m short-track and 1000m long-track speed skating events. The silver medalist, Choi Min-jeong, qualified for the event, as did the bronze medalist, Hanne Desmet. Before the Olympics, Courtney Sarault was leading both the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour 1000 m standings and the overall standings. Desmet was the 1000 m 2025 World champion.

Qualification

Countries were assigned quotas based on their performance during the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour. A total of 32 athletes from 15 nations qualified for the event.

Records Prior to this competition, the world and Olympic records were as follows.

Results Heats 14 February 2026, 21:01 Rank Heat Name Country Time Notes 1 1 Courtney Sarault 1:28.178 Q 2 1 Cloé Ollivier 1:28.603 Q 3 1 Diána Laura Végi 1:28.779 q 4 1 Ami Hirai 1:29.276 1 2 Hanne Desmet 1:29.661 Q 2 2 Noh Do-hee 1:30.097 Q 3 2 Natalia Maliszewska 1:31.282 4 2 Aurélie Lévêque 1:32.394 1 3 Gong Li 1:27.788 Q 2 3 Gabriela Topolska 1:31.999 Q 3 3 Corinne Stoddard 1:32.178 4 3 Selma Poutsma 1:53.774 1 4 Xandra Velzeboer 1:27.816 Q 2 4 Zhang Chutong 1:28.357 Q 3 4 Alena Krylova 1:28.495 q 4 4 Maja Somodi 1:28.661 1 5 Choi Min-jeong 1:26.925 Q 2 5 Kim Boutin 1:27.069 Q 3 5 Chiara Betti 1:27.835 q 4 5 Valentina Aščić 1:27.863 1 6 Elisa Confortola 1:28.300 Q 2 6 Kristen Santos-Griswold 1:28.564 Q 3 6 Yang Jingru 1:28.977 q 4 6 Aoi Watanabe 1:30.764 1 7 Arianna Fontana 1:30.638 Q 2 7 Florence Brunelle 1:30.734 Q 3 7 Mirei Nakashima 1:31.520 4 7 Olga Tikhonova 1:31.771 1 8 Kim Gil-li 1:29.656 Q 2 8 Michelle Velzeboer 1:29.730 Q 3 8 Kamila Sellier 1:29.948 4 8 Julie Letai 1:30.287

Quarterfinals 16 February 2026, 11:00 Rank Heat Name Country Time Notes 1 1 Arianna Fontana 1:28.613 Q 2 1 Choi Min-jeong 1:28.752 Q 3 1 Kim Boutin 1:28.907 4 1 Chiara Betti 1:29.065 5 1 Gabriela Topolska 1:31.541 1 2 Hanne Desmet 1:27.533 Q 2 2 Florence Brunelle 1:27.637 Q 3 2 Gong Li 1:28.147 q 4 2 Alena Krylova 2:31.857 ADV 2 Zhang Chutong PEN 1 3 Xandra Velzeboer 1:28.986 Q 2 3 Kim Gil-li 1:29.068 Q 3 3 Kristen Santos-Griswold 1:29.102 4 3 Diána Laura Végi 1:29.976 5 3 Noh Do-hee 1:32.174 1 4 Courtney Sarault 1:28.592 Q 2 4 Elisa Confortola 1:28.659 Q 3 4 Michelle Velzeboer 1:28.686 4 4 Yang Jingru 1:28.838 5 4 Cloé Ollivier 1:28.964

Semifinals 16 February 2026, 12:00 Rank Heat Name Country Time Notes 1 1 Xandra Velzeboer 1:29.514 QA 2 1 Gong Li 1:29.737 QA 3 1 Florence Brunelle 1:29.903 QB 4 1 Kim Gil-li 2:01.422 ADVA 1 Hanne Desmet PEN 1 2 Courtney Sarault 1:28.097 QA 2 2 Arianna Fontana 1:28.166 QA 3 2 Elisa Confortola 1:28.208 QB 4 2 Choi Min-jeong 1:28.407 QB 5 2 Alena Krylova 2:10.169 QB

Finals Final B 16 February 2026, 12:42 Rank Name Country Time Notes 6 Elisa Confortola 1:31.099 7 Florence Brunelle 1:31.134 8 Choi Min-jeong 1:31.208 9 Alena Krylova 1:31.702

Final A 16 February 2026, 12:48 Rank Name Country Time Notes Xandra Velzeboer 1:28.437 Courtney Sarault 1:28.523 Kim Gil-li 1:28.614 4 Arianna Fontana 1:28.745 5 Gong Li 1:29.392

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