The men's 5000 metre relay competition in short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics was held on 16 (semifinals) and 20 February 2026 (finals) at the Forum di Milano in Milan. The Netherlands, represented by Jens van 't Wout, Teun Boer, Friso Emons, and Melle van 't Wout, won the event. South Korea were second and Italy third.
Background The defending champions were Canada. South Korea were the 2022 silver medalists, and Italy the bronze medalists. Before the Olympics, South Korea were leading the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour men's relay standings. Canada were the 2025 World champion in men's relay.
Qualification
Countries qualified for the relay competition at the Winter Olympics during the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour. A total of 8 nations qualified for the event.
Records Prior to this competition, the world and Olympic records were as follows.
Results
Semifinals 16 February 2026, 12:04 PM RankHeatCountryAthletesTimeNotes11 William DandjinouSteven DuboisMaxime LaounFélix Roussel 6:54.075 QA21 Andrea CassinelliThomas NadaliniPietro SighelLuca Spechenhauser 6:54.454 QA31 Shaoang LiuLin XiaojunLi WenlongZhang Bohao 6:55.278 QB41 Dominik MajorMoon Won-junBence NógrádiDániel Tiborcz 7:11.211 QB12 Lee Jeong-minLee June-seoRim Jong-unShin Dong-min 6:52.708QA22 Teun BoerItzhak de LaatFriso EmonsJens van 't Wout6:52.751QA32 Adriaan DewagtereStijn DesmetWard PétréWarre Van Damme6:52.978 QB42 Dan IwasaShōgo MiyataKazuki YoshinagaKeita Watanabe6:53.090 QB
Finals
Final B 20 February 2026, 21:17 PM RankCountryAthletesTimeNotes1Sun LongShaoang LiuLin XiaojunZhang Bohao6:49.8942Adriaan DewagtereStijn DesmetWard PétréWarre Van Damme6:51.6723Dan IwasaShōgo MiyataKazuki YoshinagaKeita Watanabe6:52.0834Dominik MajorMoon Won-junBence NógrádiDániel Tiborcz6:52.209
Final A 20 February 2026, 21:29 PM RankCountryAthletesTimeNotesJens van 't WoutTeun BoerFriso EmonsMelle van 't Wout6:51.847Hwang Dae-heonLee Jeong-minLee June-seoRim Jong-un6:52.239 Pietro SighelThomas NadaliniLuca SpechenhauserAndrea Cassinelli6:52.3354William DandjinouSteven DuboisFélix RousselMaxime Laoun6:52.425
Final ranking RankCountryAthletesSFFBFABest TimeTeun BoerFriso EmonsJens van 't WoutMelle van 't WoutItzhak de Laat216:51.847Hwang Dae-heonLee Jeong-minLee June-seoRim Jong-unShin Dong-min126:52.239Pietro SighelThomas NadaliniLuca SpechenhauserAndrea Cassinelli236:52.3354William DandjinouSteven DuboisFélix RousselMaxime Laoun146:52.4255Shaoang LiuLin XiaojunZhang BohaoSun LongLi Wenlong316:49.8946Adriaan DewagtereStijn DesmetWard PétréWarre Van Damme326:51.6727Dan IwasaShōgo MiyataKazuki YoshinagaKeita Watanabe436:52.0838Dominik MajorMoon Won-junBence NógrádiDániel Tiborcz446:52.209
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