| 2021 European Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Hala Olivia |
| Location |  Gdańsk, Poland |
| Dates | 22–24 January |
The 2021 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships were held from 22 to 24 January 2021 in Gdańsk, Poland. [1]
Due to fears around the COVID-19 pandemic seven time European champion Arianna Fontana will not take part. [2] Neither will two time European champion Elise Christie and the rest of the British team. [3] [4]
* Host nation (Poland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 |  Russia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 |  France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Italy | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Germany | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Semion Elistratov Russia | 71 pts | Pietro Sighel Italy | 55 pts | Itzhak de Laat Netherlands | 55 pts |
| 500 metres | Konstantin Ivliev Russia | 40.779 | Pietro Sighel Italy | 40.896 | Itzhak de Laat Netherlands | 41.056 |
| 1000 metres | Semion Elistratov Russia | 1:24.885 | John-Henry Krueger Hungary | 1:25.232 | Itzhak de Laat Netherlands | 1:25.280 |
| 1500 metres | Semion Elistratov Russia | 2:18.384 | Denis Ayrapetyan Russia | 2:18.521 | Sjinkie Knegt Netherlands | 2:18.561 |
| 5000 metre relay | Netherlands Itzhak de Laat Dylan Hoogerwerf Sjinkie Knegt Jens van 't Wout Friso Emons | 6:56.420 | Italy Andrea Cassinelli Yuri Confortola Pietro Sighel Luca Spechenhauser | 6:56.544 | Russia Semion Elistratov Daniil Eybog Konstantin Ivliev Pavel Sitnikov Denis Ayrapetyan | 6:56.653 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Suzanne Schulting Netherlands | 102 pts | Anna Seidel Germany | 55 pts | Sofia Prosvirnova Russia | 53 pts |
| 500 metres | Suzanne Schulting Netherlands | 43.317 | Natalia Maliszewska Poland | 43.441 | Xandra Velzeboer Netherlands | 43.474 |
| 1000 metres | Suzanne Schulting Netherlands | 1:28.573 | Selma Poutsma Netherlands | 1:28.873 | Anna Seidel Germany | 1:29.357 |
| 1500 metres | Suzanne Schulting Netherlands | 2:24.446 | Anna Seidel Germany | 2:24.777 | Sofia Prosvirnova Russia | 2:25.468 |
| 3000 metre relay | France Gwendoline Daudet Tifany Huot-Marchand Aurélie Lévêque Aurélie Monvoisin | 4:17.135 | Netherlands Rianne de Vries Selma Poutsma Suzanne Schulting Xandra Velzeboer Georgie Dalrymple | 4:23.161 | Italy Gloria Ioriatti Cynthia Mascitto Arianna Sighel Martina Valcepina Elena Viviani | 4:28.234 |
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