Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating Championships is an annual short-track speed-skating competition. It was established by the International Skating Union in 2019 to allow athletes from outside Europe to compete at the event. Its inaugural event was held in 2020, while its second and third editions were cancelled in 2021 and 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic. [1] The second edition of the event was held from 10–12 November 2022 in Salt Lake City, United States of America. The 2025 edition, scheduled for November 2024, was cancelled due to track safety concerns. [2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 [5] | Hwang Dae-heon  South Korea | 40.695 | Steven Dubois  Canada | 40.799 | Kim Da-gyeom South Korea | 40.923 |
| 2023 [6] | Steven Dubois Canada | 40.316 | Andrew Heo  United States | 40.687 | Pascal Dion Canada | 41.482 |
| 2024 [7] | Steven Dubois Canada | 40.149 | Jordan Pierre-Gilles Canada | 40.183 | Andrew Heo United States | 40.299 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 [8] | Hwang Dae-heon South Korea | 1:27.719 | Steven Dubois Canada | 1:27.897 | Park Ji-won South Korea | 1:28.033 |
| 2023 [9] | Park Ji-won South Korea | 1:27.548 | Pascal Dion Canada | 1:27.592 | William Dandjinou Canada | 1:27.816 |
| 2024 [10] | William Dandjinou Canada | 1:28.338 | Park Ji-won South Korea | 1:28.664 | Yui Matsubayashi  Japan | 1:28.939 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 [11] | Hwang Dae-heon South Korea | 2:21.140 | Steven Dubois Canada | 2:21.475 | Thomas Hong United States | 2:21.627 |
| 2023 [12] | Park Ji-won South Korea | 2:16.409 | Hong Kyung-hwan South Korea | 2:16.471 | Steven Dubois Canada | 2:16.702 |
| 2024 [13] | Park Ji-won South Korea | 2:33.158 | Steven Dubois Canada | 2:33.228 | Kim Gun Woo South Korea | 2:33.324 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 [14] | South Korea Hwang Dae-heon Lee June-seo Park Ji-won Kim Da-gyeom | 6:58.666 | Canada Steven Dubois Charles Hamelin Pascal Dion Cédrik Blais | 6:58.892 |  United States Aaron Tran Thomas Hong Andrew Heo Ryan Pivirotto | 6:59.891 |
| 2023 [15] |  China Li Kun Liu Guanyi Song Jiahua Zhong Yuchen | 6:54.766 | Japan Hayashi Kosei Iwasa Dan Shighiro Kiichi Oshinaga Kazuki | 6:56.071 | South Korea Lee June-seo Park Ji-won Lim Yong-jin Lee Donghyun | 7:12.956 |
| 2024 [16] | South Korea Park Ji-won Kim Gun Woo Lee Jeongmin Jang Sungwoo Seo Yi-ra | 7:13.143 | China Li Wenlong Liu Guanyi Liu Jinxun Zhu Yiding Zhong Yuchen | 7:13.463 | Canada Jérôme Courtemanche Steven Dubois Jordan Pierre-Gilles William Dandjinou | 7:13.556 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 [17] | Choi Min-jeong South Korea | 43.684 | Alyson Charles Canada | 43.787 | Courtney Sarault Canada | 44.007 |
| 2023 [18] | Shim Suk-hee South Korea | 43.273 | Kristen Santos-Griswold United States | 43.302 | Zhang Chutong China | 43.503 |
| 2024 [19] | Kristen Santos-Griswold United States | 42.76 | Park Jiwon South Korea | 44.192 | Shim Suk Hee South Korea | 45.873 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 [20] | Choi Min-jeong South Korea | 1:32.712 | Courtney Sarault Canada | 1:33.014 | Kim A-lang South Korea | 1:33.108 |
| 2023 [21] | Courtney Sarault Canada | 1:28.615 | Gong Li China | 1:28.840 | Claudia Gagnon Canada | 1:28.963 |
| 2024 [22] | Kristen Santos-Griswold United States | 1:28.706 | Courtney Sarault Canada | 1:29.208 | Danae Blais Canada | 1:30.613 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 [23] | Choi Min-jeong South Korea | 2:41.270 | Seo Whi-min South Korea | 2:41.367 | Maame Biney United States | 2:41.417 |
| 2023 [24] | Courtney Sarault Canada | 2:25.614 | Kristen Santos-Griswold United States | 2:25.708 | Choi Min-jeong South Korea | 2:25.737 |
| 2024 [25] | Kristen Santos-Griswold United States | 2:26.191 | Courtney Sarault Canada | 2:26.657 | Danae Blais Canada | 2:26.765 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 [26] | South Korea Choi Min-jeong Kim Ji-yoo Noh Ah-reum Kim A-lang | 4:11.404 | Canada Courtney Sarault Alyson Charles Claudia Gagnon Danaé Blais | 4:12.028 | China China Li Xuan Guo Yihan Song Yang Xu Aili | 4:12.239 |
| 2023 [27] | South Korea Choi Min-jeong Kim Gili Lee Soyoun Shim Suk-hee | 4:04.767 | Canada Ann-Sophie Bachand Claudia Gagnon Courtney Sarault Renee Marie Steenge | 4:05.049 | United States Eunice Lee Julie Lethal Kristen Santos Corinne Stoddard | 4:06.964 |
| 2024 [28] | Canada Danae Blais Florence Brunelle Cynthia Mascitto Courtney Sarault Karina Montminy | 4:14.513 | South Korea Lee Soyoun Park Jiwon Park Jiyun Shim Suk Hee Kim Alang | 4:14.567 |  Kazakhstan Alina Azhgalieva Yana Khan Malika Yermek Madina Zhanbussinova Olga Tikhonova | 4:16.200 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 [29] | United States Andrew Heo Marcus Howard Kristen Santos Corinne Stoddard | 2:38.095 | China Gong Li Li Kun Wang Xinran Zhong Yuchen | 2:38.244 | Canada Steven Dubois Maxime Laoun Courtney Sarault Lea Tessier | 2:48.548 |
| 2024 [30] | Canada Florence Brunelle Steven Dubois Jordan Pierre-Gilles Courtney Sarault William Sohier | 2:39.752 | United States Andrew Heo Marcus Howard Kristen Santos Julie Letai | 2:40.243 | China Hao Weiying Li Wenlong Liu Guanyi Song Jiarui Zhang Yuting Zhong Yuchen | 2:40.306 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 14 | 5 | 7 | 26 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 7 | 13 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 | |
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