Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Short track speed skating at the XXV Olympic Winter Games
Venue	Forum di Milano
Dates	10–20 February
No. of events	9 (4 men, 4 women, 1 mixed)
Competitors	112
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Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics is scheduled to be held at the Forum di Milano in Milano, Italy. The races are scheduled to take place between 10 and 20 February 2026. ^[1] A total of nine short-track speed skating competitions will be held, the same as in 2022. Also the number of quota spots, a total of 112 (56 per gender) stayed the same.

Qualification

Main article: Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – 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 include the event finals are shown in bold.

All times are (UTC+1).

Date	Time	Event	Round
10 February	10:30	Women's 500 metres	Heats
	11.08	Men's 1000 metres	Heats
	11.53	Mixed team relay	Quarterfinals
	12.23		Semifinals
	12.48		Finals
12 February	20.15	Women's 500 metres	Quarterfinals
	20.58		Semifinals
	21:16		Finals
	20.29	Men's 1000 metres	Quarterfinals
	21.05		Semifinals
	21.37		Finals
14 February	20.15	Men's 1500 metres	Quarterfinals
	21.44		Semifinals
	22.27		Finals
	20.59	Women's 1000 metres	Heats
	22.00	Women's 3000 metre relay	Semifinals
16 February	11.00	Women's 1000 metres	Quarterfinals
	11.55		Semifinals
	12.36		Finals
	11.18	Men's 500 metres	Heats
	12.04	Men's 5000 metre relay	Semifinals
18 February	20.15	Men's 500 metres	Quarterfinals
	20.42		Semifinals
	21.24		Finals
	20.50	Women's 3000 metre relay	Finals
20 February	20.15	Women's 1500 metres	Quarterfinals
	21.00		Semifinals
	21.56		Finals
	21.17	Men's 5000 metre relay	Finals

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.

•   Australia  (1)
•   Austria  (1)
•   Belgium  (6)
•   Canada  (10)
•   China  (10)
•   Croatia  (2)
•   Czech Republic  (1)
•   France  (6)
•   Great Britain  (1)
•   Hong Kong  (2)
•   Hungary  (6)
•   Individual Neutral Athletes  (2)
•   Italy  (10)
•   Japan  (9)
•   Kazakhstan  (4)
•   Latvia  (2)
•   Netherlands  (10)
•   Poland  (5)
•   Slovakia  (1)
•   South Korea  (10)
•   Turkey  (2)
•   Ukraine  (2)
•   United States  (8)
•   Uzbekistan  (8)

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
500 metres details
1000 metres details
1500 metres details
5000 metre relay details

Women's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
500 metres details
1000 metres details
1500 metres details
3000 metre relay details

Mixed event

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
2000 metre relay details

External links

• Official website
• ISU website

References

1. "Olympic Short Track Basics: Events, Venue, Format and Milan Cortina 2026 Preview | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 2026-01-28.