Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres

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Men's 500 metres
at the XXV Olympic Winter Games
Short track speed skating pictogram.svg
Venue Forum di Milano, Milano
Date16 and 18 February
Competitors32 from 18 nations
  2022
2030  

The men's 500 metres competition in short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics will be held on 16 February (heats) and 18 February (finals), 2026 at the Forum di Milano in Milano. [1]

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Qualification

Countries were assigned quotas based on their performance during the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour. A total of 32 athletes from 18 nations qualified for the event.

Records

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

World recordFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wu Dajing  (CHN)39.505 Salt Lake City, United States 11 November 2018
Olympic recordFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wu Dajing  (CHN)39.584 Gangneung, South Korea 22 February 2018

Results

Heats

16 February 2026, 11:18 AM

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Quarterfinals

18 February 2026, 20:15 PM

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Semifinals

18 February 2026, 20:42 PM

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Finals

Final B

18 February 2026, 21:24 PM

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Final A

18 February 2026, 21:29 PM

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References

  1. "Short Track Speed Skating Schedule - 2026 Winter Olympics". Team Canada. Retrieved 2026-01-29.