| Short-track speed skating at the Winter Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Governing body | ISU |
| Events | 7 (men: 3; womens: 3; mixed: 1) |
| Games | |
Short track speed skating is one of the sports featured at the Winter Youth Olympics. It has been part of the games since the inaugural edition in 2012.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Gangwon | Joo Jae-hee  South Korea | Zhang Xinzhe  China | Kim You-sung South Korea |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Gangwon | Yang Jingru China | Li Jinzi China | Nonomi Inoue  Japan |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | 12 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| 2 |  China | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| – |  Mixed-NOCs | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 |  United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Japan | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 |  Hungary | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 | |
• = Did not compete in the sport, × = the country did not participate in the Games
| Event | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Austria | 2 | • | 1 | • | 2 |
 Belgium | • | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Brazil | • | • | • | 1 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | • | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Canada | • | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| China | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
 Croatia | • | • | 2 | • | 1 |
 Czech Republic | 1 | • | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 France | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Germany | • | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
 Great Britain | 2 | • | 2 | 2 | 3 |
 Hong Kong | × | × | • | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Japan | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
 Latvia | • | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
 Lithuania | • | • | • | 1 | 1 |
 Luxembourg | • | • | 1 | × | 1 |
 Malaysia | × | • | 2 | × | 1 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
 New Zealand | • | • | 1 | • | 1 |
 Norway | • | 2 | • | • | 1 |
 Philippines | • | × | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Poland | • | • | 3 | 3 | 2 |
 Russia | 2 | 3 | 3 | × | 3 |
 Serbia | • | • | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Singapore | × | × | 2 | 2 | 2 |
 Slovakia | • | • | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 Slovenia | • | • | • | 1 | 1 |
| South Korea | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Switzerland | • | • | 2 | • | 1 |
 Chinese Taipei | 2 | • | 2 | • | 2 |
 Thailand | × | × | • | 2 | 1 |
| Turkey | • | • | • | 2 | 1 |
 Ukraine | 1 | • | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| United States | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Total athletes | 32 | 32 | 61 | 71 | |
| Total countries | 16 | 16 | 32 | 29 |
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