World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships

The World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships were a professional team short track speed skating event and held once a year in a different country.

The top eight countries from the ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup qualified automatically. Four skaters from each country raced in the 500 meter, and 1000 meters, two skaters from each country race in the 3000 meters and there was a team effort in the 3000 meters relay, for women, and the 5000 meters relay for men. Eight countries are divided into two brackets, and do races. Countries with a first placed skater got 5 points, and 3 points, 2 points, 1 points respectively, the sum of each skater for the races determined the rank. The first placed countries qualified for Final A, last placed country qualified for Final B. Repechage were held for the remaining two qualified countries for Final A.

The Championships was first held in 1991 and was discontinued until further notice by ISU after the 2011 season.

Past results edit

Men's edit

YearHostGoldSilverBronze
1991Seoul  Japan  South Korea  Canada
1992Minamimaki  South Korea  Italy  Japan
1993Budapest  Italy  Canada  South Korea
1994Cambridge  South Korea  Canada  Italy
1995Zoetermeer  Canada  South Korea  United States
1996Lake Placid  Canada  South Korea  Italy
1997Seoul  South Korea  Japan  Italy
1998Bormio  Canada  South Korea  Italy
1999St. Louis  China  Canada  Japan
2000The Hague  Canada  South Korea  Italy
2001Minamimaki  Canada  China  South Korea
2002Milwaukee  China  Canada  South Korea
2003Sofia  Canada  South Korea  China
2004Saint Petersburg  South Korea  Canada  Italy
2005Chuncheon  Canada  South Korea  China
2006Montreal  South Korea  Canada  China
2007Budapest  Canada  South Korea  Italy
2008Harbin  United States  Canada  South Korea
2009Heerenveen  South Korea  Canada  United States
2010Bormio  South Korea  Canada  China
2011Warsaw  South Korea  China  Canada

Women's edit

YearHostGoldSilverBronze
1991Seoul  Canada  China  Netherlands
1992Minamimaki  South Korea  Japan  China
1993Budapest  Italy  South Korea  Russia
1994Cambridge  Canada  South Korea  Italy
1995Zoetermeer  South Korea  China  Canada
1996Lake Placid  South Korea  Italy  United States
1997Seoul  South Korea  Canada  Japan
1998Bormio  China  South Korea  Canada
1999St. Louis  China  Canada  South Korea
2000The Hague  China  South Korea  Japan
2001Minamimaki  China  South Korea  Canada
2002Milwaukee  South Korea  China  Canada
2003Sofia  South Korea  China  Italy
2004Saint Petersburg  South Korea  China  Italy
2005Chuncheon  South Korea  China  Canada
2006Montreal  South Korea  China  Canada
2007Budapest  South Korea  China  Canada
2008Harbin  China  South Korea  Canada
2009Heerenveen  China  South Korea  United States
2010Bormio  South Korea  Canada  Italy
2011Warsaw  South Korea  China  United States

Medals (1991-2011) edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  South Korea2015540
2  Canada10111031
3  China811524
4  Italy231116
5  Japan1247
6  United States1056
7  Netherlands0011
 Russia0011
Totals (8 entries)424242126

References edit

External links edit