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China dominated the competition, sweeping the women's events - winning gold in the 500 m, 1,000 m 1,500 m and 3000 m relay. Wang Meng won three gold medals becoming the most accomplished female short track speed skater in Olympic history and Apolo Ohno became the most decorated Winter Olympian in United States history with eight medals.
The first Winter Olympics, held in 1924, included speed skating, but the first official short track speed skating events were not held until the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. [1] Before 1992, short track speed skating events were held at the 1988 Winter Olympics as a demonstration sport. At those games, events for both men and ...
Short-track speed skating has been a contest at the Winter Olympics since the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. Prior to that, it was a demonstration sport at the 1988 games . The results from the 1988 demonstration competition are not included in the official Olympic statistics.
Women's short-track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics (4 P) Women's short-track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics (4 P) Women's short-track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics (4 P)
The largest short-track race of the Games, with seven women entered, saw two of the skaters disqualified. The most notable of these was Byun Chun-sa, who originally finished third. She was adjudged to have interfered with Wang Meng. Wang, who was originally fourth, moved into the bronze medal position after Byun's disqualification. [2] [3] Final A
2.2 Women's events. 2.2.1 500 metres. ... Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating Championships is an annual short-track speed-skating ... United States of America ...
A total of nine short track speed skating events were held. [ 1 ] In July 2018, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially added the mixed relay held over a distance of 2000 metres, increasing the total number of events to nine. [ 2 ]
This was the United States' first World Cup medal in the event in eight years. [2] She competed at the 2020 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships, where she won a silver medal in the 1000 metres and a bronze medal in the 500 metres. [3] [4] She represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [5]