Short Track Speed Skating
Short Track Speed Skating Competition Format
Olympic Winter Games Competition Format
There are eight events In the Olympic Short Track program:
Men’s Relay 5000 m.
Ladies’ Relay 3000 m.
Men’s and Ladies’ Individual 1500 m.
Men’s and Ladies’ Individual 1000 m.
Men’s and Ladies’ Individual 500 m.
The Short Track competition at the Olympic Winter Games must be run in an indoor ice arena measuring 60×30 m, where a 111.12 m oval track is laid out. Besides the standard track there will be four other tracks laid out which are moved 1-2 m in either direction of the standard track to preserve good ice conditions. Each competitor will receive a helmet number assigned by the organizing committee for use throughout the entire Games.
Differences between the Olympic Winter Games and ISU World Championships
The Olympic Winter Games is a single distance competition with eight Finals, six for Individuals (500, 1000 and 1500 m for Men and 500, 1000 and 1500 m for Ladles) and two for Relays (5000 m for men and 3000 m for ladles).
The ISU World Championships is an overall competition over four distances (500, 1000, 1500 and 3000 m). In addition, the winners of the 500, 1000 and 1500 m events will be declared the world champions.
