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As if it were another day at the office, Jordan Stolz (USA) ticked the last box of his second consecutive triple crown at the ISU World Single Distances Championships in Calgary on Sunday. The 19-year-old American defended his 1500m title after already having retained his 500m and 1000m titles. Earlier on Sunday, Davide Ghiotto (ITA) won his second consecutive 10,000m title, leaving home favorite Ted-Jan Bloemen (CAN) 8.19 seconds behind after 25 laps.

Feb 18, 2024

Joy Beune (NED) surprised herself and the rest of the field when she won the 5000m world title on the final day of the ISU World Single Distances Championships in Calgary. She kept Irene Schouten (NED) from winning a record four gold medals at a single championships, and then went on to take bronze in the 1500m to conclude a breakthrough tournament. Miho Takagi (JPN) won her second individual World Single Distances title with gold in the 1500m.

Feb 18, 2024

In the end Kristen Santos-Griswold (USA) could only applaud the brilliance of her young rival after 19-year-old Kim Gilli (KOR) powered to her first ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating Crystal Globe on a high-stakes final day in Gdansk, Poland.

Feb 18, 2024

Arms outstretched, back arched and roaring to the heavens, Park Ji Won (KOR) let out a season’s worth of emotion as he won the Men’s 1000m on the final day of the ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating season in Gdansk, Poland, to secure his second successive Crystal Globe. 

Feb 18, 2024

Steven Dubois (CAN) and Park Ji Won (KOR) have ensured that fans across the globe are in for a real treat when the 2023/24 ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating season comes to a close on Sunday.  

Feb 17, 2024

Kristen Santos-Griswold’s (USA) stunning display on the first day of the ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating in Gdansk (POL) has ensured that the battle to be crowned the best female Skater of 2023/24 will go down to the wire.   

Feb 17, 2024

“I got beaten by probably the greatest Mass Start skater of all time,” Livio Wenger (SUI) said Saturday after he took bronze behind Bart Swings (BEL), who added a second consecutive Mass Start World title to five World Cup trophies, three European titles and an Olympic gold medal. Wenger himself gave Switzerland an historic first medal at an ISU World Single Distances Championships, while Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu (CAN) celebrated silver in front of an enthusiastic home crowd in the packed Calgary Oval. Before the Mass Start final, Jordan Stolz (USA) defended his 1000m title, one day after doing the same in the 500m.

Feb 17, 2024

“Finally,” Miho Takagi (JPN) sighed with a smile. The Japanese superstar had won almost every possible prize in international speed skating, except for an individual World Single Distance title. On Saturday, she finally filled that spot in her trophy cabinet with a gold medal in the 1000m at the ISU World Single Distances Championships. Irene Schouten (NED) collected her third world title in three days, overcoming an early fall in the Mass Start to outsprint rival Ivanie Blondin (CAN) for the win.

Feb 17, 2024

Exactly 18 years after Italy won the Team Pursuit title at the Olympic Winter Games Torino, Andrea Giovannini, Michele Malfatti and Davide Ghiotto (ITA) seized a historic first Team Pursuit World title for their country. The speed skating Squadra Azzurra left Norway and Canada behind in silver and bronze. Jordan Stolz (USA) opened his medal account at the ISU World Single Distance Championships with 500m gold in a track record time of 33.69 seconds.

Feb 16, 2024

It was double gold for the Dutch women on the second day of the ISU World Single Distances Championships in Calgary. After Joy Beune, Irene Schouten and Marijke Groenewoud skated an immaculate race to win Team Pursuit gold, redeeming themselves for last year’s disqualification, Femke Kok (NED) defended her 500m title with a perfect performance, leaving silver medalist Kim Min Sun (KOR) .36 seconds adrift.

Feb 16, 2024

The ISU Junior World Cup Short Track Speed Skating takes place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, from February 17-18. This is the third Junior World Cup event of the season, after two editions in Leeuwarden (NED) before Christmas, building up to next week’s ISU World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Gdansk (POL) from February 22-25.

Feb 16, 2024

“It's a world record, it's a gold medal, we obviously feel amazing,” said Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu (CAN) with a big smile after he came off the ice a Team Sprint champion with teammates Anders Johnson and Laurent Dubreuil. The Canadian men followed the path of their female teammates, who also took gold in the Team Sprint on Thursday. Before the spectacular team events brought the first day of the ISU World Single Distances Championships to a close, Patrick Roest (NED) retained his 5000m title, beating long distance World Cup winner Davide Ghiotto (ITA).

Feb 15, 2024

“I really wanted this one, because I know I actually am the best. I can say that now, can’t I?” Irene Schouten (NED) indeed showed she is the best in the 3000m as the ISU World Single Distances Championships began on Thursday. Isabelle Weidemann (CAN) finished second and Martina Sáblíková (CZE) third. All three medalists had their own bumpy run-up to the tournament. In the women’s Team Sprint, Carolina Hiller, Maddison Pearman and Ivanie Blondin (CAN) won the first Canadian title of the championships on home ice in Calgary.

Feb 15, 2024

Kristen Santos-Griswold (USA) is one of the most exciting and dynamic Short Track speed skaters that her country has produced for many years – but after a cruel Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at which she didn’t get the results she craved, she became unsure of her future in the sport.

Feb 15, 2024

The race to identify this season’s best Short Track speed skaters is nearly over, with the Republic of Korea’s Kim Gilli and Park Ji Won set to be crowned the women’s and men’s ISU World Cup Crystal Globe winners in Gdansk, Poland, 16-18 February.

Feb 15, 2024