ISU

The world's best short track speed skaters were back in action this weekend, kicking off the 2010-11 Korean Air ISU World Cup Short Track season at the Utah Olympic Oval, in Salt Lake City, USA. A total of 23 countries participated in this first stop of the World Cup circuit.

Today the International Skating Union launches the ISU Skating Channel. The first Korean Air ISU World Cup Short Track Event of the season will be available as a live stream through the Channel...

The Korean Air ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating series begins on Friday in Salt Lake City (USA)...

Meng Wang (CHN) won the last Olympic ladies Short Track event taking the ladies’ 1000m gold

The Canadian men won Gold in Relay. They also triumphed in 1998 and 2002 leaving Korea behind in second place and in third place finished the USA.

Charles Hamelin (CAN) won the 500m gold. Si-Bak Sung from Korea was second and François-Louis Tremblay (CAN) got bronze.

The Chinese team took gold in the Olympic 3000m Ladies Relay. Canada took silver, USA won the bronze.

After winning the 1500m in Short Track last week Korean Jung-Su Lee won the 1000m men today setting a new Olympic Record of 1:23.747. His compatriot Ho-Suk Lee won silver and Apolo Anton Ohno (USA) finished in third place.

Korean Jung-Su Lee took the Olympic gold medal in the 1500m men’s. Apolo Anton Ohno (USA), the 2002 Olympic champion on this distance, finished in second place, his compatriot J.R. Celski took the bronze.

World record holder Yang Zhou (CHN) won the ladies’ 1500m race in an Olympic record time of 2:16.993. Korean skaters Eun-Byul Lee won silver and Seung-Hi Park got bronze

Meng Wang of China won the Olympic 500m Short track final for ladies as she did last Winter Olympics. Canadian skater Marianne St-Gelais took silver to the delight of the home crowd. Italian champion Arianna Fontana won bronze.

The Pacific Coliseum will host, among other events, eight Olympic Short Track competitions; the Men’s and Ladies’ 1500m, 1000m and 500m as well as the Men’s 5000m Relay and the Ladies’ 3000m Relay with competition extending over five days, with at least one medaled event on each day.