Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating Championships

Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating Championships is an annual short-track speed-skating competition. It was established by the International Skating Union in 2019 to allow athletes from outside Europe to compete at the event. Its inaugural event was held in 2020, while its second and third editions were cancelled in 2021 and 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1] The second edition of the event was held from 10–12 November 2022 in Salt Lake City, United States of America.

Editions of the games edit

Medal holders edit

Men's events edit

500 metres edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2020[3] Hwang Dae-heon
  South Korea
40.695 Steven Dubois
  Canada
40.799 Kim Da-gyeom
  South Korea
40.923
2023[4] Steven Dubois
  Canada
40.316 Andrew Heo
  United States
40.687 Pascal Dion
  Canada
41.482
2024[5] Steven Dubois
  Canada
40.149 Jordan Pierre-Gilles
  Canada
40.183 Andrew Heo
  United States
40.299

1000 metres edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2020[6] Hwang Dae-heon
  South Korea
1:27.719 Steven Dubois
  Canada
1:27.897 Park Ji-won
  South Korea
1:28.033
2023[7] Park Ji-won
  South Korea
1:27.548 Pascal Dion
  Canada
1:27.592 William Dandjinou
  Canada
1:27.816
2024[8] William Dandjinou
  Canada
1:28.338 Park Ji-won
  South Korea
1:28.664 Yui Matsubayashi
  Japan
1:28.939

1500 metres edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2020[9] Hwang Dae-heon
  South Korea
2:21.140 Steven Dubois
  Canada
2:21.475 Thomas Hong
  United States
2:21.627
2023[10] Park Ji-won
  South Korea
2:16.409 Hong Kyung-hwan
  South Korea
2:16.471 Steven Dubois
  Canada
2:16.702
2024[11] Park Ji-won
  South Korea
2:33.158 Steven Dubois
  Canada
2:33.228 Kim Gun Woo
  South Korea
2:33.324

5000 metre relay edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2020[12]   South Korea
Hwang Dae-heon
Lee June-seo
Park Ji-won
Kim Da-gyeom
6:58.666   Canada
Steven Dubois
Charles Hamelin
Pascal Dion
Cédrik Blais
6:58.892   United States
Aaron Tran
Thomas Hong
Andrew Heo
Ryan Pivirotto
6:59.891
2023[13]   China
Li Kun
Liu Guanyi
Song Jiahua
Zhong Yuchen
6:54.766   Japan
Hayashi Kosei
Iwasa Dan
Shighiro Kiichi
Oshinaga Kazuki
6:56.071   South Korea
Lee June-seo
Park Ji-won
Lim Yong-jin
Lee Donghyun
7:12.956
2024[14]   South Korea
Park Ji-won
Kim Gun Woo
Lee Jeongmin
Jang Sungwoo
Seo Yi-ra
7:13.143   China
Li Wenlong
Liu Guanyi
Liu Jinxun
Zhu Yiding
Zhong Yuchen
7:13.463   Canada
Jérôme Courtemanche
Steven Dubois
Jordan Pierre-Gilles
William Dandjinou
7:13.556

Women's events edit

500 metres edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2020[15] Choi Min-jeong
  South Korea
43.684 Alyson Charles
  Canada
43.787 Courtney Sarault
  Canada
44.007
2023[16] Shim Suk-hee
  South Korea
43.273 Kristen Santos-Griswold
  United States
43.302 Zhang Chutong
  China
43.503
2024[17] Kristen Santos-Griswold
  United States
42.76 Park Jiwon
  South Korea
44.192 Shim Suk Hee
  South Korea
45.873

1000 metres edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2020[18] Choi Min-jeong
  South Korea
1:32.712 Courtney Sarault
  Canada
1:33.014 Kim A-lang
  South Korea
1:33.108
2023[19] Courtney Sarault
  Canada
1:28.615 Gong Li
  China
1:28.840 Claudia Gagnon
  Canada
1:28.963
2024[20] Kristen Santos-Griswold
  United States
1:28.706 Courtney Sarault
  Canada
1:29.208 Danae Blais
  Canada
1:30.613

1500 metres edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2020[21] Choi Min-jeong
  South Korea
2:41.270 Seo Whi-min
  South Korea
2:41.367 Maame Biney
  United States
2:41.417
2023[22] Courtney Sarault
  Canada
2:25.614 Kristen Santos-Griswold
  United States
2:25.708 Choi Min-jeong
  South Korea
2:25.737
2024[23] Kristen Santos-Griswold
  United States
2:26.191 Courtney Sarault
  Canada
2:26.657 Danae Blais
  Canada
2:26.765

3000 metre relay edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2020[24]   South Korea
Choi Min-jeong
Kim Ji-yoo
Noh Ah-reum
Kim A-lang
4:11.404   Canada
Courtney Sarault
Alyson Charles
Claudia Gagnon
Danaé Blais
4:12.028   China China
Li Xuan
Guo Yihan
Song Yang
Xu Aili
4:12.239
2023[25]   South Korea
Choi Min-jeong
Kim Gili
Lee Soyoun
Shim Suk-hee
4:04.767   Canada
Ann-Sophie Bachand
Claudia Gagnon
Courtney Sarault
Renee Marie Steenge
4:05.049   United States
Eunice Lee
Julie Lethal
Kristen Santos
Corinne Stoddard
4:06.964
2024[26]   Canada
Danae Blais
Florence Brunelle
Cynthia Mascitto
Courtney Sarault
Karina Montminy
4:14.513   South Korea
Lee Soyoun
Park Jiwon
Park Jiyun
Shim Suk Hee
Kim Alang
4:14.567   Kazakhstan
Alina Azhgalieva
Yana Khan
Malika Yermek
Madina Zhanbussinova
Olga Tikhonova
4:16.200

Mixed 2000m relay edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2023[27]   United States
Andrew Heo
Marcus Howard
Kristen Santos
Corinne Stoddard
2:38.095   China
Gong Li
Li Kun
Wang Xinran
Zhong Yuchen
2:38.244   Canada
Steven Dubois
Maxime Laoun
Courtney Sarault
Lea Tessier
2:48.548
2024[28]   Canada
Florence Brunelle
Steven Dubois
Jordan Pierre-Gilles
Courtney Sarault
William Sohier
2:39.752   United States
Andrew Heo
Marcus Howard
Kristen Santos
Julie Letai
2:40.243   China
Hao Weiying
Li Wenlong
Liu Guanyi
Song Jiarui
Zhang Yuting
Zhong Yuchen
2:40.306

Accumulative medal summary edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  South Korea (KOR)145726
2  Canada (CAN)713929
3  United States (USA)44513
4  China (CHN)1337
5  Japan (JPN)0112
6  Kazakhstan (KAZ)0011
Totals (6 entries)26262678

Sources edit

References edit

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