Short track speed skating
Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the same size as a ...
at the
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second ...
was held over thirteen days, from 12 to 25 February. Eight events were contested at the
Torino Palavela
Palavela, formerly known as Palazzo delle Mostre and Palazzo a Vela is an indoor arena that is located in Turin, Italy, on the bank of the River Po. It was designed by engineer Franco Levi and architects Annibale and Giorgio Rigotti. The arena ...
. In the men's competition,
Ahn Hyun-soo
Viktor An (russian: Виктор Ан; born Ahn Hyun-soo ( ko, 안현수) on November 23, 1985),. is a South Korean-born Russian short-track speed skating coach and retired short-track speed skater. With a total of eight Olympic medals, six g ...
earned a medal in each event, winning three golds. On the women's side,
Jin Sun-yu scored three gold medals.
Medal summary
Medal table
Men's events
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Women's events
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* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals.
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Records
Of the four Olympic records set in Turin, three of them came in the men's 1000 metres.
Participating NOCs
Twenty-four nations competed in the short track at Torino.
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References
{{Short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics events
2006
2006 in short track speed skating
Olympics, 2006