The World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships were a professional team
short track speed skating
Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, 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 s ...
event and held once a year in a different country.
The top eight countries from the
ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup The Short Track Speed Skating World Cup is a series of international short track speed skating competitions, organised yearly by the International Skating Union since the winter of 1998/1999. Every year during the winter, a number of competitions o ...
qualified automatically. Four skaters from each country raced in the 500 meter, and 1000 meters, two skaters from each country race in the 3000 meters and there was a team effort in the 3000 meters relay, for women, and the 5000 meters relay for men. Eight countries are divided into two brackets, and do races. Countries with a first placed skater got 5 points, and 3 points, 2 points, 1 points respectively, the sum of each skater for the races determined the rank. The first placed countries qualified for Final A, last placed country qualified for Final B. Repechage were held for the remaining two qualified countries for Final A.
The Championships was first held in 1991 and was discontinued until further notice by ISU after the 2011 season.
Past results
Men's
Women's
Medals (1991-2011)
References
External links
World Short TrackInternational Skating Union
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Recurring sporting events established in 1991
2011 disestablishments in Poland
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2011
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