The 2006 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 29 and 31, 2006 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also run world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.
Results
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall* | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea |
68 points | Lee Ho-suk South Korea |
60 points | François-Louis Tremblay Canada |
55 points |
| 500 m | François-Louis Tremblay Canada |
41.439 | Li Haonan China |
41.639 | Lee Ho-suk South Korea |
41.737 |
| 1000 m | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea |
1:27.631 | Lee Ho-suk South Korea |
1:27.864 | Charles Hamelin Canada |
1:28.028 |
| 1500 m | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea |
2:20.572 | Lee Ho-suk South Korea |
2:20.581 | Oh Se-jong South Korea |
2:20.842 |
| 5000 m relay | Canada Charles Hamelin Jonathan Guilmette François-Louis Tremblay Mathieu Turcotte Éric Bédard |
6:49.282 | China Cui Liang Li Haonan Li Ye Sui Baoku |
6:50.332 |  United StatesAlex Izykowski J. P. Kepka Anthony Lobello Jordan Malone Rusty Smith |
6:51.703 |
* First place is awarded 34 points, second is awarded 21 points, third is awarded 13 points, fourth is awarded 8 points, fifth is awarded 5 points, sixth is awarded 3 points, seventh is awarded 2 points, and eighth is awarded 1 point in the finals of each individual race to determine the overall world champion. The relays do not count for the overall classification.
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall* | Jin Sun-yu South Korea |
102 points | Wang Meng China |
97 points | Kalyna Roberge Canada |
34 points |
| 500 m | Wang Meng China |
44.006 | Fu Tianyu China |
44.070 | Kalyna Roberge Canada |
44.116 |
| 1000 m | Jin Sun-yu South Korea |
1:32.767 | Wang Meng China |
1:32.874 | Kalyna Roberge Canada |
1:33.204 |
| 1500 m | Jin Sun-yu South Korea |
2:21.948 | Wang Meng China |
2:22.027 | Choi Eun-kyung South Korea |
2:22.152 |
| 3000 m relay | China Cheng Xiaolei Fu Tianyu Wang Meng Zhu Milei Wang Wei |
4:17.194 | Canada Alanna Kraus Amanda Overland Kalyna Roberge Tania Vicent Anouk Leblanc-Boucher |
4:17.335 |  ItalyMarta Capurso Arianna Fontana Katia Zini Mara Zini Cecilia Maffei |
4:18.834 |
* First place is awarded 34 points, second is awarded 21 points, third is awarded 13 points, fourth is awarded 8 points, fifth is awarded 5 points, sixth is awarded 3 points, seventh is awarded 2 points and eighth is awarded 1 point in the finals of each individual race to determine the overall world champion. The relays do not count for the overall classification.
Medal table
* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | China | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United States* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
External links
- ISU Results
- Results book Archived 2022-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
