# 2018 World Junior Speed Skating Championships

The 2018 World Junior Speed Skating Championships took place from 9 to 11 March 2018 in Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City, United States. They were the 45th World Junior Speed Skating Championships.

## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | United States (USA)* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |

## Men's events

The results of the Championships:
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 500 m | Chung Jae-woong (KOR) | 34.66 | Torai Ishikawa (JPN) | 34.87 | Koki Kubo (JPN) | 35.00 |
| 1000 m | Koki Kubo (JPN) | 1:07.76 WRJ | Allan Dahl Johansson (NOR) | 1:08.02 | Chung Jae-woong (KOR) | 1:08.33 |
| 1500 m | Allan Dahl Johansson (NOR) | 1:43.62 | David La Rue (CAN) | 1:44.59 | Kim Min-seok (KOR) | 1:45.11 |
| 5000 m | Chung Jae-won (KOR) | 6:20.75 | Allan Dahl Johansson (NOR) | 6:26.90 | Egor Shkolin (RUS) | 6:27.17 |
| Mass start | David La Rue (CAN) | 30 pts | Ethan Cepuran (USA) | 20 pts | Kim Min-seok (KOR) | 10 pts |
| Team Pursuit | South Korea Lee Do-hyung Kim Min-seok Chung Jae-won | 3:43.55 WRJ | Japan Riki Hayashi Taishi Yamamoto Kohki Takamisawa | 3:44.68 | Russia Sergei Loginov Egor Shkolin Aleksandr Podolskii | 3:44.73 |
| Team Sprint | South Korea Park Seong-hyeon Chung Jae-woong Kim Min-seok | 1:20.46 WRJ | Germany Ole Jeske Paul Galczinsky Max Reder | 1:20.76 | Russia Sergei Loginov Ruslan Zakharov Aleksandr Podolskii | 1:20.94 |
| Overall Classification | Allan Dahl Johansson (NOR) | 143.060 WRJ | Tyson Langelaar (CAN) | 145.061 | Francesco Betti (ITA) | 145.577 |

## Women's events

The results of the Championships:
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 500 m | Kurumi Inagawa (JPN) | 38.22 | Jutta Leerdam (NED) | 38.26 | Michelle de Jong (NED) | 38.48 |
| 1000 m | Joy Beune (NED) | 1:14.21 WRJ | Jutta Leerdam (NED) | 1:14.38 | Elisa Dul (NED) | 1:15.31 |
| 1500 m | Joy Beune (NED) | 1:54.21 WRJ | Jutta Leerdam (NED) | 1:54.31 | Elisa Dul (NED) | 1:56.83 |
| 3000 m | Joy Beune (NED) | 3:59.47 WRJ | Jutta Leerdam (NED) | 4:05.19 | Lemi Williamson (JPN) | 4:05.96 |
| Mass start | Béatrice Lamarche (CAN) | 30 pts | Karolina Bosiek (POL) | 20 pts | Laura Peveri (ITA) | 10 pts |
| Team Pursuit | Netherlands Joy Beune Elisa Dul Jutta Leerdam | 2:59.55 WRJ | Japan Karuna Koyama Lemi Williamson Yui Fujimori | 3:02.68 | South Korea Park Chae-eun Yoon Jung-min Park Ji-woo | 3:05.06 |
| Team Sprint | Netherlands Michelle de Jong Femke Beuling Jutta Leerdam | 1:28.75 | South Korea Kim Min-jo Park Chae-eun Park Ji-woo | 1:29.05 | Poland Natalia Jabrzyk Karolina Gąsecka Karolina Bosiek | 1:29.46 |
| Overall Classification | Joy Beune (NED) | 153.776 WR | Jutta Leerdam (NED) | 154.418 | Elisa Dul (NED) | 157.306 |