# 2002–03 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup

The 2002–03 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season for short track speed skating. The season began on 18 October 2002 and ended on 16 February 2003. The World Cup was organised by the International Skating Union who also ran world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.
The World Cup consisted of six tournaments in this season.

## Calendar
### Men
#### Korea

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 18 October 2002 | Chuncheon | 1500m | Ahn Hyun-soo | Fabio Carta | Oh Se-jong |
| 19 October 2002 | Chuncheon | 500m | Ahn Hyun-soo | Liu Yingbao | Nicola Franceschina |
| 20 October 2002 | Chuncheon | 1000m | Ahn Hyun-soo | Yeo Jun-hyung | François-Louis Tremblay |
| 20 October 2002 | Chuncheon | 3000m | Ahn Hyun-soo | Oh Se-jong | Mathieu Turcotte |
| 20 October 2002 | Chuncheon | 5000m relay | Canada | China | Japan |

#### China

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 25 October 2002 | Beijing | 1500m | Fabio Carta | Ahn Hyun-soo | Lee Seung-Jae |
| 26 October 2002 | Beijing | 500m | François-Louis Tremblay | Li Jiajun | Song Suk-woo |
| 27 October 2002 | Beijing | 1000m | Fabio Carta | Lee Seung-jae | Nicola Franceschina |
| 27 October 2002 | Beijing | 3000m | Lee Seung-jae | Ahn Hyun-soo | François-Louis Tremblay |
| 27 October 2002 | Beijing | 5000m relay | Canada | Italy | Japan |

#### Russia

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 29 November 2002 | Saint Petersburg | 1500m | Apolo Anton Ohno | Ahn Hyun-soo | Mathieu Turcotte |
| 30 November 2002 | Saint Petersburg | 500m | Li Jiajun | Jean-François Monette | Lee Seung-Jae |
| 1 December 2002 | Saint Petersburg | 1000m | Li Jiajun | Apolo Anton Ohno | Jean-François Monette |
| 1 December 2002 | Saint Petersburg | 3000m | Apolo Anton Ohno | Ahn Hyun-soo | Lee Seung-Jae |
| 1 December 2002 | Saint Petersburg | 5000m relay | China | Canada | South Korea |

#### Italy

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 6 December 2002 | Bormio | 1500m | Apolo Anton Ohno | Jean-François Monette | Jonathan Guilmette |
| 7 December 2002 | Bormio | 500m | Fabio Carta | Nicola Rodigari | Nicola Franceschina |
| 8 December 2002 | Bormio | 1000m | Apolo Anton Ohno | Ahn Hyun-soo | Jean-François Monette |
| 8 December 2002 | Bormio | 3000m | Ahn Hyun-soo | Apolo Anton Ohno | Jean-François Monette |
| 8 December 2002 | Bormio | 5000m relay | Canada | Italy | Germany |

#### United States

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 7 February 2003 | Salt Lake City | 1500m | Sui Baoku | Jeff Scholten | François-Louis Tremblay |
| 8 February 2003 | Salt Lake City | 500m | Jeff Scholten | Jean-François Monette | François-Louis Tremblay |
| 9 February 2003 | Salt Lake City | 1000m | Apolo Anton Ohno | Jeff Scholten | François-Louis Tremblay |
| 9 February 2003 | Salt Lake City | 3000m | Apolo Anton Ohno | Sui Baoku | Jean-François Monette |
| 9 February 2003 | Salt Lake City | 5000m relay | Canada | United States | China |

#### Canada

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 14 February 2003 | Saguenay | 1500m | Li Jiajun | Apolo Anton Ohno | Jonathan Guilmette |
| 15 February 2003 | Saguenay | 500m | Jonathan Guilmette | Apolo Anton Ohno | Lee Seung-jae |
| 16 February 2003 | Saguenay | 1000m | Li Jiajun | Lee Seung-jae | Apolo Anton Ohno |
| 16 February 2003 | Saguenay | 3000m | Jonathan Guilmette | Li Jiajun | Lee Seung-jae |
| 16 February 2003 | Saguenay | 5000m relay | China | Canada | United States |

### Women
#### Korea

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 18 October 2002 | Chuncheon | 1500m | Choi Eun-kyung | Liu Xiaoying | Evgenia Radanova |
| 19 October 2002 | Chuncheon | 500m | Joo Min-jin | Wang Chunlu | Wang Meng |
| 20 October 2002 | Chuncheon | 1000m | Choi Eun-kyung | Liu Xiaoying | Cho Ha-ri |
| 20 October 2002 | Chuncheon | 3000m | Choi Eun-kyung | Evgenia Radanova | Fu Tianyu |
| 20 October 2002 | Chuncheon | 5000m relay | South Korea | China | Canada |

#### China

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 25 October 2002 | Beijing | 1500m | Choi Eun-kyung | Cho Ha-ri | Wang Meng |
| 26 October 2002 | Beijing | 500m | Evgenia Radanova | Fu Tianyu | Wang Meng |
| 27 October 2002 | Beijing | 1000m | Choi Eun-kyung | Fu Tianyu | Wang Meng |
| 27 October 2002 | Beijing | 3000m | Choi Eun-kyung | Amélie Goulet-Nadon | Cho Ha-ri |
| 27 October 2002 | Beijing | 3000m relay | China | Canada | South Korea |

#### Russia

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 29 November 2002 | Saint Petersburg | 1500m | Yang Yang (A) | Evgenia Radanova | Cho Ha-ri |
| 30 November 2002 | Saint Petersburg | 500m | Fu Tianyu | Yang Yang (A) | Amélie Goulet-Nadon |
| 1 December 2002 | Saint Petersburg | 1000m | Yang Yang (A) | Fu Tianyu | Cho Ha-ri |
| 1 December 2002 | Saint Petersburg | 3000m | Cho Ha-ri | Evgenia Radanova | Fu Tianyu |
| 1 December 2002 | Saint Petersburg | 3000m relay | China | South Korea | Canada |

#### Italy

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 6 December 2002 | Bormio | 1500m | Choi Eun-kyung | Amélie Goulet-Nadon | Stephanie Bouvier |
| 7 December 2002 | Bormio | 500m | Amélie Goulet-Nadon | Alanna Kraus | Evgenia Radanova |
| 8 December 2002 | Bormio | 1000m | Choi Eun-kyung | Evgenia Radanova | Kim Min-ji |
| 8 December 2002 | Bormio | 3000m | Cho Ha-ri | Choi Eun-kyung | Amélie Goulet-Nadon |
| 8 December 2002 | Bormio | 3000m relay | South Korea | Canada | Italy |

#### United States

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 7 February 2003 | Salt Lake City | 1500m | Wang Wei | Amélie Goulet-Nadon | Nina Evteeva |
| 8 February 2003 | Salt Lake City | 500m | Amélie Goulet-Nadon | Cheng Xiao Lei | Alanna Kraus |
| 9 February 2003 | Salt Lake City | 1000m | Wang Wei | Amélie Goulet-Nadon | Tania Vicent |
| 9 February 2003 | Salt Lake City | 3000m | Amélie Goulet-Nadon | Wang Wei | Cheng Xiao Lei |
| 9 February 2003 | Salt Lake City | 3000m relay | Russia | China | Netherlands |

#### Canada

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 14 February 2003 | Saguenay | 1500m | Fu Tianyu | Liu Xiaoying | Amélie Goulet-Nadon |
| 15 February 2003 | Saguenay | 500m | Wang Meng | Fu Tianyu | Wang Chunlu |
| 16 February 2003 | Saguenay | 1000m | Amélie Goulet-Nadon | Wang Meng | Liu Xiaoying |
| 16 February 2003 | Saguenay | 3000m | Fu Tianyu | Tatiana Borodulina | Wang Meng |
| 16 February 2003 | Saguenay | 3000m relay | Canada | China | Germany |

## Overall standings
### Men

| Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 500m | Jean-François Monette | François-Louis Tremblay | Ahn Hyun-soo |
| 1000m | Apolo Anton Ohno | Jean-François Monette | Ahn Hyun-soo |
| 1500m | Fabio Carta | Ahn Hyun-soo | Apolo Anton Ohno |
| 5000m relay | Canada | China | Italy |
| Overall | Apolo Anton Ohno | Ahn Hyun-soo | Fabio Carta |

### Women

| Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 500m | Amélie Goulet-Nadon | Evgenia Radanova | Alanna Kraus |
| 1000m | Amélie Goulet-Nadon | Alanna Kraus | Evgenia Radanova |
| 1500m | Amélie Goulet-Nadon | Cho Ha-ri | Evgenia Radanova |
| 3000m relay | China | South Korea | Canada |
| Overall | Fu Tianyu | Amélie Goulet-Nadon | Evgenia Radanova |

## Podium summary

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 19 | 12 | 14 | 45 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 17 | 20 | 11 | 48 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 13 | 14 | 20 | 47 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 180 |