# 2001–02 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup

The 2002 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season for short track speed skating. The season began on 21 September and ended on 16 December 2001. The World Cup was organised by the ISU.

## Men
### Events

| Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place |
| 21-23 September 2001 | Changchun | 500 m | Li Jiajun | Takafumi Nishitani | Maurizio Carnino |
| 21-23 September 2001 | Changchun | 1000 m | Kim Dong-Sung | Min Ryoung | Li Jiajun |
| 21-23 September 2001 | Changchun | 1500 m | Kim Dong-Sung | Lee Seung-Jae | Li Jiajun |
| 21-23 September 2001 | Changchun | 3000 m | Min Ryoung | Kim Dong-Sung | Fabio Carta |
| 21-23 September 2001 | Changchun | 5000 m relay | South Korea | Japan | Italy |
| 28-30 September 2001 | Nobeyama | 500 m | Li Jiajun | Takafumi Nishitani | Kim Dong-Sung |
| 28-30 September 2001 | Nobeyama | 1000 m | Li Jiajun | Kim Dong-Sung | An Yulong |
| 28-30 September 2001 | Nobeyama | 1500 m | Lee Seung-Jae | Kim Dong-Sung | Li Jiajun |
| 28-30 September 2001 | Nobeyama | 3000 m | Kim Dong-Sung | Li Jiajun | Bruno Loscos |
| 28-30 September 2001 | Nobeyama | 5000 m relay | South Korea | China | Japan |
| 18-20 October 2001 | Calgary | 500 m | Kim Dong-Sung | Satoru Terao | Éric Bédard |
| 18-20 October 2001 | Calgary | 1000 m | Apolo Anton Ohno | Kim Dong-Sung | Lee Seung-Jae |
| 18-20 October 2001 | Calgary | 1500 m | Kim Dong-Sung | Marc Gagnon | Nicola Rodigari |
| 18-20 October 2001 | Calgary | 3000 m | Kim Dong-Sung | Apolo Anton Ohno | Nicola Rodigari |
| 18-20 October 2001 | Calgary | 5000 m relay | Japan | Canada | |
| 7-9 December 2001 | Sofia | 500 m | Kim Dong-Sung | Mathieu Turcotte | François-Louis Tremblay |
| 7-9 December 2001 | Sofia | 1000 m | Kim Dong-Sung | Min Ryoung | Lee Seung-Jae |
| 7-9 December 2001 | Sofia | 1500 m | Kim Dong-Sung | Fabio Carta | Nicola Rodigari |
| 7-9 December 2001 | Sofia | 3000 m | Lee Seung-Jae | Kim Dong-Sung | Fabio Carta |
| 7-9 December 2001 | Sofia | 5000 m relay | Canada | Italy | China |
| 14-16 December 2001 | Amsterdam | 500 m | Éric Bédard | Li Jiajun | |
| 14-16 December 2001 | Amsterdam | 1000 m | Naoya Tamura | Lee Seung-Jae | |
| 14-16 December 2001 | Amsterdam | 1500 m | Kim Dong-Sung | Fabio Carta | Éric Bédard |
| 14-16 December 2001 | Amsterdam | 3000 m | Nicola Rodigari | Lee Seung-Jae | Kim Dong-Sung |
| 14-16 December 2001 | Amsterdam | 5000 m relay | South Korea | Italy | China |
| 11–13 January 2002 European Championships in Grenoble, France ||||||
| 13–23 February 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States ||||||
| 29–31 March 2002 World Team Championships in Milwaukee, United States ||||||
| 5–7 April 2002 World Championships in Montreal, Canada ||||||

### World Cup Rankings

| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Kim Dong-Sung | 99 |
| 2 | Lee Seung-Jae | 92 |
| 3 | Li Jiajun | 90 |
| 4 | Min Ryoung | 82 |
| 5 | Fabio Carta | 78 |
| 6 | Satoru Terao | 75 |
| 7 | Feng Kai | 73 |
| 8 | An Yulong | 65 |
| 9 | Cees Juffermans | 62 |
| 10 | Takafumi Nishitani | 61 |
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Li Jiajun | 95 |
| 2 | Kim Dong-Sung | 95 |
| 3 | Takafumi Nishitani | 89 |
| 4 | Min Ryoung | 72 |
| 5 | Mathieu Turcotte | 69 |
| 6 | Satoru Terao | 68 |
| 7 | Fabio Carta | 61 |
| 8 | Lee Seung-Jae | 61 |
| 9 | An Yulong | 60 |
| 10 | Feng Kai | 53 |
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Kim Dong-Sung | 98 |
| 2 | Min Ryoung | 92 |
| 3 | Lee Seung-Jae | 92 |
| 4 | Li Jiajun | 91 |
| 5 | An Yulong | 68 |
| 6 | Feng Kai | 68 |
| 7 | Nicola Rodigari | 67 |
| 8 | Satoru Terao | 66 |
| 9 | Fabio Carta | 63 |
| 10 | Mathieu Turcotte | 57 |
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Kim Dong-Sung | 100 |
| 2 | Lee Seung-Jae | 91 |
| 3 | Li Jiajun | 87 |
| 4 | Fabio Carta | 82 |
| 5 | Feng Kai | 76 |
| 6 | Min Ryoung | 76 |
| 7 | Cees Juffermans | 60 |
| 8 | An Yulong | 59 |
| 9 | Bruno Loscos | 57 |
| 10 | Jonathan Guilmette | 56 |
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | South Korea | 98 |
| 2 | Japan | 93 |
| 3 | China | 92 |
| 4 | Italy | 91 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 79 |
| 6 | Belgium | 79 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 76 |
| 8 | Russia | 66 |
| 9 | France | 63 |
| 10 | Hungary | 54 |

## Women
### Events

| Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place |
| 21-23 September 2001 | Changchun | 500 m | Yang Yang (A) | Evgenia Radanova | Yang Yang (S) |
| 21-23 September 2001 | Changchun | 1000 m | Ko Gi-Hyun | Evgenia Radanova | Yang Yang (A) |
| 21-23 September 2001 | Changchun | 1500 m | Ko Gi-Hyun | Choi Eun-Kyung | Evgenia Radanova |
| 21-23 September 2001 | Changchun | 3000 m | Choi Eun-Kyung | Yang Yang (A) | Ko Gi-Hyun |
| 21-23 September 2001 | Changchun | 5000 m relay | Japan | Bulgaria | China |
| 28-30 September 2001 | Nobeyama | 500 m | Joo Min-Jin | Evgenia Radanova | Choi Min-Kyung |
| 28-30 September 2001 | Nobeyama | 1000 m | Ko Gi-Hyun | Choi Min-Kyung | Evgenia Radanova |
| 28-30 September 2001 | Nobeyama | 1500 m | Ko Gi-Hyun | Joo Min-Jin | Yang Yang (A) |
| 28-30 September 2001 | Nobeyama | 3000 m | Ko Gi-Hyun | Joo Min-Jin | Chikage Tanaka |
| 28-30 September 2001 | Nobeyama | 5000 m relay | South Korea | Japan | Bulgaria |
| 18-20 October 2001 | Calgary | 500 m | Evgenia Radanova | Yang Yang (S) | Chikage Tanaka |
| 18-20 October 2001 | Calgary | 1000 m | Yang Yang (A) | Ko Gi-Hyun | Sun Dandan |
| 18-20 October 2001 | Calgary | 1500 m | Yang Yang (A) | Evgenia Radanova | Chikage Tanaka |
| 18-20 October 2001 | Calgary | 3000 m | Ko Gi-Hyun | Yang Yang (A) | Chikage Tanaka |
| 18-20 October 2001 | Calgary | 5000 m relay | South Korea | China | Italy |
| 7-9 December 2001 | Sofia | 500 m | Yang Yang (A) | Yang Yang (S) | Wang Chunlu |
| 7-9 December 2001 | Sofia | 1000 m | Choi Eun-Kyung | Yang Yang (A) | Park Hye-won |
| 7-9 December 2001 | Sofia | 1500 m | Yang Yang (A) | Park Hye-won | Joo Min-Jin |
| 7-9 December 2001 | Sofia | 3000 m | Choi Eun-Kyung | Yang Yang (S) | Joanna Williams |
| 7-9 December 2001 | Sofia | 5000 m relay | China | Canada | South Korea |
| 14-16 December 2001 | Amsterdam | 500 m | Yang Yang (S) | Yang Yang (A) | Wang Chunlu |
| 14-16 December 2001 | Amsterdam | 1000 m | Yang Yang (S) | Yang Yang (A) | Choi Eun-Kyung |
| 14-16 December 2001 | Amsterdam | 1500 m | Yang Yang (A) | Choi Eun-Kyung | Evgenia Radanova |
| 14-16 December 2001 | Amsterdam | 3000 m | Park Hye-won | Yang Yang (A) | Choi Eun-Kyung |
| 14-16 December 2001 | Amsterdam | 5000 m relay | China | South Korea | Canada |
| 11–13 January 2002 European Championships in Grenoble, France ||||||
| 13–23 February 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States ||||||
| 29–31 March 2002 World Team Championships in Milwaukee, United States ||||||
| 5–7 April 2002 World Championships in Montreal, Canada ||||||

### World Cup Rankings

| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Yang Yang (A) | 99 |
| 2 | Evgenia Radanova | 88 |
| 3 | Yang Yang (S) | 87 |
| 4 | Joo Min-Jin | 87 |
| 5 | Chikage Tanaka | 80 |
| 6 | Ko Gi-Hyun | 73 |
| 7 | Choi Eun-Kyung | 70 |
| 8 | Joanna Williams | 62 |
| 9 | Mara Zini | 62 |
| 10 | Sarah Lindsay | 62 |
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Yang Yang (S) | 96 |
| 2 | Yang Yang (A) | 95 |
| 3 | Evgenia Radanova | 90 |
| 4 | Joo Min-Jin | 90 |
| 5 | Wang Chunlu | 90 |
| 6 | Chikage Tanaka | 83 |
| 7 | Marta Capurso | 62 |
| 8 | Sarah Lindsay | 58 |
| 9 | Choi Min-Kyung | 55 |
| 10 | Choi Eun-Kyung | 48 |
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Yang Yang (A) | 96 |
| 2 | Yang Yang (S) | 86 |
| 3 | Sun Dandan | 85 |
| 4 | Evgenia Radanova | 83 |
| 5 | Joo Min-Jin | 81 |
| 6 | Chikage Tanaka | 76 |
| 7 | Ko Gi-Hyun | 74 |
| 8 | Choi Eun-Kyung | 69 |
| 9 | Yuka Kamino | 60 |
| 10 | Nina Evteeva | 58 |
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Yang Yang (A) | 98 |
| 2 | Evgenia Radanova | 90 |
| 3 | Joo Min-Jin | 89 |
| 4 | Chikage Tanaka | 83 |
| 5 | Sun Dandan | 83 |
| 6 | Ko Gi-Hyun | 70 |
| 7 | Joanna Williams | 64 |
| 8 | Yang Yang (S) | 63 |
| 9 | Mara Zini | 57 |
| 10 | Sarah Lindsay | 54 |
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | China | 100 |
| 2 | South Korea | 97 |
| 3 | Japan | 89 |
| 4 | Italy | 86 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 84 |
| 6 | Russia | 80 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 77 |
| 8 | Canada | 69 |
| 9 | Germany | 55 |
| 10 | United States | 19 |

## Podium summary

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 29 | 18 | 11 | 58 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 7 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 50 | 50 | 47 | 147 |