# 1998–99 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup

The 1998–99 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup was a multi-race tournament in short track speed skating. The season began on 25 September 1998 and ended on 6 December 1998.

## Men
### Events

| Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place |
| 25-27 September 1998 | Montreal | 500 m | Fabio Carta | Li Jiajun | Simon Van Vossel |
| 25-27 September 1998 | Montreal | 1000 m | Li Jiajun | Nicola Franceschina | |
| 25-27 September 1998 | Montreal | 1500 m | Satoru Terao | Fabio Carta | Nicky Gooch |
| 25-27 September 1998 | Montreal | 3000 m | Li Jiajun | Satoru Terao | Fabio Carta |
| 25-27 September 1998 | Montreal | 5000 m relay | China | Italy | Japan |
| 2-4 October 1998 | Saratoga Springs | 500 m | Fabio Carta | Daniel Weinstein | Li Jiajun |
| 2-4 October 1998 | Saratoga Springs | 1000 m | Fabio Carta | Satoru Terao | Dave Versteeg |
| 2-4 October 1998 | Saratoga Springs | 1500 m | Li Jiajun | Michele Antonioli | Nicola Franceschina |
| 2-4 October 1998 | Saratoga Springs | 3000 m | Li Jiajun | Nicola Franceschina | Fabio Carta |
| 2-4 October 1998 | Saratoga Springs | 5000 m relay | Italy | Canada | Japan |
| 30 October - 1 November 1998 | Zoetermeer | 500 m | Kim Dong-Sung | Fabio Carta | Mathieu Turcotte |
| 30 October - 1 November 1998 | Zoetermeer | 1000 m | Nicola Franceschina | Fabio Carta | Kim Dong-Sung |
| 30 October - 1 November 1998 | Zoetermeer | 1500 m | Kim Dong-Sung | Nicola Franceschina | Lee Seung-Jae |
| 30 October - 1 November 1998 | Zoetermeer | 3000 m | An Jung-Hyun | Fabio Carta | Kim Dong-Sung |
| 30 October - 1 November 1998 | Zoetermeer | 5000 m relay | South Korea | Italy | |
| 6-8 November 1998 | Székesfehérvár | 500 m | Fabio Carta | Marc Gagnon | Lee Seung-Jae |
| 6-8 November 1998 | Székesfehérvár | 1000 m | Apolo Anton Ohno | Kim Dong-Sung | Lee Seung-Jae |
| 6-8 November 1998 | Székesfehérvár | 1500 m | Kim Dong-Sung | Fabio Carta | Apolo Anton Ohno |
| 6-8 November 1998 | Székesfehérvár | 3000 m | Kim Dong-Sung | Fabio Carta | Michele Antonioli |
| 6-8 November 1998 | Székesfehérvár | 5000 m relay | Italy | Canada | Hungary |
| 27-28 November 1998 | Nobeyama | 500 m | Li Jiajun | Takafumi Nishitani | Satoru Terao |
| 27-28 November 1998 | Nobeyama | 1000 m | Kim Dong-Sung | Satoru Terao | Takafumi Nishitani |
| 27-28 November 1998 | Nobeyama | 1500 m | Kim Dong-Sung | Simon Van Vossel | Lee Jun-Hwan |
| 27-28 November 1998 | Nobeyama | 3000 m | Kim Dong-Sung | Li Jiajun | Feng Kai |
| 27-28 November 1998 | Nobeyama | 5000 m relay | China | Japan | Canada |
| 4-6 December 1998 | Beijing | 500 m | Li Jiajun | An Yulong | Satoru Terao Takafumi Nishitani |
| 4-6 December 1998 | Beijing | 1000 m | Li Jiajun | Satoru Terao | Kim Dong-Sung |
| 4-6 December 1998 | Beijing | 1500 m | Li Jiajun | Satoru Terao | An Yulong |
| 4-6 December 1998 | Beijing | 3000 m | Lee Jun-Hwan | Simon Van Vossel | Takafumi Nishitani |
| 4-6 December 1998 | Beijing | 5000 m relay | Japan | China | United States |
| 22-24 January 1999 European Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany ||||||
| 19-21 March 1999 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria ||||||
| 5-7 April 1999 World Team Championships in St. Louis, United States ||||||

### World Cup Rankings

| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Li Jiajun | 98 |
| 2 | Fabio Carta | 97 |
| 3 | Kim Dong-Sung | 93 |
| 4 | Satoru Terao | 92 |
| 5 | Nicola Franceschina | 84 |
| 6 | Simon Van Vossel | 80 |
| 7 | Feng Kai | 77 |
| 8 | Apolo Anton Ohno | 71 |
| 9 | Nicky Gooch | 71 |
| 10 | Daniel Weinstein | 68 |
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Fabio Carta | 99 |
| 2 | Li Jiajun | 97 |
| 3 | Takafumi Nishitani | 86 |
| 4 | Feng Kai | 84 |
| 5 | Satoru Terao | 78 |
| 6 | Kim Dong-Sung | 75 |
| 7 | Simon Van Vossel | 74 |
| 8 | An Yulong | 72 |
| 9 | Daniel Weinstein | 72 |
| 10 | Nicola Franceschina | 68 |
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Kim Dong-Sung | 95 |
| 2 | Fabio Carta | 93 |
| 3 | Satoru Terao | 89 |
| 4 | Li Jiajun | 85 |
| 5 | Nicola Franceschina | 85 |
| 6 | Feng Kai | 79 |
| 7 | Lee Seung-Jae | 75 |
| 8 | Mathieu Turcotte | 74 |
| 9 | Apolo Anton Ohno | 71 |
| 10 | Dave Versteeg | 62 |
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Kim Dong-Sung | 89 |
| 2 | Fabio Carta | 89 |
| 3 | Satoru Terao | 83 |
| 4 | Simon Van Vossel | 81 |
| 5 | Michele Antonioli | 80 |
| 6 | Apolo Anton Ohno | 76 |
| 7 | Mathieu Turcotte | 76 |
| 8 | Feng Kai | 74 |
| 9 | Nicola Franceschina | 73 |
| 10 | Nicky Gooch | 73 |
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Italy | 98 |
| 2 | China | 96 |
| 3 | Japan | 95 |
| 4 | Canada | 93 |
| 5 | United States | 90 |
| 6 | Hungary | 84 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 83 |
| 8 | South Korea | 68 |
| 9 | Germany | 57 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 56 |

## Women
### Events

| Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place |
| 25-27 September 1998 | Montreal | 500 m | Yang Yang (A) | Yang Yang (S) | Annie Perreault |
| 25-27 September 1998 | Montreal | 1000 m | Wang Chunlu | Marinella Canclini | Yang Yang (S) |
| 25-27 September 1998 | Montreal | 1500 m | Evgenia Radanova | Yang Yang (A) | Yang Yang (S) |
| 25-27 September 1998 | Montreal | 3000 m | Yang Yang (A) | Evgenia Radanova | Wang Chunlu |
| 25-27 September 1998 | Montreal | 3000 m relay | China | Italy | United States |
| 2-4 October 1998 | Saratoga Springs | 500 m | Wang Chunlu | Yang Yang (S) | Yang Yang (A) |
| 2-4 October 1998 | Saratoga Springs | 1000 m | Yang Yang (A) | Wang Chunlu | Yang Yang (S) |
| 2-4 October 1998 | Saratoga Springs | 1500 m | Yang Yang (A) | Evgenia Radanova | Marinella Canclini |
| 2-4 October 1998 | Saratoga Springs | 3000 m | Yang Yang (A) | Evgenia Radanova | Yang Yang (S) |
| 2-4 October 1998 | Saratoga Springs | 3000 m relay | China | Italy | United States |
| 30 October - 1 November 1998 | Zoetermeer | 500 m | Evgenia Radanova | Amy Peterson | Joo Min-Jin |
| 30 October - 1 November 1998 | Zoetermeer | 1000 m | Marinella Canclini | Evgenia Radanova | Choi Min-kyung |
| 30 October - 1 November 1998 | Zoetermeer | 1500 m | Park Hye-Won | Evgenia Radanova | Marinella Canclini |
| 30 October - 1 November 1998 | Zoetermeer | 3000 m | Joo Min-Jin | Evgenia Radanova | Danielle Molendijk |
| 30 October - 1 November 1998 | Zoetermeer | 3000 m relay | South Korea | United States | Netherlands |
| 6-8 November 1998 | Székesfehérvár | 500 m | Evgenia Radanova | Choi Min-kyung | Amy Peterson |
| 6-8 November 1998 | Székesfehérvár | 1000 m | Evgenia Radanova | Choi Min-kyung | Joo Min-Jin |
| 6-8 November 1998 | Székesfehérvár | 1500 m | Evgenia Radanova | Amy Peterson | Danielle Molendijk |
| 6-8 November 1998 | Székesfehérvár | 3000 m | Choi Min-kyung | Joo Min-Jin | Amy Peterson |
| 6-8 November 1998 | Székesfehérvár | 3000 m relay | South Korea | Bulgaria | Italy |
| 27-28 November 1998 | Nobeyama | 500 m | Wang Chunlu | Yang Yang (S) | Choi Min-kyung |
| 27-28 November 1998 | Nobeyama | 1000 m | Yang Yang (A) | Yang Yang (S) | Choi Min-kyung |
| 27-28 November 1998 | Nobeyama | 1500 m | Yang Yang (A) | Yang Yang (S) | Wang Chunlu |
| 27-28 November 1998 | Nobeyama | 3000 m | Yang Yang (A) | Choi Min-kyung | An Sang-Mi |
| 27-28 November 1998 | Nobeyama | 3000 m relay | China | Canada | United States |
| 4-6 December 1998 | Beijing | 500 m | Yang Yang (A) | Wang Chunlu | Choi Min-kyung |
| 4-6 December 1998 | Beijing | 1000 m | Yang Yang (A) | Yang Yang (S) | Wang Chunlu |
| 4-6 December 1998 | Beijing | 1500 m | Yang Yang (A) | Choi Min-kyung | Yang Yang (S) |
| 4-6 December 1998 | Beijing | 3000 m | Yang Yang (A) | Choi Min-kyung | Yang Yang (S) |
| 4-6 December 1998 | Beijing | 3000 m relay | China | South Korea | Canada |
| 22-24 January 1999 European Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany ||||||
| 19-21 March 1999 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria ||||||
| 5-7 April 1999 World Team Championships in St. Louis, United States ||||||

### World Cup Rankings

| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Yang Yang (A) | 100 |
| 2 | Evgenia Radanova | 98 |
| 3 | Yang Yang (S) | 93 |
| 4 | Choi Min-kyung | 92 |
| 5 | Marinella Canclini | 87 |
| 6 | Amy Peterson | 85 |
| 7 | Erin Porter | 76 |
| 8 | Annie Perreault | 74 |
| 9 | Ikue Teshigawara | 74 |
| 10 | Wang Chunlu | 67 |
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Wang Chunlu | 96 |
| 2 | Yang Yang (A) | 94 |
| 3 | Choi Min-kyung | 92 |
| 4 | Evgenia Radanova | 89 |
| 5 | Yang Yang (S) | 87 |
| 6 | Amy Peterson | 86 |
| 7 | Christine Boudrias | 78 |
| 8 | Erin Porter | 74 |
| 9 | Annie Perreault | 71 |
| 10 | Marinella Canclini | 68 |
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Yang Yang (S) | 94 |
| 2 | Yang Yang (A) | 93 |
| 3 | Evgenia Radanova | 93 |
| 4 | Choi Min-kyung | 91 |
| 5 | Marinella Canclini | 87 |
| 6 | Wang Chunlu | 84 |
| 7 | Amy Peterson | 83 |
| 8 | Danielle Molendijk | 77 |
| 9 | Sachi Ozawa | 77 |
| 10 | Ikue Teshigawara | 67 |
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Yang Yang (A) | 99 |
| 2 | Evgenia Radanova | 98 |
| 3 | Choi Min-kyung | 87 |
| 4 | Amy Peterson | 85 |
| 5 | Marinella Canclini | 83 |
| 6 | Erin Porter | 83 |
| 7 | Ikue Teshigawara | 76 |
| 8 | Yang Yang (S) | 70 |
| 9 | Danielle Molendijk | 64 |
| 10 | Tania Vicent | 62 |
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | China | 100 |
| 2 | South Korea | 96 |
| 3 | Italy | 93 |
| 4 | United States | 93 |
| 5 | Canada | 91 |
| 6 | Japan | 84 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 83 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 45 |
| 9 | Chinese Taipei | 20 |
| 10 | Hungary | 19 |

## Podium summary

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 29 | 13 | 13 | 55 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 15 | 8 | 14 | 37 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 8 | 15 | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | United States (USA) | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 7 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 60 | 60 | 59 | 179 |