# 2022 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

The 2022 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships were the 46th edition, held from April 8 to 10, 2022 at Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal, Canada. World Short Track Speed Skating Championships have been contested since 1976.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was moved back three weeks from the original dates of March 18 to 20.

## Schedule

All times are local (UTC−4).
| Date | Event |
| April 8 | Qualifying |
| 9 April | 1500 m women |
| 9 April | 1500 m men |
| 9 April | 500 m women |
| 9 April | 500 m men |
| 10 April | 1000 m women |
| 10 April | 1000 m men |
| 10 April | 3000 m women |
| 10 April | 3000 m men |
| 10 April | 3000 m relay women |
| 10 April | 5000 m relay men |

## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Hungary | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Canada* | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Overall | Shaoang Liu Hungary | 104 points | Pascal Dion Canada | 63 points | Lee June-seo South Korea | 55 points |
| 500 m | Shaoang Liu Hungary | 40.573 | Quentin Fercoq France | 40.674 | Stijn Desmet Belgium | 40.710 |
| 1000 m | Shaoang Liu Hungary | 1:25.462 | Lee June-seo South Korea | 1:25.529 | Kwak Yoon-gy South Korea | 1:25.662 |
| 1500 m | Shaoang Liu Hungary | 2:15.096 | Pascal Dion Canada | 2:15.644 | Stijn Desmet Belgium | 2:15.716 |
| 5000 m relay | South Korea Han Seung-soo Kwak Yoon-gy Lee June-seo Park In-wook | 6:56.709 | Netherlands Itzhak de Laat Friso Emons Sjinkie Knegt Sven Roes | 6:56.786 | Canada Pascal Dion Steven Dubois Charles Hamelin Jordan Pierre-Gilles Maxime Laoun | 6:56.807 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Overall | Choi Min-jeong South Korea | 107 points | Kim Boutin Canada | 84 points | Xandra Velzeboer Netherlands | 53 points |
| 500 m | Xandra Velzeboer Netherlands | 42.476 | Kim Boutin Canada | 42.570 | Yara van Kerkhof Netherlands | 42.642 |
| 1000 m | Choi Min-jeong South Korea | 1:27.956 | Kim Boutin Canada | 1:28.076 | Xandra Velzeboer Netherlands | 1:29.144 |
| 1500 m | Choi Min-jeong South Korea | 2:23.594 | Kim Boutin Canada | 2:24.201 | Seo Whi-min South Korea | 2:24.455 |
| 3000 m relay | South Korea Choi Min-jeong Kim A-lang Seo Whi-min Shim Suk-hee Park Ji-yun | 4:09.683 | Canada Kim Boutin Florence Brunelle Alyson Charles Courtney Sarault Danaé Blais | 4:09.717 | Netherlands Rianne De Vries Selma Poutsma Yara van Kerkhof Xandra Velzeboer | 4:09.779 |

## Nations

The following nations sent skaters to these Championships. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, skaters representing Russia or Belarus were not allowed to participate.
* Australia
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Canada
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia
* Netherlands
* Philippines
* Poland
* Serbia
* Singapore
* Slovenia
* South Korea
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United States