# 2004–05 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup

The 2004–05 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season for short track speed skating. The season began on 22 October 2004 and ended on 12 February 2005. 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
#### China

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 22 October 2004 | Harbin | 1500m | Apolo Anton Ohno | Ahn Hyun-soo | Li Jiajun |
| 23 October 2004 | Harbin | 500m | Apolo Anton Ohno | Lee Seung-jae | Rusty Smith |
| 24 October 2004 | Harbin | 1000m | Ahn Hyun-soo | Song Kyung-taek | Li Jiajun |
| 24 October 2004 | Harbin | 3000m | Ahn Hyun-soo | Apolo Anton Ohno | Lee Seung-jae |
| 24 October 2004 | Harbin | 5000m relay | South Korea | Canada | China |

#### Beijing, China

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 29 October 2004 | Beijing | 1500m | Ahn Hyun-soo | Apolo Anton Ohno | Li Jiajun |
| 30 October 2004 | Beijing | 500m | Ahn Hyun-soo | Apolo Anton Ohno | Jean-François Monette |
| 31 October 2004 | Beijing | 1000m | Ahn Hyun-soo | Apolo Anton Ohno | Song Kyung-taek |
| 31 October 2004 | Beijing | 3000m | Ahn Hyun-soo | Song Kyung-taek | Apolo Anton Ohno |
| 31 October 2004 | Beijing | 5000m relay | South Korea | United States | Canada |

#### United States

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 26 November 2004 | Madison | 1500m | Apolo Anton Ohno | Mathieu Turcotte | Charles Hamelin |
| 27 November 2004 | Madison | 500m | Mathieu Turcotte | Apolo Anton Ohno | Takafumi Nishitani |
| 28 November 2004 | Madison | 1000m | Apolo Anton Ohno | Mathieu Turcotte | Charles Hamelin |
| 28 November 2004 | Madison | 3000m | Apolo Anton Ohno | Li Jiajun | Charles Hamelin |
| 28 November 2004 | Madison | 5000m relay | Canada | China | Japan |

#### Canada

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 3 December 2004 | Saguenay | 1500m | Apolo Anton Ohno | Mathieu Turcotte | Steve Robillard |
| 4 December 2004 | Saguenay | 500m | Mathieu Turcotte | Apolo Anton Ohno | Li Jiajun |
| 5 December 2004 | Saguenay | 1000m | Charles Hamelin | Apolo Anton Ohno | Li Jiajun |
| 5 December 2004 | Saguenay | 3000m | Mathieu Turcotte | Apolo Anton Ohno | Li Jiajun |
| 5 December 2004 | Saguenay | 5000m relay | Canada | China | Japan |

#### Hungary

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 4 February 2005 | Budapest | 1500m | Ahn Hyun-soo | Apolo Anton Ohno | Charles Hamelin |
| 5 February 2005 | Budapest | 500m | Mathieu Turcotte | François-Louis Tremblay | Lee Seung-jae |
| 6 February 2005 | Budapest | 1000m | Charles Hamelin | Song Suk-woo | François-Louis Tremblay |
| 6 February 2005 | Budapest | 3000m | Apolo Anton Ohno | François-Louis Tremblay | Mathieu Turcotte |
| 6 February 2005 | Budapest | 5000m relay | Italy | Canada |

#### Slovakia

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 10 February 2005 | Spišská Nová Ves | 1500m | Apolo Anton Ohno | Steve Robillard | François-Louis Tremblay |
| 11 February 2005 | Spišská Nová Ves | 500m | Charles Hamelin | Steve Robillard | Satoru Terao |
| 12 February 2005 | Spišská Nová Ves | 1000m | Apolo Anton Ohno | Ahn Hyun-soo | Steve Robillard |
| 12 February 2005 | Spišská Nová Ves | 3000m | Ahn Hyun-soo | Apolo Anton Ohno | Steve Robillard |
| 12 February 2005 | Spišská Nová Ves | 5000m relay | United States | South Korea | Canada |

### Women
#### China

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 29 October 2004 | Beijing | 1500m | Wang Meng | Choi Eun-kyung | Kang Yun-mi |
| 30 October 2004 | Beijing | 500m | Wang Meng | Fu Tianyu | Marta Capurso |
| 31 October 2004 | Beijing | 1000m | Choi Eun-kyung | Wang Meng | Kang Yun-mi |
| 31 October 2004 | Beijing | 3000m | Jin Sun-yu | Allison Baver | Marta Capurso |
| 31 October 2004 | Beijing | 3000m relay | South Korea | Canada | Japan |

#### Beijing, China

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 29 October 2004 | Beijing | 1500m | Kang Yun-mi | Jin Sun-yu | Wang Meng |
| 30 October 2004 | Beijing | 500m | Fu Tianyu | Zhu Mi Lei | Tania Vicent |
| 31 October 2004 | Beijing | 1000m | Choi Eun-kyung | Kang Yun-mi | Jin Sun-yu |
| 31 October 2004 | Beijing | 3000m | Choi Eun-kyung | Kang Yun-mi | Jin Sun-yu |
| 31 October 2004 | Beijing | 3000m relay | South Korea | Other finalists were disqualified | Other finalists were disqualified |

#### United States

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 26 November 2004 | Madison | 1500m | Yang Yang (A) | Allison Baver | Yuka Kamino |
| 27 November 2004 | Madison | 500m | Yang Yang (A) | Wang Meng | Marta Capurso |
| 28 November 2004 | Madison | 1000m | Hyo-jung Kim | Amanda Overland | Evgenia Radanova |
| 28 November 2004 | Madison | 3000m | Wang Meng | Hyo-jung Kim | Allison Baver |
| 28 November 2004 | Madison | 3000m relay | China | Germany | Japan |

#### Canada

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 3 December 2004 | Saguenay | 1500m | Wang Wei | Allison Baver | Hyo-jung Kim |
| 4 December 2004 | Saguenay | 500m | Wang Meng | Allison Baver | Evgenia Radanova |
| 5 December 2004 | Saguenay | 1000m | Yang Yang (A) | Wang Wei | Hyo-jung Kim |
| 5 December 2004 | Saguenay | 3000m | Annita van Doorn | Wang Meng | Yang Yang (A) |
| 5 December 2004 | Saguenay | 3000m relay | China | Russia | Canada |

#### Hungary

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 4 February 2005 | Budapest | 1500m | Jin Sun-yu | Kang Yun-mi | Choi Eun-kyung |
| 5 February 2005 | Budapest | 500m | Fu Tianyu | Wang Meng | Evgenia Radanova |
| 6 February 2005 | Budapest | 1000m | Choi Eun-kyung | Kang Yun-mi | Jin Sun-yu |
| 6 February 2005 | Budapest | 3000m | Jin Sun-yu | Choi Eun-kyung | Kang Yun-mi |
| 6 February 2005 | Budapest | 3000m relay | China | Korea | Canada |

#### Slovakia

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 10 February 2005 | Spišská Nová Ves | 1500m | Jin Sun-yu | Yeo Soo-yeon | Amanda Overland |
| 11 February 2005 | Spišská Nová Ves | 500m | Wang Meng | Evgenia Radanova | Anouk Leblanc-Boucher |
| 12 February 2005 | Spišská Nová Ves | 1000m | Jin Sun-yu | Yeo Soo-yeon | Yang Yang (A) |
| 12 February 2005 | Spišská Nová Ves | 3000m | Yeo Soo-yeon | Jin Sun-yu | Evgenia Radanova |
| 12 February 2005 | Spišská Nová Ves | 3000m relav | China | Canada | South Korea |

## Overall standings
### Men

| Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 500m | Mathieu Turcotte | Apolo Anton Ohno | Charles Hamelin |
| 1000m | Apolo Anton Ohno | Ahn Hyun-soo | Mathieu Turcotte |
| 1500m | Apolo Anton Ohno | Ahn Hyun-soo | Mathieu Turcotte |
| 5000m relay | Canada | South Korea | United States |
| Overall | Apolo Anton Ohno | Mathieu Turcotte | Ahn Hyun-soo |

### Women

| Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 500m | Wang Meng | Fu Tianyu | Yang Yang (A) |
| 1000m | Choi Eun-kyung | Wang Meng | Jin Sun-yu |
| 1500m | Jin Sun-yu | Wang Meng | Yang Yang (A) |
| 3000m relay | China | South Korea | Canada |
| Overall | Wang Meng | Jin Sun-yu | Yang Yang (A) |

## Podium summary

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 23 | 18 | 11 | 52 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 15 | 10 | 10 | 35 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 11 | 16 | 5 | 32 |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | 9 | 12 | 18 | 39 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 60 | 59 | 58 | 177 |