# Short-track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held over thirteen days, from 12 to 25 February. Eight events were contested at the Torino Palavela. In the men's competition, Ahn Hyun-soo earned a medal in each event, winning three golds. On the women's side, Jin Sun-yu scored three gold medals.

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | China | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 500 metres details | Apolo Anton Ohno United States | 41.935 | François-Louis Tremblay Canada | 42.002 | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea | 42.089 |
| 1000 metres details | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea | 1:26.739 | Lee Ho-suk South Korea | 1:26.764 | Apolo Anton Ohno United States | 1:26.927 |
| 1500 metres details | Ahn Hyun-soo South Korea | 2:25.341 | Lee Ho-suk South Korea | 2:25.600 | Li Jiajun China | 2:26.005 |
| 5000 metre relay details | South Korea (KOR) Ahn Hyun-soo Lee Ho-suk Oh Se-jong* Seo Ho-jin Song Suk-woo | 6:43.376 | Canada (CAN) Eric Bédard Jonathan Guilmette* Charles Hamelin François-Louis Tremblay Mathieu Turcotte | 6:43.707 | United States (USA) Alex Izykowski J. P. Kepka Apolo Anton Ohno Rusty Smith | 6:47.990 |
* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals.

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 500 metres details | Wang Meng China | 44.345 | Evgenia Radanova Bulgaria | 44.374 | Anouk Leblanc-Boucher Canada | 44.759 |
| 1000 metres details | Jin Sun-yu South Korea | 1:32.859 | Wang Meng China | 1:33.079 | Yang Yang (A) China | 1:33.937 |
| 1500 metres details | Jin Sun-yu South Korea | 2:23.494 | Choi Eun-kyung South Korea | 2:24.069 | Wang Meng China | 2:24.469 |
| 3000 metre relay details | South Korea (KOR) Byun Chun-sa Choi Eun-kyung Jeon Da-hye Jin Sun-yu Kang Yun-mi* | 4:17.040 | Canada (CAN) Alanna Kraus Anouk Leblanc-Boucher Amanda Overland* Kalyna Roberge Tania Vicent | 4:17.336 | Italy (ITA) Arianna Fontana Marta Capurso Katia Zini Mara Zini | 4:20.030 |
* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals.

## Records

Of the four Olympic records set in Turin, three of them came in the men's 1000 metres.
| Event | Date | Round | Team | Time | OR |
| Men's 1000 metres | 15 February | Heat 1 | Li Ye (CHN) | 1:27.048 | OR |
| Men's 1000 metres | 18 February | Quarterfinal 1 | Rusty Smith (USA) | 1:27.000 | OR |
| Men's 1000 metres | 18 February | Final A | Ahn Hyun-soo (KOR) | 1:26.739 | OR |
| Men's 5000 metre relay | 25 February | Final | South Korea Ahn Hyun-soo Lee Ho-suk Seo Ho-jin Song Suk-woo | 6:43.376 | OR |

## Participating NOCs

Twenty-four nations competed in the short track at Torino.
* Australia (6)
* Belarus (1)
* Belgium (2)
* Bulgaria (1)
* Canada (10)
* China (8)
* Czech Republic (1)
* France (6)
* Germany (4)
* Great Britain (10)
* Hong Kong (1)
* Hungary (4)
* Italy (9)
* Japan (10)
* South Korea (10)
* Latvia (1)
* Netherlands (3)
* Poland (1)
* North Korea (2)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (3)
* Slovakia (1)
* Ukraine (1)
* United States (10)