# 2011–12 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup

The 2011–12 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 2011 and ended on 12 February 2012. The World Cup was organised by the International Skating Union (ISU) who also ran world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.

## Calendar
### Men
#### Salt Lake City

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 23 October 2011 | Utah Olympic Oval | 500m | Jon Eley (GBR) | Charles Hamelin (CAN) | Evgenii Kozulin (RUS) |
| 22 October 2011 | Utah Olympic Oval | 1000m | Kwak Yoon-Gy (KOR) | Noh Jin-Kyu (KOR) | François-Louis Tremblay (CAN) |
| 22 October 2011 | Utah Olympic Oval | 1500m (1) | Charles Hamelin (CAN) | Lee Ho-Suk (KOR) | Lee Jung-Su (KOR) |
| 23 October 2011 | Utah Olympic Oval | 1500m (2) | Noh Jin-Kyu (KOR) | Kwak Yoon-Gy (KOR) | J. R. Celski (USA) |
| 23 October 2011 | Utah Olympic Oval | 5000m relay | Canada | Great Britain | South Korea |

#### Saguenay

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 29 October 2011 | Centre Georges-Vézina | 500m (1) | Olivier Jean (CAN) | Charles Hamelin (CAN) | Vladimir Grigorev (RUS) |
| 30 October 2011 | Centre Georges-Vézina | 500m (2) | François-Louis Tremblay (CAN) | Guillaume Bastille (CAN) | Liang Wenhao (CHN) |
| 30 October 2011 | Centre Georges-Vézina | 1000m | Charles Hamelin (CAN) | Michael Gilday (CAN) | Olivier Jean (CAN) |
| 29 October 2011 | Centre Georges-Vézina | 1500m | Noh Jin-Kyu (KOR) | Kwak Yoon-Gy (KOR) | Yuzo Takamido (JPN) |
| 30 October 2011 | Centre Georges-Vézina | 5000m relay | South Korea | Russia | Canada |

#### Nagoya

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 4 December 2011 | Nippon Gaishi Hall | 500m | Olivier Jean (CAN) | Liang Wenhao (CHN) | Gong Qiuwen (CHN) |
| 3 December 2011 | Nippon Gaishi Hall | 1000m (1) | Kwak Yoon-Gy (KOR) | J. R. Celski (USA) | Seo Yi-Ra (KOR) |
| 4 December 2011 | Nippon Gaishi Hall | 1000m (2) | Charles Hamelin (CAN) | Kwak Yoon-Gy (KOR) | Michael Gilday (CAN) |
| 3 December 2011 | Nippon Gaishi Hall | 1500m | Noh Jin-Kyu (KOR) | Lee Ho-Suk (KOR) | Charle Cournoyer (CAN) |
| 4 December 2011 | Nippon Gaishi Hall | 5000m relay | China | Russia | Japan |

#### Shanghai

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 10 December 2011 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center | 500m (1) | Olivier Jean (CAN) | Gong Qiuwen (CHN) | Daan Breeuwsma (NED) |
| 11 December 2011 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center | 500m (2) | Charles Hamelin (CAN) | Jon Eley (GBR) | Liang Wenhao (CHN) |
| 11 December 2011 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center | 1000m | Kwak Yoon-Gy (KOR) | Olivier Jean (CAN) | Noh Jin-Kyu (KOR) |
| 10 December 2011 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center | 1500m | Noh Jin-Kyu (KOR) | Charles Hamelin (CAN) | Kwak Yoon-Gy (KOR) |
| 11 December 2011 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center | 5000m relay | China | Canada | United Kingdom |

#### Moscow

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 5 February 2012 | Megasport Arena | 500m | Olivier Jean (CAN) | Liam McFarlane (CAN) | Charles Hamelin (CAN) |
| 4 February 2012 | Megasport Arena | 1000m | Kwak Yoon-Gy (KOR) | Noh Jin-Kyu (KOR) | Liang Wenhao (CHN) |
| 4 February 2012 | Megasport Arena | 1500m (1) | Lee Jung-Su (KOR) | John-Henry Krueger (USA) | Lee Ho-Suk (KOR) |
| 5 February 2012 | Megasport Arena | 1500m (2) | Noh Jin-Kyu (KOR) | Sin Da-woon (KOR) | J. R. Celski (USA) |
| 5 February 2012 | Megasport Arena | 5000m relay | Canada | South Korea | China |

#### Dordrecht

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 12 February 2011 | Sportboulevard Dordrecht | 500m | Simon Cho (USA) | Kwak Yoon-Gy (KOR) | Francois Louis-Tremblay (CAN) |
| 11 February 2011 | Sportboulevard Dordrecht | 1000m (1) | Guillaume Bastille (CAN) | Sjinkie Knegt (NED) | Niels Kerstholt (NED) |
| 12 February 2011 | Sportboulevard Dordrecht | 1000m (2) | Noh Jinkyu (KOR) | Olivier Jean (CAN) | J. R. Celski (USA) |
| 11 February 2011 | Sportboulevard Dordrecht | 1500m | Noh Jinkyu (KOR) | Sin Da-woon (KOR) | Semen Elistratov (RUS) |
| 12 February 2011 | Sportboulevard Dordrecht | 5000m relay | Netherlands | Canada | South Korea |

### Women
#### Salt Lake City

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 23 October 2011 | Utah Olympic Oval | 500m | Marianne St-Gelais (CAN) | Martina Valcepina (ITA) | Jessica Smith (USA) |
| 22 October 2011 | Utah Olympic Oval | 1000m | Yui Sakai (JPN) | Lana Gehring (USA) | Alyson Dudek (USA) |
| 22 October 2011 | Utah Olympic Oval | 1500m (1) | Katherine Reutter (USA) | Valérie Maltais (CAN) | Lee Eun-Byul (KOR) |
| 23 October 2011 | Utah Olympic Oval | 1500m (2) | Katherine Reutter (USA) | Lee Eun-Byul (KOR) | Li Jianrou (CHN) |
| 23 October 2011 | Utah Olympic Oval | 3000m relay | China | South Korea | Russia |

#### Saguenay

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 29 October 2011 | Centre Georges-Vézina | 500m (1) | Marianne St-Gelais (CAN) | Martina Valcepina (ITA) | Liu Qiuhong (CHN) |
| 30 October 2011 | Centre Georges-Vézina | 500m (2) | Arianna Fontana (ITA) | Martina Valcepina (ITA) | Liu Qiuhong (CHN) |
| 30 October 2011 | Centre Georges-Vézina | 1000m | Marianne St-Gelais (CAN) | Elise Christie (GBR) | Cho Ha-Ri (KOR) |
| 29 October 2011 | Centre Georges-Vézina | 1500m | Arianna Fontana (ITA) | Lee Eun-Byul (KOR) | Cho Ha-Ri (KOR) |
| 30 October 2011 | Centre Georges-Vézina | 3000m relay | China | Canada | Japan |

#### Nagoya

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 4 December 2011 | Nippon Gaishi Hall | 500m | Arianna Fontana (ITA) | Yui Sakai (JPN) | Martina Valcepina (ITA) |
| 3 December 2011 | Nippon Gaishi Hall | 1000m (1) | Yui Sakai (JPN) | Elise Christie (GBR) | Katherine Reutter (USA) |
| 4 December 2011 | Nippon Gaishi Hall | 1000m (2) | Li Jianrou (CHN) | Lin Meng (CHN) | Xiao Han (CHN) |
| 3 December 2011 | Nippon Gaishi Hall | 1500m | Arianna Fontana (ITA) | Cho Ha-Ri (KOR) | Lana Gehring (USA) |
| 4 December 2011 | Nippon Gaishi Hall | 3000m relay | Italy | Japan | China |

#### Shanghai

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 10 December 2011 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center | 500m (1) | Fan Kexin (CHN) | Liu Qiuhong (CHN) | Jessica Smith (USA) |
| 11 December 2011 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center | 500m (2) | Arianna Fontana (ITA) | Liu Qiuhong (CHN) | Fan Kexin (CHN) |
| 11 December 2011 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center | 1000m | Katherine Reutter (USA) | Li Jianrou (CHN) | Yui Sakai (JPN) |
| 10 December 2011 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center | 1500m | Cho Ha-Ri (KOR) | Katherine Reutter (USA) | Xiao Han (CHN) |
| 11 December 2011 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center | 3000m relay | China | United States | Japan |

#### Moscow

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 5 February 2012 | Megasport Arena | 500m | Fan Kexin (CHN) | Arianna Fontana (ITA) | Liu Qiuhong (CHN) |
| 4 February 2012 | Megasport Arena | 1000m | Elise Christie (GBR) | Liu Qiuhong (CHN) | Yui Sakai (JPN) |
| 4 February 2012 | Megasport Arena | 1500m (1) | Cho Ha-Ri (KOR) | Lee Eun-Byul (KOR) | Valérie Maltais (CAN) |
| 5 February 2012 | Megasport Arena | 1500m (2) | Lee Eun-Byul (KOR) | Cho Ha-Ri (KOR) | Lana Gehring (USA) |
| 5 February 2012 | Megasport Arena | 3000m relay | China | United States | Netherlands |

#### Dordrecht

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 12 February 2011 | Sportboulevard Dordrecht | 500m | Arianna Fontana (ITA) | Marianne St-Gelais (CAN) | Martina Valcepina (ITA) |
| 11 February 2011 | Sportboulevard Dordrecht | 1000m (1) | Marianne St-Gelais (CAN) | Jorien Ter Mors (NED) | Liu Qiuhong (CHN) |
| 12 February 2011 | Sportboulevard Dordrecht | 1000m (2) | Lana Gehring (USA) | Marie-Ève Drolet (CAN) | Li Jianrou (CHN) |
| 11 February 2011 | Sportboulevard Dordrecht | 1500m | Lana Gehring (USA) | Cho Ha-Ri (KOR) | Fan Kexin (CHN) |
| 12 February 2011 | Sportboulevard Dordrecht | 3000m relay | China | United States | Japan |

## World Cup standings

* Note – Standings are calculated on the best 6 out of 8 results for the individual distances
| Men's 500 metres After 8 of 8 events Pos Athlete Points 1. Olivier Jean (CAN)4000 2. Charles Hamelin (CAN)3240 3. Liang Wenhao (CHN)2970 5. Gong Qiuwen (CHN)2798 4. Jon Eley (GBR)2719 | Women's 500 metres After 8 of 8 events Pos Athlete Points 1. Arianna Fontana (ITA)4800 2. Martina Valcepina (ITA)3942 3. Liu Qiuhong (CHN)3930 4. Fan Kexin (CHN)3690 5. Marianne St-Gelais (CAN)3312 |
| Men's 1000 metres After 8 of 8 events Pos Athlete Points 1. Kwak Yoon-Gy (KOR)5312 2. Noh Jin-Kyu (KOR)3896 3. Olivier Jean (CAN)3264 4. Charles Hamelin (CAN)2000 5. J. R. Celski (USA)1996 | Women's 1000 metres After 8 of 8 events Pos Athlete Points 1. Yui Sakai (JPN)4202 2. Li Jianrou (CHN)3312 3. Elise Christie (GBR)3230 4. Lana Gehring (USA)3152 5. Marianne St-Gelais (CAN)2169 |
| Men's 1500 metres After 8 of 8 events Pos Athlete Points 1. Noh Jinkyu (KOR)6000 2. Sin Da-woon (KOR)3280 3. Kwak Yoon-Gy (KOR)2978 4. Lee Ho-Suk (KOR)2240 5. Charles Hamelin (CAN)2088 | Women's 1500 metres After 8 of 8 events Pos Athlete Points 1. Cho Ha-Ri (KOR)5040 2. Lee Eun-Byul (KOR)4302 3. Lana Gehring (USA)2952 4. Katherine Reutter (USA)2800 5. Valérie Maltais (CAN)2632 |
| Men's 5000 metre relay After 6 of 6 events Pos Athlete Points 1. Canada3600 2. South Korea3080 3. China2968 3. Russia2522 5. Great Britain2362 | Women's 3000 metre relay After 6 of 6 events Pos Athlete Points 1. China4000 2. United States2810 3. Japan2720 4. Italy2230 5. Canada2086 |

## Podium summary

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 16 | 18 | 10 | 44 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 16 | 14 | 8 | 38 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 10 | 7 | 16 | 33 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | United States (USA) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| 6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 180 |