# Short-track speed skating at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

Short track speed skating at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics took place at the CIG de Malley in Lausanne, Switzerland from 18 to 22 January 2020.

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| – | Mixed-NOCs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | China | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |

### Events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Boys' 500 metres details | Lee Jeong-min South Korea | 40.772 | Jang Sung-woo South Korea | 41.000 | Zhang Tianyi China | 48.570 |
| Boys' 1000 metres details | Jang Sung-woo South Korea | 1:33.531 | Lee Jeong-min South Korea | 1:33.646 | Li Kongchao China | 1:33.851 |
| Girls' 500 metres details | Seo Whi-min South Korea | 43.483 | Michelle Velzeboer Netherlands | 45.235 | Florence Brunelle Canada | 45.314 |
| Girls' 1000 metres details | Seo Whi-min South Korea | 1:29.439 | Kim Chan-seo South Korea | 1:29.538 | Florence Brunelle Canada | 1:30.024 |
| Mixed NOC team relay details | Team B (MIX) Kim Chan-seo (KOR) Diede van Oorschot (NED) Shogo Miyata (JPN) Jonathan So (USA) | 4:12.378 | Team G (MIX) Iuliia Beresneva (RUS) Chang Hui (TPE) Jang Sung-woo (KOR) Gabriel Volet (FRA) | 4:12.972 | Team A (MIX) Olivia Weedon (GBR) Seo Whi-min (KOR) Thomas Nadalini (ITA) Ethan De Rose (NZL) | 4:16.115 |

## Qualification

64 skaters (32 per gender) will qualify to compete. The top four countries ranked in the women's 500 metres and men's 1000 metres events at the 2019 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships qualified two athletes for the respective gender. The rest of the spots were awarded one per NOC until the total quota was complete. The host nation has the right to enter one athlete in each event if not qualified.
| Event | Event | Quotas | Boys' | Girls' |
| 2019 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships | Top 4 | 2 | China Japan Russia South Korea | Netherlands Poland South Korea United States |
| 2019 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships | | 1 | Australia Austria Belgium Bulgaria Canada Croatia France Germany Great Britain Hungary Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Luxembourg Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Philippines Poland Serbia Singapore Slovenia Switzerland Chinese Taipei Thailand Ukraine United States | Australia Canada China Croatia Czech Republic France Germany Great Britain Hungary Italy Japan Kazakhstan Latvia Luxembourg Malaysia Russia Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Sweden Switzerland Chinese Taipei Ukraine |
| Total | Total | Total | 32 | 29 |
* Switzerland did not qualify a male skater. However, as host nation is entitled to enter one male athlete. If the country chooses to do so, it would replace Bulgaria in the competition. Switzerland did decide to use its men's quota.
* Australia, Slovenia and Sweden declined girls' quotas. These spots were not reallocated.
* Luxembourg, Serbia and Slovenia did not use boys' quotas. These were reallocated to Bulgaria, Singapore and Croatia

### Summary

A total of 32 countries qualified skaters.
| NOC | Boys' | Girls' | Total |
| Australia | 1 | | 1 |
| Austria | 1 | | 1 |
| Belgium | 1 | | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | | 1 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| China | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Czech Republic | | 1 | 1 |
| France | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Japan | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Luxembourg | | 1 | 1 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| New Zealand | 1 | | 1 |
| Philippines | 1 | | 1 |
| Poland | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Russia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Serbia | | 1 | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Slovakia | | 1 | 1 |
| South Korea | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Thailand | 1 | | 1 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| United States | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total: 32 NOCs | 32 | 29 | 61 |