# 2003–04 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup

The 2003–04 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season for short track speed skating. The season began on 17 October 2003 and ended on 14 February 2004. 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
#### Canada

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 17 October 2003 | Calgary | 1500m | Lee Seung-jae | Ahn Hyun-soo | Apolo Anton Ohno |
| 18 October 2003 | Calgary | 500m | Jonathan Guilmette | Jean-François Monette | Li Ye |
| 19 October 2003 | Calgary | 1000m | Lee Seung-jae | Jonathan Guilmette | Ahn Hyun-soo |
| 19 October 2003 | Calgary | 3000m | Lee Seung-jae | Jean-François Monette | Ahn Hyun-soo |
| 19 October 2003 | Calgary | 5000m relay | China | Italy | South Korea |

#### United States

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 24 October 2003 | Marquette | 1500m | Ahn Hyun-soo | Mathieu Turcotte | Apolo Anton Ohno |
| 25 October 2003 | Marquette | 500m | Apolo Anton Ohno | Ahn Hyun-soo | Lee Seung-jae |
| 26 October 2003 | Marquette | 1000m | Ahn Hyun-soo | Lee Seung-jae | Éric Bédard |
| 26 October 2003 | Marquette | 3000m | Lee Seung-jae | Mathieu Turcotte | Rusty Smith |
| 26 October 2003 | Marquette | 5000m relay | South Korea | Canada | China |

#### Korea

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 28 November 2003 | Jeonju | 1500m | Ahn Hyun-soo | Song Suk-woo | Jean-François Monette |
| 29 November 2003 | Jeonju | 500m | Li Jiajun | Jonathan Guilmette | Jean-François Monette |
| 30 November 2003 | Jeonju | 1000m | Li Jiajun | Song Suk-woo | Mathieu Turcotte |
| 30 November 2003 | Jeonju | 3000m | Song Suk-woo | Ahn Hyun-soo | Jonathan Guilmette |
| 30 November 2003 | Jeonju | 5000m relay | China | Italy | South Korea |

#### China

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 5 December 2003 | Beijing | 1500m | Ahn Hyun-soo | Song Suk-woo | Apolo Anton Ohno |
| 6 December 2003 | Beijing | 500m | Song Suk-woo | Jeff Scholten | Takafumi Nishitani |
| 7 December 2003 | Beijing | 1000m | Kim Hyun-kon | Ahn Hyun-soo | Éric Bédard |
| 7 December 2003 | Beijing | 3000m | Ahn Hyun-soo | Song Suk-woo | Kim Hyun-kon |
| 7 December 2003 | Beijing | 5000m relay | China | Canada | South Korea |

#### Czech Republic

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 6 February 2004 | Mladá Boleslav | 1500m | Ahn Hyun-soo | Apolo Anton Ohno | Jean-François Monette |
| 7 February 2004 | Mladá Boleslav | 500m | Jean-François Monette | Song Suk-woo | Li Jiajun |
| 8 February 2004 | Mladá Boleslav | 1000m | Apolo Anton Ohno | Ahn Hyun-soo | Song Suk-woo |
| 8 February 2004 | Mladá Boleslav | 3000m | Song Suk-woo | Ahn Hyun-soo | Apolo Anton Ohno |
| 8 February 2004 | Mladá Boleslav | 5000m relay | China | Canada | Italy |

#### Italy

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 12 February 2004 | Bormio | 1500m | Apolo Anton Ohno | Song Suk-woo | Mathieu Turcotte |
| 13 February 2004 | Bormio | 500m | Mathieu Turcotte | Rusty Smith | Nicola Franceschina |
| 14 February 2004 | Bormio | 1000m | Li Jiajun | Steve Robillard | Charles Hamelin |
| 14 February 2004 | Bormio | 3000m | Apolo Anton Ohno | Steve Robillard | Song Suk-woo |
| 14 February 2004 | Bormio | 5000m relay | Canada | China | United States |

### Women
#### Canada

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 17 October 2003 | Calgary | 1500m | Byun Chun-sa | Wang Meng | Evgenia Radanova |
| 18 October 2003 | Calgary | 500m | Wang Meng | Zhu Mi Lei | Amélie Goulet-Nadon |
| 19 October 2003 | Calgary | 1000m | Choi Eun-kyung | Byun Chun-sa | Fu Tianyu |
| 19 October 2003 | Calgary | 3000m | Choi Eun-kyung | Byun Chun-sa | Evgenia Radanova |
| 19 October 2003 | Calgary | 5000m relay | South Korea | China | Italy |

#### United States

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 24 October 2003 | Marquette | 1500m | Choi Eun-kyung | Byun Chun-sa | Ko Gi-hyun |
| 25 October 2003 | Marquette | 500m | Choi Eun-kyung | Amélie Goulet-Nadon | Evgenia Radanova |
| 26 October 2003 | Marquette | 1000m | Choi Eun-kyung | Amélie Goulet-Nadon | Wang Meng |
| 26 October 2003 | Marquette | 3000m | Byun Chun-sa | Amélie Goulet-Nadon | Choi Eun-kyung |
| 26 October 2003 | Marquette | 3000m relay | South Korea | China | Canada |

#### Korea

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 28 November 2003 | Jeonju | 1500m | Choi Eun-kyung | Wang Wei | Wang Meng |
| 29 November 2003 | Jeonju | 500m | Amélie Goulet-Nadon | Tatiana Borodulina | Fu Tianyu |
| 30 November 2003 | Jeonju | 1000m | Choi Eun-kyung | Byun Chun-sa | Cho Ha-ri |
| 30 November 2003 | Jeonju | 3000m | Byun Chun-sa | Choi Eun-kyung | Cho Ha-ri |
| 30 November 2003 | Jeonju | 3000m relay | South Korea | China | Italy |

#### China

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 5 December 2003 | Beijing | 1500m | Byun Chun-sa | Choi Eun-kyung | Ko Gi-hyun |
| 5 December 2003 | Beijing | 500m | Wang Meng | Fu Tianyu | Evgenia Radanova |
| 5 December 2003 | Beijing | 1000m | Byun Chun-sa | Choi Eun-kyung | Wang Meng |
| 5 December 2003 | Beijing | 3000m | Choi Eun-kyung | Byun Chun-sa | Wang Meng |
| 5 December 2003 | Beijing | 3000m relay | South Korea | China | Canada |

#### Czech Republic

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 6 February 2004 | Mladá Boleslav | 1500m | Choi Eun-kyung | Marta Capurso | Cheng Xiao Lei |
| 7 February 2004 | Mladá Boleslav | 500m | Fu Tianyu | Cheng Xiao Lei | Alanna Kraus |
| 8 February 2004 | Mladá Boleslav | 1000m | Choi Eun-kyung | Wang Meng | Byun Chun-sa |
| 8 February 2004 | Mladá Boleslav | 3000m | Ko Gi-hyun | Choi Eun-kyung | Byun Chun-sa |
| 8 February 2004 | Mladá Boleslav | 3000m relay | China | Italy | Canada |

#### Italy

| Date | Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 12 February 2004 | Bormio | 1500m | Choi Eun-kyung | Kim Min-jee | Wang Meng |
| 13 February 2004 | Bormio | 500m | Fu Tianyu | Wang Meng | Marta Capurso |
| 14 February 2004 | Bormio | 1000m | Choi Eun-kyung | Wang Meng | Marta Capurso |
| 15 February 2004 | Bormio | 3000m | Kim Min-jee | Choi Eun-kyung | Fu Tianyu |
| 15 February 2004 | Bormio | 5000m relay | China | Italy | Korea |

## Overall standings
### Men

| Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 500m | Li Jiajun | Ahn Hyun-soo | Song Suk-woo |
| 1000m | Ahn Hyun-soo | Apolo Anton Ohno | Jonathan Guilmette |
| 1500m | Ahn Hyun-soo | Apolo Anton Ohno | Song Suk-woo |
| 5000m relay | China | Canada | South Korea |
| Overall | Ahn Hyun-soo | Song Suk-woo | Apolo Anton Ohno |

### Women

| Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 500m | Fu Tianyu | Wang Meng | Amélie Goulet-Nadon |
| 1000m | Choi Eun-kyung | Byun Chun-sa | Wang Meng |
| 1500m | Choi Eun-kyung | Byun Chun-sa | Wang Meng |
| 3000m relay | South Korea | China | Italy |
| Overall | Choi Eun-kyung | Byun Chun-sa | Wang Meng |

## Podium summary

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 38 | 24 | 17 | 79 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 38 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 5 | 15 | 14 | 34 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 180 |