# Short track speed skating at the Asian Winter Games

Short track speed skating has been part of the Asian Winter Games program, and at the 2025 edition in [Harbin](https://www.edgepedia.org/harbin) the sport offered nine gold medals across men's, women's, and mixed team events.<sup>[1](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250209002100315)</sup>

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Most recent edition | Harbin 2025, held at the Heilongjiang Ice Events Training Center Multifunctional Hall<sup>[1](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250209002100315)</sup> |
| Golds at Harbin 2025 | Nine events; South Korea won six, with four silver and three bronze<sup>[1](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250209002100315)</sup> |
| Women's program, 2025 | 500m, 1,000m, 1,500m, 3,000m relay, and mixed 2,000m relay<sup>[1](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250209002100315)</sup> |
| Standout skater, 2025 | Choi Min-jeong won gold in the women's five hundred metres, women's one thousand metres, and mixed 2,000m relay.<sup>[1](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250209002100315)</sup> |
| Format illustration, 2017 | 1,000m ran quarterfinals to Final A/B within one competition day<sup>[2](https://www.ocagames.com/orb/books/Sapporo_2017/8AWG%20Official%20Results%20Book(Short%20Track%20Speed%20Skating).pdf)</sup> |
| Relay history | Relays have been contested since 1990; South Korea missed both 2025 relay podiums for the first time<sup>[1](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250209002100315)</sup> |

## Harbin 2025: South Korea's six-gold result

South Korea ended the Harbin 2025 short track competition with six gold, four silver, and three bronze medals, winning six of the nine gold medals on offer.<sup>[1](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250209002100315)</sup> Two of those golds arrived on the closing Sunday, 9 February 2025, in the women's and men's 1,000m finals.<sup>[1](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250209002100315)</sup>

**Choi Min-jeong** completed a clean sweep of the women's program. Her 1,000m title on 9 February made her the competition's first triple gold medalist, following golds in the women's 500m and mixed 2,000m relay; she did not win the women's 1,500m or women's 3,000m relay, in which South Korea finished fourth.<sup>[1](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250209002100315)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250208002600315?section=sports%2Fsports)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://www.ocagames.com/orb/books/Harbin_2025/AWG2025_OfficialResultBook_Short_Track.pdf)</sup>

**Jang Sung-woo** led the Korean men. He won the mixed 2,000m relay, took the men's 1,000m title over teammate [Park Ji-won](https://www.edgepedia.org/park-ji-won), and added bronze medals in the 500m and 1,500m, giving him two golds and two bronzes at a single Games.<sup>[1](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250209002100315)</sup>

The closing day also produced a historical first of the opposite kind: South Korea failed to medal in both the women's 3,000m relay and the men's 5,000m relay, the first time in [Asian Games](https://www.edgepedia.org/asian-games) short track history that the country was shut out of both relay podiums. Relays have been part of the program since 1990.<sup>[1](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250209002100315)</sup>

## Events and format

The 2025 program comprised nine events. The women's schedule included individual races at 500m, 1,000m, and 1,500m plus a 3,000m relay, alongside a mixed 2,000m relay; Yonhap's report of Choi's sweep lists these five races as the full women's set.<sup>[1](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250209002100315)</sup>

The official results book from Sapporo 2017 shows the men's and ladies' 1,000m running quarterfinals, semifinals, Final B, and Final A within a single competition day, with the ladies' Final A starting at 14:49 and the men's Final A at 14:58.<sup>[2](https://www.ocagames.com/orb/books/Sapporo_2017/8AWG%20Official%20Results%20Book(Short%20Track%20Speed%20Skating).pdf)</sup>

## References

1. [S. Korea adds 2 more gold medals in short track at Winter Asiad — Yonhap News Agency](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250209002100315)
2. [8th Asian Winter Games Sapporo 2017 — Official Results Book: Short Track Speed Skating](https://www.ocagames.com/orb/books/Sapporo_2017/8AWG%20Official%20Results%20Book(Short%20Track%20Speed%20Skating).pdf)
3. [S. Korea completes podium sweep in women's 500m short track at Winter Asiad, Yonhap News Agency](https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250208002600315?section=sports%2Fsports)
4. [AWG2025 OfficialResultBook Short Track.pdf, ocagames.com](https://www.ocagames.com/orb/books/Harbin_2025/AWG2025_OfficialResultBook_Short_Track.pdf)

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