Dutch star Xandra Velzeboer wins 1,000 meters short track final for her 2nd Olympic gold in Milan

MILAN (AP) — Xandra Velzeboer was barely done celebrating her Olympic gold medal in the 500 meters when Dutch short track speedskating teammate Jens van ’t Wout won his second gold. She said to herself,

Short-Track Speed Skating at Winter Olympics 2026 Free Streams: TV Channels & Schedule

All the ways to watch Winter Olympics Short-Track Speed Skating 2026 live streams for FREE, with William Dandjinou and Arianna Fontana headlining the action.

Short-track speed skating at 2026 Winter Olympics: How it works

U.S. short-track speed skaters look to get back on the podium at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics after being shut out in Beijing in 2022.

Fontana extends medal record as Italy wins Olympic short track mixed team relay

Italy’s Arianna Fontana has won her 12th Olympic medal and third gold at her sixth Winter Games. That extends her record as the most decorated short track speedskater of all time.

Fairfield native crashes during Olympic short track speed skating event

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — Kristen Santos-Griswold, a speed skater for Team USA and Fairfield native, crashed into two other skaters during the short track speed skating women’s 500M event at the 2026 Winter Olympics,

Train for 4 years, over in 90 seconds: the cruel math of Olympic speed skating

Kristen Santos-Griswold has spent the past four years training for Monday morning. One of the world’s best short-track speed skaters, Santos-Griswold was leading the 1,000-meter race in Beijing when she was taken out on the final lap. She would go on to finish fourth, the most agonizing of all places in the Olympics.