Short track speed skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
Short track speed skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics was held at the Tyrolean Ice Arena in Innsbruck, Austria from 20 to 22 January.[1] The difference in the Youth Olympic program for short track speed skating compared to the Winter Olympics, was that there was no 1500 metre event and no relay for each gender, instead a mixed NOC relay took place.
| Short track speed skating at the I Winter Youth Olympic Games | |
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| Venue | Innsbruck |
| Dates | 20–22 January |
| Competitors | 32 |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (KOR) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Boys' events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres[2] |
Yoon Su-min South Korea |
42.417 | Lim Hyo-jun South Korea |
42.482 | Xu Hongzhi China |
42.637 |
| 1000 metres[3] |
Lim Hyo-jun South Korea |
1:29.284 | Yoon Su-min South Korea |
1:29.428 | Xu Hongzhi China |
1:29.576 |
Girls' events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres[4] |
Shim Suk-hee South Korea |
44.122 | Xu Aili China |
44.593 | Nicole Martinelli Italy |
46.390 |
| 1000 metres[5] |
Shim Suk-hee South Korea |
1:31.661 | Xu Aili China |
1:33.351 | Sumire Kikuchi Japan |
1:34.254 |
Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed team relay |
Park Jung-hyun (KOR) Lu Xiucheng (CHN) Xu Aili (CHN) Jack Burrows (GBR) | 4:21.713 | Qu Chunyu (CHN) Xu Hongzhi (CHN) Mariya Dolgopolova (UKR) Aydin Djemal (GBR) | 4:24.665 | Shim Suk-hee (KOR) Yoann Martinez (FRA) Melanie Brantner (AUT) Denis Ayrapetyan (RUS) | 4:26.352 |
Qualification system
Each nation can send a maximum of four athletes (two boys and two girls). The top three athletes in the overall standings for both genders (three different NOCs) at the 2011 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships are permitted to send two athletes per gender. The host nation is guaranteed one spot in each event. Finally the remaining spots will be distributed in the order of finish at the World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships up until the maximum quota is reached, with a limit of one athlete per NOC.[6]
Qualification summary
| NOC | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 1 | 1 | |
| Austria | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| China | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | |
| France | 1 | 1 | |
| Great Britain | 2 | 2 | |
 Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Italy | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | |
| South Korea | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Russia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total athletes | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Total NOCs | 15 | 14 | 17 |
