Short track speed skating
While in the previous century skaters from Canada won the most gold medals in the allround championships. this position was clearly taken over by the skaters from South Korea in the 21th century. This is very clear in the overviews below. We present first the results for the male skaters.
This table shows that South Corea won 13 of the 21 championships so far. other countries won only occasionally one or two championships. One of the most succesful skaters was Ahn Hyun Soo who won all races for his country from 2002 till 2007. Surprisingly he won again 7 years later under the name Victor Ahn representing Russia. It will be clear that we will have to say more about this skater below. First we want to show the results of the women.
Also in the world allround championships for female skaters the South Korean skaters were winning more gold medals than the other countries as the table below shows.
Also in the world allround championships for female skaters the South Korean skaters were winning more gold medals than the other countries as the table below shows.
The table shows that 12 of the 21 championships were won by a South Korean skaters but in this case also the Chinese skaters played an important roll winning 6 times. All other countries had only occasionally succes. If we look at all medals that could be won, the picture is more diverse. The tabel below confirms the superiority of the South Koreans but we see that skaters from other countries also played a role in the campionships.
Fortunately we can see that in the last years more countries play a role in the world championships than only South Korea. Especially the Hungarian man have been succesfull in the last years and the Dutch skaters in championship of women aswell. The Italian Arriana Fontana have been succesful over a longer period. .
Below I like first to try to answer the question "Why the South Koreans are so good in this sport?"
After that we like also to present some of stars. First of all Ahn Hyun Soo and the Hungarian brothers Liu. Of the women we have chosen the Korean Choi Min-Jeong and the coming Duth speed skating star Susanne Schulting.
Below I like first to try to answer the question "Why the South Koreans are so good in this sport?"
After that we like also to present some of stars. First of all Ahn Hyun Soo and the Hungarian brothers Liu. Of the women we have chosen the Korean Choi Min-Jeong and the coming Duth speed skating star Susanne Schulting.