Short track at the Milan Cortina Olympics continues Saturday, Feb. 14, with the women's 1000m heats, the men's 1500m medal rounds, and the 3000m relay semifinals. Here's what to

We are just a few days removed from the Women’s 500-Meter event, which saw the Netherlands’ Xandra Velzeboer win the gold medal, narrowly outlasting Italy’s Arianna Fontana and Canada’s Courtney Sarault. Velzeboer’s performance is part of a strong for the Dutch both in Short Track and Speed Skating at these Olympics.

The fastest skaters in the world compete for gold in the men’s 1000-meter speed skating final Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. ET. Three Americans will compete for medals in the 29-man field. The men’s 100m speed skating final will air on NBC, and streams live on DIRECTV (free trial).

MILAN (AP) — Steven Dubois prevented Dutch short track speedskating star Jens van ’t Wout from making it three victories out of three at the Milan Cortina Olympics by winning the men's 500 meters on Wednesday.

Some of the fastest athletes in the world are set to hit the ice in Italy, as speed skating is ready to jump back into the limelight during the 2026 Winter Olympics.

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.

Olympic short track begins Tuesday, Feb. 10, with the qualifying rounds for the women's 500m and the women's 1000m, as well as the mixed relay finals.

Jens van ’t Wout of the Netherlands has won his second gold medal in short track speedskating at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Short track has provided Winter Olympic thrills since 1988, when the sport made its debut as a demonstration sport. In short track, athletes race against each other around an oval measuring just 111.12 meters in length, creating opportunities for field ...