2010 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
The 2010 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 19 and 21, 2010 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also run world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.
Results
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall* | Lee Ho-suk  South Korea |
86 points | Kwak Yoon-gy South Korea |
76 points | Liang Wenhao  China |
47 points |
| 500 m | Liang Wenhao China |
41.383 | François Hamelin  Canada |
41.456 | François-Louis Tremblay Canada |
41.526 |
| 1000 m | Lee Ho-suk South Korea |
1:34.198 | Kwak Yoon-gy South Korea |
1:34.231 | J. R. Celski  United States |
1:34.290 |
| 1500 m | Kwak Yoon-gy South Korea |
2:24.316 | Sung Si-bak South Korea |
2:24.373 | Lee Ho-suk South Korea |
2:24.459 |
| 3000 m | Lee Ho-suk South Korea |
Kwak Yoon-gy South Korea |
J. R. Celski United States |
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| 5000 m relay | South Korea |
6:44.821 | United States |
6:47.331 |  Germany |
6:48.288 |
* First place is awarded 34 points, second is awarded 21 points, third is awarded 13 points, fourth is awarded 8 points, fifth is awarded 5 points, sixth is awarded 3 points, seventh is awarded 2 points, and eighth is awarded 1 point in the finals of each individual race to determine the overall world champion. The leader after the first 1000m in the 3000m Super-Final is awarded extra 5 points. The relays do not count for the overall classification.
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall* | Park Seung-hi South Korea |
73 points | Wang Meng China |
68 points | Cho Ha-ri South Korea |
55 points |
| 500 m | Wang Meng China |
43.619 | Kalyna Roberge Canada |
43.679 | Marianne St-Gelais Canada |
43.747 |
| 1000 m | Wang Meng China |
1:30.572 | Cho Ha-ri South Korea |
1:30.643 | Katherine Reutter United States |
1:31.747 |
| 1500 m | Park Seung-hi South Korea |
2:21.570 | Lee Eun-byul South Korea |
2:21.665 | Cho Ha-ri South Korea |
2:21.821 |
| 3000 m | Park Seung-hi South Korea |
5:04.070 | Cho Ha-ri South Korea |
5:04.188 | Lee Eun-byul South Korea |
5:04.262 |
| 3000 m relay | South Korea |
4:08.356 | Canada |
4:09.310 | United States |
4:14.231 |
* First place is awarded 34 points, second is awarded 21 points, third is awarded 13 points, fourth is awarded 8 points, fifth is awarded 5 points, sixth is awarded 3 points, seventh is awarded 2 points, and eighth is awarded 1 point in the finals of each individual race to determine the overall world champion. The leader after the first 1000m in the 3000m Super-Final is awarded extra 5 points. The relays do not count for the overall classification.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 9 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
