ISU Short Track World Champions: Complete List by Year : 2001

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Short Track World Champions: Complete List by Year : 2001–2026

07 May 2026

From explosive sprints to tactical endurance races, the ISU Short Track World Championships have crowned generations of world champions who have defined the sport’s speed and intensity.

Spanning from 2001 to 2026, this complete list looks back at the skaters who rose to the top of the podium each year, highlighting the evolution of Short Track across its key distances.

Explore the full list below and revisit the champions who have shaped modern Short Track speed skating.

Xandra Velzeboer of Netherlands poses with their medals after competing in the Women's 500m Finals during the ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships on March 16, 2025 in Beijing, China.© ISU

ISU Short Track World Champions Women 500m

2026 – Xandra Velzeboer (NED)
2025 – Xandra Velzeboer (NED)
2024 – Kim Boutin (CAN)
2023 – Xandra Velzeboer (NED)
2022 – Xandra Velzeboer (NED)
2021 – Suzanne Schulting (NED)
2020 – Cancelled
2019 – Lara van Ruijven (NED)
2018 – Choi Minjeong (KOR)
2017 – Fan Kexin (CHN)
2016 – Fan Kexin (CHN)
2015 – Fan Kexin (CHN)
2014 – Park Seung-Hi (KOR)
2013 – Wang Meng (CHN)
2012 – Fan Kexin (CHN)
2011 – Fan Kexin (CHN)
2010 – Wang Meng (CHN)
2009 – Wang Meng (CHN)
2008 – Wang Meng (CHN)
2007 – Kalyna Roberge (CAN)
2006 – Wang Meng (CHN)
2005 – Yang Yang A (CHN)
2004 – Wang Meng (CHN)
2003 – Yang Yang A (CHN)
2002 – Yang Yang A (CHN)
2001 – Wang Chunlu (CHN)

ISU Short Track World Champions Women 1000m

2026 – Kim Gilli (KOR)
2025 – Hanne Desmet (BEL)
2024 – Kristen Santos-Griswrold (USA)
2023 – Xandra Velzeboer (NED)
2022 – Choi Minjeong (KOR)
2021 – Suzanne Schulting (NED)
2020 – Cancelled
2019 – Suzanne Schulting (NED)
2018 – Shim Suk-Hee (KOR)
2017 – Elise Christie (GBR)
2016 – Choi Minjeong (KOR)
2015 – Choi Minjeong (KOR)
2014 – Shim Suk-Hee (KOR)
2013 – Wang Meng (CHN)
2012 – Cho Ha-Ri (KOR)
2011 – Cho Ha-Ri (KOR)
2010 – Wang Meng (CHN)
2009 – Wang Meng (CHN)
2008 – Wang Meng (CHN)
2007 – Jin Sun-Yu (KOR)
2006 – Jin Sun-Yu (KOR)
2005 – Choi Eun-Kyung (KOR)
2004 – Choi Eun-Kyung (KOR)
2003 – Evgenia Radanova (BUL)
2002 – Yang Yang A (CHN)
2001 – Yang Yang A (CHN)

Yang Yang (A) leans in to the corner during the final round of the women's 1500m at the ISU Short Track World Championships 2001 in Jeonju, South Korea © Getty Images

ISU Short Track World Champions Women 1500m

2026 – Kim Gilli (KOR)
2025 – Choi Minjeong (KOR)
2024 – Kim Gilli (KOR)
2023 – Suzanne Schulting (NED)
2022 – Choi Minjeong (KOR)
2021 – Suzanne Schulting (NED)
2020 – Cancelled
2019 – Choi Minjeong (KOR)
2018 – Choi Minjeong (KOR)
2017 – Elise Christie (GBR)
2016 – Marianne St-Gelais (CAN)
2015 – Arianna Fontana (ITA)
2014 – Shim Suk-Hee (KOR)
2013 – Park Seung-Hi (KOR)
2012 – Li Jianrou (CHN)
2011 – Katherine Reutter (USA)
2010 – Park Seung-Hi (KOR)
2009 – Kim Min-Jung (KOR)
2008 – Wang Meng (CHN)
2007 – Jung Eun-Ju (KOR)
2006 – Jin Sun-Yu (KOR)
2005 – Jin Sun-Yu (KOR)
2004 – Choi Eun-Kyung (KOR)
2003 – Choi Eun-Kyung (KOR)
2002 – Yang Yang A (CHN)
2001 – Yang Yang A (CHN)

Meng Wang (C) and Linlin Sun compete with Marianne St-Gelais (R) in the Ladies' 3000m Short Track relay semi-final race at the Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010, Vancouver, Canada. © Getty Images

ISU Short Track World Champions Women’s 3000m Relay

2026 – Netherlands
2025 – Canada
2024 – Netherlands
2023 – Netherlands
2022 – Korea
2021 – Netherlands
2020 – Canacelled
2019 – Korea
2018 – Korea
2017 – China
2016 – Korea
2015 – Korea
2014 – China
2013 – China
2012 – China
2011 – China
2010 – Korea
2009 – China
2008 – Korea
2007 – Korea
2006 – China
2005 – Canada
2004 – Korea
2003 – China
2002 – Korea
2001 – China

Charles Hamelin (L) leads An Victor in the men's 1500m quarterfinal at the Samsung ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating 2013 in Turin, Italy. © Getty Images

ISU Short Track World Champions Men 500m