2026 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships
| 2026 ISU European Short Track Speed Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | IJssportcentrum Tilburg |
| Location | Tilburg, Netherlands |
| Dates | 16–18 January |
| Competitors | 120 from 25 nations |
The 2026 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place from 16 to 18 January 2026 in the IJssportcentrum in Tilburg.[1] The event is seen as a test for the 2026 Winter Olympics.[2]
Schedule
The Championships has nine events: three individual events for men and women and three team events. The schedule is:[3]
| Fri 16 | Sat 17 | Sun 18 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 500 m | H | R, QF, SF, F | |
| 1000 m | H | R, QF, SF, F | ||
| 1500 m | QF | R, SF, F | ||
| 5000 m relay | QF | SF | F | |
| Women | 500 m | H | R, QF, SF, F | |
| 1000 m | H | R, QF, SF, F | ||
| 1500 m | QF | R, SF, F | ||
| 3000 m relay | SF, F | |||
| Mixed | 2000 m relay | QF | SF | F |
Participating nations
The final entry list totalled 120 athletes from 25 countries.
- Austria (2)
- Belgium (5)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
- Bulgaria (4)
- Croatia (4)
- Czech Republic (5)
- France (9)
- Germany (6)
- Great Britain (6)
- Hungary (10)
- Ireland (2)
- Italy (10)
- Latvia (5)
- Lithuania (1)
- Luxembourg (1)
- Netherlands (10)
- Norway (6)
- Poland (10)
- Romania (1)
- Serbia (1)
- Slovakia (3)
- Slovenia (1)
- Switzerland (2)
- Turkey (5)
- Ukraine (9)
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Netherlands)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands* | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres | Jens van 't Wout Netherlands |
40.848 | Teun Boer Netherlands |
40.936 | Melle van 't Wout Netherlands |
41.046 |
| 1000 metres | Jens van 't Wout Netherlands |
1:24.470 | Luca Spechenhauser Italy |
1:24.928 | Thomas Nadalini Italy |
1:24.990 |
| 1500 metres | Jens van 't Wout Netherlands |
2:28.011 | Roberts Krūzbergs Latvia |
2:28.126 | Thomas Nadalini Italy |
2:28.321 |
| 5000 metre relay | Italy Andrea Cassinelli Thomas Nadalini Pietro Sighel Luca Spechenhauser Lorenzo Previtali |
6:47.817 | Netherlands Teun Boer Itzhak de Laat Friso Emons Jens van 't Wout Melle van 't Wout |
6:48.185 | Poland Łukasz Kuczyński Michał Niewiński Félix Pigeon Diané Sellier Neithan Thomas |
6:51.085 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres | Xandra Velzeboer Netherlands |
41.859 | Michelle Velzeboer Netherlands |
42.009 | Selma Poutsma Netherlands |
42.020 |
| 1000 metres | Xandra Velzeboer Netherlands |
1:29.394 | Michelle Velzeboer Netherlands |
1:29.471 | Elisa Confortola Italy |
1:29.499 |
| 1500 metres | Arianna Fontana Italy |
2:42.479 | Zoë Deltrap Netherlands |
2:42.718 | Arianna Sighel Italy |
2:42.762 |
| 3000 metre relay | Netherlands Zoë Deltrap Selma Poutsma Michelle Velzeboer Xandra Velzeboer Diede van Oorschot |
4:12.126 | Italy Chiara Betti Elisa Confortola Arianna Fontana Martina Valcepina Arianna Sighel |
4:12.596 | Hungary Sára Bácskai Maja Somodi Rebeka Sziliczei-Német Diána Laura Végi |
4:36.126 |
Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 metre relay | Netherlands Teun Boer Jens van 't Wout Michelle Velzeboer Xandra Velzeboer Selma Poutsma Melle van 't Wout |
2:37.896 | Poland Natalia Maliszewska Michał Niewiński Félix Pigeon Gabriela Topolska Kamila Sellier Diané Sellier |
2:38.342 | Hungary Moon Won-jun Bence Nógrádi Maja Somodi Diána Laura Végi Dániel Tiborcz |
2:38.828 |
References
- ^ "EK Shorttrack 2026 | Agenda | info in Tilburg". infointilburg.com. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
- ^ Elst, Maarten (14 January 2026). "Laatste serieuze krachtmeting voor de Olympische Spelen: Dit staat er op het spel tijdens EK shorttrack in Tilburg". BN de Stem. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
- ^ "ISU Short Track European Championships, Tilburg". isu-skating.com. Retrieved 2026-01-15.