2011 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships
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The 2011 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between February 25 and 27, 2011 in Courmayeur
, Italy
at the Forum Sport Center ice rink. The World Championships are organised by the ISU
which also run world cups and championships in speed skating
and figure skating
.
This event was a qualification for the short track speed skating events
at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
.
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Courmayeur
Courmayeur is an Italian town and comune in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley, in northern Italy. It is located at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in western Europe, in the Graian Alps range, and is crossed by the Dora Baltea...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
at the Forum Sport Center ice rink. The World Championships are organised by the ISU
International Skating Union
The International Skating Union is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international...
which also run world cups and championships in speed skating
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
and figure skating
Figure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
.
This event was a qualification for the short track speed skating events
Short track speed skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
Short track speed skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics will be held at the Tyrolean Ice Arena in Innsbruck, Austria from 20 January to 22 January...
at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
2012 Winter Youth Olympics
The 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games, officially known as the I Winter Youth Olympic Games , will be an international multi-sport event for youths that will take place in Innsbruck from 13 to 22 January 2012. They will become the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics, a major sports and cultural festival...
.
Men's events
| 500 metres |
Songbo Liu (CHN) |
42.360 | Dajing Wu (CHN) |
42.491 | No Medal Awarded* | - |
| 1000 metres |
Jack Whelbourne Jack Whelbourne Jack Whelbourne is a British speed skater who competed in the short track events at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Great Britain. He qualified for the semi finals of the 1500 m after a crash in his heat took out two of his competitors, allowing him to finish in the final qualifying position.... (GBR) |
1:26.049 | Yi Ra Seo (KOR) |
1:26.086 | Jingnan Shi (CHN) |
1:26.312 |
| 1500 metres |
Yi Ra Seo (KOR) |
2:20.410 | Jack Whelbourne Jack Whelbourne Jack Whelbourne is a British speed skater who competed in the short track events at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Great Britain. He qualified for the semi finals of the 1500 m after a crash in his heat took out two of his competitors, allowing him to finish in the final qualifying position.... (GBR) |
2:20.592 | Hyo Been Lee (KOR) |
2:20.663 |
| 1500 metres super final |
Yi Ra Seo (KOR) |
2:13.990 | Jack Whelbourne Jack Whelbourne Jack Whelbourne is a British speed skater who competed in the short track events at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Great Britain. He qualified for the semi finals of the 1500 m after a crash in his heat took out two of his competitors, allowing him to finish in the final qualifying position.... (GBR) |
2:19.895 | Jingnan Shi (CHN) |
2:20.144 |
| 3000 metre relay |
Thibault Crolet Sebastien LePape Alexis Yang Vincent Giannitrapani (FRA) |
4:08.911 | Minto Sekai Keita Watanabe Hiroki Yokoyama Masashi Yoshikawa (JPN) |
4:09.923 | Patrick Duffy Pier-Olivier Gagnon Alexandre St. Jean Maxime Gauthier (CAN) |
4:15.867 |
- No medal was awarded in the men's 500 metre event, because the other two skaters were disqualified.
Women's events
| 500 metres |
Martina Valcepina (ITA) |
45.136 | Lara Van Ruijven (NED) |
45.470 | Meng Lin (CHN) |
45.622 |
| 1000 metres |
Se Jung Ahn (KOR) |
1:31.336 | Do Hee Noh (KOR) |
1:31.446 | Han Xiao (CHN) |
1:31.527 |
| 1500 metres |
Hee Jung Cheon (KOR) |
2:28.227 | Se Jung Ahn (KOR) |
2:28.316 | Meng Lin (CHN) |
2:28.858 |
| 1500 metres super final |
Hee Jung Cheon (KOR) |
2:38.268 | Do Hee Noh (KOR) |
2:38.389 | Se Jung Ahn (KOR) |
2:38.408 |
| 3000 metre relay |
Arianna Valcepina Martina Valcepina Elena Viviani Yelenia Tota (ITA) |
4:20.004 | Laurie Marceau Cynthia Mascitto Ann Veronique Michaud Courtney Shmyr (CAN) |
4:20.166 | Meng Lin Jin Jingzhu Han Xiao Zhang Shaoyang (CHN) |
4:32.995 |
Participating nations
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See also
- Short track speed skatingShort track speed skatingShort track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters skate on an oval ice track with a circumference of 111.12 m...
- World Junior Short Track Speed Skating ChampionshipsWorld Junior Short Track Speed Skating ChampionshipsThe World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships are a junior short track speed skating event and held once a year in a different country....