Short-track speed skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

Short track speed skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics was held at the Tyrolean Ice Arena in Innsbruck, Austria from 20 to 22 January.Short track speed skating The difference in the Youth Olympic program for short track speed skating compared to the Winter Olympics, was that there was no 1500 metre event and no relay for each gender, instead a mixed NOC relay took place.

Medal summary

Medal table

Boys' events

500 metresBoys' 500 m results 42.417 42.482 42.637 1000 metresBoys' 1000 m results 1:29.284 1:29.428 1:29.576

Girls' events 500 metresGirls' 500 m results 44.122 44.593 46.390 1000 metresGirls' 1000 m results 1:31.661 1:33.351 1:34.254

Mixed Mixed team relay 4:21.713 4:24.665 4:26.352

Qualification system Each nation can send a maximum of four athletes (two boys and two girls). The top three athletes in the overall standings for both genders (three different NOCs) at the 2011 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships are permitted to send two athletes per gender. The host nation is guaranteed one spot in each event. Finally the remaining spots will be distributed in the order of finish at the World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships up until the maximum quota is reached, with a limit of one athlete per NOC.QUALIFICATION SYSTEM - 1STWINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES IN 2012 Short Track Speed Skating

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