The second day of competition in short track speed skating at the Torino 2025 FISU World University Games saw no difference from the first when it came to top spots Korea triumphed in all three finals at Palavela the men’s and women’s 500 metres Although the spotlight was once again firmly on the Koreans the arena was packed with great skaters from all over the world who came to the FISU Games straight from the European Championships but saw his chances of battling for a medal in the 500 m in Torino disappear when he crashed in round two The 21-year-old student from Budapest University of Technology and Economics took on skating because of his sister Petra His grandparents brought him to the ice rink and he started skating when he was around five the Jaszapati siblings competed at the European Championships in Dresden Peter participated for the second time in his career and finished eighth in 1000 Meanwhile his sister became the European champion for the first time in her career On the opening day of FISU Games short track on Tuesday and on Day 2 also raced in the mixed relay final with his Hungarian teammates While having a successful older sister in the same sport helps Petra and Peter Jaszpati don’t compare their achievements Because she is older it’s of course helpful for me looking at her past also helps to see if the sport is good or not for me,” explained Peter.“I’m just happy that she is successful adding that they don’t talk a lot about skating at home and we are there for each other if anyone has a hard time at a competition Korean stars secure third wins in two days a 20-year-old student from Korea University – Sejong Campus finishing ahead of Weiying Hao from China (44.825) and Korean teammate Seo Whimin (44.925) a 23-year-old from Dankook University-cheonan campus crossed the finish line first in a time of 40.865 Shogo Miyata from Japan was second (41.120) and another Korean The outcome in the mixed team relay final was the same with powerhouse Korea (2:44.42) once again taking the crown with more than half a second margin ahead of China and Kazakhstan Gilli and Taesung were part of the winning team meaning they’ve already captured three gold medals apiece in Torino Both were already victorious on Tuesday in the 1500 m races Donghyun also won his third medal at the Games After winning all six medals up for grabs on opening day The Koreans are on track to repeating their success from Lake Placid 2023 where they captured 16 out of a possible 27 FISU medals Short track speed skating in Torino concludes on Thursday including the men’s and women’s 1000 the women’s 3000 relay and men’s 5000 relay The Torino 2025 FISU World University Games take place from 13-23 January. Watch all the competitions live on fisu.tv Click on the link to find the full schedule The Young Reporters Programme exemplifies FISU’s commitment to more than sports competitions a group of talented aspiring sports journalists are chosen to cover the competition We warmly thank FISU Official Partner Qiaodan Ltd which provides remarkable uniforms to FISU Family and International Technical Officials since 2015 Qiaodan is a valuable partner for FISU as it continued to provide its support during the postponement of events due to the global pandemic and recently extended the relationship with FISU up to and including 2025 © International University Sports Federation AP 10:13 AM | Updated: Feb 11 BEIJING (AP) — NASCAR and pro wrestling are not sports at the Winter Olympics Instead of stock cars pinballing off one another at Bristol there are daring skaters whipping around a track set up on a hockey-sized rink at the Capital Indoor Stadium — bumping and drafting a shoulder there as they scuffle for position in what seem like impossibly tight corners The unfortunate ones — and there are LOTS of those — wind up slamming into the thick pads cushioning the outside boards often after getting a subtle nudge from one of their competitors they don’t script the results like WWE but it usually comes down to the almighty word of the chief referee who looks a bit like Burt Bacharach but wields the power of Vince McMahon No race is official until the ref makes the call usually after watching a video replay monitor while the skaters and fans stir nervously The vagaries of the rulebook generally leave plenty of room for griping and moaning “It can definitely be frustrating,” American short tracker Kristen Santos said “But I think that’s something we know going into this sport Part of what keeps the sport so exciting is the uncertainty You don’t know who’s going to win every time.” Short track has been an official part of the Winter Games since 1992 My first real taste of it came a decade later at Salt Lake City where Aussie Steven Bradbury pulled off one of the great upsets in Olympic history simply by remaining upright Bradbury was hopelessly overmatched in the 1,000-meter final and lagged far behind hoping others would fall or get disqualified so maybe he could sneak away with a bronze It worked out beyond his wildest dreams when all four skaters ahead of him Bradbury coasted across the line first with a dazed look “Short track speedskating is a little bit different sort of a sport,” said Britain’s Farrell Treacy who made the men’s 1,500 final in Beijing “But that’s why I love the sport The fact that you’re rubbing shoulders.” The condition of the ice only adds to the unpredictability The Zambonis pop out between every few races for resurfacing and the workers are constantly pouring buckets of water and blasting the ice with a fire extinguisher-type device to smooth things out But it’s impossible to keep the ice pristine for every race “I was in a heat with an Italian,” he said “These are just things you’ve got to deal with We train to deal with the ‘undealables.'” Nothing quite so dramatic as Bradbury’s victory has happened in Beijing but there have still been plenty of thrills and spills Corrinne Stoddard wound up with a broken nose in her very first Olympic race losing an edge and careening so hard into the padding that her knees smashed into her face “I didn’t have a lot of time to react,” said the 20-year-old American “My main focus was not cut myself or break my leg She returned to the ice a few nights later wearing a patch across the bridge of her nose that helped numb the pain There was certainly no thought of quitting “I went to the doctor that night (after her crash) and they were like ‘You can either stay here or you can go home.’ And I was like actually thought of heading home after the disqualification of two of its skaters this week World-record holder Hwang Daeheon was among those penalized The federation filed complaints with the International Skating Union and the IOC even though its protestations had absolutely no chance of changing the outcome the referee’s decision is often debated but never altered said any thoughts of bailing on Beijing were dismissed “because we have many races left in the remaining days.” “We decide to stay and finish the games,” he said which is conducted on a 400-meter oval and puts competitors in their own lanes And don’t even get me started on the relays which are organized mayhem with four skaters per team tagging each other in and out with a shove to the rump It’s more hectic than the subway at rush hour “I watch long track sometimes and I think maybe this is right up my street.’ But then I go ‘I think I like my sport a little bit better.'” Nothing spices up the Olympics quite like a hint of NASCAR mixed with the WWE Paul Newberry is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press Write to him at pnewberry(at)ap.org or at https://twitter.com/pnewberry1963 and check out his work at https://apnews.com/search/paulnewberry More AP Winter Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/winter-olympics and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports Short Track is all about speed and strategic thinking Although the Korean and Chinese skaters often excel at the FISU World University Games they are challenged by athletes from many other countries Short Track Speed Skating was first added to the sports programme of the Winter Universiade at the 12th edition in 1985 in Belluno In the men’s competition the Canadians grabbed the gold in both the team and individual events the athletes from which regularly reach the podium places in almost all Short Track Speed Skating distances FISU Games medalists are also well decorated at international events such as Choi Min-jeong (KOR) who won four gold medals at the Lake Placid 2023 FISU Games and is a multiple Olympic and World Championship gold medalist Short Track Speed Skating is a spectacular event which requires no special infrastructure as any ice hockey arena with dimensions corresponding to the international standards will be suitable This discipline was recognised by the IOC as a full-fledged Olympic sport in 1992 and thanks to good cooperation with the International Skating Union (ISU) FISU closely follows the evolution of this sport to develop the competition programme Lake Placid hosted for the first time the Mixed Team Relay event Wu Dajing of China celebrates victory of the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing 5 (Xinhua) -- China claimed its first gold at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games from the 2,000m mixed relay of short track speed skating here on Saturday won the gold in two minutes and 37.348 seconds Italy and Hungary took the silver and bronze respectively Wu Dajing of China celebrates after the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Petra Jaszapati (1st R) of Hungary and Florence Brunelle (2nd R) of Canada fall down during the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Wu Dajing (L) of China celebrates victory of the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Wu Dajing (L) of China celebrates after crossing the finishing line during the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Qu Chunyu (2nd L) of China competes during the mixed team relay semifinal of short track speed skating at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Wu Dajing (R) of China competes during the mixed team relay semifianl of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Athletes of China celebrate after winning the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Athletes compete during the mixed team relay semifianl of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Shaoang Liu (L) of Hungary and Andrew Heo of the United States compete during the mixed team relay semifinal of short track speed skating at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Athletes compete during the mixed team relay semifianl of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands competes during the women's 500m heat of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Athletes compete during the mixed team relay semifinal of short track speed skating at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing bottom) pose for photos during the flower ceremony after the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Athletes of Italy pose for photos during the flower ceremony after the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Wu Dajing (2nd R) and Zhang Yuting of China celebrate during the flower ceremony after the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Athletes of Hungary pose for photos during the flower ceremony after the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Athletes of China celebrate victory after winning the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Qu Chunyu (front 2nd R) competes during the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Fan Kexin (1st L) of China competes during the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Ren Ziwei of China celebrates after the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Athletes and staff members of China celebrate after the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Wu Dajing of China celebrates victory after winning the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing L) of China compete during the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Wu Dajing (R) and Ren Ziwei of China celebrate after winning the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Athletes of Italy celebrate after the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Athletes of China wave to spectators after attending the flower ceremony of the short track speed skating mixed team relay at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Fan Kexin of China and Pietro Sighel of Italy compete during the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Athletes of China celebrate after winning the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Athletes compete during the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Fan Kexin (R) of China celebrate after winning the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Italy (L) and Hungary (R) pose for photos during the flower ceremony after the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Ren Ziwei (R) of China competes during the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Fan Kexin (#43) of China competes during the mixed team relay final of short track speed skating at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing BEIJING, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Host nation China nabbed its first gold medal on Saturday as dazzling performances on snow and ice nudged the political drama that has dominated the Beijing Olympics toward the sidelines “You can always trust China” began trending in posts on social media platform Weibo after its short track skaters won the mixed team relay an event making its debut at the Olympics and that the country has dominated in international competition The golden dream was almost cut short in the semi-final when the United States crossed the finish line ahead of the hosts only to be disqualified along with the Russian Olympic Committee “My heart was almost jumping out of my throat!” wrote “egg’s heartbeating diary” on Weibo Six gold medals were up for grabs on Saturday as athletes overcame pandemic obstacles to shine on the world’s stage even as political storylines continued to swirl around the Games Norway’s Johannes Thingnes Boe forced to isolate from his team mates because of a COVID-19 close contact proved there were few Winter Games shows quite like his A blistering skiing effort by the beloved biathlete brought his team back from the dead to triumph The close contact restrictions were still in place as the winners were presented with their bouquets of flowers and Boe stood apart from his team at the ceremony An upset in the men’s freestyle moguls saw Walter Wallberg of Sweden pip Canadian Michael Kingsbury for gold Dutch favourite Irene Schouten came from behind in the 3,000 metres speed skating to beat Italian Francesca Lollobrigida a great-niece of 1950s film star Gina Lollobrigida Ursa Bogataj sparked Slovenian joy when she won the women’s normal hill ski-jump gold Her compatriot Nika Kriznar claimed bronze as Germany’s Katharina Althaus had to settle for silver Norway nabbed the first gold medal at the Games when Therese Johaug powered to victory in the women’s skiathlon race well ahead of Russian Natalia Nepryaeva and Austria’s Teresa Stadlober Further back in 43rd place was Dinigeer Yilamujiang a 20-year-old cross-country skier whose role as a final torchbearer for China in the opening ceremony continued to make waves The selection of Yilamujiang from Altay in China’s western Xinjiang region as one of two final torchbearers came as many western nations diplomatically boycotted the Games over China’s treatment of Uyghurs and members of other Muslim minority groups China rejects allegations of human rights abuses The International Olympic Committee on Saturday insisted Yilamujiang’s ethnicity had nothing to do with her selection to compete… and to take part in any ceremony,” said IOC spokesman Mark Adams who triumphantly opened the Olympics on Friday night in a partially-filled Bird’s Nest stadium continued his diplomatic push on the Games’ sidelines The day after forming a groundbreaking alliance with Russian President Vladimir Putin against the West Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan ahead of a Lunar New Year-themed banquet at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People Xi expressed “heartfelt thanks to all governments peoples and international organisations who care about and support the Beijing Winter Olympics.” In a stunning collision of sports and politics not seen since the Cold War era Xi and Putin on Friday declared a no-limit partnership on the sidelines of the Games backing each other over Ukraine and Taiwan and inking new deals on energy and trade Taiwan condemned the ‘contemptible’ timing of the partnership while the United States said Xi had wasted an opportunity to take action on Ukraine Beijing’s slopes were not without their own controversy Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt hit out at Olympic ski organisers after Saturday’s downhill training was cancelled with just three runners having completed the course The number of COVID-19 cases inside the Games bubble hit the second highest since arrivals began after 45 new cases were detected on Friday Organisers said the situation was under control and cases were confined to a ‘closed loop’ The Games are being held in Beijing in extraordinary circumstances with metal fences workers in hazmat suits and strict mask policies meant to prevent the spread of coronavirus At least one athlete said he was determined to make the most of it said on Saturday the Beijing Olympics would be his last snowboarding event and that he would retire from all competition said he was “enjoying every moment” of his final Games Powered by PageSuite The Hungarian men’s short track 5000m relay team became Hungary’s very first Winter Olympic champions last month in PyeongChang In addition to Liu Shaoang and Liu Shaolin Sándor the team included university students Csaba Burján and Viktor Knoch The student-athlete duo of Burján and Knoch earlier announced their presence on the world scene when they from won this very same event at the Trentino 2013 Winter Universiade The victorious Hungarian team also hand the talents of Bence Oláh as their substitute team member who was also a member of the winning 5,000m relay team from Trentino 2013 Not to be forgotten are the Hungarian women’s student-athletes performance in the 3,000m relay team event The fourth place result that the quartet of Andrea Keszler Zsófia Kónya and Petra Jászapáti – all former university student-athletes – was the second best result for Team Hungary at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games These Hungarian short track speedskaters also flashed their medal potential at the Trentino 2013 Winter Universiade as Keszler Heidum and Kónya finished second in the Short Track Ladies’ 3,000m Relay in Italy Andrea Keszler (short track) – University of Óbuda Best university sport results: Universiade 2011 Bernadett Heidum (short track) – Budapest Metropolitan University Petra Jászapáti (short track) – Eötvös Loránd University Zsófia Kónya (short track) – University of Szeged Best university sport results: Universiade 2013 Bence Oláh (short track) – Semmelweis University Csaba Burján (short track) – Eötvös Loránd University Konrád Nagy (speed skating) – University of Óbuda   Viktor Knoch (short track) – Budapest Metropolitan University Márton Kékesi (alpine skiing) – University of Physical Education Women’s 3,000mKorean domination in the women’s 3,000m short track competition as two of the three medals went to Korean skaters Choi Jung Won (gold) and Kim Hye Kyung (bronze) Chinese skater Liu Qiuhong managed to wriggle herself in between and took the silver Once again an all-Asian medal podium for short track CHOI JUNG WON – KOR – 05:26.1832 LIU QIUHONG – CHN – 05:26.2123 KIM HYE KYUNG – KOR – 05:28:094 Men’s 3,000mAn all Korean medal podium for the men’s event The Koreans keep on dominating the sport as they have always done at the Winter Universiade LEE SEUNG HOON – KOR – 05:25.6082 KIM SEOUNG IL – KOR – 05:25.7753 Chinese skaters dominated the short track medal podiums today the Women’s 3,000m Relay and the Men’s 5,000m Relay the gold medals went to host China Koreans and also a Russian skater mounted on the podium Canada – 07:03.929(BASTILLE GUILLAUME LEE SEUNG HOON – KOR – 01:28.0642 BASTILLE GUILLAUME -CAN – 01:28.8383 ZAKHAROV RUSLAN – RUS – 01:29.131