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March 11: World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

2/28/2016

What: The World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

Where: Seoul, South Korea

When: March 11 - 13, 2016

More: This is the 41st annual edition of the Championships, now featuring men's and women's races in 500m, 1000m, 1500m, 3000m and relays

Fun Fact: South Korea has hosted twice before: Jeonju in 2001 and Gangneung in 2008.

Official: http://shorttrack2016seoul.com

March 05: World Allround Speed Skating Championship

2/28/2016

What: The World Allround Speed Skating

Where: Berlin, Germany

When: March 05 - 06, 2016

More: The annual competition honors the single best all-around skater for both men and women across four distances each.

Fun Fact: The Netherlands' Sven Kramer is the defending men's champion, and winner of seven of the last nine titles. Three-time winner Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic is the women's defending champion.

Official: http://www.berlin2016.net

February 27: World Sprint Speed Skating Championships

2/7/2016

What: The World Sprint Speed Skating Championships

Where: Seoul, South Korea

When: February 27 - 28, 2016

More: The schedule is one 500m on one day, and one 1000m the second day for an overall points ranking of sprint championship.

Fun Fact: The U.S. and Russia both had two medals each last year in Kazakhstan to lead the table.

Official: http://www.speedskating2016seoul.com

February 11: World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships

2/7/2016

What: The World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships

Where: Kolomna, Russia

When: February 11 - 14, 2016

More: 14 events total for men and women across traditional 500m - 10000m, and including a mass start event for each gender.

Fun Fact: The annual Championships have been held since 1996, and are separate from the World All-Around Championships, and the World Sprint Championships.

Official: http://www.isu.org

January 09: European Speed Skating Championships

1/3/2016

What: The ISU European Speed Skating Championships 2016

Where: Minsk, Belarus

When: January 09 - 10, 2016

More: Competition will be held for all-around titles only; Sven Kramer and Ireen Wust, both of the Netherlands, are the defending champions in the annual event.

Fun Fact: This is the last Championships for all-around competition; from here on out, only single-distance titles will be honored.

Official: http://www.isu.org

March 13: World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

3/3/2015

What: The World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

Where: Moscow, Russia

When: March 13 - 15, 2015

More: These will be the 40th iteration of the Championships; Korean-born and naturalized-Russian Victor An is the defending men's overall gold-medalist. Shim Suk-Lee of Korea is the women's.

Fun Fact: The International Skating Union first organized official short track events in 1976.

Official: http://www.russkating.ru/Cup

March 07: World Allround Speed Skating Championships

3/3/2015

What: The ISU World Allround Speed Skating Championships

Where: Calgary, Canada

When: March 07 - 08, 2015

More: The ISU has organized Allround Championships for men since 1893, and for women since 1936, to determine the best annual overall skater.

Fun Fact: The Netherlands has the most all-time medals in the Championships, with 114 across men and women combined; Norway is second with 109.

Official: http://www.speedsk8.ca

January 23: European Short Track Championships

12/24/2014

What: The ISU European Short Track Championships

Where: Dordrecht, Netherlands

When: January 23 - 25, 2015

More: Competition in 500m, 1000m, 1500m, 3000m, and Relay distances for men and women across the three days

Fun Fact: The hometown Dutch have strong possibilities on both the men's and women's sides, with defending overall women's champion Jorien ter Mors and Sjinkie Knegt, who became the first Dutch Olympic medalist in short track in 2012, on the men's side. Knegt will revive his infamous rivalry with defending overall champion Russian Viktor Ahn.

Official: http://www.schaatsen.nl

January 10: European Speed Skating Championships

12/20/2014

What: The ISU European Speed Skating Championships 2015

Where: Chelyabinsk, Russia

When: January 10 - 11, 2015

More: This annual event determines the 'best all-around' skaters in Europe.

Fun Fact: As expected given their strong history, the Netherlands is the all-time medal leader in the Championships, with 120. Norway is second all-time with 109, followed by Germany in a sharp drop-off with 50. In this year, the Netherlands and Poland are the only countries that have the full allotment of three athletes in both the women's and men's events.

Official: http://essc2015.com