The 2017–18
ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup The Short Track Speed Skating World Cup is a series of international short track speed skating competitions, organised yearly by the International Skating Union since the winter of 1998/1999. Every year during the winter, a number of competitions on ...
was a multi-race tournament over a season for
short track speed skating
Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the same size as a ...
. The season began on 28 September 2017 in
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croa ...
and ended on 19 November 2017. The World Cup was organised by the
ISU
ISU may refer to:
Schools United States
* Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
* Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
* Illinois State University (Springfield, Illinois)
* Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
* Iowa State ...
who also ran world cups and championships in
speed skating
Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skati ...
and
figure skating
Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics, 1908 Olympics ...
.
The World Cup consisted of just four competitions this year (rather than six) due to the
2018 Winter Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpi ...
in
Pyeongchang
Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of S ...
.
Calendar
Men
Budapest 28 September–1 October 2017
Dordrecht 5–8 October 2017
Shanghai 9–12 November 2017
Seoul 16–19 November 2017
Women
Budapest 28 September–1 October 2017
Dordrecht 5–8 October 2017
Shanghai 9–12 November 2017
Seoul 16–19 November 2017
World Cup standings
See also
*
2018 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
Notes
References
External links
ISU.org World Cup ScheduleOfficial results
{{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup
ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup
Isu Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, 2017–18
Isu Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, 2017–18
Qualification tournaments for the 2018 Winter Olympics