Short Track World

News & Updates

Competition results, athlete news, regulation updates, and what's new in Short Track Manager.

LatestAthlete Update28 Oct 2026

Before the Montréal Lock: Three Skaters Fell From ◆18M to ◆14M, and a Retired Skater Is Still Priced at ◆10M

Prices were reset after Vancouver and transfers lock when Montréal starts on 30 October at 13:00 UTC. Minjeong Choi rose to ◆25M, Pietro Sighel, Long Sun and Shaoang Liu fell to ◆14M, and several expensive skaters are out, on a break or retired but still in the pool.

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Athlete Update14 Oct 2026

Great Britain Names Seven for the World Tour, and Only Niall Treacy Costs More Than ◆3M

British Ice Skating has picked two women and five men for World Tour stops 1 to 5, starting in Vancouver on October 23. Treacy (◆14M, trending up) leads it, all seven are in the pool and five cost ◆1M. Six British skaters in the pool are off the list, and there is no GB women's 3000m relay to buy.

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Athlete Update6 Oct 2026

Kazakhstan Names Its World Tour Squad, and Six of the 12 Are New to the Pool

Kazakhstan has picked six men and six women for Vancouver and Montréal. Half are new to the game, nobody costs more than ◆3M, and Denis Nikisha, Yana Khan and Olga Tikhonova are not on the list.

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Athlete Update6 Oct 2026

The Netherlands Names Its World Tour 1 Team: Two Debutants, and Four Skaters at ◆1M

KNSB has picked six women and six men for Vancouver, all 12 already in the pool. Two are first-time selections, four cost ◆1M, and Friso Emons, Daan Kos and Bibi Arts are out while recovering from injury.

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Athlete Update5 Oct 2026

Japan Names Its World Tour Team, and Its ◆7M Skater Is Only In for Seoul

The JSF has published its dispatch list for World Tour stops 1 to 5: five men and five women for Vancouver, nine of the ten already in the pool and five of them at ◆1M. Mirei Nakashima (◆7M) is dispatched for Seoul only, and eight Japanese skaters in the pool are off the list entirely. The article also explains how the team was picked and who is already nominated for the Universiade.

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Competition Result29 Sept 2026

Kim and Santos-Griswold Win U.S. Titles as Corinne Stoddard Sits Out the World Tour Qualifier

Brandon Kim and Kristen Santos-Griswold are the 2026 U.S. short track champions at the World Tour Qualifier in Kearns. Defending champion Corinne Stoddard, priced ◆25M, did not race and is taking a break from short track. Here is what the results mean for prices, and which cheaper Americans to watch once the team is named.

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Competition Result28 Sept 2026

Roussel and Brunelle Win Canadian Titles as Dandjinou Confirms He Will Skip Vancouver and Montreal

Félix Roussel and Florence Brunelle are Canada's 2026 short track champions. Two-time Crystal Globe winner William Dandjinou finished second overall days after confirming he'll skip the first two World Tour stops. Here's what that means for his ◆25M price, and which cheaper Canadians to watch once the team is named.

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Community13 Aug 2026

China Proposes Wu Dajing as New National Short Track Head Coach

Double Olympic champion Wu Dajing has been named the proposed head coach of China's national short track team, seven months after retiring — a special-exemption hire still subject to a public comment period through mid-August.

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Athlete Update6 Aug 2026

Kamila Sellier Is Back on the Ice — and Aiming for Vancouver

Six months after taking a blade above the eye at Milano Cortina, Poland's Kamila Sellier is skating again and targeting the World Tour opener in Vancouver. She is ◆3M in the pool with an unresolved vision problem — the cheapest genuine comeback bet of the season.

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Athlete Update7 Jul 2026

USA Names 14-Skater Short Track National Team for 2026/27

US Speedskating has announced its 2026/27 Short Track National Team — five women and nine men training out of the Utah Olympic Oval. Thirteen of the fourteen are already in the Short Track Manager pool, and we break down what each of them costs.

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