title: Short-track speed skating at the Asian Winter Games
text: # Short-track speed skating at the Asian Winter Games
  
  Short-track speed skating has been featured as a sport in the Asian Winter Games since the first winter games in 1986.
  
  ## Editions
  
  | Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | I | 1986 | Sapporo, Japan | Japan |
  | II | 1990 | Sapporo, Japan | China |
  | III | 1996 | Harbin, China | South Korea |
  | IV | 1999 | Gangwon, South Korea | South Korea |
  | V | 2003 | Aomori, Japan | South Korea |
  | VI | 2007 | Changchun, China | South Korea |
  | VII | 2011 | Astana–Almaty, Kazakhstan | South Korea |
  | VIII | 2017 | Sapporo, Japan | South Korea |
  
  ## Events
  
  | Event | 86 | 90 | 96 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 11 | 17 | Years |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's 500 m | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
  | Men's 1000 m | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
  | Men's 1500 m | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
  | Men's 3000 m | X | X | X | X | X | | | | 5 |
  | Men's 5000 m relay | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 |
  | Women's 500 m | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
  | Women's 1000 m | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
  | Women's 1500 m | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
  | Women's 3000 m | X | X | X | X | X | | | | 5 |
  | Women's 3000 m relay | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 |
  | Total | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 34 | 35 | 27 | 96 |
  | 2 | China (CHN) | 29 | 19 | 19 | 67 |
  | 3 | Japan (JPN) | 9 | 16 | 19 | 44 |
  | 4 | North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
  | 5 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
  | Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 72 | 72 | 72 | 216 |
  