Short track speed skating is a Winter Olympics event. The full name is short track speed skating. The size of the competition field is 30×60 meters. The length of each lap of the track is 111.12 meters. Short track speed skating originated in Canada in the 1880s. Speed skating enthusiasts often practice on indoor ice rinks, which resulted in an indoor speed skating competition. At the beginning of the 20th century, this competition was gradually developed in European and American countries. In 1988, short track speed skating was listed for the first time as a performance event at the Calgary Winter Olympics. It was only in 1992 that the Albertville Winter Olympics became an official event.
The short track speed skating competition adopts the elimination system, which is conducted in pre-, second, semi-final, and final competitions. 4-8 athletes start at the same starting line at the same time, the preliminaries are determined by drawing lots, and the positions for the subsequent competitions are determined by the results of the previous game, and the first standing is one station, and so on. During the game, athletes can overtake their opponents at any time without breaking the rules. The perimeter of the site is 111.12 meters, the width of the straight road is not less than 7 meters, the radius of the curve is 8 meters, and the length of the straight road is 28.85 meters.