right|thumbnail|alt=Metallic silver skates with golden blades in a glass case with the right skate being slightly elevated. There is a burgundy curtain behind the skates. The blades are much longer than the actual boot of the skates.|The skates Apolo Anton Ohno wore at the 2002 Winter Olympics are preserved in the [[Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History.]]
: For the long track speed skating events, see Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held from 13 to 23 February. Eight events were contested at Salt Lake Ice Center (normally called Delta Center). Two new events were added for these games, with the men's and women's 1500 metres making debuts.
Medal summary
Medal table
China led the overall table with seven medals, while Evgenia Radanova's two medals for Bulgaria were their first in the sport.
Men's events
{|
|-
| 500 metres <br />
| || 41.802
| || 41.994
| || 42.027
|-
| 1000 metres <br />
| || 1:29.109
| || 1:30.160
| || 1:30.563
|-
| 1500 metres <br />
| || 2:18.541
| || 2:18.731
| || 2:18.806
|-valign="top"
| 5000 metre relay <br />
| <br /> Jonathan Guilmette <br /> Marc Gagnon <br /> François-Louis Tremblay <br /> Mathieu Turcotte <br /> Éric Bédard || 6:51.579
| <br /> Nicola Franceschina <br /> Nicola Rodigari <br /> Fabio Carta <br /> Maurizio Carnino <br /> Michele Antonioli || 6:56.327
| <br /> Li Jiajun <br /> Feng Kai <br /> Guo Wei <br /> Li Ye <br /> An Yulong || 6:59.633
|}
Women's events
{|
|-
| 500 metres <br />
| || 44.187
| || 44.252
| || 44.272
|-
| 1000 metres <br />
| || 1:36.391
| || 1:36.427
| || 1:37.008
|-
| 1500 metres <br />
| || 2:31.581
| || 2:31.610
| || 2:31.723
|-valign="top"
| 3000 metre relay <br />
| <br /> Choi Eun-kyung <br /> Choi Min-kyung <br /> Park Hye-won <br /> Joo Min-jin || 4:12.793
| <br /> Yang Yang (A) <br /> Yang Yang (S) <br /> Sun Dandan <br /> Wang Chunlu || 4:13.326
| <br /> Isabelle Charest <br /> Alanna Kraus <br /> Amélie Goulet-Nadon <br /> Marie-Ève Drolet <br /> Tania Vicent || 4:15.738
|}
Records
Two world records and fifteen Olympic records were set in Salt Lake City.