2018 Winter Olympics: 19 Amazing Short Track Speed Skating Women Posters

Female athletes started to compete in short track speed skating at the Olympic Games in 1992, the same year with the men skaters. However, they have a bit different disciplines, which include 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m and 3000 m relay.

Would you like to get inspired by the strongest representatives of this kind of sports? Then, you are welcome to have a look at 10 most amazing 2018 Winter Olympics short track speed skating women posters.

Choi Min Jeong

Choi Min Jeong is a South Korean short track speed skater. In 2014, she became an overall bronze medalist of World Junior Championships, winning 2 individual gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medals. At 16, she already became the 2015 Overall Ladies World Champion, winning 3 gold and 1 bronze medals.

In 2016, Choi earned 3 gold and 1 silver medals at the World Championships. At 2017 Winter Asian Games, she won gold in the 1500 m and 3000 m relay as well as gained silver in 1000 m and bronze in 500 m. At the World Cup events, the skater earned 25 gold and 12 silver medals. In 2018 PyeongChang, the athlete won gold in 1500m and relay.

Shim Suk Hee Posters

Suk Hee Shim

Shim Suk Hee is a short track speed skater from South Korea. She is 51-time gold medalist of the World Cup events. She also won 16 silver and 12 bronze medals. In 2011/12, the athlete was the overall winner of World Junior Championships and in 2013/14, she became the overall winner of the World Championships.

Shim took part in 2014 Winter Olympics and won gold in the 3000 m relay, silver in 1500 m and bronze in 1000 m. At 2011 Youth Olympic Games, she won a bronze medal in 3000 m mixed-country/gender relay as a member of the multi-national team.

Kim Boutin

Kim Boutin is a Canadian short track speed skater. She is a silver medalist of 2013/14 World Junior Championships in 3000 m relay. In 2015, she was called Short Track Rising Star of the Year by Speed Skating Canada.

Kim is 5-time gold medalist of the World Cup events, winning also 8 silver and 14 bronze medals. At 2018 Winter Olympics, she became a silver medalist in 1000m and bronze medalist in 1500m.

Valerie Maltais

Valerie Maltais is a short track speed skater from Canada. She is an overall silver medalist of 2011/12 and an overall bronze medalist of 2013/14 World Championships. At the World Cup events, the athlete won 3 gold, 15 silver and 23 bronze medals. She was called the Female Short Track Athlete of the Year by Speed Canada in 2011/12 and 2013/14 seasons.

Valerie participated in 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. In Vancouver, her best result was 14th place in 1500 m. In Sochi, Valerie won a silver medal in 3000 m relay and finished 6th in 1000 m and 1500 m.

Marianne St-Gelais

Marianne St-Gelais is a Canadian short track speed racer. She is the 2015/16 world champion in 1500 m and an overall world silver medalist of 2015/16. Also, she has 12 silver and 3 bronze medals. At the World Cup events, St-Gelais gained 23 gold, 28 silver and 32 bronze medals.

Marianne took part in 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympic Games. In 2010, she became a silver medalist in 500 m and 3000 m relay. And at the next Games, the skater won a silver medal in 3000 m relay.

Kim A-Lang

Kim A-Lang is a South Korean short track speed skater. She is an overall silver medalist of 2012/13 World Junior Championships. At the World Championships, she won 2 gold and 1 silver medals. At the World Cup events, the athlete earned 12 gold, 12 silver and 7 bronze medals.

At 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Kim won gold in 3000 m relay, finished 10th in 1000 m and 500 m as well as finished 13th in 1500 m distance.

Deanna Lockett

Deanna Lockett is a short track speed skater from Australia. In 2012/13, she finished 4th overall at the World Junior Championships. In 2017/18, Deanna won a bronze medal in 1500 m at the World Cup Budapest.

At 2014 Winter Olympics, Lockett finished 9th in 1000 m and 26th in 1500 m. At the 2011 New Zealand Winter Games, the athlete won 1 silver and 3 bronze medals. In 2016, she was called Female Short Track Skater of the Year by Australian Ice Racing.

Han Yutong

Han Yutong is a Chinese short track speed skater. She is an overall bronze medalist of the World Junior Championships in 2013. At the World Championships, she gained 1 gold and 1 silver medals in 3000 m relay.

In 2015, Han took part in Winter Universiade, where she won 2 gold and 1 bronze medals. At the World Cup competitions, she won 6 gold, 5 silver and 2 bronze medals. 

Suzanne Schulting

Suzanne Schulting is a short track speed racer from Netherlands. She is an overall silver medalist of 2015/16 World Junior Championships and is an overall bronze medalist of European Championships in 2015/16. In 2015/16, she also won a gold medal of the European Championships in 3000 m relay.

At the World Cup events, Suzanne was on the podiums 18 times, winning 4 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze medals. Her best result at the World Championships is a bronze medal in 1000 m in 2016/17. At 2018 Winter Olympics, she won gold in 1000m and bronze in relay.

Arianna Fontana Posters

Arianna Fontana

Arianna Fontana is a short track speed skater from Italy. She is 7-time overall European champion, 2-time overall silver and a bronze medalist of the European Championships. Fontana is an overall silver and 2-time overallbronze medalist of the World Championships. At the World Cup events, she earned 16 gold, 25 silver and 21 bronze medals.

Arianna participated in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics and won medals at all of them. In 2006, she was a bronze medalist in 3000 m relay. In 2010, the athlete gained a bronze medal in 500 m. In 2014, she won a silver medal in 500 m and bronze ones in 1500 m and 3000 m relay. And in PyeongChang, Fontana claimed gold in 500m, bronze in 1500m and silver in relay.

Yara van Kerkof

Yara van Kerkof is a Dutch short track speed skater. At 2014 World Championships, she gained silver in 3000m relay. The athlete was on the World Cup podiums three times. In 2010 and 2012, she gained bronze in 3000m relay and in 2013, she gained gold in the same discipline.

At 2018 Winter Olympics, she won a silver medal in 500m and a bronze one in 3000m relay.

Elise Christie

Elise Christie is a British short track speed skater. She is 10-time European gold medalist with two overall titles, won in 2015 and 2016. At 2017 World Championships, she became an overall gold medalist after winning 1000 and 1500m.

Christie participated in 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. However, she didn’t won any medals.

Li Jinyu

Li Jinyu is a Chinese short track speed skater. At 2017/18 World Cup, she was ranked 23^rd in 1000m and 48^th in 1500m. Her best result was the 11^th place in 1000m in Dordrecht. At 2016 and 2017 Junior World Championships, she was the first in relay, but her best overall rank was the 5^th place in 2017.

Li participated in 2018 Winter Olympics and claimed silver in 1500m event.

Jorien ter Mors Posters

Jorien Ter Mors

Jorien ter Mors is a Dutch speed skater, who competes in both short and long distances. At the World Cup events, she was a winner of both short and long track in 2013. Also, she gained 2 silver and 4 bronze medals of the World Cup events.

Jorien took part in 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympic. At 2014, she became an Olympic champion in speed skating in 1500m and team pursuit. In 2018, she won the 1000m race and was a bronze medalist in 3000m relay.

Kim Ye-jin

Kim Ye-jin is a South Korean short track speed skater. In 2017/18 season, she took 1^st place in 3000m relay in Shanghai and Budapest, was second in Dordrecht and third in Seoul.

At 2018 Winter Olympics, Kim claimed gold in 3000m relay as a part of South Korean team.

Lucia Peretti

Lucia Peretti is an Italian short track speed skater. She is 2-time bronze medalist of the World Championships in 3000m relay. Peretti won bronze at 2017 European Championships in 1500m and was a bronze medalist of World Team Championships.

Lucia competed at 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. In 2014, she was a bronze medalist in 3000m relay and in 2018, she got a silver medal in the same discipline.

Cecilia Maffei

Cecilia Maffei is an Italian short track speed skater. She is 2-time bronze medalist of the World Championships as well as the bronze winner of 2010 World Team Championships. At the World Cup events, she earned 2 gold, 5 silver and 8 bronze medals, all in 3000m relay.

At 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, the athlete won a silver medal in 3000m relay.

Martina Valcepina

Martina Valcepina is an Italian short track speed skater. At 2018 European Championships, she won gold medals in 500m and 1500m and was ranked second overall. Also, Valcepina is a bronze medalist of 2010 World Team Championships and 2011 World Junior Championships.

Martina took part in 2010, 2014 and 2018 Olympic Games. In Sochi, she gained bronze and in PyeongChang, the athlete gained silver in 3000m relay.

Lara van Ruijven

Lara van Ruijven is a Dutch short track speed skater. She is a gold medalist of 2012/13 World Cup in 3000m relay. Also, she is a gold medalist of 2013 and 2014 European Championships in relay.

In 2014, she participated in Winter Olympics, but didn’t earn any medal. At 2018 Winter Olympics, Lara won a bronze medal in 3000m relay.

All in all, these women are great examples of how cool the skaters can be. We hope that you like our selection of 2018 Winter Olympics short track speed skating women posters and have found something for the adornment of your home or office.