All the ways to watch Winter Olympics Short-Track Speed Skating 2026 live streams for FREE, with William Dandjinou and Arianna Fontana headlining the action.

MILAN (AP) — Xandra Velzeboer was barely done celebrating her Olympic gold medal in the 500 meters when Dutch short track speedskating teammate Jens van ’t Wout won his second gold. She said to herself,

U.S. short-track speed skaters look to get back on the podium at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics after being shut out in Beijing in 2022.

Italy’s Arianna Fontana has won her 12th Olympic medal and third gold at her sixth Winter Games. That extends her record as the most decorated short track speedskater of all time.

When Niall Treacy skidded out of the men's 500m heats on Monday, Great Britain's hopes in the short track speed skating were finally put out of their misery.

Could the Olympic ice be behind a surge of falls, crashes and upsets in the 2026 Winter Olympics? Some athletes think that could be the case. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Falls aren't uncommon in icy sports at the Winter Olympics.

Kristen Santos-Griswold has spent the past four years training for Monday morning. One of the world’s best short-track speed skaters, Santos-Griswold was leading the 1,000-meter race in Beijing when she was taken out on the final lap. She would go on to finish fourth, the most agonizing of all places in the Olympics.