2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup

ISU Speed Skating World Cup
Dates 18 November 2011 – 11 March 2012

The 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, officially the Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2011–2012, was a series of international speed skating competitions which ran the entire season. The season started on 18 November 2011 in Chelyabinsk, Russia, and ended on 11 March 2012 in Berlin, Germany. In total, seven competition weekends were held at six different locations, twelve cups were contested (six for men, and six for women), and 72 races took place.

The mass start was introduced as a new event for the season.[1] Additionally, the team sprint was contested as a demonstration event at both Heerenveen competitions.[1] The World Cup is organized by the International Skating Union (ISU).

Calendar

WC # City Venue Date 500 m 1000 m 1500 m 3000 m 5000 m 10000 m Mass start Team pursuit
1 Russia Chelyabinsk Uralskaya Molniya 18–20 November 2m, 2w m, w m, w w m m, w
2 Kazakhstan Astana Alau Ice Palace 25–27 November 2m, 2w m, w m, w w m m, w
3 Netherlands Heerenveen Thialf 2–4 December 2m, 2w m, w m, w w m m, w
Hungary Budapest City Park Ice Rink 6–8 January 2012 European Speed Skating Championships
4 United States Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval 21–22 January 2m, 2w 2m, 2w
Canada Calgary Olympic Oval 28–29 January 2012 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
5 Norway Hamar Vikingskipet 11–12 February m, w w m m, w
Russia Moscow Krylatskoye Sport Complex 18–19 February 2012 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
6 Netherlands Heerenveen Thialf 2–4 March 2m, 2w m, w m, w w m m, w
7 Germany Berlin Sportforum Hohenschönhausen 9–11 March 2m, 2w m, w m, w w m m, w m, w
Netherlands Heerenveen Thialf 22–25 March 2012 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
Total 12m, 12w 7m, 7w 6m, 6w 4w 4m, 2w 2m 3m, 3w 4m, 4w

Note: the men's 5000 and 10000 metres were contested as one cup, and the women's 3000 and 5000 metres were contested as one cup, as indicated by the color coding.

Source: ISU.[1]

World records

World records going into the 2011–12 season.

Men

Distance Time Nat. Holder Date Venue Reference
500 m 34.03 Canada Jeremy Wotherspoon 9 November 2007 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City [2]
1000 m 1:06.42 United States Shani Davis 7 March 2009 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City [3]
1500 m 1:41.04 United States Shani Davis 11 December 2009 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City [4]
5000 m 6:03.32 Netherlands Sven Kramer 17 November 2007 Olympic Oval, Calgary [5]
10000 m 12:41.69 Netherlands Sven Kramer 10 March 2007 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City [6]
Team pursuit
(8 laps)		 3:37.80 Netherlands Sven Kramer
Carl Verheijen
Erben Wennemars		 11 March 2007 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City [7]

Women

Distance Time Nat. Holder Date Venue Reference
500 m 37.00 Germany Jenny Wolf 11 December 2009 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City [8]
1000 m 1:13.11 Canada Cindy Klassen 25 March 2006 Olympic Oval, Calgary [9]
1500 m 1:51.79 Canada Cindy Klassen 20 November 2005 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City [10]
3000 m 3:53.34 Canada Cindy Klassen 18 March 2006 Olympic Oval, Calgary [11]
5000 m 6:42.66 Czech Republic Martina Sáblíková 18 February 2011 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City [12]
Team pursuit
(6 laps)		 2:55.79 Canada Kristina Groves
Christine Nesbitt
Brittany Schussler		 6 December 2009 Olympic Oval, Calgary [13]

Men's standings

500 m

Rank Name Points[14]
1South Korea Mo Tae-bum702
2Finland Pekka Koskela674
3United States Tucker Fredricks646

1000 m

Rank Name Points[15]
1United States Shani Davis600
2Netherlands Stefan Groothuis580
3Netherlands Kjeld Nuis486

1500 m

Rank Name Points[16]
1Norway Håvard Bøkko472
2Netherlands Kjeld Nuis430
3United States Shani Davis425

5000 and 10000 m

Rank Name Points[17]
1Netherlands Bob de Jong510
2Netherlands Sven Kramer440
3Netherlands Jorrit Bergsma435

Mass start

Rank Name Points[18]
1France Alexis Contin250
2Netherlands Jorrit Bergsma212
3United States Jonathan Kuck196

Team pursuit

Rank Team Points[19]
1 Netherlands374
2 South Korea340
3 Germany300

Women's standings

500 m

Rank Name Points[20]
1China Yu Jing960
2South Korea Lee Sang-hwa890
3Germany Jenny Wolf869

1000 m

Rank Name Points[21]
1Canada Christine Nesbitt550
2United States Heather Richardson459
3Netherlands Marrit Leenstra420

1500 m

Rank Name Points[22]
1Canada Christine Nesbitt510
2Netherlands Ireen Wüst450
3Netherlands Marrit Leenstra401

3000 and 5000 m

Rank Name Points[23]
1Czech Republic Martina Sáblíková650
2Germany Stephanie Beckert410
3Germany Claudia Pechstein405

Mass start

Rank Name Points[24]
1Netherlands Mariska Huisman320
2Germany Claudia Pechstein310
3Austria Anna Rokita175

Team pursuit

Rank Team Points[25]
1 Canada390
2 Russia355
3 South Korea320

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Communication No. 1689". ISU. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Evolution of the world record 500 meters Men". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Evolution of the world record 1000 meters Men". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Evolution of the world record 1500 meters Men". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Evolution of the world record 5000 meters Men". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Evolution of the world record 10,000 meters Men". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "Evolution of the world record Team pursuit Men". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "Evolution of the world record 500 meters Women". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "Evolution of the world record 1000 meters Women". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  10. ↑ "Evolution of the world record 1500 meters Women". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  11. ↑ "Evolution of the world record 3000 meters Women". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  12. ↑ "Evolution of the world record 5000 meters Women". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  13. ↑ "Evolution of the world record Team pursuit Women". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  14. ↑ World Cup Men 500m | Rankings 500m Men Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine. ISUresults.eu
  15. ↑ World Cup Men 1000m | Rankings 1000m Men Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine. ISUresults.eu
  16. ↑ World Cup Men 1500m | Rankings 1500m Men Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine. ISUresults.eu
  17. ↑ World Cup Men 5000m | Rankings 5000m Men Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine. ISUresults.eu
  18. ↑ World Cup Men Mass Start Archived 2012-03-13 at the Wayback Machine. ISUresults.eu
  19. ↑ Rankings Team Pursuit Men Archived 2012-01-21 at the Wayback Machine. ISUresults.eu
  20. ↑ World Cup Ladies 500m | Rankings 500m Ladies Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine. ISUresults.eu
  21. ↑ World Cup Ladies 1000m | Rankings 1000m Ladies Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine. ISUresults.eu
  22. ↑ World Cup Ladies 1500m | Rankings 1500m Ladies Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine. ISUresults.eu
  23. ↑ World Cup Ladies 3000m | Rankings 3000m Ladies Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine. ISUresults.eu
  24. ↑ World Cup Ladies Mass Start Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine. ISUresults.eu
  25. ↑ Rankings Team Pursuit Ladies Archived 2012-01-21 at the Wayback Machine. ISUresults.eu
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