2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team pursuit

The women's team pursuit in the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over three races on three occasions, out of a total of nine World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 7–9 November 2008, and the last occasion involving the event taking place in Erfurt, Germany, on 30 January – 1 February 2009.[1]

The Czech Republic won the cup, while the United States came second, and the Netherlands came third. The defending champions, Canada, ended up in eighth place.

Top three

Medal Country Points Previous season
Gold Czech Republic235
Silver United States2057th
Bronze Netherlands2006th

Race medallists

Occasion # Date Location Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time Report
1 Berlin, Germany 9 November  Netherlands
Renate Groenewold
Ireen Wüst
Diane Valkenburg
3:04.34  Germany
Daniela Anschütz-Thoms
Claudia Pechstein
Lucille Opitz
3:04.51  United States
Nancy Swider-Peltz, Jr
Catherine Raney
Mia Manganello
3:05.68 [2]
2 Heerenveen, Netherlands 16 November  Netherlands
Renate Groenewold
Marrit Leenstra
Ireen Wüst
3:01.32  Canada
Kristina Groves
Christine Nesbitt
Brittany Schussler
3:02.34  Germany
Daniela Anschütz-Thoms
Lucille Opitz
Claudia Pechstein
3:02.51 [3]
7 Erfurt, Germany 1 February  Czech Republic
Karolína Erbanová
Andrea Jirků
Martina Sáblíková
3:05.32  Russia
Galina Likhachova
Alla Shabanova
Yekaterina Shikhova
3:05.80  Poland
Natalia Czerwonka
Katarzyna Wójcicka
Luiza Złotkowska
3:06.26 [4]

Final standings

Standings as of 1 February 2009 (end of the season).[5][6]

#NationBERHVNERFTotal
 Czech Republic4540150235
 United States706075205
 Netherlands1001000200
4 Germany807040190
5 Poland3236105173
6 Japan364590171
7 Russia280120148
8 Canada5080130
9 China403245117
10 South Korea6050110
11 Romania24243684
12 Belarus212142
13 Norway2828

References

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