2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team pursuit

The women's team pursuit in the 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over four races on four occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion involving the event taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 13–15 November 2009, and the last occasion taking place, also in Heerenveen, on 12–14 March 2010.[1]

Canada won the cup, while Russia came second, and Germany came third. The defending champions, the Czech Republic, ended up in 11th place.

On the fourth competition weekend, Canada's team, comprised by Kristina Groves, Christine Nesbitt and Brittany Schussler, set a new world record of 2:55.79.

Top three

Medal Country Points Previous season
Gold Canada4308th
Silver Russia3207th
Bronze Germany2104th

Race medallists

Occasion # Date Location Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time Report
2 Heerenveen, Netherlands 15 November  Canada
Kristina Groves
Christine Nesbitt
Brittany Schussler
3:00.39  Netherlands
Diane Valkenburg
Elma de Vries
Ireen Wüst
3:02.12  Russia
Yekaterina Abramova
Galina Likhachova
Yekaterina Shikhova
3:02.40 [2]
4 Calgary, Canada 6 December  Canada
Kristina Groves
Christine Nesbitt
Brittany Schussler
2:55.79
WR
 Japan
Masako Hozumi
Maki Tabata
Shiho Ishizawa
2:59.79  Germany
Isabell Ost
Stephanie Beckert
Katrin Mattscherodt
3:00.25 [3]
5 Salt Lake City, United States 13 December  Russia
Yekaterina Abramova
Galina Likhachova
Yekaterina Shikhova
2:57.18  Canada
Kristina Groves
Christine Nesbitt
Cindy Klassen
2:57.35  Germany
Daniela Anschütz-Thoms
Stephanie Beckert
Katrin Mattscherodt
2:57.36 [4]
7 Heerenveen, Netherlands 14 March  Canada
Kristina Groves
Cindy Klassen
Brittany Schussler
3:02.05  Germany
Stephanie Beckert
Anni Friesinger-Postma
Katrin Mattscherodt
3:03.43  Japan
Masako Hozumi
Nao Kodaira
Maki Tabata
3:04.58 [5]

Final standings

Standings as of 14 March 2010 (end of the season).[6][7]

#NameHVN1CALSLCHVN2Total
1 Canada10010080150430
2 Russia706010090320
3 Germany507070120310
3 Japan608050105295
5 Netherlands804560185
6 South Korea405045135
7 United States453240117
8 China364032108
9 Poland323636104
10 Kazakhstan282856
11 Czech Republic2828
12 Norway24024

References

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