2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup

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.

ISU Speed Skating World Cup
Dates18 November 2011 – 11 March 2012
2011–12 ISU
Speed Skating World Cup
500 mmenwomen
1000 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmen
Mass startmenwomen
Team pursuitmenwomen
World Cup weekends

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 Chelyabinsk Uralskaya Molniya 18–20 November 2m, 2w m, w m, w w m m, w
2 Astana Alau Ice Palace 25–27 November 2m, 2w m, w m, w w m m, w
3 Heerenveen Thialf 2–4 December 2m, 2w m, w m, w w m m, w
Budapest City Park Ice Rink 6–8 January 2012 European Speed Skating Championships
4 Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval 21–22 January 2m, 2w 2m, 2w
Calgary Olympic Oval 28–29 January 2012 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
5 Hamar Vikingskipet 11–12 February m, w w m m, w
Moscow Krylatskoye Sport Complex 18–19 February 2012 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
6 Heerenveen Thialf 2–4 March 2m, 2w m, w m, w w m m, w
7 Berlin Sportforum Hohenschönhausen 9–11 March 2m, 2w m, w m, w w m m, w m, w
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 Jeremy Wotherspoon 9 November 2007 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City [2]
1000 m 1:06.42 Shani Davis 7 March 2009 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City [3]
1500 m 1:41.04 Shani Davis 11 December 2009 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City [4]
5000 m 6:03.32 Sven Kramer 17 November 2007 Olympic Oval, Calgary [5]
10000 m 12:41.69 Sven Kramer 10 March 2007 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City [6]
Team pursuit
(8 laps)		 3:37.80 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 Jenny Wolf 11 December 2009 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City [8]
1000 m 1:13.11 Cindy Klassen 25 March 2006 Olympic Oval, Calgary [9]
1500 m 1:51.79 Cindy Klassen 20 November 2005 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City [10]
3000 m 3:53.34 Cindy Klassen 18 March 2006 Olympic Oval, Calgary [11]
5000 m 6:42.66 Martina Sáblíková 18 February 2011 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City [12]
Team pursuit
(6 laps)		 2:55.79 Kristina Groves
Christine Nesbitt
Brittany Schussler		 6 December 2009 Olympic Oval, Calgary [13]

Men's standings

500 m
Main article: 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 500 metres
Rank Name Points[14]
1 Mo Tae-bum702
2 Pekka Koskela674
3 Tucker Fredricks646

1000 m
Main article: 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1000 metres
Rank Name Points[15]
1 Shani Davis600
2 Stefan Groothuis580
3 Kjeld Nuis486

1500 m
Main article: 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1500 metres
Rank Name Points[16]
1 Håvard Bøkko472
2 Kjeld Nuis430
3 Shani Davis425

5000 and 10000 m
Main article: 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 5000 and 10000 metres
Rank Name Points[17]
1 Bob de Jong510
2 Sven Kramer440
3 Jorrit Bergsma435

Mass start
Main article: 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's mass start
Rank Name Points[18]
1 Alexis Contin250
2 Jorrit Bergsma212
3 Jonathan Kuck196

Team pursuit
Main article: 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's team pursuit
Rank Team Points[19]
1 Netherlands374
2 South Korea340
3 Germany300

Women's standings

500 m
Main article: 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres
Rank Name Points[20]
1 Yu Jing960
2 Lee Sang-hwa890
3 Jenny Wolf869

1000 m
Main article: 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1000 metres
Rank Name Points[21]
1 Christine Nesbitt550
2 Heather Richardson459
3 Marrit Leenstra420

1500 m
Main article: 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1500 metres
Rank Name Points[22]
1 Christine Nesbitt510
2 Ireen Wüst450
3 Marrit Leenstra401

3000 and 5000 m
Main article: 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 3000 and 5000 metres
Rank Name Points[23]
1 Martina Sáblíková650
2 Stephanie Beckert410
3 Claudia Pechstein405

Mass start
Main article: 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's mass start
Rank Name Points[24]
1 Mariska Huisman320
2 Claudia Pechstein310
3 Anna Rokita175

Team pursuit
Main article: 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team pursuit
Rank Team Points[25]
1 Canada390
2 Russia355
3 South Korea320

See also

References
  1. "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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