2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup

The 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, officially the Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2012–2013, was a series of international speed skating competitions which ran the entire season. The season started on 16 November 2012 in Heerenveen, Netherlands, and ended with the final on 10 March 2013, also in Heerenveen. In total, nine competition weekends were held at eight different locations, twelve cups were contested (six for men, and six for women), and 82 races took place.

ISU Speed Skating World Cup
Dates16 November 2012 – 10 March 2013
2012–13 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
Heerenveen (1)  • Kolomna • Astana
Nagano • Harbin • Inzell
Erfurt • Heerenveen (2)

This season world cup points was awarded in the mass start event. Additionally, the team sprint was contested as a demonstration event at both Heerenveen competitions. 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 Heerenveen Thialf 16–18 November 2m, 2w m, w m, w w m m, w m, w
2 Kolomna Speed Skating Centre 24–25 November m, w w m m, w
3 Astana Alau Ice Palace 1–2 December m, w w m m, w
4 Nagano M-Wave 8–9 December 2m, 2w 2m, 2w
5 Harbin Heilongjiang Indoor Rink 15–16 December 2m, 2w 2m, 2w
Heerenveen Thialf 11–13 January 2013 European Speed Skating Championships
6 Calgary Olympic Oval 19–20 January 2m, 2w 2m, 2w
Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval 26–27 January 2013 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
7 Inzell Eisstadion Inzell 9–10 February m, w w m m, w
Hamar Vikingskipet 16–17 February 2013 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
8 Erfurt Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Halle 1–3 March 2m, 2w m, w m, w w m m, w
9 Heerenveen Thialf 8–10 March 2m, 2w m, w m, w w m m, w m, w
Total 12m, 12w 9m, 9w 6m, 6w 4w 4m, 2w 2m 4m, 4w 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 2012–13 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 36.94 Yu Jing 29 January 2012 Olympic Oval, Calgary [8]
1000 m 1:12.68 Christine Nesbitt 28 January 2012 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]

At the World Cup stop in Calgary on 20 January 2013, Lee Sang-hwa of South Korea set a new world record on the women's 500 metres with a time of 36.80 seconds.[8]

Men's standings

500 m
Main article: 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 500 metres
Rank Name Points[14]
1 Jan Smeekens1130
2 Joji Kato896
3 Michel Mulder665

1000 m
Main article: 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1000 metres
Rank Name Points[15]
1 Kjeld Nuis587
2 Shani Davis546
3 Hein Otterspeer507

1500 m
Main article: 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1500 metres
Rank Name Points[16]
1 Zbigniew Bródka460
2 Bart Swings336
3 Håvard Bøkko329

5000 and 10000 m
Main article: 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 5000 and 10000 metres
Rank Name Points[17]
1 Jorrit Bergsma520
2 Bob de Jong485
3 Sven Kramer450

Mass start
Main article: 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's mass start
Rank Name Points[18]
1 Arjan Stroetinga330
2 Bart Swings310
3 Jordan Belchos216

Team pursuit
Main article: 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's team pursuit
Rank Team Points[19]
1 Netherlands450
2 South Korea350
3 Russia285

Women's standings

500 m
Main article: 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres
Rank Name Points[20]
1 Lee Sang-hwa1055
2 Jenny Wolf851
3 Wang Beixing756

1000 m
Main article: 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1000 metres
Rank Name Points[21]
1 Heather Richardson525
2 Brittany Bowe480
3 Karolína Erbanová465

1500 m
Main article: 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1500 metres
Rank Name Points[22]
1 Marrit Leenstra411
2 Christine Nesbitt375
3 Ireen Wüst350

3000 and 5000 m
Main article: 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 3000 and 5000 metres
Rank Name Points[23]
1 Martina Sáblíková475
2 Claudia Pechstein421
3 Diane Valkenburg410

Mass start
Main article: 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's mass start
Rank Name Points[24]
1 Kim Bo-reum365
2 Mariska Huisman330
3 Ivanie Blondin300

Team pursuit
Main article: 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team pursuit
Rank Team Points[25]
1 Netherlands400
2 Canada370
3 Poland295

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands35273698
2 South Korea115723
3 United States97824
4 Canada69419
5 Germany55717
6 China36211
7 Japan35412
8 Czech Republic3317
9 Finland3205
10 Belgium2103
11 Russia13610
12 Poland1348
13 Norway0224
14 Latvia0202
15 France0123
16 Italy0101
Totals (16 nations)828283247

References
  1. "Speed Skating Schedule". ISU. Archived from the original on 2015-12-12. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  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 2013-05-24 at the Wayback Machine ISUresults.eu
  15. World Cup Men 1000m | Rankings 1000m Men Archived 2013-05-27 at the Wayback Machine ISUresults.eu
  16. World Cup Men 1500m | Rankings 1500m Men Archived 2013-05-27 at the Wayback Machine ISUresults.eu
  17. World Cup Men 5000m | Rankings 5000m Men Archived 2013-05-27 at the Wayback Machine ISUresults.eu
  18. World Cup Men Mass Start Archived 2013-05-30 at the Wayback Machine ISUresults.eu
  19. Rankings Team Pursuit Men Archived 2013-05-27 at the Wayback Machine ISUresults.eu
  20. World Cup Ladies 500m | Rankings 500m Ladies Archived 2013-05-27 at the Wayback Machine ISUresults.eu
  21. World Cup Ladies 1000m | Rankings 1000m Ladies Archived 2013-05-28 at the Wayback Machine ISUresults.eu
  22. World Cup Ladies 1500m | Rankings 1500m Ladies Archived 2013-05-27 at the Wayback Machine ISUresults.eu
  23. World Cup Ladies 3000m | Rankings 3000m Ladies Archived 2013-05-27 at the Wayback Machine ISUresults.eu
  24. World Cup Ladies Mass Start Archived 2013-05-30 at the Wayback Machine ISUresults.eu
  25. Rankings Team Pursuit Ladies Archived 2013-05-02 at the Wayback Machine ISUresults.eu
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