ISU Speed Skating World Cup

The ISU Speed Skating World Cup is a series of international speed skating competitions, organised annually by the International Skating Union since the winter of 1985–86. Every year during the winter season, a number of competitions on different distances and on different locations are held. Skaters can earn points at each competition, and the skater who has the most points on a given distance at the end of the series is the winner. Initially not very popular with skaters nor spectators, the World Cup has gradually become more and more popular, and this was due to the creation of the World Single Distance Championships. The results of the separate distances in the World Cup ranking are the main qualifying method for the World Single Distance Championships.

The number of races per season per distance varies, but it is usually between five and ten. Ten World Cup titles are awarded every season, five for men (the 500 m, the 1000 m, the 1500 m, the combined 5000 m / 10000 m, and the team pursuit), and five for women (the 500 m, the 1000 m, the 1500 m, the combined 3000 m / 5000 m, and the team pursuit).

The team pursuit was added to the World Cup in the 2005–06 season. Between the seasons 2003–04 and 2008–09, the 100 m was also contested for men and women, but this category is now defunct.

The mass start was re-introduced for both women and men in the World Cup in Astana in 2011.

Overall World Cup winners

Men

Season 100 m 500 m 1000 m 1500 m 5000 / 10000 m Team pursuit Team sprint Mass start
1985–86 Dan Jansen Dan Jansen Michael Hadschieff Dave Silk
1986–87 Nick Thometz Nick Thometz Hans Magnusson Geir Karlstad
1987–88 Dan Jansen Uwe-Jens Mey André Hoffmann Tomas Gustafson
1988–89 Uwe-Jens Mey Uwe-Jens Mey Eric Flaim
Michael Hadschieff
Gerard Kemkers
1989–90 Uwe-Jens Mey Uwe-Jens Mey (3) Johann Olav Koss Bart Veldkamp
1990–91 Uwe-Jens Mey (3) Igor Zhelezovski Johann Olav Koss (2) Johann Olav Koss
1991–92 Dan Jansen Igor Zhelezovski Falko Zandstra Geir Karlstad (2)
1992–93 Dan Jansen Igor Zhelezovski (3) Rintje Ritsma Bart Veldkamp (2)
1993–94 Dan Jansen (5) Dan Jansen (2) Falko Zandstra (2) Johann Olav Koss (2)
1994–95 Hiroyasu Shimizu Yukinori Miyabe Neal Marshall Rintje Ritsma
1995–96 Manabu Horii Ådne Søndrål Hiroyuki Noake Rintje Ritsma
1996–97 Hiroyasu Shimizu Manabu Horii Rintje Ritsma (2) Rintje Ritsma (3)
1997–98 Jeremy Wotherspoon Jeremy Wotherspoon Ids Postma Gianni Romme
1998–99 Jeremy Wotherspoon Jeremy Wotherspoon Ådne Søndrål Bart Veldkamp
1999–2000 Jeremy Wotherspoon Jeremy Wotherspoon Ådne Søndrål Gianni Romme
2000–01 Hiroyasu Shimizu (3) Jeremy Wotherspoon Aleksandr Kibalko Gianni Romme
2001–02 Jeremy Wotherspoon Jeremy Wotherspoon (5) Ådne Søndrål (3) Gianni Romme (4)
2002–03 Jeremy Wotherspoon Erben Wennemars Yevgeny Lalenkov Carl Verheijen
2003–04 Yu Fengtong Jeremy Wotherspoon Erben Wennemars Mark Tuitert Bob de Jong
2004–05 Yu Fengtong (2) Jeremy Wotherspoon Erben Wennemars Mark Tuitert (2) Øystein Grødum Italy
2005–06 Yūya Oikawa Lee Kang-seok Shani Davis Chad Hedrick Chad Hedrick Canada
2006–07 Yūya Oikawa Tucker Fredricks Erben Wennemars (4) Erben Wennemars Sven Kramer Netherlands
2007–08 Lee Kang-seok Jeremy Wotherspoon (8) Shani Davis Shani Davis Håvard Bøkko Netherlands
2008–09 Yūya Oikawa (3) Yu Fengtong Shani Davis Shani Davis Sven Kramer Canada (2)
2009–10 Tucker Fredricks (2) Shani Davis Shani Davis Håvard Bøkko (2) Norway
2010–11 Lee Kang-seok (2) Stefan Groothuis Shani Davis (4) Bob de Jong Norway
2011–12 Mo Tae-bum Shani Davis Håvard Bøkko Bob de Jong (3) Netherlands Alexis Contin
2012–13 Jan Smeekens Kjeld Nuis Zbigniew Bródka Jorrit Bergsma Netherlands Arjan Stroetinga
2013–14 Ronald Mulder Shani Davis (6) Koen Verweij Jorrit Bergsma Netherlands Bob de Vries
2014–15 Pavel Kulizhnikov Pavel Kulizhnikov Denny Morrison Jorrit Bergsma South Korea Lee Seung-hoon
2015–16 Pavel Kulizhnikov Kjeld Nuis Denis Yuskov Sven Kramer (3) Netherlands Netherlands Arjan Stroetinga (2)
2016–17 Dai Dai Ntab Kjeld Nuis Kjeld Nuis Jorrit Bergsma (4) Netherlands (7) Canada Lee Seung-hoon (2)
2017–18 Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen Kjeld Nuis Denis Yuskov Ted-Jan Bloemen Norway Norway Bart Swings
2018–19 Pavel Kulizhnikov (3) Kjeld Nuis (5) Denis Yuskov (3) Aleksandr Rumyantsev Norway Netherlands (2) Um Cheon-ho
2019–20 Tatsuya Shinhama Thomas Krol Kjeld Nuis (2) Patrick Roest Russia Netherlands (3) Bart Swings
2020–21 Dai Dai Ntab (2) Kai Verbij Thomas Krol Patrick Roest (2) Norway (5) Bart Swings (3)

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[1]

  • Medals:
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands (NED)346326314986
2 United States (USA)162147127436
3 Japan (JPN)139145143427
4 Canada (CAN)111108107326
5 Norway (NOR)949386273
6 Russia (RUS)857472231
7 South Korea (KOR)508488222
8 East Germany (GDR)47152385
9 Soviet Union (URS)23212872
10 Germany (GER)22214083
Totals (10 nations)1079103410283141

Women

Season 100 m 500 m 1000 m 1500 m 3000 / 5000 m Team pursuit Team pursuit Mass start
1985–86 Christa Rothenburger Karin Kania Annette Carlén-Karlsson Andrea Ehrig
1986–87 Bonnie Blair Bonnie Blair Yvonne van Gennip Yvonne van Gennip
1987–88 Christa Rothenburger Christa Rothenburger Bonnie Blair Gabi Zange-Schönbrunn
1988–89 Christa Luding-Rothenburger (3) Angela Hauck-Stahnke Constanze Moser-Scandolo Heike Schalling
1989–90 Bonnie Blair
Angela Stahnke
Seiko Hashimoto Jacqueline Börner Gunda Kleemann
1990–91 Kyoko Shimazaki Monique Garbrecht Gunda Kleemann Heike Warnicke-Schalling
1991–92 Bonnie Blair Bonnie Blair Gunda Niemann Gunda Niemann
1992–93 Ye Qiaobo Bonnie Blair Gunda Niemann Gunda Niemann
1993–94 Bonnie Blair Bonnie Blair Emese Hunyady Gunda Niemann
1994–95 Bonnie Blair (5) Bonnie Blair (5) Gunda Niemann Gunda Niemann
1995–96 Svetlana Zhurova Chris Witty Gunda Niemann Gunda Niemann
1996–97 Xue Ruihong Franziska Schenk Gunda Niemann Tonny de Jong
1997–98 Catriona Le May Doan Monique Garbrecht Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
1998–99 Catriona Le May Doan Monique Garbrecht Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
1999–2000 Monique Garbrecht Monique Garbrecht Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (9) Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
2000–01 Catriona Le May Doan Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt Anni Friesinger Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (9)
2001–02 Catriona Le May Doan (4) Sabine Völker Anni Friesinger Anni Friesinger
2002–03 Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt (2) Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt (5) Cindy Klassen Claudia Pechstein
2003–04 Shihomi Shinya Wang Manli Jennifer Rodriguez Anni Friesinger (3) Claudia Pechstein
2004–05 Sayuri Osuga Wang Manli (2) Chiara Simionato Cindy Klassen Claudia Pechstein (3) Japan
2005–06 Jenny Wolf Jenny Wolf Anni Friesinger Cindy Klassen (3) Cindy Klassen (3) Germany
2006–07 Jenny Wolf Jenny Wolf Chiara Simionato (2) Ireen Wüst Martina Sáblíková Netherlands
2007–08 Jenny Wolf Jenny Wolf Anni Friesinger (2) Kristina Groves Martina Sáblíková Canada
2008–09 Jenny Wolf (4) Jenny Wolf Christine Nesbitt Kristina Groves Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic
2009–10 Jenny Wolf Christine Nesbitt Kristina Groves (3) Martina Sáblíková Canada
2010–11 Jenny Wolf (6) Heather Richardson Christine Nesbitt Martina Sáblíková Netherlands
2011–12 Yu Jing Christine Nesbitt (3) Christine Nesbitt (2) Martina Sáblíková Canada (3) Mariska Huisman
2012–13 Lee Sang-hwa Heather Richardson Marrit Leenstra Martina Sáblíková Netherlands Kim Bo-reum
2013–14 Olga Fatkulina Heather Richardson Ireen Wüst Martina Sáblíková Netherlands Francesca Lollobrigida
2014–15 Nao Kodaira Brittany Bowe Marrit Leenstra (2) Martina Sáblíková Netherlands (5) Ivanie Blondin
2015–16 Heather Richardson Brittany Bowe Brittany Bowe Martina Sáblíková Japan China Irene Schouten
2016–17 Nao Kodaira Heather Bergsma (4) Heather Bergsma Martina Sáblíková Japan Japan Kim Bo-reum
2017–18 Vanessa Herzog Yekaterina Shikhova Miho Takagi Antoinette de Jong Japan Russia Francesca Lollobrigida (2)
2018–19 Vanessa Herzog (2) Brittany Bowe Brittany Bowe Martina Sáblíková Japan (5) Russia (2) Kim Bo-reum (3)
2019–20 Nao Kodaira (3) Brittany Bowe Ireen Wüst (3) Martina Sáblíková (13) Canada Netherlands Ivanie Blondin (2)
2020–21 Femke Kok Brittany Bowe (5) Brittany Bowe (3) Irene Schouten Canada (5) Irene Schouten (2)

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[2]

  • Medals:
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany (GER)307244187738
2 United States (USA)166126105397
3 Netherlands (NED)123208231562
4 Canada (CAN)111106104321
5 China (CHN)767262210
6 East Germany (GDR)746342179
7 Japan (JPN)73100132305
8 Czech Republic (CZE)54221894
9 South Korea (KOR)483838124
10 Russia (RUS)305273155
Totals (10 nations)106210319923085

Most World Cup victories

The skaters with the highest number of individual World Cup victories as of 9 February 2020. Active skaters in bold.

Men

PosAthlete100 m500 m1000 m1500 m5000 m10000 mMass startTotal wins
1 Jeremy Wotherspoon491867
2 Shani Davis401858
3 Uwe-Jens Mey361248
4 Dan Jansen321446
5 Sven Kramer334542
6 Pavel Kulizhnikov241236
7 Hiroyasu Shimizu13435
8 Igor Zhelezovsky424230
Ådne Søndrål1111830
10 Rintje Ritsma1117129

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[3]

Women

PosAthlete100 m500 m1000 m1500 m3000 m5000 mMass startTotal wins
1 Gunda Niemann239421598
2 Bonnie Blair3927369
3 Jenny Wolf124961
4 Anni Friesinger192610156
5 Martina Sáblíková13513251
6 Lee Sang-hwa13637
7 Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt171936
Ireen Wüst426636
9 Catriona Le May Doan127634
Heather Richardson Bergsma621734

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[4]

All-time medal count

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands (NED)4695345451548
2 Germany (GER)329265227821
3 United States (USA)328273232833
4 Canada (CAN)222214211647
5 East Germany (GDR)1217865264
 Japan (JPN)1217865264
7 Russia (RUS)115126145386
8 South Korea (KOR)98122126346
9 Norway (NOR)97101103301
10 China (CHN)879172250
Totals (10 nations)1987188217915660

See also

References

  1. "History of World Cup classifications Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  2. "History of World Cup classifications Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  3. "Most World Cup victories individual distances Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  4. "Most World Cup victories individual distances Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
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