:2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 500 metres
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{{2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup}}
{{2014–15 ISU SS men's 500}}
The 500 meters distance for men in the 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over 12 races on six occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Obihiro, Japan, on 14–16 November 2014, and the final occasion taking place in Erfurt, Germany, on 21–22 March 2015.{{cite web |url=http://static.isu.org/media/158518/1889-world-cup-ss-2014-15-update-sep10.pdf |title=International Skating Union – Communication No. 1889 |publisher=International Skating Union |format=PDF |date=10 September 2014 |accessdate=10 November 2014 |archive-date=10 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110074813/http://static.isu.org/media/158518/1889-world-cup-ss-2014-15-update-sep10.pdf |url-status=dead }}
The defending champion was Ronald Mulder of the Netherlands. Pavel Kulizhnikov of Russia won the cup. Mulder did not participate this season.
Top three
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!Position !Athlete !Points | |||
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| 1 | align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Pavel Kulizhnikov | 930 | – |
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| 2 | align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Laurent Dubreuil | 771 | 27th |
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| 3 | align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ruslan Murashov | 565 | – |
Race medallists
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| width="40" align="center" | WC # | width="160" align="center" | Location | width="100" align="center" | Date | width="160" bgcolor="gold" align="center" | Gold | width="50" bgcolor="gold" align="center" | Time | width="160" bgcolor="silver" align="center" | Silver | width="50" bgcolor="silver" align="center" | Time | width="160" bgcolor="#CC9966" align="center" | Bronze | width="50" bgcolor="#CC9966" align="center" | Time | width="50" align="center" | Report | |||
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| rowspan=2 align="center" | 1
| rowspan=2 align="center" | Obihiro, Japan | align="center" | 14 November | align="center" | Jan Smeekens | align="center" | 35.06
| align="center" | Pavel Kulizhnikov | align="center" | 35.16
| align="center" | Ruslan Murashov | align="center" | 35.24 |
| bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="center" | 16 November | align="center" | Pavel Kulizhnikov | align="center" | 34.96
| align="center" | Jan Smeekens | align="center" | 35.09
| align="center" | Ryohei Haga | align="center" | 35.17 |
| rowspan=2 align="center" | 2
| rowspan=2 align="center" | Seoul, {{nowrap|South Korea}} | align="center" | 21 November | align="center" | Pavel Kulizhnikov | align="center" | 34.94
| align="center" | Mo Tae-bum | align="center" | 35.363
| align="center" | Ruslan Murashov | align="center" | 35.364 |
| bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="center" | 23 November | align="center" | Pavel Kulizhnikov | align="center" | 35.18
| align="center" | Mo Tae-bum | align="center" | 35.32
| align="center" | Laurent Dubreuil | align="center" | 35.35 |
| rowspan=2 align="center" | 3
| rowspan=2 align="center" | Berlin, Germany | align="center" | 5 December | align="center" | Artur Waś | align="center" | 35.01
| align="center" | Laurent Dubreuil | align="center" | 35.09
| align="center" | Michel Mulder | align="center" | 35.12 |
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| align="center" | 7 December | align="center" | Artur Waś | align="center" | 35.04
| align="center" | Espen Aarnes Hvammen | align="center" | 35.06
| align="center" | Laurent Dubreuil | align="center" | 35.09 |
| rowspan=2 align="center" | 4
| rowspan=2 align="center" | Heerenveen, Netherlands | align="center" | 12 December | align="center" | Pavel Kulizhnikov | align="center" | 34.63
| align="center" | Artur Waś | align="center" | 34.91
| align="center" | Laurent Dubreuil | align="center" | 35.16 |
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| align="center" | 14 December | align="center" | Pavel Kulizhnikov | align="center" | 34.58
| align="center" | Artur Waś | align="center" | 34.87
| align="center" | Jan Smeekens | align="center" | 35.01 |
| rowspan=2 align="center" | 6
| rowspan=2 align="center" | Heerenveen, Netherlands | align="center" | 7 February | align="center" | Pavel Kulizhnikov | align="center" | 34.93
| align="center" | Artur Waś | align="center" | 34.97
| align="center" | Nico Ihle | align="center" | 35.11 |
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| align="center" | 8 February | align="center" | Pavel Kulizhnikov | align="center" | 34.62
| align="center" | Mo Tae-bum | align="center" | 34.94
| align="center" | Nico Ihle | align="center" | 35.06 |
| rowspan=2 align="center" | 7
| rowspan=2 align="center" | Erfurt, Germany | align="center" | 21 March | align="center" | Pavel Kulizhnikov | align="center" | 34.71
| align="center" | Laurent Dubreuil | align="center" | 34.94
| align="center" | Gerben Jorritsma | align="center" | 35.25 |
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| align="center" | 22 March | align="center" | Ruslan Murashov | align="center" | 34.97
| align="center" | Laurent Dubreuil | align="center" | 35.109 35.109 | align="center" | | align="center" | |
Standings
Standings as of 22 March 2015 (end of the season).{{cite web |url=http://live.isuresults.eu/2014-2015/worldcup/wc1_500.htm |title=ISU WorldCup 2014/2015 – World Cup Men 500m – Rankings 500m Men – Rankings as of Mar 22 2015 5:42PM |publisher=International Skating Union |date=22 March 2015 |accessdate=22 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030326/http://live.isuresults.eu/2014-2015/worldcup/wc1_500.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}
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| # | Name | Nat. | OBI1 | OBI2 | SEO1 | SEO2 | BER1 | BER2 | HVN1 | HVN2 | HVN3 | HVN4 | ERF1 | ERF2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | {{sortname|Pavel|Kulizhnikov}} | {{flagicon|RUS}} | bgcolor=silver | 80 | bgcolor=gold | 100 | bgcolor=gold | 100 | bgcolor=gold | 100 | bgcolor=gold | 100 | bgcolor=gold | 100 | bgcolor=gold | 100 | bgcolor=gold | 100 | bgcolor=gold | 150 | 930 | ||||
| 2 | align=left | {{sortname|Laurent|Dubreuil}} | {{flagicon|CAN}} | 45 | 36 | 40 | bgcolor=cc9966 | 70 | bgcolor=silver | 80 | bgcolor=cc9966 | 70 | bgcolor=cc9966 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 45 | 90 | bgcolor=silver | 120 | 771 | |
| 3 | align=left | {{sortname|Ruslan|Murashov}} | {{flagicon|RUS}} | bgcolor=cc9966 | 70 | 60 | bgcolor=cc9966 | 70 | 50 | 10 | 50 | 60 | 45 | bgcolor=gold | 150 | 565 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | {{sortname|Michel|Mulder}} | {{flagicon|NED}} | bgcolor=cc9966 | 70 | 40 | 60 | 40 | 60 | 50 | bgcolor=silver | 120 | bgcolor=silver | 120 | 560 | |||||
| 5 | align=left | {{sortname|Nico|Ihle}} | {{flagicon|GER}} | 50 | 24 | 60 | 40 | 50 | 36 | 32 | bgcolor=cc9966 | 70 | bgcolor=cc9966 | 70 | 36 | 90 | 558 | ||
| 6 | align=left | {{sortname|Artur|Waś | Was, Artur}} | {{flagicon|POL}} | bgcolor=gold | 100 | bgcolor=gold | 100 | bgcolor=silver | 80 | bgcolor=silver | 80 | bgcolor=silver | 80 | 32 | 18 | 36 | 526 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | Mo Tae-bum | {{flagicon|KOR}} | 16 | 50 | bgcolor=silver | 80 | bgcolor=silver | 80 | 40 | 50 | 18 | 45 | 36 | bgcolor=silver | 80 | 495 | |||
| 8 | align=left | {{sortname|Jan|Smeekens}} | {{flagicon|NED}} | bgcolor=gold | 100 | bgcolor=silver | 80 | 28 | 60 | 16 | 45 | 12 | bgcolor=cc9966 | 70 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 475 | ||
| 9 | align=left | {{sortname|Espen Aarnes|Hvammen}} | {{flagicon|NOR}} | 24 | 45 | 50 | 21 | 28 | bgcolor=silver | 80 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 40 | 76 | 453 | |
| 10 | align=left | {{sortname|Aleksey|Yesin}} | {{flagicon|RUS}} | 25 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 76 | 32 | 302 | ||
| 11 | align=left | {{sortname|Ryohei|Haga}} | {{flagicon|JPN}} | 40 | bgcolor=cc9966 | 70 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 14 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 290 | |
| 12 | align=left | {{sortname|Hein|Otterspeer}} | {{flagicon|NED}} | 60 | 10 | 45 | 24 | 18 | 28 | 36 | 28 | 40 | 289 | ||||
| 13 | align=left | {{sortname|Gilmore|Junio}} | {{flagicon|CAN}} | 32 | 18 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 36 | 14 | 21 | 255 | |||
| 14 | align=left | {{sortname|Denis|Koval}} | {{flagicon|RUS}} | 36 | 28 | 36 | 12 | 24 | 60 | 40 | 18 | 254 | |||||
| 15 | align=left | {{sortname|Gerben|Jorritsma}} | {{flagicon|NED}} | 18 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 12 | bgcolor=cc9966 | 106 | 28 | 253 | |||
| 16 | align=left | Kim Jun-ho | {{flagicon|KOR}} | 15 | 19 | 18 | 45 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 226 | |||
| 17 | align=left | {{sortname|Pim|Schipper}} | {{flagicon|NED}} | 8 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 14 | 28 | 18 | 32 | 21 | 220 | |
| 18 | align=left | {{sortname|Mika|Poutala}} | {{flagicon|FIN}} | 15 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 217 | |||||
| 19 | align=left | {{sortname|Keiichiro|Nagashima}} | {{flagicon|JPN}} | 28 | 32 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 202 | ||
| 20 | align=left | {{sortname|Yūya|Oikawa | Oikawa, Yuya}} | {{flagicon|JPN}} | 14 | 40 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 181 |
| 21 | align=left | {{sortname|Mirko Giacomo|Nenzi}} | {{flagicon|ITA}} | 12 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 165 | ||
| 22 | align=left | {{sortname|Artyom|Kuznetsov}} | {{flagicon|RUS}} | 19 | 25 | 8 | 28 | 45 | 12 | 16 | 153 | ||||||
| 23 | align=left | Mu Zhongsheng | {{flagicon|CHN}} | 11 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 140 | ||
| 24 | align=left | Xie Jiaxuan | {{flagicon|CHN}} | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 92 | |||
| 25 | align=left | Lee Kang-seok | {{flagicon|KOR}} | 8 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 63 | |||||||
| 26 | align=left | {{sortname|Roman|Krech}} | {{flagicon|KAZ}} | 16 | 45 | 61 | |||||||||||
| 27 | align=left | {{sortname|Artur|Nogal}} | {{flagicon|POL}} | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 61 | ||||
| 28 | align=left | {{sortname|William|Dutton|William Dutton (speed skater)}} | {{flagicon|CAN}} | 21 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 60 | ||||||||
| 29 | align=left | {{sortname|Dai Dai|Ntab}} | {{flagicon|NED}} | 25 | 32 | 57 | |||||||||||
| 30 | align=left | {{sortname|Jamie|Gregg}} | {{flagicon|CAN}} | 19 | 36 | 55 | |||||||||||
| 31 | align=left | {{sortname|Denny|Ihle}} | {{flagicon|GER}} | 2 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 52 | ||||||
| 32 | align=left | {{sortname|Tsubasa|Hasegawa}} | {{flagicon|JPN}} | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 52 | |||||
| 33 | align=left | {{sortname|Jesper|Hospes}} | {{flagicon|NED}} | 32 | 16 | 48 | |||||||||||
| 34 | align=left | {{sortname|Mitchell|Whitmore}} | {{flagicon|USA}} | 8 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 48 | ||||||||
| 35 | align=left | {{sortname|Samuel|Schwarz|Samuel Schwarz (speed skater)}} | {{flagicon|GER}} | 6 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 46 | |||||||||
| 36 | align=left | {{sortname|Richard|Maclennan}} | {{flagicon|CAN}} | 4 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 40 | ||||||
| 37 | align=left | {{sortname|Alex|Boisvert-Lacroix}} | {{flagicon|CAN}} | 25 | 14 | 39 | |||||||||||
| 38 | align=left | Wang Nan | {{flagicon|CHN}} | 11 | 8 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 39 | align=left | {{sortname|Daichi|Yamanaka}} | {{flagicon|JPN}} | 10 | 5 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 40 | align=left | {{sortname|Pekka|Koskela}} | {{flagicon|FIN}} | 2 | 11 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 41 | align=left | {{sortname|Kai|Verbij}} | {{flagicon|NED}} | 6 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 42 | align=left | {{sortname|Håvard|Holmefjord Lorentzen | Lorentzen, Havard Holmefjord}} | {{flagicon|NOR}} | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
| rowspan=2 | 43 | align=left | {{sortname|David|Bosa}} | {{flagicon|ITA}} | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||
| align=left | {{sortname|Piotr|Michalski}} | {{flagicon|POL}} | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 45 | align=left | {{sortname|Tyler|Derraugh}} | {{flagicon|CAN}} | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 46 | align=left | {{sortname|Shani|Davis}} | {{flagicon|USA}} | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 47 | align=left | {{sortname|Christian|Oberbichler}} | {{flagicon|AUT}} | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| rowspan=2 | 48 | align=left | {{sortname|Denis|Dressel}} | {{flagicon|GER}} | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| align=left | {{sortname|Jonathan|Garcia}} | {{flagicon|USA}} | 1 | 1 |