2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup

{{short description|International speed skating competition}}

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{{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.

The mass start was introduced as a new event for the season. 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

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{{nowrap|WC #}}

! City

! Venue

! Date

! {{nowrap|500 m}}

! {{nowrap|1000 m}}

! {{nowrap|1500 m}}

! {{nowrap|3000 m}}

! {{nowrap|5000 m}}

! {{nowrap|10000 m}}

! {{nowrap|Mass start}}

! {{nowrap|Team pursuit}}

1

| align=left | {{flagicon|RUS}} Chelyabinsk

| align=left | Uralskaya Molniya

| align=right | {{nowrap|18–20 November}}

| 2m, 2w

| m, w

| m, w

| bgcolor=pink | w

| bgcolor=lightblue | m

|

|

| m, w

2

| align=left | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Astana

| align=left | Alau Ice Palace

| align=right | {{nowrap|25–27 November}}

| 2m, 2w

| m, w

| m, w

| bgcolor=pink | w

| bgcolor=lightblue | m

|

| m, w

|

3

| align=left | {{flagicon|NED}} Heerenveen

| align=left | Thialf

| align=right | {{nowrap|2–4 December}}

| 2m, 2w

| m, w

| m, w

|

| bgcolor=pink | w

| bgcolor=lightblue | m

|

| m, w

bgcolor=#faecc8

|

| align=left | {{flagicon|HUN}} Budapest

| align=left | City Park Ice Rink

| align=right | {{nowrap|6–8 January}}

| colspan=8 | 2012 European Speed Skating Championships

4

| align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} {{nowrap|Salt Lake City}}

| align=left | Utah Olympic Oval

| align=right | {{nowrap|21–22 January}}

| 2m, 2w

| 2m, 2w

|

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor=#faecc8

|

| align=left | {{flagicon|CAN}} Calgary

| align=left | Olympic Oval

| align=right | {{nowrap|28–29 January}}

| colspan=8 | 2012 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships

5

| align=left | {{flagicon|NOR}} Hamar

| align=left | Vikingskipet

| align=right | {{nowrap|11–12 February}}

|

|

| m, w

| bgcolor=pink | w

| bgcolor=lightblue | m

|

|

| m, w

bgcolor=#faecc8

|

| align=left | {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow

| align=left | Krylatskoye Sport Complex

| align=right | {{nowrap|18–19 February}}

| colspan=8 | 2012 World Allround Speed Skating Championships

6

| align=left | {{flagicon|NED}} Heerenveen

| align=left | Thialf

| align=right | {{nowrap|2–4 March}}

| 2m, 2w

| m, w

| m, w

|

| bgcolor=pink | w

| bgcolor=lightblue | m

| m, w

|

7

| align=left | {{flagicon|GER}} Berlin

| align=left | Sportforum Hohenschönhausen

| align=right | {{nowrap|9–11 March}}

| 2m, 2w

| m, w

| m, w

| bgcolor=pink | w

| bgcolor=lightblue | m

|

| m, w

| m, w

bgcolor=#faecc8

|

| align=left | {{flagicon|NED}} Heerenveen

| align=left | Thialf

| align=right | {{nowrap|22–25 March}}

| colspan=8 | 2012 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships

align=left colspan=4 | Total

! {{nowrap|12m, 12w}}

! {{nowrap|7m, 7w}}

! {{nowrap|6m, 6w}}

! 4w

! {{nowrap|4m, 2w}}

! 2m

! {{nowrap|3m, 3w}}

! {{nowrap|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.{{cite web | url=http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=2730 | title=Communication No. 1689 | publisher=ISU | accessdate=12 October 2011}}

World records

World records going into the 2011–12 season.

=Men=

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Distance

! Time

! Nat.

! Holder

! Date

! Venue

! Reference

500 m

| 34.03

| {{flagicon|CAN}}

| align=left | Jeremy Wotherspoon

| align=right | 9 November 2007

| align=left | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City

| {{cite web

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1000 m

| 1:06.42

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| align=left | Shani Davis

| align=right | 7 March 2009

| align=left | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City

| {{cite web

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|title = Evolution of the world record 1000 meters Men

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1500 m

| 1:41.04

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| align=left | Shani Davis

| align=right | 11 December 2009

| align=left | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City

| {{cite web

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|title = Evolution of the world record 1500 meters Men

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5000 m

| 6:03.32

| {{flagicon|NED}}

| align=left | Sven Kramer

| align=right | 17 November 2007

| align=left | Olympic Oval, Calgary

| {{cite web

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10000 m

| 12:41.69

| {{flagicon|NED}}

| align=left | Sven Kramer

| align=right | 10 March 2007

| align=left | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City

| {{cite web

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|title = Evolution of the world record 10,000 meters Men

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|accessdate = 30 September 2013

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Team pursuit
(8 laps)

| 3:37.80

| {{flagicon|NED}}

| align=left | Sven Kramer
Carl Verheijen
Erben Wennemars

| align=right | 11 March 2007

| align=left | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City

| {{cite web

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|title = Evolution of the world record Team pursuit Men

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|accessdate = 30 September 2013

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=Women=

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Distance

! Time

! Nat.

! Holder

! Date

! Venue

! Reference

500 m

| 37.00

| {{flagicon|GER}}

| align=left | Jenny Wolf

| align=right | 11 December 2009

| align=left | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City

| {{cite web

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|title = Evolution of the world record 500 meters Women

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1000 m

| 1:13.11

| {{flagicon|CAN}}

| align=left | Cindy Klassen

| align=right | 25 March 2006

| align=left | Olympic Oval, Calgary

| {{cite web

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|title = Evolution of the world record 1000 meters Women

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|accessdate = 30 September 2013

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1500 m

| 1:51.79

| {{flagicon|CAN}}

| align=left | Cindy Klassen

| align=right | 20 November 2005

| align=left | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City

| {{cite web

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|title = Evolution of the world record 1500 meters Women

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3000 m

| 3:53.34

| {{flagicon|CAN}}

| align=left | Cindy Klassen

| align=right | 18 March 2006

| align=left | Olympic Oval, Calgary

| {{cite web

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|title = Evolution of the world record 3000 meters Women

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|accessdate = 30 September 2013

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5000 m

| 6:42.66

| {{flagicon|CZE}}

| align=left | Martina Sáblíková

| align=right | 18 February 2011

| align=left | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City

| {{cite web

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|title = Evolution of the world record 5000 meters Women

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|accessdate = 30 September 2013

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Team pursuit
(6 laps)

| 2:55.79

| {{flagicon|CAN}}

| align=left | Kristina Groves
Christine Nesbitt
Brittany Schussler

| align=right | 6 December 2009

| align=left | Olympic Oval, Calgary

| {{cite web

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|title = Evolution of the world record Team pursuit Women

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|accessdate = 30 September 2013

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Men's standings

=500 m=

{{Main|2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 500 metres}}

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!width=30|Rank

!width=150|Name

!width=25|Points[http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc1_500.htm World Cup Men 500m | Rankings 500m Men] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314083237/http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc1_500.htm |date=2012-03-14 }} ISUresults.eu

align=center | 1{{flagicon|KOR}} Mo Tae-bumalign=right | 702
align=center | 2{{flagicon|FIN}} Pekka Koskelaalign=right | 674
align=center | 3{{flagicon|USA}} Tucker Fredricksalign=right | 646

=1000 m=

{{Main|2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1000 metres}}

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!width=30|Rank

!width=150|Name

!width=25|Points[http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc1_1000.htm World Cup Men 1000m | Rankings 1000m Men] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314083350/http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc1_1000.htm |date=2012-03-14 }} ISUresults.eu

align=center | 1{{flagicon|USA}} Shani Davisalign=right | 600
align=center | 2{{flagicon|NED}} Stefan Groothuisalign=right | 580
align=center | 3{{flagicon|NED}} Kjeld Nuisalign=right | 486

=1500 m=

{{Main|2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1500 metres}}

class="wikitable" border="1"

!width=30|Rank

!width=150|Name

!width=25|Points[http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc1_1500.htm World Cup Men 1500m | Rankings 1500m Men] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314083232/http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc1_1500.htm |date=2012-03-14 }} ISUresults.eu

align=center | 1{{flagicon|NOR}} Håvard Bøkkoalign=right | 472
align=center | 2{{flagicon|NED}} Kjeld Nuisalign=right | 430
align=center | 3{{flagicon|USA}} Shani Davisalign=right | 425

=5000 and 10000 m=

{{Main|2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 5000 and 10000 metres}}

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!width=30|Rank

!width=150|Name

!width=25|Points[http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc1_5000.htm World Cup Men 5000m | Rankings 5000m Men] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314083242/http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc1_5000.htm |date=2012-03-14 }} ISUresults.eu

align=center | 1{{flagicon|NED}} Bob de Jongalign=right | 510
align=center | 2{{flagicon|NED}} Sven Krameralign=right | 440
align=center | 3{{flagicon|NED}} Jorrit Bergsmaalign=right | 435

=Mass start=

{{Main|2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's mass start}}

class="wikitable" border="1"

!width=30|Rank

!width=150|Name

!width=25|Points[http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc1_20000.htm World Cup Men Mass Start] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313203558/http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc1_20000.htm |date=2012-03-13 }} ISUresults.eu

align=center | 1{{flagicon|FRA}} Alexis Continalign=right | 250
align=center | 2{{flagicon|NED}} Jorrit Bergsmaalign=right | 212
align=center | 3{{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Kuckalign=right | 196

=Team pursuit=

{{Main|2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's team pursuit}}

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!width=30|Rank

!width=150|Team

!width=25|Points[http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc1_6000.htm Rankings Team Pursuit Men] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121223120/http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc1_6000.htm |date=2012-01-21 }} ISUresults.eu

align=center | 1{{NED}}align=right | 374
align=center | 2{{KOR}}align=right | 340
align=center | 3{{GER}}align=right | 300

Women's standings

=500 m=

{{Main|2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres}}

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!width=30|Rank

!width=150|Name

!width=25|Points[http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc2_500.htm World Cup Ladies 500m | Rankings 500m Ladies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314083422/http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc2_500.htm |date=2012-03-14 }} ISUresults.eu

align=center | 1{{flagicon|CHN}} Yu Jingalign=right | 960
align=center | 2{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Sang-hwaalign=right | 890
align=center | 3{{flagicon|GER}} Jenny Wolfalign=right | 869

=1000 m=

{{Main|2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1000 metres}}

class="wikitable" border="1"

!width=30|Rank

! |Name

!width=25|Points[http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc2_1000.htm World Cup Ladies 1000m | Rankings 1000m Ladies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314083247/http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc2_1000.htm |date=2012-03-14 }} ISUresults.eu

align=center | 1{{flagicon|CAN}} Christine Nesbittalign=right | 550
align=center | 2{{flagicon|USA}} Heather Richardsonalign=right | 459
align=center | 3{{flagicon|NED}} Marrit Leenstraalign=right | 420

=1500 m=

{{Main|2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1500 metres}}

class="wikitable" border="1"

!width=30|Rank

!width=150|Name

!width=25|Points[http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc2_1500.htm World Cup Ladies 1500m | Rankings 1500m Ladies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314180642/http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc2_1500.htm |date=2012-03-14 }} ISUresults.eu

align=center | 1{{flagicon|CAN}} Christine Nesbittalign=right | 510
align=center | 2{{flagicon|NED}} Ireen Wüstalign=right | 450
align=center | 3{{flagicon|NED}} Marrit Leenstraalign=right | 401

=3000 and 5000 m=

{{Main|2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 3000 and 5000 metres}}

class="wikitable" border="1"

!width=30|Rank

!width=150|Name

!width=25|Points[http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc2_3000.htm World Cup Ladies 3000m | Rankings 3000m Ladies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314083259/http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc2_3000.htm |date=2012-03-14 }} ISUresults.eu

align=center | 1{{flagicon|CZE}} Martina Sáblíkováalign=right | 650
align=center | 2{{flagicon|GER}} Stephanie Beckertalign=right | 410
align=center | 3{{flagicon|GER}} Claudia Pechsteinalign=right | 405

=Mass start=

{{Main|2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's mass start}}

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!width=30|Rank

!width=150|Name

!width=25|Points[http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc2_20000.htm World Cup Ladies Mass Start] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314083253/http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc2_20000.htm |date=2012-03-14 }} ISUresults.eu

align=center | 1{{flagicon|NED}} Mariska Huismanalign=right | 320
align=center | 2{{flagicon|GER}} Claudia Pechsteinalign=right | 310
align=center | 3{{flagicon|AUT}} Anna Rokitaalign=right | 175

=Team pursuit=

{{Main|2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team pursuit}}

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!width=30|Rank

!width=150|Team

!width=25|Points[http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc2_4400.htm Rankings Team Pursuit Ladies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121223637/http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc2_4400.htm |date=2012-01-21 }} ISUresults.eu

align=center | 1{{CAN}}align=right | 390
align=center | 2{{RUS}}align=right | 355
align=center | 3{{KOR}}align=right | 320

See also

References

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