International speed skating competition
The 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup , officially the Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2008–2009 , was a series of international speed skating competitions which ran the entire season. The season started on 7 November 2008 in Berlin, Germany, and ended on 7 March 2009 in Salt Lake City, United States.[ 1] [ 2] In total, nine competition weekends were held at eight different locations, twelve cups were contested (six for men, and six for women), and 84 races took place. The World Cup is organized by the International Skating Union (ISU).
Calendar WC # City Venue Date 100 m 500 m 1000 m 1500 m 3000 m 5000 m 10000 m Team pursuit 1 Berlin Sportforum Hohenschönhausen 7–9 November 2m, 2w m, w m, w w m m, w 2 Heerenveen Thialf 14–16 November 2m, 2w m, w m, w w m m, w 3 Moscow Krylatskoye Sport Complex 22–23 November m, w w m 4 Changchun Jilin Provincial Speed Skating Rink 6–7 December m, w 2m, 2w 2m, 2w 5 Nagano M-Wave 13–14 December m, w 2m, 2w 2m, 2w Tomakomai Tomakomai Highland Sports Center 4–5 January 2009 Asian Speed Skating Championships Heerenveen Thialf 9–11 January 2009 European Speed Skating Championships Moscow Krylatskoye Sport Complex 17–18 January 2009 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships 6 Kolomna Kometa Ice Rink 24–25 January m, w 2m, 2w 2m, 2w 7 Erfurt Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Halle 30 January – 1 February 2m, 2w m, w m, w w m m, w Hamar Vikingskipet 7–8 February 2009 World Allround Speed Skating Championships 8 Heerenveen Thialf 14–15 February m, w w m 9 Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval 6–7 March m, w m, w m, w m, w w m Vancouver Richmond Olympic Oval 12–15 March 2009 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships Total 4m, 4w 13m, 13w 10m, 10w 6m, 6w 4w 4m, 2w 2m 3m, 3w
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.
World records World records going into the 2008–09 season.
Men At the World Cup stop in Salt Lake City on 6 March 2009, Shani Davis of the United States set a new world record on the men's 1500 metres with a time of 1:41.80.[ 5] The next day, Davis' countryman Trevor Marsicano first set a new world record on the 1000 metres distance with a time of 1:06.88,[ 4] after which Davis improved it further, with a time of 1:06.42.[ 4]
Women
Men's standings
100 m
500 m
1000 m
1500 m Mark Tuitert , early leader in the 1500 m World Cup.
5000 and 10000 m Sven Kramer , winner of the 5 km in Berlin and Heerenveen.
Team pursuit
Women's standings
100 m
500 m
1000 m
1500 m Kristina Groves , winner of the 1500 m in Berlin and Heerenveen, and the World Cup winner.
3000 and 5000 m
Team pursuit
References ^ World Cup Speed Skating 2008/2009 Archived 2009-01-31 at the Wayback Machine , International Skating Union. ^ World Cups of the 2008-09 season, SpeedSkatingStats.com . ^ "Evolution of the world record 500 meters Men". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013 . ^ a b c "Evolution of the world record 1000 meters Men". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013 . ^ a b "Evolution of the world record 1500 meters Men". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013 . ^ "Evolution of the world record 5000 meters Men". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013 . ^ "Evolution of the world record 10,000 meters Men". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013 . ^ "Evolution of the world record Team pursuit Men". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013 . ^ "Evolution of the world record 500 meters Women". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013 . ^ "Evolution of the world record 1000 meters Women". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013 . ^ "Evolution of the world record 1500 meters Women". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013 . ^ "Evolution of the world record 3000 meters Women". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013 . ^ "Evolution of the world record 5000 meters Women". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013 . ^ "Evolution of the world record Team pursuit Women". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013 .
External links International Skating Union