2009–10 Speed Skating World Cup - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 2009–10 Speed Skating World Cup was an international speedskating competition which run the entire season. The official name was Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2009-2010. The season started on November 6, 2009 in Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

and came to an end on March 14, 2010 in Heerenveen

Heerenveen

Heerenveen is a town in the Heerenveen municipality of the province of Friesland , in the north of the Netherlands.- History :The town was established in 1551 by three lords as a location for the purpose of digging peat which was used for fuel, hence the name...

. The World Cup was organized by the International Skating Union (ISU)

International Skating Union

The International Skating Union is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international...

Calendar

City	Venue	Date	500 m	1000 m	1500 m	3000 / 5000 m	5000 / 10000 m	Team Pursuit
Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...	Hohenschönhausen Sportforum Hohenschönhausen Sportforum Hohenschönhausen is a multi-use sports complex in Berlin-Hohenschönhausen, Germany that includes facilities for speed skating, athletics, cycling, and other sports.-Ice sports arena:...	November 6-8	XX	X	X	X	—	—
Heerenveen Heerenveen Heerenveen is a town in the Heerenveen municipality of the province of Friesland , in the north of the Netherlands.- History :The town was established in 1551 by three lords as a location for the purpose of digging peat which was used for fuel, hence the name...	Thialf Thialf Thialf is an ice arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands. The stadium is used for long track speed skating, short track speed skating, ice hockey, figure skating, and non-sports events. The outdoor rink was opened in 1967, and the indoor stadium was opened in 1986. Several world records were set in the...	November 13-15	XX	X	X	X	—	X
Hamar Hamar is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hamar. The municipality of Hamar was separated from Vang as a town and municipality of its own in 1849...	Vikingskipet	November 21-22	—	—	X	—	X	—
Calgary Calgary Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...	Olympic Oval Olympic Oval The Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a covered speed skating oval built for the 1988 Winter Olympics. It is the official designated training center for Speed Skate Canada and the Canadian National Speed Skating team. It is located on the University of Calgary campus...	December 4-6	XX	X	X	X	—	X
Salt Lake City	Utah Olympic Oval Utah Olympic Oval The Utah Olympic Oval, an indoor speed skating oval built for the 2002 Winter Olympics, is located southwest of Salt Lake City, in Kearns, Utah. The Oval hosted the long track speed skating events for the 2002 games. Inside the facility the 400-meter skating track surrounds two international sized...	December 11-13	XX	X	X	X	—	X
Erfurt Erfurt Erfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian...	Gunda-Niemann-Stirnemann-Halle	March 6-7	XX	XX	—	—	—	—
Heerenveen Heerenveen Heerenveen is a town in the Heerenveen municipality of the province of Friesland , in the north of the Netherlands.- History :The town was established in 1551 by three lords as a location for the purpose of digging peat which was used for fuel, hence the name...	Thialf Thialf Thialf is an ice arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands. The stadium is used for long track speed skating, short track speed skating, ice hockey, figure skating, and non-sports events. The outdoor rink was opened in 1967, and the indoor stadium was opened in 1986. Several world records were set in the...	March 12-14	XX	X	X	X	—	X

500 m men

rank	name	points
1	Tucker Fredricks Tucker Fredricks Tucker Fredricks is an American speed skater who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics.Tucker is a 2002 graduate of Joseph A. Craig High School in Janesville. He began skating in 1994 when a friend of his father's took him skating in lieu of playing hockey...	788
2	Jan Smeekens Jan Smeekens Jan Smeekens is a Dutch speed skater. He is specialised in riding the 500m.Smeekens won his first international medal during the 2004 World Junior Single Distance Championships in Moscow where he won the gold medal at the 500m...	742
3	Mika Poutala Mika Poutala Mika Poutala is a Finnish speed skater who held a Finnish record in the sport. He finished 22nd at Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres. He has a business education and is set to represent Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :...	702

1000 m men

rank	name	points
1	Shani Davis Shani Davis Shani Davis is an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis became the first Black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual sport at the Olympic Winter Games . He also won the silver in the 1,500 m...	750
2	Mark Tuitert Mark Tuitert Mark Tuitert ; born April 4, 1980 in Holten, Overijssel) is a Dutch speed skater. He won gold at the 1500m sprint at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-Personal life:Tuitert married fellow Dutch speed skater Helen van Goozen in 2009...	425
3	Stefan Groothuis Stefan Groothuis Stefan Groothuis is a Dutch speed skater who is currently part of Team Telfort.Groothuis is a specialist in the middle distances, 1000 and 1500 metres and had his international breakthrough in 2005. In that year he reached a second spot during the Speed Skating World Cup meeting in Salt Lake City...	355

1500 m men

rank	name	points
1	Shani Davis Shani Davis Shani Davis is an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis became the first Black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual sport at the Olympic Winter Games . He also won the silver in the 1,500 m...	630
2	Håvard Bøkko Håvard Bøkko Håvard Bøkko is a Norwegian speedskater, widely considered to be one of the most promising talents for many years, with junior results similar to those of Sven Kramer, Gianni Romme and Eric Heiden. He is the older brother of Hege Bøkko.-Speed skating career:In 2006, Bøkko was the Junior World...	395
3	Denny Morrison Denny Morrison Denny Morrison is a Canadian speedskater from Fort St. John, British Columbia. His best distance, so far in his career, is the 1500-m, where he held the world record time of 1:42.01 from 14 March 2008 to 6 March 2009...	338

5000 & 10000 m men

rank	name	points
1	Håvard Bøkko Håvard Bøkko Håvard Bøkko is a Norwegian speedskater, widely considered to be one of the most promising talents for many years, with junior results similar to those of Sven Kramer, Gianni Romme and Eric Heiden. He is the older brother of Hege Bøkko.-Speed skating career:In 2006, Bøkko was the Junior World...	455
2	Ivan Skobrev Ivan Skobrev Ivan Aleksandrovich Skobrev is a Russian speed skater. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he won the bronze medal in the 5,000 meters as well as the silver medal in the 10,000 meters. He is the reigning European and World Allround Champion.At the 2006 European Championships he finished in...	430
3	Bob de Jong Bob de Jong Bob Johannes Carolus de Jong is a Dutch speed skater who specializes in long distances: five and ten kilometers.-Speed skating career:...	416

Team Pursuit

rank	team	points
1	Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...	380
2	Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...	350
3	Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	306

500 m women

rank	name	points
1	Jenny Wolf Jenny Wolf Jenny Wolf is a German ice speed skater who is the current world record holder, at 37.00 seconds, for the women's 500 m and, 74.42 seconds for women's 500 m x 2 in long track speed skating...	1260
2	Margot Boer Margot Boer Margot Boer is a Dutch speed skater. She is specialised in riding the 500 m, 1000 m and 1500 m.After spending a few years at local teams in the Zuid-Holland area Margot Boer was seen as one of the Netherlands main future talents and was offered a contract at the KNSB Youth Development Team for the...	700
3	Wang Beixing Wang Beixing Wang Beixing is a Chinese long track speed skater, specializing in short distances . She is coached by Canadian former skater Kevin Crockett.Wang Beixing first competed in 2003...	680

1000 m women

rank	name	points
1	Christine Nesbitt Christine Nesbitt Christine Nesbitt is a Canadian long track speed skater who currently resides in Calgary, Alberta. Her personal best in the 1000m is the second fastest of all time, right after Cindy Klassen's world record. Nesbitt won the Gold Medal in the 1000 m event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics...	472
2	Margot Boer Margot Boer Margot Boer is a Dutch speed skater. She is specialised in riding the 500 m, 1000 m and 1500 m.After spending a few years at local teams in the Zuid-Holland area Margot Boer was seen as one of the Netherlands main future talents and was offered a contract at the KNSB Youth Development Team for the...	395
3	Monique Angermüller Monique Angermüller Monique Angermüller is a German speed-skater who represented Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She participated in the 500m, 1000m, and 1500m distances. Her specialty is considered to be the 1000m.- References :...	351

1500 m women

rank	name	points
1	Kristina Groves Kristina Groves Kristina Groves is a Canadian speedskater. She is Canada’s most decorated skater in the World Single Distances Championships with 13 career medals in this event. She won four Olympic medals: She won two silver medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, in the 1,500 meters and team pursuit....	560
2	Christine Nesbitt Christine Nesbitt Christine Nesbitt is a Canadian long track speed skater who currently resides in Calgary, Alberta. Her personal best in the 1000m is the second fastest of all time, right after Cindy Klassen's world record. Nesbitt won the Gold Medal in the 1000 m event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics...	374
3	Martina Sáblíková Martina Sáblíková Martina Sáblíková is a Czech speedskater, specializing in long distance races. She is an Olympic gold medal winner and a multiple World champion. She is the elder sister of fellow speedskater Milan Sáblík.-Career:As a junior, Sáblíková already achieved some notable results during international...	348

3000 & 5000 m women

rank	name	points
1	Martina Sáblíková Martina Sáblíková Martina Sáblíková is a Czech speedskater, specializing in long distance races. She is an Olympic gold medal winner and a multiple World champion. She is the elder sister of fellow speedskater Milan Sáblík.-Career:As a junior, Sáblíková already achieved some notable results during international...	610
2	Stephanie Beckert Stephanie Beckert Stephanie Beckert is a long-track speed skater from Germany. Her specialty is the 5000 meter. She had a fourth place standing at the 2008–09 Speed Skating World Cup/3000&5000 m Women...	535
3	Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Daniela Anschütz-Thoms is a German speed skater. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, she won a gold medal in the women's team pursuit with teammates Anni Friesinger and Claudia Pechstein.-External links:*...	435

Team Pursuit

rank	team	points
1	Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	430
2		320
3		310

External links

International Skating Union

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