2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup
# 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup

The 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, officially the Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2009–2010, was a series of international speed skating competitions which ran the entire season. The season started on 6 November 2009 in Berlin, Germany, and ended on 14 March 2010 in Heerenveen, Netherlands. Compared to previous seasons, fewer competition weekends were held; the season was restricted due to the 2010 Winter Olympics, which were arranged in Vancouver, Canada, during February 2010. In total, seven competition weekends were held at six different locations, ten cups were contested (five for men, and five for women), and 70 races took place.

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

## Calendar

| WC # | City | Venue | Date | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 3000 m | 5000 m | 10000 m | Team pursuit |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Berlin | Sportforum Hohenschönhausen | 6–8 November | 2m, 2w | m, w | m, w | w | m | | |
| 2 | Heerenveen | Thialf | 13–15 November | 2m, 2w | m, w | m, w | w | m | | m, w |
| 3 | Hamar | Vikingskipet | 21–22 November | | | m, w | | w | m | |
| 4 | Calgary | Olympic Oval | 4–6 December | 2m, 2w | m, w | m, w | w | m | | m, w |
| 5 | Salt Lake City | Utah Olympic Oval | 11–13 December | 2m, 2w | m, w | m, w | w | m | | m, w |
| | Obihiro | Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval | 9–10 January | 2010 Asian Speed Skating Championships | 2010 Asian Speed Skating Championships | 2010 Asian Speed Skating Championships | 2010 Asian Speed Skating Championships | 2010 Asian Speed Skating Championships | 2010 Asian Speed Skating Championships | 2010 Asian Speed Skating Championships |
| | Hamar | Vikingskipet | 9–10 January | 2010 European Speed Skating Championships | 2010 European Speed Skating Championships | 2010 European Speed Skating Championships | 2010 European Speed Skating Championships | 2010 European Speed Skating Championships | 2010 European Speed Skating Championships | 2010 European Speed Skating Championships |
| | Obihiro | Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval | 16–17 January | 2010 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | 2010 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | 2010 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | 2010 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | 2010 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | 2010 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | 2010 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships |
| | Vancouver | Richmond Olympic Oval | 13–27 February | Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics | Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics | Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics | Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics | Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics | Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics | Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics |
| 6 | Erfurt | Gunda-Niemann-Stirnemann-Halle | 6–7 March | 2m, 2w | 2m, 2w | | | | | |
| 7 | Heerenveen | Thialf | 12–14 March | 2m, 2w | m, w | m, w | w | m | | m, w |
| | Heerenveen | Thialf | 19–21 March | 2010 World Allround Speed Skating Championships | 2010 World Allround Speed Skating Championships | 2010 World Allround Speed Skating Championships | 2010 World Allround Speed Skating Championships | 2010 World Allround Speed Skating Championships | 2010 World Allround Speed Skating Championships | 2010 World Allround Speed Skating Championships |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 12m, 12w | 7m, 7w | 6m, 6w | 5w | 5m, 1w | 1m | 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.

## World records

World records going into the 2009–10 season.

### Men

| Distance | Time | Holder | Date | Venue |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 500 m | 34.03 | Jeremy Wotherspoon | 9 November 2007 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City |
| 1000 m | 1:06.42 | Shani Davis | 7 March 2009 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City |
| 1500 m | 1:41.80 | Shani Davis | 6 March 2009 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City |
| 5000 m | 6:03.32 | Sven Kramer | 17 November 2007 | Olympic Oval, Calgary |
| 10000 m | 12:41.69 | Sven Kramer | 10 March 2007 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City |
| Team pursuit (8 laps) | 3:37.80 | Sven Kramer Carl Verheijen Erben Wennemars | 11 March 2007 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City |

At the World Cup stop in Salt Lake City on 11 December 2009, Shani Davis of the United States set a new world record on the men's 1500 metres with a time of 1:41.04.

### Women

| Distance | Time | Holder | Date | Venue |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 500 m | 37.02 | Jenny Wolf | 16 November 2007 | Olympic Oval, Calgary |
| 1000 m | 1:13.11 | Cindy Klassen | 25 March 2006 | Olympic Oval, Calgary |
| 1500 m | 1:51.79 | Cindy Klassen | 20 November 2005 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City |
| 3000 m | 3:53.34 | Cindy Klassen | 18 March 2006 | Olympic Oval, Calgary |
| 5000 m | 6:45.61 | Martina Sáblíková | 11 March 2007 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City |
| Team pursuit (6 laps) | 2:56.04 | Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Anni Friesinger Claudia Pechstein | 12 November 2005 | Olympic Oval, Calgary |

At the World Cup stop in Calgary on 6 December 2009, the Canadian team – consisting of Kristina Groves, Christine Nesbitt and Brittany Schussler – set a new world record on the women's team pursuit with a time of 2:55.79.

At the World Cup stop in Salt Lake City on 11 December 2009, Jenny Wolf of Germany set a new world record on the women's 500 metres with a time of 37.00 seconds.

## Men's standings

### 500 m

| Rank | Name | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Tucker Fredricks | 788 |
| 2 | Jan Smeekens | 742 |
| 3 | Mika Poutala | 702 |

### 1000 m

| Rank | Name | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Shani Davis | 750 |
| 2 | Mark Tuitert | 425 |
| 3 | Stefan Groothuis | 355 |

### 1500 m

| Rank | Name | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Shani Davis | 630 |
| 2 | Håvard Bøkko | 395 |
| 3 | Denny Morrison | 338 |

### 5000 and 10000 m

| Rank | Name | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Håvard Bøkko | 455 |
| 2 | Ivan Skobrev | 430 |
| 3 | Bob de Jong | 416 |

### Team pursuit

| Rank | Name | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Norway | 380 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 350 |
| 3 | Canada | 306 |

## Women's standings

### 500 m

| Rank | Name | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Jenny Wolf | 1260 |
| 2 | Margot Boer | 700 |
| 3 | Wang Beixing | 680 |

### 1000 m

| Rank | Name | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Christine Nesbitt | 472 |
| 2 | Margot Boer | 395 |
| 3 | Monique Angermüller | 351 |

### 1500 m

| Rank | Name | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Kristina Groves | 560 |
| 2 | Christine Nesbitt | 374 |
| 3 | Martina Sáblíková | 348 |

### 3000 and 5000 m

| Rank | Name | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Martina Sáblíková | 610 |
| 2 | Stephanie Beckert | 535 |
| 3 | Daniela Anschütz-Thoms | 435 |

### Team pursuit

| Rank | Name | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Canada | 430 |
| 2 | Russia | 320 |
| 3 | Germany | 310 |
