2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 5
# 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 5

The fifth competition weekend of the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was a two-day event focusing on the shorter distances, held at the M-Wave arena in Nagano, Japan, from Saturday, 13 December, until Sunday, 14 December 2008. It was the second and last World Cup in Asia of this season.

## Schedule of events

The schedule of the event is stands below.

| Date | Time | Events |
| - | - | - |
| 13 December | 14:00 JST | 500 m women 500 m men 1000 m women 1000 m men |
| 14 December | 14:00 JST | 500 m women 500 m men 1000 m women 1000 m men 100 m women 100 m men |

## Medal winners

### Men's events

| Event | Race # | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 m | | Yuya Oikawa Japan | 9.60 | Yu Fengtong China | 9.79 | Lee Kang-seok South Korea | 9.85 |
| 500 m | 1 | Keiichiro Nagashima Japan | 34.81 | Yu Fengtong China | 34.91 | Joji Kato Japan | 35.06 |
| 500 m | 2 | Lee Kyou-hyuk South Korea | 34.92 | Yu Fengtong China | 34.95 | Joji Kato Japan | 34.96 |
| 1000 m | 1 | Shani Davis United States | 1:09.21 | Denny Morrison Canada | 1:09.40 | Lee Kyou-hyuk South Korea | 1:09.43 |
| 1000 m | 2 | Shani Davis United States | 1:08.92 | Lee Kyou-hyuk South Korea | 1:09.16 | Denny Morrison Canada | 1:09.23 |

### Women's events

| Event | Race # | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 m | | Jenny Wolf Germany | 10.40 | Xing Aihua China | 10.42 | Sayuri Osuga Japan | 10.81 |
| 500 m | 1 | Jenny Wolf Germany | 37.71 | Lee Sang-hwa South Korea | 38.39 | Sayuri Yoshii Japan | 38.66 |
| 500 m | 2 | Yu Jing China | 38.63 | Lee Sang-hwa South Korea | 38.72 | Xing Aihua China | 38.78 |
| 1000 m | 1 | Jennifer Rodriguez United States | 1:16.34 | Christine Nesbitt Canada | 1:16.39 | Kristina Groves Canada | 1:16.65 |
| 1000 m | 2 | Christine Nesbitt Canada | 1:16.38 | Yu Jing China | 1:17.37 | Jin Peiyu China | 1:17.60 |
