2017–2018 series of speed skating competitions
The 2017–18 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, officially the ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2017–2018, was a series of international speed skating competitions that ran the entire season.[1] Compared to previous seasons, there were fewer competition weekends; the season was restricted due to the 2018 Winter Olympics, which were arranged in Pyeongchang, South Korea, during February 2018.[2][3]
Calendar
The detailed schedule for the season.[1]
WC # | City | Venue | Date | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 3000 m | 5000 m | 10000 m | Mass start | Team pursuit | Team sprint |
1 | Heerenveen | Thialf | 10–12 November | 2m, 2w | m, w | m, w | w | m | | m, w | m, w | m, w |
2 | Stavanger | Sørmarka Arena | 17–19 November | 2m, 2w | m, w | m, w | | w | m | | | m, w |
3 | Calgary | Olympic Oval | 1–3 December | 2m, 2w | m, w | m, w | w | m | | m, w | m, w | |
4 | Salt Lake City | Utah Olympic Oval | 8–10 December | 2m, 2w | m, w | m, w | w | m | | m, w | m, w | m, w |
| Kolomna | Kolomna Speed Skating Center | 5–7 January | 2018 European Speed Skating Championships |
5 | Erfurt | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Halle | 19–21 January | 2m, 2w | 2m, 2w | m, w | w | m | | | | |
| PyeongChang | Gangneung Oval | 2–25 February | 2018 Winter Olympic games |
| Changchun | Jilin Provincial Speed Skating Rink | 3–4 March | 2018 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships |
| Amsterdam | Olympic Stadium | 9–10 March | 2018 World Allround Speed Skating Championships |
6 | Minsk | Minsk-Arena | 17–18 March | 2m, 2w | m, w | m, w | w | m | | m, w | m, w | m, w |
Total | 12m, 12w | 7m, 7w | 6m, 6w | 5w | 5m, 1w | 1m | 5m, 5w | 4m, 4w | 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.[1]
In addition, there were two combination cups, the allround combination and the sprint combination. For the allround combination, the distances were 1500 + 5000 metres for men, and 1500 + 3000 metres for women. For the sprint combination, the distances were 500 + 1000 metres, both for men and women. These cups were contested only in World Cup 5, in Stavanger, Norway.
Men's standings
500 m 1000 m 1500 m 5000 and 10000 m | Mass start Team pursuit Team sprint Grand World Cup |
Women's standings
References
- ^ a b c "International Skating Union – Communication No. 1958" (PDF). International Skating Union. 3 August 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2013/14". International Skating Union. 2 October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ "About the World Cups Long Track". speedskating.ca. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
External links
- International Skating Union
- Results at ISUresults.eu
- ISU World Cup Speed Skating Календарь Кубка мира (in English)
- 1 ISU World Cup Speed Skating. Communication No.2112 2017/18 (in English)