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2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 Metres
The 500 meters distance for women in the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over 12 races on six occasions, out of a total of six World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on 8–10 November 2013, and the final occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 14–16 March 2014. The defending champion was Lee Sang-hwa of South Korea. On 9 November, in the second race in Calgary, Lee improved her own World record progression 500 m speed skating women, world record with a time of 36.74 seconds. Six days later, in the first race in Salt Lake City, she improved the record a further 17/100, to 36.57 seconds. Amazingly, the next day, for the third time within a week, she again broke the world record, this time with a time of 36.36 seconds. Lee won the first seven races, but did not to participate in the rest of the races. This allowed for three other skaters to pass her in aggregate points. Instea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup
The 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, officially the ''Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2013–2014'', was a series of international speed skating competitions that ran the entire season. The season started on 8 November 2013 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and concluded with the final on 16 March 2014 in Heerenveen, Netherlands. Compared to previous seasons, there were fewer competition weekends; the season was restricted due to the 2014 Winter Olympics, which were arranged in Sochi, Russia, during February 2014. In total, six competition weekends were held at six different locations, twelve cups were contested (six for men, and six for women), and 72 races took place. The World Cup is organized by the International Skating Union (ISU). Calendar The detailed schedule for the season. Additionally, the team sprint was a demonstration event in Inzell. :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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |