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2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 4
The fourth competition weekend of the 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held in the Thialf arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands, from Friday, 12 December, until Sunday, 14 December 2014. Pavel Kulizhnikov of Russia continued his brilliant form from the start of the season by winning three gold medals in the men's competitions; both 500 m races, and the 1000 m race. In the women's competitions, Heather Richardson and Brittany Bowe made it a "triple double" for the United States by taking gold and silver in three races, the second 500 m, the 1000 m, and the 1500 m. In the men's 500 m on Friday, Christian Oberbichler of Austria improved his own national record, set only the previous weekend. In the 5000 m race on Saturday, Viktor Hald Torup of Denmark set a new national record, and Nils van der Poel of Sweden set a national junior record. Schedule The detailed schedule of events: All times are Central European Time, CET (UTC+01:00, UTC+1). Medal summary Men's events : In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup
The 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, officially the '' Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2014–2015'', was a series of international speed skating competitions that ran the entire season. The season started on 14 November 2014 in Obihiro, Japan, and ended with the final on 22 March 2015 in Erfurt, Germany. In total, seven competition weekends were held at six different locations, twelve cups were contested (six for men, and six for women), and 80 races took place. The World Cup is organized by the International Skating Union (ISU). Calendar The detailed schedule for the season. In addition, the team sprint was held as demonstration event in Obihiro and Seoul. :Note: the men's 5000 and 10000 metres was contested as one cup, and the women's 3000 and 5000 metres was contested as one cup, as indicated by the color coding. Entry rules Qualification criteria In order to qualify, skaters had to achieve the following results in ISU events, international competitions or nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |