The 2008–09

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ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2008–2009'', was a series of international

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competitions which ran the entire season. The season started on 7 November 2008 in

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, Germany, and ended on 7 March 2009 in

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, United States.World Cups of the 2008-09 season
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Calendar

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 2008–09 season.

Men

At the World Cup stop in Salt Lake City on 6 March 2009,

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of the United States set a new world record on the men's 1500 metres with a time of 1:41.80. The next day, Davis' countryman

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first set a new world record on the 1000 metres distance with a time of 1:06.88, after which Davis improved it further, with a time of 1:06.42.

Women

Men's standings

100 m

500 m

1000 m

1500 m

5000 and 10000 m

Team pursuit

Women's standings

100 m

500 m

1000 m

1500 m

3000 and 5000 m

Team pursuit

References

External links

International Skating Union
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