2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 4

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The fourth competition weekend of the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held in Sportforum Hohenschönhausen in Berlin, Germany, from Friday, 6 December, until Sunday, 8 December 2013. [1]

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There were no new world records this weekend, but the Dutch women's team, comprised by Marrit Leenstra, Jorien ter Mors and Ireen Wüst, set a new low-altitude team pursuit record of 2:58.19, as they skated the fastest time recorded on any rink outside Calgary and Salt Lake City. [2]

Schedule

The detailed schedule of events: [3]

 Date  Session  Events  Comment 
 Friday, 6 December  Morning  09:50: 500 m women (1) 
 10:44: 500 m men (1) 
 11:38: 3000 m women 
 12:52: 1500 m men 
 Division B 
 Afternoon  14:50: 500 m men (1) 
 15:15: 500 m women (1) 
 16:00: 3000 m women 
 17:04: 1500 m men 
 Division A 
 Saturday, 7 December  Morning  09:00: 500 m women (2) 
 09:54: 1000 m men 
 10:00: 1500 m women 
 Division B 
 Afternoon  13:00: 500 m women (2) 
 13:41: 1000 m men 
 14:29: 1500 m women 
 Division A 
 15:30: Team pursuit men 
 Sunday, 8 December  Morning  09:10: 500 m men (2) 
 10:03: 1000 m women 
 11:07: 5000 m men 
 Division B 
 Afternoon  13:50: 500 m men (2) 
 14:32: 1000 m women 
 15:14: 5000 m men 
 Division A 
 16:48: Team pursuit women 

All times are CET (UTC+1).

Medal summary

Men's events

EventRace #GoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTimeReport
500 m 1 Michel Mulder
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
34.80 Mo Tae-bum
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
34.89 Keiichiro Nagashima
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
35.01 [4]
2 Mo Tae-bum
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
34.876 Joji Kato
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
34.878 Michel Mulder
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
34.95 [5]
1000 m Mo Tae-bum
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
1:09.50 Michel Mulder
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
1:09.52 Shani Davis
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:09.59 [6]
1500 m Joey Mantia
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:45.80 Zbigniew Bródka
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
1:45.83 Denis Yuskov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
1:46.14 [7]
5000 m Jorrit Bergsma
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
6:14.82 Jan Blokhuijsen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
6:15.66 Lee Seung-hoon
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
6:16.12 [8]
Team pursuit Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Douwe de Vries
Jan Blokhuijsen
Jorrit Bergsma
3:41.46Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Lee Seung-hoon
Kim Cheol-min
Joo Hyong-jun
3:41.92Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Zbigniew Bródka
Konrad Niedźwiedzki
Jan Szymański
3:43.81 [9] [10]

Women's events

EventRace #GoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTimeReport
500 m 1 Lee Sang-hwa
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
37.36 Olga Fatkulina
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
37.71 Wang Beixing
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
37.79 [11]
2 Olga Fatkulina
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
37.92 Wang Beixing
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
37.96 Heather Richardson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
38.00 [12]
1000 m Heather Richardson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:14.51 Brittany Bowe
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:15.42 Olga Fatkulina
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
1:15.49 [13]
1500 m Ireen Wüst
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
1:55.33 Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
1:55.93 Lotte van Beek
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
1:56.28 [14]
3000 m Martina Sáblíková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
4:02.25 Claudia Pechstein
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
4:02.96 Ireen Wüst
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
4:03.50 [15]
Team pursuit Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Ireen Wüst
Jorien ter Mors
Marrit Leenstra
2:58.19Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś
Luiza Złotkowska
Natalia Czerwonka
3:01.18Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Noh Seon-yeong
Kim Bo-reum
Yang Shin-young
3:02.04 [16] [17]

Standings

The top ten standings in the contested cups after the weekend. The top five nations in the team pursuit cups.

Men's cups

500 m [18]
#NameNat.CAL1CAL2SLC1SLC2AST1AST2BER1BER2Total
1 Mo Tae-bum Flag of South Korea.svg 8080570328080100527
2 Michel Mulder Flag of the Netherlands.svg 60327060214510070458
3 Keiichiro Nagashima Flag of Japan.svg 19416100451007060414
4 Joji Kato Flag of Japan.svg 10401002150604580406
5 Ronald Mulder Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1007024807032376
6 Artyom Kuznetsov Flag of Russia.svg 50143614100705032366
7 Tucker Fredricks Flag of the United States.svg 2510050845503640354
8 Jesper Hospes Flag of the Netherlands.svg 4545182836404050302
9 Dmitry Lobkov Flag of Russia.svg 3218281080366036300
10 Mitchell Whitmore Flag of the United States.svg 3650604028142124273
1000 m [19]
#NameNat.CALSLCASTBERTotal
1 Shani Davis Flag of the United States.svg 10010010070370
2 Michel Mulder Flag of the Netherlands.svg 32507080232
3 Denis Kuzin Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 60364550191
4 Mo Tae-bum Flag of South Korea.svg 4528100173
5 Kjeld Nuis Flag of the Netherlands.svg 8080160
6 Denny Morrison Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2460605149
7 Brian Hansen Flag of the United States.svg 7070140
8 Mirko Giacomo Nenzi Flag of Italy.svg 19148024137
9 Koen Verweij Flag of the Netherlands.svg 503236118
10 Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2193260113
1500 m [20]
#NameNat.CALSLCASTBERTotal
1 Shani Davis Flag of the United States.svg 801005036266
2 Koen Verweij Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1007080250
3 Denis Yuskov Flag of Russia.svg 146010070244
4 Zbigniew Bródka Flag of Poland.svg 36457080231
5 Sverre Lunde Pedersen Flag of Norway.svg 45286060193
6 Konrad Niedźwiedzki Flag of Poland.svg 40322840140
7 Rhian Ket Flag of the Netherlands.svg 32144545136
8 Joey Mantia Flag of the United States.svg 625100131
9 Denis Kuzin Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 15214050126
10 Kjeld Nuis Flag of the Netherlands.svg 7040110
5000/10000 m [21]
#NameNat.CALSLCASTBERTotal
1 Sven Kramer Flag of the Netherlands.svg 100100100300
2 Jorrit Bergsma Flag of the Netherlands.svg 8070100250
3 Lee Seung-hoon Flag of South Korea.svg 70405070230
4 Bart Swings Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 25256060170
5 Alexis Contin Flag of France.svg 27308025162
6 Jonathan Kuck Flag of the United States.svg 32504535162
7 Bob de Jong Flag of the Netherlands.svg 608021161
8 Patrick Beckert Flag of Germany.svg 30217030151
9 Sverre Lunde Pedersen Flag of Norway.svg 35452540145
10 Jan Blokhuijsen Flag of the Netherlands.svg 451880143
Team pursuit [22]
#CountryCALSLCBERTotal
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 100100100300
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 707080220
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 808030190
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 456060165
5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 502570145
Grand World Cup [23]
#NameNat.CALSLCASTBERTotal
1 Shani Davis Flag of the United States.svg 182015760
2 Michel Mulder Flag of the Netherlands.svg 6.58716.538
3 Koen Verweij Flag of the Netherlands.svg 207835
4 Mo Tae-bum Flag of South Korea.svg 83.541934.5
5 Sven Kramer Flag of the Netherlands.svg 10101030
6 Jorrit Bergsma Flag of the Netherlands.svg 871025
7 Kjeld Nuis Flag of the Netherlands.svg 15823
Denis Yuskov Flag of Russia.svg 610723
9 Brian Hansen Flag of the United States.svg 71522
10 Lee Seung-hoon Flag of South Korea.svg 75719

Women's cups

500 m [24]
#NameNat.CAL1CAL2SLC1SLC2AST1AST2BER1BER2Total
1 Lee Sang-hwa Flag of South Korea.svg 100100100100100100100700
2 Olga Fatkulina Flag of Russia.svg 45455070507080100510
3 Heather Richardson Flag of the United States.svg 5050708060506070490
4 Jenny Wolf Flag of Germany.svg 808060288080560473
5 Wang Beixing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 707080607080430
6 Nao Kodaira Flag of Japan.svg 60364021705045322
7 Margot Boer Flag of the Netherlands.svg 406045453636262
8 Thijsje Oenema Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1018141645604550258
9 Brittany Bowe Flag of the United States.svg 32283632282440220
10 Maki Tsuji Flag of Japan.svg 2824121232452828209
1000 m [25]
#NameNat.CALSLCASTBERTotal
1 Heather Richardson Flag of the United States.svg 10080100100380
2 Brittany Bowe Flag of the United States.svg 701008080330
3 Olga Fatkulina Flag of Russia.svg 50607070250
4 Lotte van Beek Flag of the Netherlands.svg 803260172
5 Lee Sang-hwa Flag of South Korea.svg 605045155
6 Margot Boer Flag of the Netherlands.svg 455036131
7 Nao Kodaira Flag of Japan.svg 24402832124
8 Ireen Wüst Flag of the Netherlands.svg 4070110
9 Wang Beixing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 36362496
10 Karolína Erbanová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1618402195
1500 m [26]
#NameNat.CALSLCASTBERTotal
1 Ireen Wüst Flag of the Netherlands.svg 80100100280
2 Brittany Bowe Flag of the United States.svg 198010045244
3 Lotte van Beek Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1006070230
4 Yuliya Skokova Flag of Russia.svg 32508016178
5 Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś Flag of Poland.svg 24451280161
6 Ida Njåtun Flag of Norway.svg 45363236149
7 Claudia Pechstein Flag of Germany.svg 36244532137
8 Yekaterina Lobysheva Flag of Russia.svg 504040130
9 Brittany Schussler Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 8197024121
10 Marrit Leenstra Flag of the Netherlands.svg 6060120
3000/5000 m [27]
#NameNat.CALSLCASTBERTotal
1 Martina Sáblíková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 80100100100380
2 Claudia Pechstein Flag of Germany.svg 100808080340
3 Antoinette de Jong Flag of the Netherlands.svg 607050180
4 Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś Flag of Poland.svg 35403560170
5 Jorien Voorhuis Flag of the Netherlands.svg 506045155
6 Ida Njåtun Flag of Norway.svg 40453040155
7 Ireen Wüst Flag of the Netherlands.svg 7070140
8 Yvonne Nauta Flag of the Netherlands.svg 452170136
9 Shiho Ishizawa Flag of Japan.svg 27256016128
10 Masako Hozumi Flag of Japan.svg 23354525128
Team pursuit [28]
#CountryCALSLCBERTotal
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 100100100300
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 704580195
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 608050190
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 806040180
5Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 504070160
Grand World Cup [29]
#NameNat.CALSLCASTBERTotal
1 Heather Richardson Flag of the United States.svg 1522.515.516.569.5
2 Brittany Bowe Flag of the United States.svg 71818851
3 Ireen Wüst Flag of the Netherlands.svg 15171749
4 Olga Fatkulina Flag of Russia.svg 512131646
Lee Sang-hwa Flag of South Korea.svg 161015546
6 Martina Sáblíková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1510101045
7 Lotte van Beek Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1861337
8 Claudia Pechstein Flag of Germany.svg 1088834
9 Jenny Wolf Flag of Germany.svg 838322
10 Wang Beixing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 777.521.5

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