2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres explained

The 500 metres distance for women in the 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over 12 races on six occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 6–8 November 2009, and the final occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 12–14 March 2010.^[1]

Jenny Wolf of Germany successfully defended her title, while Margot Boer of the Netherlands repeated her second place from the previous season. Wang Beixing of China came third.

On the fifth competition weekend, in Salt Lake City, Wolf set a new world record of 37.00.

Top three

Medal	Athlete	Points	Previous season
Gold		1260	1st
Silver		700	2nd
Bronze		680	7th

Race medallists

Occasion #	Location	Date	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time	Report
1	Berlin, Germany	7 November	Wang Beixing	37.85	Jenny Wolf	38.04	Nao Kodaira	38.19	^[2]
8 November	Jenny Wolf	37.52	Wang Beixing	37.94	Annette Gerritsen	38.27	^[3]
2	Heerenveen, Netherlands	13 November	Jenny Wolf	37.92	Wang Beixing	38.19	Annette Gerritsen	38.23	^[4]
14 November	Jenny Wolf	37.83	Wang Beixing	38.07	Annette Gerritsen	38.18	^[5]
4	Calgary, Canada	4 December	Jenny Wolf	37.33	Wang Beixing Lee Sang-hwa	37.34			^[6]
5 December	Jenny Wolf	37.21	Wang Beixing	37.60	Lee Sang-hwa	37.64	^[7]
5	,	11 December	Jenny Wolf	37.00 WR	Wang Beixing	37.14	Lee Sang-hwa	37.24	^[8]
12 December	Wang Beixing	37.02	Jenny Wolf	37.17	Lee Sang-hwa	37.24	^[9]
6	Erfurt, Germany	6 March	Jenny Wolf	38.08	Margot Boer	38.49	Heather Richardson	38.93	^[10]
7 March	Jenny Wolf	38.10	Margot Boer	38.41	Thijsje Oenema	38.80	^[11]
7	Heerenveen, Netherlands	12 March	Jenny Wolf	38.18	Margot Boer	38.22	Annette Gerritsen	38.67	^[12]
13 March	Jenny Wolf	37.96	Annette Gerritsen	38.32	Margot Boer	38.41	^[13]

Final standings

Standings as of 14 March 2010 (end of the season).^{[14] [15]}

	Name	Nat.	BER1	BER2	HVN1	HVN2	CAL1	CAL2	SLC1	SLC2	ERF1	ERF2	HVN3	HVN4	Total
1	align=left			80	100	100	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	150	150	1260
2	align=left			50	60	45	50	60	50	–	–	80	80	120	bgcolor=CC9966	105	700
3	align=left			100	80	80	80	80	80	80	100	–	–	–	–	680
4	align=left			60	bgcolor=CC9966	70	bgcolor=CC9966	70	bgcolor=CC9966	70	40	45	–	–	45	–	bgcolor=CC9966	105	120	625
5	align=left			45	50	60	60	80	bgcolor=CC9966	70	bgcolor=CC9966	70	bgcolor=CC9966	70	–	–	–	–	505
6	align=left			bgcolor=CC9966	70	40	50	36	45	60	60	–	–	–	90	40	491
7	align=left			12	24	40	40	24	24	40	60	40	36	18	8	366
8	align=left			4	6	11	19	32	32	50	24	32	bgcolor=CC9966	70	36	45	361
9	align=left			25	14	16	14	8	8	32	18	bgcolor=CC9966	70	32	75	36	348
10	align=left			0	6	0	15	25	28	8	50	24	40	40	90	326
11	align=left			36	36	32	45	50	36	6	40	–	–	14	21	316
12	align=left			28	18	21	12	21	16	36	6	21	26	24	32	259
13	align=left			10	16	24	18	10	10	45	32	10	45	10	24	254
14	align=left			16	10	18	24	16	6	14	45	28	18	28	16	239
15	align=left			–	–	–	–	0	1	15	19	60	60	45	18	218
16	align=left			–	25	–	32	36	12	16	–	–	–	16	75	212
17	align=left			24	45	0	–	28	40	24	36	–	–	–	–	197
18	align=left			14	–	19	25	21	–	28	28	–	–	21	28	184
19	align=left			18	32	36	16	14	21	18	16	–	–	–	–	171
20	align=left			8	8	14	10	4	19	21	14	18	28	12	12	168
21	align=left			3	4	15	11	1	0	4	25	36	21	32	10	162
22	align=left			21	–	–	–	19	–	19	–	50	–	–	14	123
23	align=left			5	12	28	28	12	18	12	8	–	–	–	–	123
24	align=left			19	19	12	8	6	5	5	5	6	2	8	6	101
25	align=left			0	0	0	0	11	4	25	12	16	20	–	–	88
26	align=left			0	1	0	2	15	11	10	21	12	14	–	–	86
27	align=left			32	28	0	–	5	–	–	11	–	–	–	–	76
28	align=left			–	–	–	–	0	–	–	–	25	50	–	–	75
29	align=left			2	3	4	0	8	0	11	15	14	13	–	–	70
30	align=left			0	–	25	21	–	14	8	–	–	–	–	–	68
31	align=left			40	21	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	61
32	align=left			–	15	–	6	–	25	–	10	–	–	–	–	56
33	align=left			6	8	2	8	0	0	0	8	8	11	–	–	51
34	align=left			1	0	8	1	0	6	0	1	15	18	–	–	50
35	align=left			15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	–	–	–	34
36	align=left			0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	11	16	–	–	33
37	align=left			6	5	6	4	0	8	0	0	–	–	–	–	29
38	align=left			8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	–	–	24
39	align=left			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	12	–	–	18
40	align=left			–	–	–	–	2	15	–	–	–	–	–	–	17
41	align=left			11	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	–	–	–	–	16
42	align=left			0	–	–	–	0	0	–	–	4	9	–	–	13
43	align=left			0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	11
44	align=left			2	–	1	–	6	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	11
45	align=left			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	–	–	–	10
46	align=left			–	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	7	–	–	7
47	align=left			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	–	–	–	–	6
	align=left			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	6
49	align=left			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	5	–	–	5
50	align=left			–	–	–	–	0	0	0	0	1	4	–	–	5
51	align=left			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	–	–	–	–	4
	align=left			4	0	0	0	–	–	0	0	–	–	–	–	4

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2009/2010 ISU World Cup . 2009-11-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120226231752/http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=1502 . 2012-02-26 . dead .
2. http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=worldcup&type=results&wc=200910-01&event=00500-1&g=w 2009-10 World Cup #1 - Results 1st 500 meters Women
3. http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=worldcup&type=results&wc=200910-01&event=00500-2&g=w 2009-10 World Cup #1 - Results 2nd 500 meters Women
4. http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=worldcup&type=results&wc=200910-02&event=00500-1&g=w 2009-10 World Cup #2 - Results 1st 500 meters Women
5. http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=worldcup&type=results&wc=200910-02&event=00500-2&g=w 2009-10 World Cup #2 - Results 2nd 500 meters Women
6. http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=worldcup&type=results&wc=200910-04&event=00500-1&g=w 2009-10 World Cup #4 - Results 1st 500 meters Women
7. http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=worldcup&type=results&wc=200910-04&event=00500-2&g=w 2009-10 World Cup #4 - Results 2nd 500 meters Women
8. http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=worldcup&type=results&wc=200910-05&event=00500-1&g=w 2009-10 World Cup #5 - Results 1st 500 meters Women
9. http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=worldcup&type=results&wc=200910-05&event=00500-2&g=w 2009-10 World Cup #5 - Results 2nd 500 meters Women
10. http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=worldcup&type=results&wc=200910-06&event=00500-1&g=w 2009-10 World Cup #6 - Results 1st 500 meters Women
11. http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=worldcup&type=results&wc=200910-06&event=00500-2&g=w 2009-10 World Cup #6 - Results 2nd 500 meters Women
12. http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=worldcup&type=results&wc=200910-07-final&event=00500-1&g=w 2009-10 World Cup #7 Final - Results 1st 500 meters Women
13. http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=worldcup&type=results&wc=200910-07-final&event=00500-2&g=w 2009-10 World Cup #7 Final - Results 2nd 500 meters Women
14. http://live.isuresults.eu/2009-2010/worldcup/wc2_500.htm Standings
15. http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=worldcup&type=class&wc=200910&event=00500&g=w Classification of the 2009-10 World Cup 500 meters Women