2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's team pursuit explained

The men's team pursuit in the 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over four races on four occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on 18–20 November 2011, and the final occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 9–11 March 2012.[1]

The Netherlands won the cup, while South Korea came second and Germany came third. The defending champions, Norway, ended up in 8th place.

Top three

MedalCountryPointsPrevious season
Gold 374 8th
Silver 340 13th
Bronze 300 5th

Race medallists

Occasion #LocationDateGoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTimeReport
1Chelyabinsk, Russia20 November
Sven Kramer
Jan Blokhuijsen
Wouter olde Heuvel
3:41.25
Shani Davis
Jonathan Kuck
Brian Hansen
3:44.52
Patrick Beckert
Marco Weber
Alexej Baumgartner
3:45.29http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/chelyabinsk/r106.htm
3Heerenveen, Netherlands4 December
Sven Kramer
Wouter olde Heuvel
Jan Blokhuijsen
3:42.35
Lee Seung-hoon
Ko Byung-wook
Joo Hyong-jun
3:43.82
Patrick Beckert
Alexej Baumgartner
Marco Weber
3:45.28https://web.archive.org/web/20111209100609/http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/heerenveen-1/r306.htm
5Hamar, Norway12 February
Ivan Skobrev
Yevgeny Lalenkov
Denis Yuskov
3:45.42
Joo Hyong-jun
Ko Byung-wook
Lee Seung-hoon
3:46.68
Robert Lehmann
Alexej Baumgartner
Patrick Beckert
3:46.87http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/hamar/r503.htm
7Berlin, Germany11 March
Koen Verweij
Jan Blokhuijsen
Douwe de Vries
3:43.94
Lee Seung-hoon
Joo Hyong-jun
Ko Byung-wook
3:44.04
Shani Davis
Brian Hansen
Jonathan Kuck
3:45.44https://web.archive.org/web/20120313195608/http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/berlin/r707.htm

Standings

Standings as of 11 March 2012 (end of the season).[2]

Name CHE HVN HAM BER Total
1 align=left 100 100 24 150 374
2 align=left 60 80 80 120 340
3 align=left bgcolor=CC9966 70 bgcolor=CC9966 70 bgcolor=CC9966 70 90 300
4 align=left 80 36 60 bgcolor=CC9966 105 281
5 align=left 50 0 100 150
6 align=left 36 60 45 141
7 align=left 32 50 50 132
8 align=left 45 28 40 113
9 align=left 28 45 36 109
10 align=left 21 32 28 81
11 align=left 0 40 32 72
12 align=left 40 40
13 align=left 24 24

Notes and References

  1. http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=2730 2011/2012 ISU World Cup
  2. Web site: Team Pursuit Men . 2011-11-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120121223120/http://live.isuresults.eu/2011-2012/worldcup/wc1_6000.htm . 2012-01-21 . dead .