2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 6 explained

The sixth competition weekend of the 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held in the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, from Saturday, 19 January, until Sunday, 20 January 2013.

On the second day of the competition, South Korean Lee Sang-hwa set a new world record of 36.80 seconds in the women's 500 metres.^[1]

Schedule of events

Schedule of the event:^[2]

Date	Time	Events
19 January	12:00 MST	500 m women 500 m men 1000 m women 1000 m men
20 January	11:45 MST	500 m women 500 m men 1000 m women 1000 m men

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Race #	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time	Report
500 m	1	Jan Smeekens	34.32	Pekka Koskela	34.361	Jamie Gregg	34.369	^[3]
2	Jan Smeekens	34.39	Joji Kato	34.44	Michel Mulder	34.55	^[4]
1000 m	1	Shani Davis	1:07.49	Kjeld Nuis	1:07.64	Michel Mulder	1:07.87	^[5]
2	Hein Otterspeer	1:07.76	Shani Davis	1:07.83	Samuel Schwarz	1:07.85	^[6]

Women's events

Event	Race #	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time	Report
500 m	1	Lee Sang-hwa	36.99	Heather Richardson	37.12	Yu Jing	37.28	^[7]
2	Lee Sang-hwa	36.80 WR	Heather Richardson	37.42	Margot Boer	37.54	^[8]
1000 m	1	Heather Richardson	1:13.09	Christine Nesbitt	1:13.67	Brittany Bowe	1:13.92	^[9]
2	Heather Richardson	1:13.30	Ireen Wüst	1:13.89	Brittany Bowe	1:13.96	^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Evolution of the world record 500 meters Women . www.speedskatingstats.com . 30 September 2013.
2. Web site: Essent ISU World Cup Announcement . International Skating Union . PDF . 11 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054911/http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=3899 . 21 September 2013 . dead .
3. Web site: Essent ISU World Cup Calgary – Result 500m Men Division A – Rankings as of Jan 19 2013 3:55PM . 19 January 2013. International Skating Union . 11 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130527072911/http://live.isuresults.eu/2012-2013/calgary/r601.htm . 27 May 2013 . dead.
4. Web site: Essent ISU World Cup Calgary – Result 500m Men Division A – Rankings as of Jan 20 2013 12:28PM . 20 January 2013. International Skating Union . 11 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130524142329/http://live.isuresults.eu/2012-2013/calgary/r603.htm . 24 May 2013 . dead.
5. Web site: Essent ISU World Cup Calgary – Result 1000m Men Division A – Rankings as of Jan 19 2013 2:01PM . 19 January 2013. International Skating Union . 11 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130527231715/http://live.isuresults.eu/2012-2013/calgary/r602.htm . 27 May 2013 . dead.
6. Web site: Essent ISU World Cup Calgary – Result 1000m Men Division A – Rankings as of Jan 20 2013 3:00PM . 20 January 2013. International Skating Union . 11 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130528121328/http://live.isuresults.eu/2012-2013/calgary/r604.htm . 28 May 2013 . dead.
7. Web site: Essent ISU World Cup Calgary – Result 500m Ladies Division A – Rankings as of Jan 19 2013 12:27PM . 19 January 2013. International Skating Union . 11 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130502131450/http://live.isuresults.eu/2012-2013/calgary/r611.htm . 2 May 2013 . dead.
8. Web site: Essent ISU World Cup Calgary – Result 500m Ladies Division A – Rankings as of Jan 20 2013 12:44PM . 20 January 2013. International Skating Union . 11 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130527161416/http://live.isuresults.eu/2012-2013/calgary/r613.htm . 27 May 2013 . dead.
9. Web site: Essent ISU World Cup Calgary – Result 1000m Ladies Division A – Rankings as of Jan 19 2013 1:35PM . 19 January 2013. International Skating Union . 6 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130530142448/http://live.isuresults.eu/2012-2013/calgary/r612.htm . 30 May 2013 . dead.
10. Web site: Essent ISU World Cup Calgary – Result 1000m Ladies Division A – Rankings as of Jan 20 2013 1:14PM . 20 January 2013. International Skating Union . 6 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130529082446/http://live.isuresults.eu/2012-2013/calgary/r614.htm . 29 May 2013 . dead.