2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 3000 and 5000 metres explained

The 3000 and 5000 meters distances for women in the 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup were contested over six races on six occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Obihiro, Japan, on 14–16 November 2014, and the final occasion taking place in Erfurt, Germany, on 21–22 March 2015.^[1]

Martina Sáblíková of the Czech Republic won her ninth straight cup.

Top three

Position	Athlete	Points	Previous season
1		580	1st
2		360	2nd
3		350	6th

Race medallists

WC #	Location	Date	Distance	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time	Report
1	Obihiro, Japan	14 November	3000 metres	Ireen Wüst	4:04.91	Martina Sáblíková	4:06.11	Jorien Voorhuis	4:07.04	^[2]
2	Seoul,	21 November	5000 metres	Claudia Pechstein	7:07.77	Martina Sáblíková	7:13.08	Ivanie Blondin	7:14.53	^[3]
3	Berlin, Germany	5 December	3000 metres	Ireen Wüst	4:01.55	Marije Joling	4:03.34	Martina Sáblíková	4:05.36	^[4]
4	Heerenveen, Netherlands	12 December	3000 metres	Martina Sáblíková	4:02.84	Ireen Wüst	4:03.14	Carlijn Achtereekte	4:05.95	^[5]
5	Hamar, Norway	1 February	3000 metres	Martina Sáblíková	4:02.84	Carlijn Achtereekte	4:05.95	Ireen Wüst	4:03.14	^[6]
7	Erfurt, Germany	22 March	3000 metres	Martina Sáblíková	4:04.06	Marije Joling	4:05.64	Diane Valkenburg	4:07.85	^[7]

Standings

Standings as of 22 March 2015.^[8]

	Name	Nat.	OBI	SEO	BER	HVN	HAM	ERF	Total
1	align=left			bgcolor=silver	80	bgcolor=silver	80	bgcolor=cc9966	70	bgcolor=gold	100	bgcolor=gold	100	bgcolor=gold	150	580
2	align=left			40	bgcolor=gold	100	45	50	35	90	360
3	align=left			bgcolor=gold	100		bgcolor=gold	100	bgcolor=silver	80	bgcolor=cc9966	70		350
4	align=left			50		bgcolor=silver	80	40	60	bgcolor=silver	120	350
5	align=left			bgcolor=cc9966	70	50	50	30	50	32	282
6	align=left			60	60			45	bgcolor=cc9966	106	271
7	align=left					32	bgcolor=cc9966	70	bgcolor=silver	80	76	258
8	align=left			32	bgcolor=cc9966	70	40	60		40	242
9	align=left			18	32	60	45	40	28	223
10	align=left			25	35	30	18	16	24	148
11	align=left			30			32	30	36	128
12	align=left			27	40	12	12	18	18	127
13	align=left			23	30	25	16	21		115
14	align=left					27	35		45	107
15	align=left			35		35	25	12		107
16	align=left			19	21	21	21	11		93
17	align=left			21	25	18	10	2	16	92
18	align=left			12			27	25	21	85
19	align=left			16	7	14	19	7	14	77
20	align=left			15	6	7	23	14		65
21	align=left			10	5	23	14	9		61
22	align=left			9	23	16	6	3		57
23	align=left				45					45
	align=left			45						45
25	align=left					19	3	23		45
26	align=left					15		27		42
27	align=left					11	15	15		41
28	align=left			11		9	11	4		35
29	align=left			5	19	10				34
30	align=left							32		32
31	align=left				27					27
32	align=left			14	2		5			21
33	align=left			4	11	1	4			20
34	align=left							19		19
35	align=left			1		6	9	1		17
36	align=left			3	3	4	1	5		16
37	align=left				15					15
38	align=left						7	6		13
39	align=left			6	4					10
40	align=left				9					9
41	align=left			7						7
42	align=left					5	2			7
43	align=left			2	1	3				6
44	align=left					2				2

Notes and References

1. Web site: International Skating Union – Communication No. 1889 . International Skating Union . PDF . 10 September 2014 . 10 November 2014 . 10 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141110074813/http://static.isu.org/media/158518/1889-world-cup-ss-2014-15-update-sep10.pdf . dead .
2. Web site: ISU World Cup Obihiro – November 14–16, 2014 – Result 3000m Ladies Division A – Rankings as of Nov 14 2014 6:24PM . International Skating Union . 14 November 2014 . 14 November 2014 .
3. Web site: ISU World Cup Seoul – November 21–23, 2014 – Result 5000m Ladies Division A – Rankings as of Nov 23 2014 3:56PM . International Skating Union . 23 November 2014 . 23 November 2014 .
4. Web site: ISU World Cup Berlin – December 5–7, 2014 – Result 3000m Ladies Division A – Rankings as of Dec 5 2014 4:49PM . International Skating Union . 5 December 2014 . 5 December 2014 .
5. Web site: ISU World Cup Heerenveen – December 12–14, 2014 – Result 3000m Ladies Division A – Rankings as of Dec 13 2014 5:05PM . International Skating Union . 13 December 2014 . 23 December 2014 .
6. Web site: ISU World Cup Hamar – January 31 – February 1, 2015 – Result 3000m Ladies Division A – Rankings as of Feb 1 2015 2:05PM . International Skating Union . 1 February 2015 . 4 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150204184830/http://live.isuresults.eu/2014-2015/hamar/r512.htm . 2015-02-04 . dead .
7. Web site: ISU World Cup Erfurt – March 21–22, 2015 – Result 3000m Ladies Division A – Rankings as of Mar 22 2015 1:52PM . International Skating Union . 22 March 2015 . 22 March 2015 .
8. Web site: ISU WorldCup 2014/2015 – World Cup Ladies 3000m – Rankings 3000m Ladies – Rankings as of Mar 22 2015 2:55PM . International Skating Union . 22 March 2015 . 22 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030347/http://live.isuresults.eu/2014-2015/worldcup/wc2_3000.htm . 4 March 2016 . dead .