2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team pursuit explained

The women's team pursuit in the 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over three races on three 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 last occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 12–14 December 2014.[1]

The defending champions were the Netherlands.

The Dutch team retained the cup by winning all races.

Top three

PositionCountryPointsPrevious season
1 350 1st
2 240 10th
3 236 2nd

Race medallists

WC #LocationDateGoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTimeReport
1Obihiro, Japan15 November
Ireen Wüst
Marrit Leenstra
Marije Joling
3:02.54
Nana Takagi
Ayaka Kikuchi
Maki Tabata
3:04.78
Claudia Pechstein
Bente Kraus
Gabriele Hirschbichler
3:06.51 [2] [3]
3Berlin, Germany6 December
Ireen Wüst
Marrit Leenstra
Marije Joling
2:59.72
Luiza Złotkowska
Katarzyna Woźniak
Aleksandra Goss
3:03.83
Nana Takagi
Maki Tabata
Ayaka Kikuchi
3:04.00 [4] [5]
4Heerenveen, Netherlands13 December
Carlijn Achtereekte
Linda de Vries
Marrit Leenstra
2:59.69
Bente Kraus
Claudia Pechstein
Isabell Ost
3:01.96
Aleksandra Goss
Katarzyna Woźniak
Luiza Złotkowska
3:02.31 [6] [7]

Standings

Standings as of 13 December 2014 (end of the season).[8]

Country OBI BER HVN Total
1 align=left bgcolor=gold 100 bgcolor=gold 100 bgcolor=gold 150 350
2 align=left bgcolor=cc9966 70 50 bgcolor=silver 120 240
3 align=left 50 bgcolor=silver 80 bgcolor=cc9966 106 236
4 align=left bgcolor=silver 80 bgcolor=cc9966 70 76 226
5 align=left 45 45 90 180
6 align=left 60 60 40 160
7 align=left 30 40 45 115
8 align=left 40 35 36 111
9 align=left 35 35

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 11-16, 2014 – Result Team Pursuit Ladies – Rankings as of Nov 15 2014 6:06PM . International Skating Union . 15 November 2014 . 17 November 2014 .
  3. Web site: Competition: 1. Weltcup 2014/2015 – Ladies, Team, 6 Runden, Division A . SpeedSkatingNews[.info] . 13 December 2014 .
  4. Web site: ISU World Cup Berlin – December 5-7, 2014 – Result Team Pursuit Ladies – Rankings as of Dec 7 2014 4:36PM . International Skating Union . 7 December 2014 . 8 December 2014 .
  5. Web site: Competition: 3. Weltcup 2014/2015 – Ladies, Team, 6 Runden, Division A . SpeedSkatingNews[.info] . 13 December 2014 .
  6. Web site: ISU World Cup Heerenveen – December 12-14, 2014 – Result Team Pursuit Ladies – Rankings as of Dec 13 2014 5:05PM . International Skating Union . 13 December 2014 . 27 December 2014 .
  7. Web site: Competition: 4. Weltcup 2014/2015 – Ladies, Team, 6 Runden, Division A . SpeedSkatingNews[.info] . 27 December 2014 .
  8. Web site: ISU WorldCup 2014/2015 – Rankings Team Pursuit Ladies – Rankings as of Dec 14 2014 6:06PM . International Skating Union . 14 December 2014 . 27 December 2014 .