2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2 explained

The second competition weekend of the 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held in the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City, United States, from Friday, November 20, until Sunday, November 22, 2015.^[1]

There were six world records over the course of the weekend. On Friday, Pavel Kulizhnikov of Russia shaved another 2/100 off his 500 m world record from the previous weekend.^[2] On Saturday, Ted-Jan Bloemen of Canada unexpectedly beat Dutchman Sven Kramer's 10000 m world record from 2007 with more than five seconds, and American Heather Richardson-Bergsma beat compatriot Brittany Bowe's 1500 m world record from the weekend before.^[3]

On Sunday, Bowe responded by taking back her 1000 m world record, which she had lost to Richardson the previous weekend.^[4] Additionally, both the men's and the women's team sprint records, established only the weekend before, were beaten.

Multiple winners were Kulizhnikov, who won both 500 m races and the 1000 m race, and Zhang Hong of China, who won both women's 500 m races and the team sprint.

Schedule

The detailed schedule of events:^[5]

Date	Session	Events	Comment
Friday, November 20	Morning	09:00: 5000 m women   10:23: 500 m women (1)   11:04: 500 m men (1)	Division B
	Afternoon	13:00: 5000 m women   14:10: 500 m women (1)   14:35: 500 m men (1)   15:15: 1500 m men	Division A
		16:52: 1500 m men	Division B
Saturday, November 21	Morning	09:00: 500 m women (2)   09:26: 1000 m men   10:48: 1500 m women	Division B
	Afternoon	13:00: 10000 m men   15:06: 500 m women (2)   15:31: 1000 m men   16:16: 1500 m women	Division A
		17:53: 10000 m men	Division B
Sunday, November 22	Morning	09:00: 1000 m women   09:50: 500 m men (2)   10:43: Mass start women   11:13: Mass start men	Division B
	Afternoon	13:00: 1000 m women   13:35: 500 m men (2)   14:15: Mass start women   14:45: Mass start men	Division A
		15:30: Team sprint women   15:47: Team sprint men

All times are MST (UTC−7).

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Race #	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time	Report
500 m	1	Pavel Kulizhnikov	33.98 WR	Mitchell Whitmore	34.19	William Dutton	34.35	^[6]
2	Pavel Kulizhnikov	34.13	William Dutton	34.34	Laurent Dubreuil	34.36	^[7]
1000 m		Pavel Kulizhnikov	1:06.70	Kjeld Nuis	1:07.02	Gerben Jorritsma	1:07.23	^[8]
1500 m		Kjeld Nuis	1:42.18	Joey Mantia	1:42.45	Shani Davis	1:42.90	^[9]
10000 m		Ted-Jan Bloemen	12:36.30 WR	Sven Kramer	12:44.26	Jorrit Bergsma	12:53.99	^[10]
Mass start		Arjan Stroetinga	60	Fabio Francolini	41	Bart Swings	21	^[11]
Team sprint		William Dutton Alexandre St-Jean Vincent De Haître	1:17.75 WR	Kirill Golubev Artyom Kuznetsov Aleksey Yesin	1:19.12	Hein Otterspeer Kai Verbij Stefan Groothuis	1:19.20	^[12]

In mass start, race points are accumulated during the race. The skater with most race points is the winner.

Women's events

Event	Race #	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time	Report
500 m	1	Zhang Hong	36.56	Brittany Bowe	37.03	Heather Richardson-Bergsma	37.13	^[13]
2	Zhang Hong	36.82	Lee Sang-hwa	36.83	Brittany Bowe	37.08	^[14]
1000 m		Brittany Bowe	1:12.18 WR	Zhang Hong	1:12.77	Heather Richardson-Bergsma	1:13.45	^[15]
1500 m		Heather Richardson-Bergsma	1:50.85 WR	Brittany Bowe	1:51.31	Martina Sáblíková	1:53.44	^[16]
5000 m		Martina Sáblíková	6:47.42	Natalya Voronina	6:53.16	Ivanie Blondin	6:55.88	^[17]
Mass start		Irene Schouten	60	Ivanie Blondin	40	Misaki Oshigiri	20	^[18]
Team sprint		Yu Jing Zhang Hong Li Qishi	1:24.65 WR	Yekaterina Shikhova Nadezhda Aseyeva Olga Fatkulina	1:26.07	Erina Kamiya Maki Tsuji Nao Kodaira	1:26.62	^[19]

In mass start, race points are accumulated during the race. The skater with most race points is the winner.

Standings

The top ten standings in the contested cups after the weekend. The top five nations in the team sprint cups.

Men's cups

500 m

	Name	Nat.	CGY1	CGY2	SLC1	SLC2	Total
1	align=left			bgcolor=gold	100	bgcolor=gold	100	bgcolor=gold	100	bgcolor=gold	100	400
2	align=left			bgcolor=cc9966	70	bgcolor=silver	80	bgcolor=cc9966	70	bgcolor=silver	80	300
3	align=left			bgcolor=silver	80	36	36	60	212
4	align=left			15	50	bgcolor=silver	80	24	169
5	align=left			36	45	14	bgcolor=cc9966	70	165
6	align=left			60	40	50	14	164
7	align=left			25	bgcolor=cc9966	70	40	28	163
8	align=left			19	60	28	18	125
9	align=left			12	28	32	45	117
10	align=left			40	12	8	50	110

^[20]

1000 m

	Name	Nat.	CGY	SLC	Total
1	align=left			bgcolor=silver	80	bgcolor=gold	100	180
2	align=left			bgcolor=gold	100	bgcolor=cc9966	70	170
3	align=left			bgcolor=cc9966	70	bgcolor=silver	80	150
4	align=left			50	60	110
5	align=left			60	40	100
6	align=left			36	50	86
7	align=left			40	45	85
8	align=left			45	32	77
9	align=left			25	36	61
10	align=left			18	28	46

^[21]

1500 m

	Name	Nat.	CGY	SLC	Total
1	align=left			60	bgcolor=gold	100	160
2	align=left			bgcolor=cc9966	70	bgcolor=silver	80	150
3	align=left			bgcolor=silver	80	50	130
4	align=left			36	bgcolor=cc9966	70	106
5	align=left			40	60	100
	align=left			bgcolor=gold	100		100
7	align=left			45	28	73
8	align=left			32	36	68
	align=left			28	40	68
10	align=left			21	45	66

^[22]

5000/10000 m

	Name	Nat.	CGY	SLC	Total
1	align=left			bgcolor=gold	100	bgcolor=silver	80	180
2	align=left			bgcolor=cc9966	70	bgcolor=gold	100	170
3	align=left			bgcolor=silver	80	bgcolor=cc9966	70	150
4	align=left			60	60	120
5	align=left			50	50	100
6	align=left			32	45	77
7	align=left			35	40	75
8	align=left			40	25	65
9	align=left			25	35	60
10	align=left			27	30	57

^[23]

Mass start

	Name	Nat.	CGY	SLC	Total
1	align=left			bgcolor=gold	100	bgcolor=cc9966	70	170
2	align=left			50	bgcolor=gold	100	150
3	align=left			bgcolor=silver	80	40	120
4	align=left			28	bgcolor=silver	80	108
5	align=left			bgcolor=cc9966	70	16	86
6	align=left			25	50	75
7	align=left			40	32	72
	align=left			36	36	72
9	align=left			19	45	64
10	align=left			60	2	62

^[24]

Team sprint

	Country	CGY	SLC	Total
1	align=left		bgcolor=gold	100	bgcolor=cc9966	70	170
2	align=left		bgcolor=cc9966	70	bgcolor=silver	80	150
3	align=left		bgcolor=silver	80	45	125
4	align=left			bgcolor=gold	100	100
5	align=left		45	40	85

^[25]

Grand World Cup

	Name	Nat.	CGY	SLC	Total
1	align=left			230	170	400
2	align=left			180	200	380
3	align=left			130	180	310
4	align=left			160	70	230
5	align=left			130	80	210
6	align=left			50	130	180
	align=left			100	80	180
8	align=left			70	100	170
9	align=left			100	70	170
10	align=left			75	75	150
	align=left			50	100	150

^[26]

Women's cups

500 m

	Name	Nat.	CGY1	CGY2	SLC1	SLC2	Total
1	align=left			bgcolor=silver	80	bgcolor=gold	100	bgcolor=gold	100	bgcolor=gold	100	380
2	align=left			bgcolor=gold	100	bgcolor=silver	80	60	bgcolor=silver	80	320
3	align=left			bgcolor=cc9966	70	60	bgcolor=silver	80	bgcolor=cc9966	70	280
4	align=left			60	bgcolor=cc9966	70	bgcolor=cc9966	70	60	260
5	align=left			45	50	50	50	195
6	align=left			50	36	45	21	152
7	align=left			40	32	28	36	136
8	align=left			36	40	21	28	125
9	align=left			28	21	32	40	121
10	align=left			19	28	16	45	108

^[27]

1000 m

	Name	Nat.	CGY	SLC	Total
1	align=left			bgcolor=silver	80	bgcolor=gold	100	180
2	align=left			bgcolor=gold	100	bgcolor=cc9966	70	170
3	align=left			bgcolor=cc9966	70	bgcolor=silver	80	150
4	align=left			45	60	105
5	align=left			50	40	90
6	align=left			25	50	75
7	align=left			24	45	69
8	align=left			32	32	64
9	align=left			60		60
10	align=left			36	21	57

^[28]

1500 m

	Name	Nat.	CGY	SLC	Total
1	align=left			bgcolor=gold	100	bgcolor=silver	80	180
	align=left			bgcolor=silver	80	bgcolor=gold	100	180
3	align=left			bgcolor=cc9966	70	bgcolor=cc9966	70	140
4	align=left			50	60	110
	align=left			60	50	110
6	align=left			45	28	73
	align=left			28	45	73
8	align=left			36	36	72
9	align=left			21	40	61
	align=left			40	21	61

^[29]

3000/5000 m

	Name	Nat.	CGY	SLC	Total
1	align=left			bgcolor=gold	100	bgcolor=gold	100	200
2	align=left			bgcolor=cc9966	70	bgcolor=silver	80	150
3	align=left			bgcolor=silver	80	50	130
4	align=left			40	bgcolor=cc9966	70	110
5	align=left			35	60	95
6	align=left			32	45	77
7	align=left			30	40	70
8	align=left			60		60
9	align=left			23	35	58
10	align=left			12	30	51

^[30]

Mass start

	Name	Nat.	CGY	SLC	Total
1	align=left			bgcolor=silver	80	bgcolor=gold	100	180
2	align=left			bgcolor=cc9966	70	bgcolor=silver	80	150
3	align=left			bgcolor=gold	100	5	105
4	align=left			25	70	95
5	align=left			32	60	92
6	align=left			50	28	78
7	align=left			11	50	61
8	align=left			60		60
9	align=left			40	19	59
10	align=left			21	36	57

^[31]

Team sprint

	Country	CGY	SLC	Total
1	align=left		bgcolor=silver	80	bgcolor=gold	100	180
2	align=left		bgcolor=gold	100	bgcolor=cc9966	70	170
3	align=left		bgcolor=cc9966	70	60	130
4	align=left		60	50	110
5	align=left		50	40	90

^[32]

Grand World Cup

	Name	Nat.	CGY	SLC	Total
1	align=left			295	235	530
2	align=left			245	255	500
3	align=left			230	170	400
4	align=left			160	180	340
5	align=left			160	150	310
6	align=left			70	150	220
7	align=left			50	120	170
8	align=left			90	70	160
9	align=left			70	80	150
10	align=left			60	50	110

^[33]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ISU World Cup Speed Skating – Salt Lake City, USA – Announcement . US Speedskating . PDF . November 19, 2015 .
2. Web site: ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2015/16 – Salt Lake City (USA) Day 1 . International Skating Union . November 20, 2015 . January 27, 2016 .
3. Web site: ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2015/16 – Salt Lake City (USA) Day 2 . International Skating Union . November 21, 2015 . January 27, 2016 .
4. Web site: ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2015/16 – Salt Lake City (USA) Day 3 . International Skating Union . November 22, 2015 . January 27, 2016 .
5. Web site: ISU World Cup Salt Lake City – November 20-22, 2015 . International Skating Union . January 11, 2016 .
6. Web site: ISU World Cup Salt Lake City – November 20-22, 2015 – Result 500m Men Division A . International Skating Union . November 20, 2015 . November 20, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170102152529/http://live.isuresults.eu/2015-2016/SALTLAKECITY/r201.htm . 2017-01-02 . dead .
7. Web site: ISU World Cup Salt Lake City – November 20-22, 2015 – Result 500m Men Division A . International Skating Union . November 22, 2015 . December 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170102110448/http://live.isuresults.eu/2015-2016/saltlakecity/r202.htm . 2017-01-02 . dead .
8. Web site: ISU World Cup Salt Lake City – November 20-22, 2015 – Result 1000m Men Division A . International Skating Union . November 21, 2015 . December 4, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170102110749/http://live.isuresults.eu/2015-2016/saltlakecity/r203.htm . 2017-01-02 . dead .
9. Web site: ISU World Cup Salt Lake City – November 20-22, 2015 – Result 1500m Men Division A . International Skating Union . November 20, 2015 . December 4, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170102111043/http://live.isuresults.eu/2015-2016/saltlakecity/r204.htm . 2017-01-02 . dead .
10. Web site: ISU World Cup Salt Lake City – November 20-22, 2015 – Result 1000m Men Division A . International Skating Union . November 21, 2015 . December 4, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170102110754/http://live.isuresults.eu/2015-2016/saltlakecity/r205.htm . 2017-01-02 . dead .
11. Web site: ISU World Cup Salt Lake City – November 20-22, 2015 – Result Mass start Men Division A . International Skating Union . November 23, 2015 . December 13, 2015 .
12. Web site: ISU World Cup Salt Lake City – November 20-22, 2015 – Result Team sprint Men Division A . International Skating Union . November 23, 2015 . December 13, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170102110438/http://live.isuresults.eu/2015-2016/SALTLAKECITY/r206.htm . 2017-01-02 . dead .
13. Web site: ISU World Cup Salt Lake City – November 20-22, 2015 – Result 500m Ladies Division A . International Skating Union . November 20, 2015 . December 4, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170102111048/http://live.isuresults.eu/2015-2016/saltlakecity/r211.htm . 2017-01-02 . dead .
14. Web site: ISU World Cup Salt Lake City – November 20-22, 2015 – Result 500m Ladies Division A . International Skating Union . November 21, 2015 . December 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170102110458/http://live.isuresults.eu/2015-2016/saltlakecity/r212.htm . 2017-01-02 . dead .
15. Web site: ISU World Cup Salt Lake City – November 20-22, 2015 – Result 1000m Ladies Division A . International Skating Union . November 22, 2015 . December 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170102110503/http://live.isuresults.eu/2015-2016/saltlakecity/r213.htm . 2017-01-02 . dead .
16. Web site: ISU World Cup Salt Lake City – November 20-22, 2015 – Result 1500m Ladies Division A . International Skating Union . November 21, 2015 . December 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170102180003/http://live.isuresults.eu/2015-2016/SALTLAKECITY/r214.htm . 2017-01-02 . dead .
17. Web site: ISU World Cup Salt Lake City – November 20-22, 2015 – Result 5000m Ladies Division A . International Skating Union . November 20, 2015 . December 4, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170101173338/http://live.isuresults.eu/2015-2016/saltlakecity/r215.htm . 2017-01-01 . dead .
18. Web site: ISU World Cup Salt Lake City – November 20-22, 2015 – Result Mass start Ladies Division A . International Skating Union . November 20, 2015 . December 13, 2015 .
19. Web site: ISU World Cup Salt Lake City – November 20-22, 2015 – Result Team sprint Ladies Division A . International Skating Union . November 20, 2015 . December 13, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170102152534/http://live.isuresults.eu/2015-2016/SALTLAKECITY/r216.htm . 2017-01-02 . dead .
20. Web site: ISU WorldCup 2015/2016 – World Cup Men 500m – Rankings 500m Men – Rankings as of Nov 22 2015 . International Skating Union . November 22, 2015 . February 10, 2016 .
21. Web site: ISU WorldCup 2015/2016 – World Cup Men 1000m – Rankings 1000m Men – Rankings as of Nov 22 2015 . International Skating Union . November 22, 2015 . February 10, 2016 .
22. Web site: ISU WorldCup 2015/2016 – World Cup Men 1500m – Rankings 1500m Men – Rankings as of Nov 22 2015 . International Skating Union . November 22, 2015 . February 10, 2016 .
23. Web site: ISU WorldCup 2015/2016 – World Cup Men 5000m – Rankings 5000m Men – Rankings as of Nov 22 2015 . International Skating Union . November 22, 2015 . February 10, 2016 .
24. Web site: ISU WorldCup 2015/2016 – World Cup Men Mass Start – Rankings Mass Start Men – Rankings as of Nov 22 2015 . International Skating Union . November 22, 2015 . February 10, 2016 .
25. Web site: ISU WorldCup 2015/2016 – Rankings Team Sprint Men – Rankings as of Nov 22 2015 . International Skating Union . November 22, 2015 . February 10, 2016 .
26. Web site: Grand World Cup 2015 - 2016 – Overall Standings Men . International Skating Union . PDF . February 1, 2016 .
27. Web site: ISU WorldCup 2015/2016 – World Cup Women 500m – Rankings 500m Women – Rankings as of Nov 22 2015 . International Skating Union . November 22, 2015 . February 10, 2016 .
28. Web site: ISU WorldCup 2015/2016 – World Cup Women 1000m – Rankings 1000m Women – Rankings as of Nov 22 2015 . International Skating Union . November 22, 2015 . February 10, 2016 .
29. Web site: ISU WorldCup 2015/2016 – World Cup Women 1500m – Rankings 1500m Women – Rankings as of Nov 22 2015 . International Skating Union . November 22, 2015 . February 10, 2016 .
30. Web site: ISU WorldCup 2015/2016 – World Cup Women 3000m – Rankings 3000m Women – Rankings as of Nov 22 2015 . International Skating Union . November 22, 2015 . February 10, 2016 .
31. Web site: ISU WorldCup 2015/2016 – World Cup Ladies Mass Start – Rankings Mass Start Ladies – Rankings as of Nov 22 2015 . International Skating Union . November 22, 2015 . February 10, 2016 .
32. Web site: ISU WorldCup 2015/2016 – Rankings Team Sprint Ladies – Rankings as of Nov 22 2015 . International Skating Union . November 22, 2015 . February 10, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170103051308/http://live.isuresults.eu/2015-2016/worldcup/wc2_2400.htm . 2017-01-03 . dead .
33. Web site: Grand World Cup 2015 - 2016 – Overall Standings Ladies . International Skating Union . PDF . February 1, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160910192436/http://live.isuresults.eu/2015-2016/worldcup/ladies.pdf . September 10, 2016 . dead .