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2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup
The 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, officially the ''ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2015–2016'', was a series of international speed skating competitions that ran the entire season. The season started on 13 November 2015 in Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and ended with the final on 13 March 2016 in Heerenveen, Netherlands. In total, six competition weekends were held at five different locations, 18 cups were contested (nine for men, and nine for women), and 88 races took place. Additionally, there were two Grand World Cups, one for men and one for women, in which all individual races, regardless of distance, counted. The World Cup is organized by the International Skating Union (ISU). Calendar The detailed schedule for the season. :Note: the men's 5000 and 10000 metres were contested as one cup, and the women's 3000 and 5000 metres were contested as one cup, as indicated by the color coding. In addition, there were two combination cups, the allround combination and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ISU Speed Skating World Cup
The ISU Speed Skating World Cup is a series of international speed skating competitions, organised annually by the International Skating Union since the winter of 1985–86. Every year during the winter season, a number of competitions on different distances and on different locations are held. Skaters can earn points at each competition, and the skater who has the most points on a given distance at the end of the series is the winner. Initially not very popular with skaters nor spectators, the World Cup has gradually become more and more popular, and this was due to the creation of the World Single Distance Championships. The results of the separate distances in the World Cup ranking are the main qualifying method for the World Single Distance Championships. The number of races per season per distance varies, but it is usually between five and ten. Ten World Cup titles are awarded every season, five for men (the 500 m, the 1000 m, the 1500 m, the combined 5000 m / 10000 m, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 1 – Men's Team Pursuit
The men's team pursuit race of the 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup 1, arranged in the Olympic Oval, in Calgary, Alberta Calgary () is a major city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a Metropolitan area, metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the List of ..., Canada, was held on 14 November 2015. The Canadian team won the race, while the South Korean team came second, and the Italian team came third. Results The race took place on Saturday, 14 November, in the afternoon session, scheduled at 13:55. :Note: NR = national record. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup - World Cup 1 - Men's team pursuit Men team pursuit #1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2 – Women's 5000 Metres
The women's 5000 metres race of the 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup 2, arranged in the Utah Olympic Oval, in Salt Lake City, United States, was held on November 20, 2015. Martina Sáblíková of the Czech Republic won the race, while Natalya Voronina of Russia came second, and Ivanie Blondin Ivanie Blondin (born April 2, 1990) is a Canadian speed skater. She primarily skates in the long distances of 3000 m and 5000 m and the mass start event. Blondin won a silver medal in the mass start event at the 2015 World Single Distance Speed ... of Canada came third. Carien Kleibeuker of the Netherlands won the Division B race on the best time of the day. Results The race took place on Friday, November 20, with Division B scheduled in the morning session, at 09:00, and Division A scheduled in the afternoon session, at 13:00. Division A :Note: NR = national record. Division B :Note: NR = national record. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2 – Women's 1500 Metres
The women's 1500 metres race of the 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup 2, arranged in the Utah Olympic Oval, in Salt Lake City, United States, was held on November 21, 2015. Heather Richardson-Bergsma of the United States won the race on a new world record, while Brittany Bowe of the United States came second, also beating the old record, and Martina Sáblíková of the Czech Republic came third. Ivanie Blondin Ivanie Blondin (born April 2, 1990) is a Canadian speed skater. She primarily skates in the long distances of 3000 m and 5000 m and the mass start event. Blondin won a silver medal in the mass start event at the 2015 World Single Distance Speed ... of Canada won the Division B race. Results The race took place on Saturday, November 21, with Division B scheduled in the morning session, at 10:48, and Division A scheduled in the afternoon session, at 16:16. Division A :Note: WR = world record, NR = national record, NRJ = national record for juniors. Division B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2 – Men's 1500 Metres
The men's 1500 metres race of the 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup 2, arranged in the Utah Olympic Oval, in Salt Lake City, United States, was held on November 20, 2015. Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands won the race, while Joey Mantia of the United States came second, and Shani Davis Shani Earl Davis (; born August 13, 1982) is an American former Speed skating, speed skater. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis win a gold medal in an individual event at the Winter Olympic Games, winning the speedskating 1000 m ... of the United States came third. Takuro Oda of Japan won the Division B race. Results The race took place on Friday, November 20, in the afternoon session, with Division A scheduled at 15:15, and Division B scheduled at 16:52. Division A :Note: NR = national record. Division B :Note: NR = national record, NRJ = national record for juniors. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup - World Cup 2 - Men's 1500 metres Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2 – Women's 1000 Metres
The women's 1000 metres race of the 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup 2, arranged in the Utah Olympic Oval, in Salt Lake City, United States, was held on November 22, 2015. Brittany Bowe of the United States won the race on a new world record A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organizatio ..., while Zhang Hong of China came second, and Heather Richardson-Bergsma of the United States came third. Yekaterina Shikhova of Russia won the Division B race. Results The race took place on Sunday, November 22, with Division B scheduled in the morning session, at 09:00, and Division A scheduled in the afternoon session, at 13:00. Division A :Note: WR = world record. Division B References {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup - World Cup 2 - Women's 1000 metres W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2 – Men's 1000 Metres
The men's 1000 metres race of the 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup 2, arranged in the Utah Olympic Oval, in Salt Lake City, United States, was held on November 21, 2015. Pavel Kulizhnikov of Russia won the race, while Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands came second, and Gerben Jorritsma of the Netherlands came third. Denis Yuskov Denis Igoryevich Yuskov (; born 11 October 1989) is a former Russian speed skater. He is a three-time gold medalist in men's 1500 meters (2013, 2015, 2016) at the World Single Distance Championships and the World Cup-2016 holder at the distance ... of Russia won the Division B race. Results The race took place on Saturday, November 21, with Division B scheduled in the morning session, at 09:26, and Division A scheduled in the afternoon session, at 15:31. Division A :Note: NR = national record. Division B :Note: NR = national record. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup - World Cup 2 - Men's 1000 metres Men 01000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2 – Women's 500 Metres
The women's 500 metres races of the 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup 2, arranged in the Utah Olympic Oval, in Salt Lake City, United States, was held on November 20 and 21, 2015. Zhang Hong of China won race one, while Brittany Bowe and Heather Richardson-Bergsma, both of the United States, came second and third. Kim Min-sun of South Korea won the first Division B race. Zhang also won race two, while Lee Sang-hwa Lee Sang-hwa (, ; born 25 February 1989) is a South Korean retired speed skater who specialises in the sprint distances. She is a two-time Olympic champion in 500 metres (2010 and 2014) and the 2010 World Sprint champion. She is the current wo ... of South Korea came second, and Bowe came third. Nadezhda Aseyeva of Russia won the second Division B race. Race 1 Race one took place on Friday, November 20, with Division B scheduled in the morning session, at 10:23, and Division A scheduled in the afternoon session, at 14:10. Division A :Note: NR = nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2 – Men's 500 Metres
The men's 500 metres races of the 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup 2, arranged in the Utah Olympic Oval, in Salt Lake City, United States, was held on November 20 and 22, 2015. Pavel Kulizhnikov of Russia won race one on a new world record, while Mitchell Whitmore of the United States came second, and William Dutton of Canada came third. Alexandre St-Jean of Canada won the first Division B race. Kulizhnikov also won race two, with Dutton in second place, and Laurent Dubreuil Laurent Dubreuil (born July 25, 1992) is a Canadian speed skater. He competes primarily in the short distances of 500 m and 1000 m. Dubreuil won his first World Cup medal during the 2014–15 season when he placed third in the World Cu ... of Canada in third. Kim Tae-yun of South Korea won the second Division B race. Race 1 Race one took place on Friday, November 20, with Division B scheduled in the morning session, at 11:04, and Division A scheduled in the afternoon session, at 14: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utah Olympic Oval
The Utah Olympic Oval is an indoor speed skating oval located southwest of Salt Lake City, in Kearns, Utah. The Oval was built for the 2002 Winter Olympics and it hosted the Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics, long-track speed skating events for the 2002 games, a role it is expected reprise for the 2034 Winter Olympics. Inside the facility the 400 meter skating track surrounds two international sized ice sheets, and is itself surrounded by a 442-meter running track. Due to its high altitude, , and the associated low air resistance, ten Olympic records and nine world records were set at the Oval during the 2002 games, the largest number of world records ever set at one event. History Along with Soldier Hollow and the Utah Olympic Park, the Utah Olympic Oval was built specifically for the 2002 Winter Olympics. On October 5, 1992, the Utah Sports Authority chose the Oquirrh Park Fitness Center in Kearns as the site for the 2002 Olympic Oval, beating out other locations in W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the county seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in the state. The city is the core of the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which had a population of 1,257,936 at the 2020 census. Salt Lake City is further situated within a larger metropolis known as the Salt Lake City–Ogden–Provo Combined Statistical Area, a corridor of contiguous urban and suburban development stretched along a segment of the Wasatch Front, comprising a population of 2,746,164 (as of 2021 estimates), making it the 22nd largest in the nation. With a population of 199,723 in 2020, it is the 111th most populous city in the United States. It is also the central core of the larger of only two major urban areas located within the Great Basin (the other being Reno, Nevada). Salt Lake City was founded on July 24, 1847 by settlers led by Brigham Young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2
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. 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. 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. On Sunday, Bowe responded by taking back her 1000 m world record, which she had lost to Richardson the previous weekend. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
