The 2009–10

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, officially the ''

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competitions which ran the entire season. The season started on 6 November 2009 in

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, Germany, and ended on 14 March 2010 in

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, Netherlands.World Cups of the 2009-10 season
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, which were arranged in

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, Canada, during February 2010. In total, seven competition weekends were held at six different locations, ten cups were contested (five for men, and five for women), and 70 races took place. The World Cup is organized by the

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(ISU).

Calendar

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.

World records

World records going into the 2009–10 season.

Men

At the World Cup stop in Salt Lake City on 11 December 2009,

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of the United States set a new world record on the men's 1500 metres with a time of 1:41.04.

Women

At the World Cup stop in Calgary on 6 December 2009, the Canadian team – consisting of

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and

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– set a new world record on the women's team pursuit with a time of 2:55.79. At the World Cup stop in Salt Lake City on 11 December 2009,

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of Germany set a new world record on the women's 500 metres with a time of 37.00 seconds.

Men's standings

500 m

1000 m

1500 m

5000 and 10000 m

Team pursuit

Women's standings

500 m

1000 m

1500 m

3000 and 5000 m

Team pursuit

References

External links

International Skating Union
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