The 2012–13
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 ...
, officially the ''
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ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2012–2013'', was a series of international
speed skating
Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skati ...
competitions which ran the entire season. The season started on 16 November 2012 in
Heerenveen
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, Netherlands, and ended with the final on 10 March 2013, also in Heerenveen. In total, nine competition weekends were held at eight different locations, twelve cups were contested (six for men, and six for women), and 82 races took place.
This season world cup points was awarded in the mass start event. Additionally, the team sprint was contested as a demonstration event at both Heerenveen competitions. The World Cup is organized by the
International Skating Union
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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.
''Source: ISU
World records
World records going into the 2012–13 season.
Men
Women
At the
World Cup stop in Calgary on 20 January 2013,
Lee Sang-hwa of South Korea set a new
world record on the women's 500 metres with a time of 36.80 seconds.
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Men's standings
500 m
1000 m
1500 m
5000 and 10000 m
Mass start
Team pursuit
Women's standings
500 m
1000 m
1500 m
3000 and 5000 m
Mass start
Team pursuit
Medal table
References
External links
International Skating Union2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World CupResults at
ISUresults.eu
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