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ISU Speed Skating World Cup
International speed skating competition
International speed skating competition
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 the team pursuit), and five for women (the 500 m, the 1000 m, the 1500 m, the combined 3000 m / 5000 m, and the team pursuit).
The team pursuit was added to the World Cup in the 2005–06 season. Between the seasons 2003–04 and 2008–09, the 100 m was also contested for men and women, but this category is now defunct.
The mass start was re-introduced for both women and men in the World Cup in Astana in 2011.
Overall World Cup winners
Men
| Season | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 5000 / 10000 m | Team pursuit | Team sprint | Mass start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–86 | USA Dan Jansen | USA Dan Jansen | AUT Michael Hadschieff | USA Dave Silk | ||||
| 1986–87 | USA Nick Thometz | USA Nick Thometz | SWE Hans Magnusson | NOR Geir Karlstad | ||||
| 1987–88 | USA Dan Jansen | GDR Uwe-Jens Mey | GDR André Hoffmann | SWE Tomas Gustafson | ||||
| 1988–89 | GDR Uwe-Jens Mey | GDR Uwe-Jens Mey | USA Eric Flaim | |||||
| AUT Michael Hadschieff (2) | NED Gerard Kemkers | |||||||
| 1989–90 | GDR Uwe-Jens Mey | GDR Uwe-Jens Mey (3) | NOR Johann Olav Koss | NED Bart Veldkamp | ||||
| 1990–91 | GER Uwe-Jens Mey (3) | URS Igor Zhelezovski | NOR Johann Olav Koss (2) | NOR Johann Olav Koss | ||||
| 1991–92 | USA Dan Jansen | CIS Igor Zhelezovski | NED Falko Zandstra | NOR Geir Karlstad (2) | ||||
| 1992–93 | USA Dan Jansen | BLR Igor Zhelezovski (3) | NED Rintje Ritsma | NED Bart Veldkamp | ||||
| 1993–94 | USA Dan Jansen (5) | USA Dan Jansen (2) | NED Falko Zandstra (2) | NOR Johann Olav Koss (2) | ||||
| 1994–95 | JPN Hiroyasu Shimizu | JPN Yukinori Miyabe | CAN Neal Marshall | NED Rintje Ritsma | ||||
| 1995–96 | JPN Manabu Horii | NOR Ådne Søndrål | JPN Hiroyuki Noake | NED Rintje Ritsma | ||||
| 1996–97 | JPN Hiroyasu Shimizu | JPN Manabu Horii | NED Rintje Ritsma (2) | NED Rintje Ritsma (3) | ||||
| 1997–98 | CAN Jeremy Wotherspoon | CAN Jeremy Wotherspoon | NED Ids Postma | NED Gianni Romme | ||||
| 1998–99 | CAN Jeremy Wotherspoon | CAN Jeremy Wotherspoon | NOR Ådne Søndrål | BEL Bart Veldkamp (3) | ||||
| 1999–2000 | CAN Jeremy Wotherspoon | CAN Jeremy Wotherspoon | NOR Ådne Søndrål | NED Gianni Romme | ||||
| 2000–01 | JPN Hiroyasu Shimizu (3) | CAN Jeremy Wotherspoon | RUS Aleksandr Kibalko | NED Gianni Romme | ||||
| 2001–02 | CAN Jeremy Wotherspoon | CAN Jeremy Wotherspoon (5) | NOR Ådne Søndrål (3) | NED Gianni Romme (4) | ||||
| 2002–03 | CAN Jeremy Wotherspoon | NED Erben Wennemars | RUS Yevgeny Lalenkov | NED Carl Verheijen | ||||
| 2003–04 | CHN Yu Fengtong | CAN Jeremy Wotherspoon | NED Erben Wennemars | NED Mark Tuitert | NED Bob de Jong | |||
| 2004–05 | CHN Yu Fengtong (2) | CAN Jeremy Wotherspoon | NED Erben Wennemars | NED Mark Tuitert (2) | NOR Øystein Grødum | ITA Italy | ||
| 2005–06 | JPN Yūya Oikawa | KOR Lee Kang-seok | USA Shani Davis | USA Chad Hedrick | USA Chad Hedrick | CAN Canada | ||
| 2006–07 | JPN Yūya Oikawa | USA Tucker Fredricks | NED Erben Wennemars (4) | NED Erben Wennemars | NED Sven Kramer | NED Netherlands | ||
| 2007–08 | KOR Lee Kang-seok | CAN Jeremy Wotherspoon (8) | USA Shani Davis | USA Shani Davis | NOR Håvard Bøkko | NED Netherlands | ||
| 2008–09 | JPN Yūya Oikawa (3) | CHN Yu Fengtong | USA Shani Davis | USA Shani Davis | NED Sven Kramer | CAN Canada (2) | ||
| 2009–10 | USA Tucker Fredricks (2) | USA Shani Davis | USA Shani Davis | NOR Håvard Bøkko (2) | NOR Norway | |||
| 2010–11 | KOR Lee Kang-seok (2) | NED Stefan Groothuis | USA Shani Davis (4) | NED Bob de Jong | NOR Norway | |||
| 2011–12 | KOR Mo Tae-bum | USA Shani Davis | NOR Håvard Bøkko | NED Bob de Jong (3) | NED Netherlands | FRA Alexis Contin | ||
| 2012–13 | NED Jan Smeekens | NED Kjeld Nuis | POL Zbigniew Bródka | NED Jorrit Bergsma | NED Netherlands | NED Arjan Stroetinga | ||
| 2013–14 | NED Ronald Mulder | USA Shani Davis (6) | NED Koen Verweij | NED Jorrit Bergsma | NED Netherlands | NED Bob de Vries | ||
| 2014–15 | RUS Pavel Kulizhnikov | RUS Pavel Kulizhnikov | CAN Denny Morrison | NED Jorrit Bergsma | KOR South Korea | KOR Lee Seung-hoon | ||
| 2015–16 | RUS Pavel Kulizhnikov | NED Kjeld Nuis | RUS Denis Yuskov | NED Sven Kramer (3) | NED Netherlands | NED Netherlands | NED Arjan Stroetinga (2) | |
| 2016–17 | NED Dai Dai N'tab | NED Kjeld Nuis | NED Kjeld Nuis | NED Jorrit Bergsma (4) | NED Netherlands (7) | CAN Canada | KOR Lee Seung-hoon (2) | |
| 2017–18 | NOR Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | NED Kjeld Nuis | RUS Denis Yuskov | CAN Ted-Jan Bloemen | NOR Norway | NOR Norway | BEL Bart Swings | |
| 2018–19 | RUS Pavel Kulizhnikov (3) | NED Kjeld Nuis (5) | RUS Denis Yuskov (3) | RUS Aleksandr Rumyantsev | NOR Norway | NED Netherlands | KOR Um Cheon-ho | |
| 2019–20 | JPN Tatsuya Shinhama | NED Thomas Krol | NED Kjeld Nuis | NED Patrick Roest | RUS Russia | NED Netherlands | BEL Bart Swings | |
| 2020–21 | NED Dai Dai N'tab (2) | NED Kai Verbij | NED Thomas Krol | NED Patrick Roest (2) | NOR Norway (5) | BEL Bart Swings | ||
| 2021–22 | CAN Laurent Dubreuil | NED Thomas Krol (2) | USA Joey Mantia | SWE Nils van der Poel | USA United States | CHN China | BEL Bart Swings | |
| 2022–23 | CAN Laurent Dubreuil (2) | NED Hein Otterspeer | NED Kjeld Nuis (3) | NED Beau Snellink | USA United States | NED Netherlands (4) | BEL Bart Swings (5) | |
| 2023–24 | JPN Wataru Morishige | CHN Ning Zhongyan | CHN Ning Zhongyan | ITA Davide Ghiotto | USA United States | USA United States | ITA Andrea Giovannini | |
| 2024–25 | USA Jordan Stolz | USA Jordan Stolz | USA Jordan Stolz | NOR Sander Eitrem | USA United States | USA United States | ITA Andrea Giovannini (2) | |
| 2025–26 | USA Jordan Stolz (2) | USA Jordan Stolz (2) | USA Jordan Stolz (2) | CZE Metoděj Jílek | USA United States (5) | USA United States (3) | NED Jorrit Bergsma |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
Women
| Season | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 3000 / 5000 m | Team pursuit | Team sprint | Mass start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–86 | GDR Christa Rothenburger | GDR Karin Kania | SWE Annette Carlén-Karlsson | GDR Andrea Ehrig | ||||
| 1986–87 | USA Bonnie Blair | USA Bonnie Blair | NED Yvonne van Gennip | NED Yvonne van Gennip | ||||
| 1987–88 | GDR Christa Rothenburger | GDR Christa Rothenburger | USA Bonnie Blair | GDR Gabi Zange | ||||
| 1988–89 | GDR Christa Luding-Rothenburger (3) | GDR Angela Hauck-Stahnke | GDR Constanze Moser | GER Heike Schalling | ||||
| 1989–90 | USA Bonnie Blair | |||||||
| GDR Angela Stahnke | JPN Seiko Hashimoto | GDR Jacqueline Börner | GDR Gunda Kleemann | |||||
| 1990–91 | JPN Kyoko Shimazaki | GER Monique Garbrecht | GER Gunda Kleemann | GER Heike Warnicke (2) | ||||
| 1991–92 | USA Bonnie Blair | USA Bonnie Blair | GER Gunda Niemann | GER Gunda Niemann | ||||
| 1992–93 | CHN Ye Qiaobo | USA Bonnie Blair | GER Gunda Niemann | GER Gunda Niemann | ||||
| 1993–94 | USA Bonnie Blair | USA Bonnie Blair | AUT Emese Hunyady | GER Gunda Niemann | ||||
| 1994–95 | USA Bonnie Blair (5) | USA Bonnie Blair (5) | GER Gunda Niemann | GER Gunda Niemann | ||||
| 1995–96 | RUS Svetlana Zhurova | USA Chris Witty | GER Gunda Niemann | GER Gunda Niemann | ||||
| 1996–97 | CHN Xue Ruihong | GER Franziska Schenk | GER Gunda Niemann | NED Tonny de Jong | ||||
| 1997–98 | CAN Catriona Le May Doan | CAN Catriona Le May Doan | GER Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | GER Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | ||||
| 1998–99 | CAN Catriona Le May Doan | GER Monique Garbrecht | GER Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | GER Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | ||||
| 1999–2000 | GER Monique Garbrecht | GER Monique Garbrecht | GER Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (9) | GER Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | ||||
| 2000–01 | CAN Catriona Le May Doan | GER Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt | GER Anni Friesinger | GER Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (9) | ||||
| 2001–02 | CAN Catriona Le May Doan (4) | GER Sabine Völker | GER Anni Friesinger | GER Anni Friesinger | ||||
| 2002–03 | GER Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt (2) | GER Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt (5) | CAN Cindy Klassen | GER Claudia Pechstein | ||||
| 2003–04 | JPN Shihomi Shinya | CHN Wang Manli | USA Jennifer Rodriguez | GER Anni Friesinger (3) | GER Claudia Pechstein | |||
| 2004–05 | JPN Sayuri Osuga | CHN Wang Manli (2) | ITA Chiara Simionato | CAN Cindy Klassen | GER Claudia Pechstein (3) | JPN Japan | ||
| 2005–06 | GER Jenny Wolf | GER Jenny Wolf | GER Anni Friesinger | CAN Cindy Klassen (3) | CAN Cindy Klassen | GER Germany | ||
| 2006–07 | GER Jenny Wolf | GER Jenny Wolf | ITA Chiara Simionato (2) | NED Ireen Wüst | CZE Martina Sáblíková | NED Netherlands | ||
| 2007–08 | GER Jenny Wolf | GER Jenny Wolf | GER Anni Friesinger (2) | CAN Kristina Groves | CZE Martina Sáblíková | CAN Canada | ||
| 2008–09 | GER Jenny Wolf (4) | GER Jenny Wolf | CAN Christine Nesbitt | CAN Kristina Groves | CZE Martina Sáblíková | CZE Czech Republic | ||
| 2009–10 | GER Jenny Wolf | CAN Christine Nesbitt | CAN Kristina Groves (3) | CZE Martina Sáblíková | CAN Canada | |||
| 2010–11 | GER Jenny Wolf (6) | USA Heather Richardson | CAN Christine Nesbitt | CZE Martina Sáblíková | NED Netherlands | |||
| 2011–12 | CHN Yu Jing | CAN Christine Nesbitt (3) | CAN Christine Nesbitt (2) | CZE Martina Sáblíková | CAN Canada | NED Mariska Huisman | ||
| 2012–13 | KOR Lee Sang-hwa | USA Heather Richardson | NED Marrit Leenstra | CZE Martina Sáblíková | NED Netherlands | KOR Kim Bo-reum | ||
| 2013–14 | RUS Olga Fatkulina | USA Heather Richardson | NED Ireen Wüst | CZE Martina Sáblíková | NED Netherlands | ITA Francesca Lollobrigida | ||
| 2014–15 | JPN Nao Kodaira | USA Brittany Bowe | NED Marrit Leenstra (2) | CZE Martina Sáblíková | NED Netherlands | CAN Ivanie Blondin | ||
| 2015–16 | USA Heather Richardson-Bergsma | USA Brittany Bowe | USA Brittany Bowe | CZE Martina Sáblíková | JPN Japan | CHN China | NED Irene Schouten | |
| 2016–17 | JPN Nao Kodaira | USA Heather Bergsma (4) | USA Heather Bergsma | CZE Martina Sáblíková | JPN Japan | JPN Japan | KOR Kim Bo-reum | |
| 2017–18 | AUT Vanessa Herzog | RUS Yekaterina Shikhova | JPN Miho Takagi | NED Antoinette de Jong | JPN Japan | RUS Russia | ITA Francesca Lollobrigida | |
| 2018–19 | AUT Vanessa Herzog (2) | USA Brittany Bowe | USA Brittany Bowe | CZE Martina Sáblíková | JPN Japan | RUS Russia (2) | KOR Kim Bo-reum (3) | |
| 2019–20 | JPN Nao Kodaira (3) | USA Brittany Bowe | NED Ireen Wüst (3) | CZE Martina Sáblíková (13) | CAN Canada | NED Netherlands | CAN Ivanie Blondin | |
| 2020–21 | NED Femke Kok | USA Brittany Bowe | USA Brittany Bowe (3) | NED Irene Schouten | CAN Canada | NED Irene Schouten (2) | ||
| 2021–22 | USA Erin Jackson | USA Brittany Bowe (6) | JPN Miho Takagi | NED Irene Schouten (2) | CAN Canada | POL Poland | ITA Francesca Lollobrigida (3) | |
| 2022–23 | KOR Kim Min-sun | JPN Miho Takagi | JPN Miho Takagi | NOR Ragne Wiklund | CAN Canada | USA United States | CAN Ivanie Blondin (3) | |
| 2023–24 | USA Erin Jackson | JPN Miho Takagi | JPN Miho Takagi | NOR Ragne Wiklund | JPN Japan (6) | NED Netherlands | CAN Valérie Maltais | |
| 2024–25 | USA Erin Jackson (3) | JPN Miho Takagi (3) | JPN Miho Takagi | NOR Ragne Wiklund | NED Netherlands (6) | POL Poland (2) | NED Marijke Groenewoud | |
| 2025–26 | NED Femke Kok (2) | NED Femke Kok | JPN Miho Takagi (6) | NOR Ragne Wiklund (4) | CAN Canada (8) | NED Netherlands (3) | USA Mia Manganello |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
Mixed
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
Most World Cup victories
The skaters with the highest number of individual World Cup victories as of 25 December 2025. Active skaters in bold.
Men
| Pos | Athlete | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 5000 m | 10000 m | Mass start | Total wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAN Jeremy Wotherspoon | 49 | 18 | 67 | |||||
| 2 | USA Shani Davis | 40 | 18 | 58 | |||||
| 3 | GDR GER Uwe-Jens Mey | 36 | 12 | 48 | |||||
| 4 | USA Jordan Stolz | 15 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 47 | |||
| 5 | USA Dan Jansen | 32 | 14 | 46 | |||||
| 6 | NED Sven Kramer | 3 | 34 | 5 | 42 | ||||
| 7 | RUS Pavel Kulizhnikov | 24 | 12 | 36 | |||||
| 8 | JPN Hiroyasu Shimizu | 1 | 34 | 35 | |||||
| 9 | NOR Ådne Søndrål | 1 | 11 | 18 | 30 | ||||
| URS CIS BLR Igor Zhelezovski | 4 | 24 | 2 | 30 |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
Women
| Pos | Athlete | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 3000 m | 5000 m | Mass start | Total wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GDR GER Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | 2 | 39 | 42 | 15 | 98 | |||
| 2 | USA Bonnie Blair | 39 | 27 | 3 | 69 | ||||
| 3 | GER Jenny Wolf | 12 | 49 | 61 | |||||
| 4 | GER Anni Friesinger | 19 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 56 | |||
| 5 | CZE Martina Sáblíková | 1 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 52 | |||
| 6 | JPN Miho Takagi | 13 | 24 | 1 | 38 | ||||
| 7 | KOR Lee Sang-hwa | 1 | 36 | 37 | |||||
| 8 | GER Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt | 17 | 19 | 36 | |||||
| NED Ireen Wüst | 4 | 26 | 6 | 36 | |||||
| 10 | JPN Nao Kodaira | 28 | 6 | 34 | |||||
| CAN Catriona Le May Doan | 1 | 27 | 6 | 34 | |||||
| USA Heather Richardson Bergsma | 6 | 21 | 7 | 34 |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
All-time medal count
Update after 2025–26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup result.
References
References
- "History of World Cup classifications Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com.
- "History of World Cup classifications Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com.
- "History of World Cup classifications Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com.
- "Most World Cup victories individual distances Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com.
- "Most World Cup victories individual distances Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com.
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