The men's team pursuit in the 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over four races on four occasions, out of a total of nine World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 16–18 November 2012, and the final occasion also taking place in Heerenveen on 8–10 March 2013.
The Netherlands successfully defended their title from the previous season, while South Korea came second and Russia came third.
Top three
edit| Medal | Country | Points | Previous season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Netherlands |
450 | 1st |
| Silver |  South Korea |
350 | 2nd |
| Bronze |  Russia |
285 | 5th |
Race medallists
edit| Occasion # | Location | Date | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time | Report |
| 1 | Heerenveen, Netherlands | 17 November | Netherlands Jan Blokhuijsen Sven Kramer Koen Verweij |
3:39.76 | Russia Yevgeny Lalenkov Ivan Skobrev Denis Yuskov |
3:42.90 | South Korea Joo Hyung-joon Ko Byung-wook Lee Seung-hoon |
3:43.57 | [1] |
| 3 | Astana, Kazachstan | 1 December | Netherlands Jorrit Bergsma Koen Verweij Jan Blokhuijsen |
3:41.27 | South Korea Lee Seung-hoon Joo Hyung-joon Kim Cheol-min |
3:41.49 |  NorwayHåvard Bøkko Sverre Lunde Pedersen Simen Spieler Nilsen |
3:43.43 | [2] |
| 8 | Erfurt, Germany | 2 March | Netherlands Sven Kramer Jorrit Bergsma Koen Verweij |
3:45.21 | South Korea Lee Seung-hoon Ko Byung-wook Kim Cheol-min |
3:45.33 |  PolandZbigniew Bródka Konrad Niedźwiedzki Jan Szymański |
3:45.79 | [3] |
| 9 | Heerenveen, Netherlands | 8 March | Netherlands Jan Blokhuijsen Sven Kramer Koen Verweij Jorrit Bergsma |
3:40.64 | South Korea Joo Hyung-joon Ko Byung-wook Lee Seung-hoon Kim Cheol-min |
3:42.69 | Russia Yevgeny Lalenkov Ivan Skobrev Denis Yuskov |
3:43.02 | [4] |
Standings
editStandings as of 10 March 2013 (end of the season).[5]
| # | Country | HVN1 | AST | ERF | HVN2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands |
100 | 100 | 100 | 150 | 450 |
| 2 | South Korea |
70 | 80 | 80 | 120 | 350 |
| 3 | Russia |
80 | 40 | 60 | 105 | 285 |
| 4 | Norway |
45 | 70 | 50 | 90 | 255 |
| 5 | Poland |
40 | 50 | 70 | – | 160 |
| 6 |  Canada |
60 | 60 | 30 | – | 150 |
| 7 |  Germany |
50 | 35 | 45 | – | 130 |
| 8 |  Italy |
35 | 25 | 40 | – | 100 |
| 9 |  France |
30 | 45 | – | – | 75 |
| 10 |  Belgium |
16 | 30 | 25 | – | 71 |
| 11 |  United States |
25 | – | 35 | – | 60 |
| 12 |  Japan |
21 | 18 | 18 | – | 57 |
| 13 |  China |
18 | – | 21 | – | 39 |
| 14 |  Kazakhstan |
– | 21 | – | – | 21 |
References
edit- ^ "Essent ISU World Cup Heerenveen – Result Team Pursuit Men – Rankings as of Nov 18 2012 5:50PM". International Skating Union. 18 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-08-25. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ "Essent ISU World Cup Astana – Result Team Pursuit Men – Rankings as of Dec 2 2012 6:52PM". International Skating Union. 2 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ "Essent ISU World Cup Erfurt – Result Team Pursuit Men – Rankings as of Mar 3 2013 1:29PM". International Skating Union. 3 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-05-27. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ "Essent ISU World Cup Heerenveen – Result Team Pursuit Men – Rankings as of Mar 8 2013 7:42PM". International Skating Union. 8 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-05-26. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ "Essent ISU WorldCup 2011/2012 – Rankings Team Pursuit Men – Rankings as of Mar 10 2013 6:56PM". International Skating Union. 10 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-05-27. Retrieved 27 July 2013.