2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's team pursuit

The men's team pursuit in the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over four races on four occasions, out of a total of six World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on 8–10 November 2013, and the last occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 14–16 March 2014.[1] The races were over eight laps.[1]

The defending champions were the Netherlands.

On 9 November, in the race in Calgary, the Dutch team, comprised by Koen Verweij, Jan Blokhuijsen and Sven Kramer, set a new world record with a time of 3:37.17.[2] In the next race, in Salt Lake City on 16 November, the same Dutch team improved the world record again, this time to 3:35.60.[3]

The Dutch team – with Blokhuijsen participating in all races – went undefeated through the season, and won the cup with the maximum points possible, 450, and a margin of 170 points to the next team. Behind Netherlands, it was a closer call, with three teams within 15 points. The United States team eventually took the silver, while Norway took the bronze, 5 points before Poland.

Top three

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Position Country Points Previous season
1   Netherlands 450 1st
2   United States 280 11th
3   Norway 270 4th

Race medallists

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Occasion # Location Date Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time Report
1 Calgary, Alberta, Canada 9 November   Netherlands
Koen Verweij
Jan Blokhuijsen
Sven Kramer
3:37.17
WR
  United States
Brian Hansen
Jonathan Kuck
Trevor Marsicano
3:38.66   South Korea
Lee Seung-hoon
Joo Hyong-jun
Kim Cheol-min
3:40.53 [4][5]
2 Salt Lake City, United States 16 November   Netherlands
Jan Blokhuijsen
Koen Verweij
Sven Kramer
3:35.60
WR
  United States
Brian Hansen
Jonathan Kuck
Shani Davis
3:37.22   South Korea
Lee Seung-hoon
Kim Cheol-min
Joo Hyong-jun
3:37.51 [6][7]
4 Berlin, Germany 7 December   Netherlands
Douwe de Vries
Jan Blokhuijsen
Jorrit Bergsma
3:41.46   South Korea
Lee Seung-hoon
Kim Cheol-min
Joo Hyong-jun
3:41.92   Poland
Zbigniew Bródka
Konrad Niedźwiedzki
Jan Szymański
3:43.81 [8][9]
6 Heerenveen, Netherlands 15 March   Netherlands
Jan Blokhuijsen
Christijn Groeneveld
Douwe de Vries
3:45.00   Poland
Zbigniew Bródka
Konrad Niedźwiedzki
Artur Waś
3:45.73   Norway
Håvard Bøkko
Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen
Sverre Lunde Pedersen
3:50.08 [10][11]

Standings

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Standings as of 15 March 2014 (end of the season).[12]

# Country CAL SLC BER HVN Total
1   Netherlands 100 100 100 150 450
2   United States 80 80 30 90 280
3   Norway 45 60 60 105 270
4   Poland 50 25 70 120 265
5   South Korea 70 70 80 220
6   Canada 60 40 35 135
7   France 30 50 40 120
  Germany 25 45 50 120
9   Russia 40 35 45 120
10   Italy 35 30 25 90
11   Japan 21 21 42
12   Belgium 18 21 39
13   Austria 16 18 34
  New Zealand 18 16 34
15   China 14 14 28
16   Kazakhstan 16 16

References

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  1. ^ a b "Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2013/14". International Skating Union. 29 July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Sang-Hwa Lee (KOR) sets world record in 500m". International Skating Union. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Dutch set new Men's Team Pursuit world record". International Skating Union. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Essent ISU World Cup Calgary – November 8-10, 2013 – Draw Team Pursuit Men – Draw as of Nov 9 2013 2:44PM". International Skating Union. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Essent ISU World Cup Calgary – November 8-10, 2013 – Result Team Pursuit Men – Rankings as of Nov 9 2013 2:36PM". International Skating Union. 9 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Essent ISU World Cup Salt Lake City – November 15-17, 2013 – Draw Team Pursuit Men – Draw as of Nov 15 2013 7:25PM". International Skating Union. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Essent ISU World Cup Salt Lake City – November 15-17, 2013 – Result Team Pursuit Men – Rankings as of Nov 16 2013 5:26PM". International Skating Union. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Essent ISU World Cup Berlin – December 6-8, 2013 – Draw Team Pursuit Men – Draw as of Dec 7 2013 4:37PM". International Skating Union. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Essent ISU World Cup Berlin – December 6-8, 2013 – Result Team Pursuit Men – Rankings as of Dec 7 2013 4:36PM". International Skating Union. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  10. ^ "Essent ISU World Cup Heerenveen – March 14-15, 2014 – Draw Team Pursuit Men – Draw as of Mar 15 2014 5:47PM". International Skating Union. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Essent ISU World Cup Heerenveen – March 14-16, 2014 – Result Team Pursuit Men – Rankings as of Mar 15 2014 5:47PM". International Skating Union. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Essent ISU WorldCup 2013/2014 – Rankings Team Pursuit Men – Rankings as of Mar 15 2014 5:43PM". International Skating Union. 15 March 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.