SPEED SKATING WORLD CUP

The 'Speed Skating World Cup' is a series of international speed skating competitions, organised yearly by the International Skating Union since the winter of 1985/1986. Every year during the winter, a number of competitions on a number of different distances 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 by skaters nor spectators, the World Cup gradually became more and more popular, and this was of the of the reasons of the creation of the World Single Distance Championships. The results on 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. Eight World Cup titles are awarded every season, four for men (the 500 m, the 1,000 m, the 1,500 m, and the combined 5,000 m / 10,000 m), and four for women (the 500 m, the 1,000 m, the 1,500 m, and the combined 3,000 m / 5,000 m).

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Overall World Cup winners

Men

Women

References

Overall World Cup winners

Men

SEASON	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	5,000 / 10,000 m
1985-1986	Dan Jansen	Dan Jansen	Michael Hadschieff	Dave Silk
1986-1987	Nick Thometz	Nick Thometz	Hans Magnusson	Geir Karlstad
1987-1988	Dan Jansen	Uwe-Jens Mey	André Hoffmann	Tomas Gustafson
1988-1989	Uwe-Jens Mey	Uwe-Jens Mey	Eric Flaim Michael Hadschieff	Gerard Kemkers
1989-1990	Uwe-Jens Mey	Uwe-Jens Mey	Johann Olav Koss	Bart Veldkamp
1990-1991	Uwe-Jens Mey	Igor Zhelezovski	Johann Olav Koss	Johann Olav Koss
1991-1992	Dan Jansen	Igor Zhelezovski	Falko Zandstra	Geir Karlstad
1992-1993	Dan Jansen	Igor Zhelezovski	Rintje Ritsma	Bart Veldkamp
1993-1994	Dan Jansen	Dan Jansen	Falko Zandstra	Johann Olav Koss
1994-1995	Hiroyasu Shimizu	Yukinori Miyabe	Neal Marshall	Rintje Ritsma
1995-1996	Manabu Horii	Ådne Søndrål	Hiroyuki Noake	Rintje Ritsma
1996-1997	Hiroyasu Shimizu	Manabu Horii	Rintje Ritsma	Rintje Ritsma
1997-1998	Jeremy Wotherspoon	Jeremy Wotherspoon	Ids Postma	Gianni Romme
1998-1999	Jeremy Wotherspoon	Jeremy Wotherspoon	Ådne Søndrål	Bart Veldkamp
1999-2000	Jeremy Wotherspoon	Jeremy Wotherspoon	Ådne Søndrål	Gianni Romme
2000-2001	Hiroyasu Shimizu	Jeremy Wotherspoon	Aleksandr Kibalko	Gianni Romme
2001-2002	Jeremy Wotherspoon	Jeremy Wotherspoon	Ådne Søndrål	Gianni Romme
2002-2003	Jeremy Wotherspoon	Erben Wennemars	Yevgeny Lalenkov	Carl Verheijen
2003-2004	Jeremy Wotherspoon	Erben Wennemars	Mark Tuitert	Bob de Jong
2004-2005	Jeremy Wotherspoon	Erben Wennemars	Mark Tuitert	Øystein Grødum
2005-2006	Lee Kang-Seok	Shani Davis	Chad Hedrick	Chad Hedrick
2006-2007	Tucker Fredricks	Erben Wennemars	Erben Wennemars	Sven Kramer

Women

SEASON	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	3,000 / 5,000 m
1985-1986	Christa Rothenburger	Karin Kania	Annette Carlén-Karlsson	Andrea Ehrig
1986-1987	Bonnie Blair	Bonnie Blair	Yvonne van Gennip	Yvonne van Gennip
1987-1988	Christa Rothenburger	Christa Rothenburger	Bonnie Blair	Gabi Zange-Schönbrunn
1988-1989	Christa Luding-Rothenburger	Angela Hauck-Stahnke	Constanze Moser-Scandolo	Heike Schalling
1989-1990	Bonnie Blair Angela Stahnke	Seiko Hashimoto	Jacqueline Börner	Gunda Kleemann
1990-1991	Kyoko Shimazaki	Monique Garbrecht	Gunda Kleemann	Heike Warnicke-Schalling
1991-1992	Bonnie Blair	Bonnie Blair	Gunda Niemann	Gunda Niemann
1992-1993	Ye Qiaobo	Bonnie Blair	Gunda Niemann	Gunda Niemann
1993-1994	Bonnie Blair	Bonnie Blair	Emese Hunyady	Gunda Niemann
1994-1995	Bonnie Blair	Bonnie Blair	Gunda Niemann	Gunda Niemann
1995-1996	Svetlana Zhurova	Chris Witty	Gunda Niemann	Gunda Niemann
1996-1997	Xue Ruihong	Franziska Schenk	Gunda Niemann	Tonny de Jong
1997-1998	Catriona LeMay Doan	Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt	Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann	Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
1998-1999	Catriona LeMay Doan	Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt	Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann	Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
1999-2000	Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt	Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt	Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann	Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
2000-2001	Catriona LeMay Doan	Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt	Anni Friesinger	Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
2001-2002	Catriona LeMay Doan	Sabine Völker	Anni Friesinger	Anni Friesinger
2002-2003	Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt	Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt	Cindy Klassen	Claudia Pechstein
2003-2004	Wang Manli	Jennifer Rodriguez	Anni Friesinger	Claudia Pechstein
2004-2005	Wang Manli	Chiara Simionato	Cindy Klassen	Claudia Pechstein
2005-2006	Jenny Wolf	Anni Friesinger	Cindy Klassen	Cindy Klassen
2006-2007	Jenny Wolf	Chiara Simionato	Ireen Wüst	Martina Sáblíková

References

★ World Cup history and results at SkateResults.com