2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team pursuit
| ISU Speed Skating World Cup |
| 2008–09 |
| Men |
| Women |
| World Cup weekends |
|
Berlin |
Heerenveen (1) |
Moscow |
Changchun |
Nagano |
The women's team pursuit in the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over three races on three occasions, out of a total of nine World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 7–9 November 2008, and the last occasion involving the event taking place in Erfurt, Germany, on 30 January – 1 February 2009.[1]
The Czech Republic won the cup, while the United States came second, and the Netherlands came third. The defending champions, Canada, ended up in eighth place.
Top three
| Medal | Country | Points | Previous season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Czech Republic | 235 | – |
| Silver |  United States | 205 | 7th |
| Bronze |  Netherlands | 200 | 6th |
Race medallists
| Occasion # | Date | Location | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time | Report |
| 1 | Berlin, Germany | 9 November | Netherlands Renate Groenewold Ireen Wüst Diane Valkenburg | 3:04.34 |  GermanyDaniela Anschütz-Thoms Claudia Pechstein Lucille Opitz | 3:04.51 | United States Nancy Swider-Peltz, Jr Catherine Raney Mia Manganello | 3:05.68 | [2] |
| 2 | Heerenveen, Netherlands | 16 November | Netherlands Renate Groenewold Marrit Leenstra Ireen Wüst | 3:01.32 |  CanadaKristina Groves Christine Nesbitt Brittany Schussler | 3:02.34 | Germany Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Lucille Opitz Claudia Pechstein | 3:02.51 | [3] |
| 7 | Erfurt, Germany | 1 February | Czech Republic Karolína Erbanová Andrea Jirků Martina Sáblíková | 3:05.32 |  RussiaGalina Likhachova Alla Shabanova Yekaterina Shikhova | 3:05.80 |  PolandNatalia Czerwonka Katarzyna Wójcicka Luiza Złotkowska | 3:06.26 | [4] |
Final standings
Standings as of 1 February 2009 (end of the season).[5][6]
| # | Nation | BER | HVN | ERF | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Czech Republic | 45 | 40 | 150 | 235 |
 | United States | 70 | 60 | 75 | 205 |
 | Netherlands | 100 | 100 | 0 | 200 |
| 4 | Germany | 80 | 70 | 40 | 190 |
| 5 | Poland | 32 | 36 | 105 | 173 |
| 6 |  Japan | 36 | 45 | 90 | 171 |
| 7 | Russia | 28 | 0 | 120 | 148 |
| 8 | Canada | 50 | 80 | – | 130 |
| 9 |  China | 40 | 32 | 45 | 117 |
| 10 |  South Korea | 60 | 50 | – | 110 |
| 11 |  Romania | 24 | 24 | 36 | 84 |
| 12 |  Belarus | 21 | 21 | – | 42 |
| 13 |  Norway | – | 28 | – | 28 |
References
- ↑ 2008/2009 ISU World Cup
- ↑ 2008-09 World Cup #1 - Results Team pursuit Women, SpeedSkatingStats.com.
- ↑ 2008-09 World Cup #2 - Results Team pursuit Women, SpeedSkatingStats.com.
- ↑ 2008-09 World Cup #7 - Results Team pursuit Women, SpeedSkatingStats.com.
- ↑ Standings Team Pursuit women
- ↑ Classification of the 2008-09 World Cup Team pursuit Women, SpeedSkatingStats.com.
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