2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team pursuit
| ISU Speed Skating World Cup |
| 2009–10 |
| Men |
|
500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 5k/10k | Team pursuit |
| Women |
|
500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 3k/5k | Team pursuit |
| World Cup weekends |
|
Berlin |
Heerenveen (1) |
Hamar |
Calgary |
The women's team pursuit in the 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over four races on four occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion involving the event taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 13–15 November 2009, and the last occasion taking place, also in Heerenveen, on 12–14 March 2010.[1]
Canada won the cup, while Russia came second, and Germany came third. The defending champions, the Czech Republic, ended up in 11th place.
On the fourth competition weekend, Canada's team, comprised by Kristina Groves, Christine Nesbitt and Brittany Schussler, set a new world record of 2:55.79.
Top three
| Medal | Country | Points | Previous season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Canada | 430 | 8th |
| Silver |  Russia | 320 | 7th |
| Bronze |  Germany | 210 | 4th |
Race medallists
| Occasion # | Date | Location | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time | Report |
| 2 | Heerenveen, Netherlands | 15 November | Canada Kristina Groves Christine Nesbitt Brittany Schussler | 3:00.39 |  NetherlandsDiane Valkenburg Elma de Vries Ireen Wüst | 3:02.12 | Russia Yekaterina Abramova Galina Likhachova Yekaterina Shikhova | 3:02.40 | [2] |
| 4 | Calgary, Canada | 6 December | Canada Kristina Groves Christine Nesbitt Brittany Schussler | 2:55.79 WR |
 JapanMasako Hozumi Maki Tabata Shiho Ishizawa | 2:59.79 | Germany Isabell Ost Stephanie Beckert Katrin Mattscherodt | 3:00.25 | [3] |
| 5 | Salt Lake City, United States | 13 December | Russia Yekaterina Abramova Galina Likhachova Yekaterina Shikhova | 2:57.18 | Canada Kristina Groves Christine Nesbitt Cindy Klassen | 2:57.35 | Germany Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Stephanie Beckert Katrin Mattscherodt | 2:57.36 | [4] |
| 7 | Heerenveen, Netherlands | 14 March | Canada Kristina Groves Cindy Klassen Brittany Schussler | 3:02.05 | Germany Stephanie Beckert Anni Friesinger-Postma Katrin Mattscherodt | 3:03.43 | Japan Masako Hozumi Nao Kodaira Maki Tabata | 3:04.58 | [5] |
Final standings
Standings as of 14 March 2010 (end of the season).[6][7]
| # | Name | HVN1 | CAL | SLC | HVN2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 100 | 100 | 80 | 150 | 430 |
| 2 | Russia | 70 | 60 | 100 | 90 | 320 |
| 3 | Germany | 50 | 70 | 70 | 120 | 310 |
| 3 | Japan | 60 | 80 | 50 | 105 | 295 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 80 | 45 | 60 | 185 | |
| 6 |  South Korea | 40 | 50 | 45 | – | 135 |
| 7 |  United States | 45 | 32 | 40 | – | 117 |
| 8 |  China | 36 | 40 | 32 | – | 108 |
| 9 |  Poland | 32 | 36 | 36 | – | 104 |
| 10 |  Kazakhstan | – | 28 | 28 | – | 56 |
| 11 |  Czech Republic | 28 | – | – | – | 28 |
| 12 |  Norway | 24 | 0 | – | – | 24 |
References
- ↑ 2009/2010 ISU World Cup
- ↑ 2009-10 World Cup #2 - Results Team pursuit Women, SpeedSkatingStats.com.
- ↑ 2009-10 World Cup #4 - Results Team pursuit Women, SpeedSkatingStats.com.
- ↑ 2009-10 World Cup #5 - Results Team pursuit Women, SpeedSkatingStats.com.
- ↑ 2009-10 World Cup #7 Final - Results Team pursuit Women, SpeedSkatingStats.com.
- ↑ Standings
- ↑ Classification of the 2009-10 World Cup Team pursuit Women, SpeedSkatingStats.com.