# 2010–11 ISU Speed Skating World Cup

The 2010–11 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, officially the Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2010–2011, was a series of international speed skating competitions which ran the entire season. The season started on 12 November 2010 in Heerenveen, Netherlands, and ended on 6 March 2011, also in Heerenveen. In total, eight competition weekends were held at seven different locations, ten cups were contested (five for men, and five for women), and 70 races took place.
The World Cup is organized by the International Skating Union (ISU).

## Calendar

| WC # | City | Venue | Date | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 3000 m | 5000 m | 10000 m | Team pursuit |
| 1 | Heerenveen | Thialf | 12–14 November | 2m, 2w | m, w | m, w | w | m | | |
| 2 | Berlin | Hohenschönhausen | 19–21 November | 2m, 2w | m, w | m, w | w | m | | m, w |
| 3 | Hamar | Vikingskipet | 27–28 November | | | m, w | | w | m | m, w |
| 4 | Changchun | Jilin Provincial Speed Skating Rink | 4–5 December | 2m, 2w | 2m, 2w | | | | | |
| 5 | Obihiro | Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval | 11–12 December | 2m, 2w | 2m, 2w | | | | | |
| | Harbin | Heilongjiang Indoor Rink | 28–29 December | 2011 Asian Speed Skating Championships | 2011 Asian Speed Skating Championships | 2011 Asian Speed Skating Championships | 2011 Asian Speed Skating Championships | 2011 Asian Speed Skating Championships | 2011 Asian Speed Skating Championships | 2011 Asian Speed Skating Championships |
| | Collalbo | Arena Ritten | 7–9 January | 2011 European Speed Skating Championships | 2011 European Speed Skating Championships | 2011 European Speed Skating Championships | 2011 European Speed Skating Championships | 2011 European Speed Skating Championships | 2011 European Speed Skating Championships | 2011 European Speed Skating Championships |
| | Heerenveen | Thialf | 22–23 January | 2011 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | 2011 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | 2011 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | 2011 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | 2011 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | 2011 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | 2011 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships |
| 6 | Moscow | Krylatskoye Skating Hall | 28–30 January | 2m, 2w | m, w | m, w | w | m | | m, w |
| | Calgary | Olympic Oval | 12–13 February | 2011 World Allround Speed Skating Championships | 2011 World Allround Speed Skating Championships | 2011 World Allround Speed Skating Championships | 2011 World Allround Speed Skating Championships | 2011 World Allround Speed Skating Championships | 2011 World Allround Speed Skating Championships | 2011 World Allround Speed Skating Championships |
| 7 | Salt Lake City | Utah Olympic Oval | 18–19 February | | | m, w | | w | m | |
| 8 | Heerenveen | Thialf | 4–6 March | 2m, 2w | m, w | m, w | w | m | | |
| | Inzell | Eisstadion Inzell | 10–13 March | 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships | 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships | 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships | 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships | 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships | 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships | 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 12m, 12w | 8m, 8w | 6m, 6w | 4w | 4m, 2w | 2m | 3m, 3w |
Note: the men's 5000 and 10000 metres were contested as one cup, and the women's 3000 and 5000 metres were contested as one cup, as indicated by the color coding.

## World records

World records going into the 2010–11 season.

### Men

| Distance | Time | Holder | Date | Venue |
| 500 m | 34.03 | Jeremy Wotherspoon | 9 November 2007 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City |
| 1000 m | 1:06.42 | Shani Davis | 7 March 2009 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City |
| 1500 m | 1:41.04 | Shani Davis | 11 December 2009 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City |
| 5000 m | 6:03.32 | Sven Kramer | 17 November 2007 | Olympic Oval, Calgary |
| 10000 m | 12:41.69 | Sven Kramer | 10 March 2007 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City |
| Team pursuit (8 laps) | 3:37.80 | Sven Kramer Carl Verheijen Erben Wennemars | 11 March 2007 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City |

### Women

| Distance | Time | Holder | Date | Venue |
| 500 m | 37.00 | Jenny Wolf | 11 December 2009 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City |
| 1000 m | 1:13.11 | Cindy Klassen | 25 March 2006 | Olympic Oval, Calgary |
| 1500 m | 1:51.79 | Cindy Klassen | 20 November 2005 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City |
| 3000 m | 3:53.34 | Cindy Klassen | 18 March 2006 | Olympic Oval, Calgary |
| 5000 m | 6:45.61 | Martina Sáblíková | 11 March 2007 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City |
| Team pursuit (6 laps) | 2:55.79 | Kristina Groves Christine Nesbitt Brittany Schussler | 6 December 2009 | Olympic Oval, Calgary |
At the World Cup stop in Salt Lake City on 18 February 2011, Martina Sáblíková of the Czech Republic set a new world record on the women's 5000 metres with a time of 6:42.66.

## Men's standings
### 500 m

| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Lee Kang-seok | 845 |
| 2 | Lee Kyou-hyuk | 745 |
| 3 | Joji Kato | 671 |

### 1000 m

| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Stefan Groothuis | 580 |
| 2 | Lee Kyou-hyuk | 522 |
| 3 | Shani Davis | 485 |

### 1500 m

| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Shani Davis | 440 |
| 2 | Håvard Bøkko | 357 |
| 3 | Stefan Groothuis | 342 |

### 5000 and 10000 m

| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Bob de Jong | 610 |
| 2 | Ivan Skobrev | 400 |
| 3 | Bob de Vries | 356 |

### Team pursuit

| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Norway | 270 |
| 2 | Russia | 250 |
| 3 | United States | 232 |

## Women's standings
### 500 m

| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Jenny Wolf | 1190 |
| 2 | Lee Sang-hwa | 875 |
| 3 | Margot Boer | 735 |

### 1000 m

| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Heather Richardson | 605 |
| 2 | Christine Nesbitt | 590 |
| 3 | Margot Boer | 360 |

### 1500 m

| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Christine Nesbitt | 575 |
| 2 | Marrit Leenstra | 466 |
| 3 | Ireen Wüst | 460 |

### 3000 and 5000 m

| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Martina Sáblíková | 510 |
| 2 | Stephanie Beckert | 475 |
| 3 | Jilleanne Rookard | 351 |

### Team pursuit

| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Netherlands | 300 |
| 2 | Germany | 250 |
| 3 | Norway | 250 |