# 2021–22 ISU Speed Skating World Cup

The 2021–22 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was a series of speed skating competitions held from November 2021 to March 2022. The series began on 12 November 2021 in Poland and ended on 13 March 2022 in Netherlands. The World Cup is organised by the ISU who also runs world cups and championships in short track speed skating and figure skating.
The 2021-22 World Cup series consisted of five competitions. Four of these were held prior to the Olympic Games, while the World Cup Final was held after the Games.
World Cup titles were awarded to the top point earners in the 500m, 1000m, 1500m, Long Distances (combined 5000m/10000m), Mass Start, and Team Pursuit for men. Titles were awarded to the top point earning women for the same distances (Long Distances combined 3000m/5000m for women).
The competitions (except the finals in Heerenveen) were qualifying events for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China.

## Calendar
### Men
#### Tomaszów Mazowiecki 12–14 November 2021

| Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 500m | Tingyu Gao | Tatsuya Shinhama | Laurent Dubreuil |
| Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 500m | Tatsuya Shinhama | Laurent Dubreuil | Wataru Morishige |
| Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 1000m | Hein Otterspeer | Thomas Krol | Kjeld Nuis |
| Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 1500m | Kim Min-seok | Ning Zhongyan | Joey Mantia |
| Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 5000m | Nils van der Poel | Ted-Jan Bloemen | Patrick Roest |
| Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki | Mass Start | Masahito Obayashi | Ruslan Zakharov | Zbigniew Bródka |
| Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki | Team Pursuit | Netherlands | Canada | Japan |

#### Stavanger 19–21 November 2021

| Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| Sørmarka Arena | 500m | Laurent Dubreuil | Artem Arefyev | Marek Kania |
| Sørmarka Arena | 500m | Tatsuya Shinhama | Artem Arefyev | Laurent Dubreuil |
| Sørmarka Arena | 1000m | Thomas Krol | Kai Verbij | Kjeld Nuis |
| Sørmarka Arena | 1500m | Ning Zhongyan | Joey Mantia | Kim Min-seok |
| Sørmarka Arena | 10000m | Nils van der Poel | Jorrit Bergsma | Ted-Jan Bloemen |
| Sørmarka Arena | Team Sprint | China | Norway | Poland |

#### Salt Lake City 3–5 December 2021

| Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| Utah Olympic Oval | 500m | Yamato Matsui | Wataru Morishige | Laurent Dubreuil |
| Utah Olympic Oval | 500m | Wataru Morishige | Artem Arefyev | Laurent Dubreuil |
| Utah Olympic Oval | 1000m | Thomas Krol | Kjeld Nuis | Hein Otterspeer |
| Utah Olympic Oval | 1500m | Joey Mantia | Ning Zhongyan | Thomas Krol |
| Utah Olympic Oval | 5000m | Nils van der Poel | Patrick Roest | Davide Ghiotto |
| Utah Olympic Oval | Mass Start | Bart Swings | Viktor Hald Thorup | Ruslan Zakharov |
| Utah Olympic Oval | Team Pursuit | United States | Norway | Italy |

#### Calgary 10–12 December 2021

| Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| Calgary Olympic Oval | 500m | Laurent Dubreuil | Tingyu Gao | Yuma Murakami |
| Calgary Olympic Oval | 500m | Viktor Mushtakov | Yuma Murakami | Laurent Dubreuil |
| Calgary Olympic Oval | 1000m | Ning Zhongyan | Jordan Stolz | Viktor Mushtakov |
| Calgary Olympic Oval | 1500m | Joey Mantia | Connor Howe | Allan Dahl Johansson |
| Calgary Olympic Oval | 5000m | Nils van der Poel | Davide Ghiotto | Ted-Jan Bloemen |
| Calgary Olympic Oval | Mass Start | Albertus Hoolwerf | Bart Swings | Felix Rijhnen |
| Calgary Olympic Oval | Team Pursuit | United States | Norway | Canada |

#### Heerenveen 12–13 March 2022

| Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| Thialf | 500m | Tatsuya Shinhama | Laurent Dubreuil Wataru Morishige | Not awarded |
| Thialf | 500m | Tatsuya Shinhama | Piotr Michalski | Wataru Morishige |
| Thialf | 1000m | Kjeld Nuis | Thomas Krol | Hein Otterspeer |
| Thialf | 1500m | Kjeld Nuis | Thomas Krol | Connor Howe |
| Thialf | 5000m | Nils van der Poel | Bart Swings | Davide Ghiotto |
| Thialf | Mass Start | Bart Swings | Andrea Giovannini | Jorrit Bergsma |

### Women
#### Tomaszów Mazowiecki 12–14 November 2021

| Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 500m | Erin Jackson | Nao Kodaira | Olga Fatkulina |
| Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 500m | Erin Jackson | Angelina Golikova | Nao Kodaira |
| Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 1000m | Brittany Bowe | Miho Takagi | Nao Kodaira |
| Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 1500m | Miho Takagi | Brittany Bowe | Nadezhda Morozova |
| Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 3000m | Irene Schouten | Isabelle Weidemann | Francesca Lollobrigida |
| Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki | Mass Start | Irene Schouten | Ivanie Blondin | Francesca Lollobrigida |
| Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki | Team Pursuit | Canada | Japan | Netherlands |

#### Stavanger 19–21 November 2021

| Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| Sørmarka Arena | 500m | Erin Jackson | Nao Kodaira | Kaja Ziomek |
| Sørmarka Arena | 500m | Nao Kodaira | Erin Jackson | Angelina Golikova |
| Sørmarka Arena | 1000m | Brittany Bowe | Miho Takagi | Nao Kodaira |
| Sørmarka Arena | 1500m | Miho Takagi | Ireen Wüst | Ayano Sato |
| Sørmarka Arena | 5000m | Irene Schouten | Isabelle Weidemann | Ragne Wiklund |
| Sørmarka Arena | Team Sprint | Poland | Canada | China |

#### Salt Lake City 3–5 December 2021

| Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| Utah Olympic Oval | 500m | Erin Jackson | Angelina Golikova | Femke Kok |
| Utah Olympic Oval | 500m | Andżelika Wójcik | Angelina Golikova | Olga Fatkulina |
| Utah Olympic Oval | 1000m | Miho Takagi | Jutta Leerdam | Brittany Bowe |
| Utah Olympic Oval | 1500m | Miho Takagi | Ayano Sato | Jutta Leerdam |
| Utah Olympic Oval | 3000m | Irene Schouten | Antoinette de Jong | Ragne Wiklund |
| Utah Olympic Oval | Mass Start | Ivanie Blondin | Marijke Groenewoud | Sofie Karoline Haugen |
| Utah Olympic Oval | Team Pursuit | Canada | Netherlands | Russia |

#### Calgary 10–12 December 2021

| Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| Calgary Olympic Oval | 500m | Olga Fatkulina | Nao Kodaira | Angelina Golikova |
| Calgary Olympic Oval | 500m | Angelina Golikova | Nao Kodaira | Erin Jackson |
| Calgary Olympic Oval | 1000m | Nao Kodaira | Brittany Bowe | Olga Fatkulina |
| Calgary Olympic Oval | 1500m | Brittany Bowe | Nana Takagi | Ayano Sato |
| Calgary Olympic Oval | 3000m | Francesca Lollobrigida | Isabelle Weidemann | Martina Sáblíkova |
| Calgary Olympic Oval | Mass Start | Francesca Lollobrigida | Ivanie Blondin | Elizaveta Golubeva |
| Calgary Olympic Oval | Team Pursuit | Canada | Japan | China |

#### Heerenveen 12–13 March 2022

| Place | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| Thialf | 500m | Erin Jackson | Femke Kok | Nao Kodaira |
| Thialf | 500m | Erin Jackson | Brittany Bowe | Kim Min Sun |
| Thialf | 1000m | Miho Takagi | Brittany Bowe | Kimi Goetz |
| Thialf | 1500m | Miho Takagi | Antoinette de Jong | Ragne Wiklund |
| Thialf | 3000m | Irene Schouten | Ragne Wiklund | Martina Sáblíková |
| Thialf | Mass Start | Irene Schouten | Marijke Groenewoud | Francesca Lollobrigida |

## World Cup standings

| Men's 500 metres Final standings after 10 events Pos Athlete Points 1. Laurent Dubreuil614 2. Tatsuya Shinhama586 3. Wataru Morishige555 4. Yuma Murakami477 5. Piotr Michalski439 | Women's 500 metres Final standings after 10 events Pos Athlete Points 1. Erin Jackson660 2. Nao Kodaira572 3. Kaja Ziomek432 4. Femke Kok410 5. Angelina Golikova404 |
| Men's 1000 metres Final standings after 5 events Pos Athlete Points 1. Thomas Krol282 2. Kjeld Nuis270 3. Hein Otterspeer238 4. Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen230 5. Kai Verbij210 | Women's 1000 metres Final standings after 5 events Pos Athlete Points 1. Brittany Bowe330 2. Miho Takagi288 3. Nao Kodaira268 4. Kimi Goetz227 5. Yekaterina Aidova204 |
| Men's 1500 metres Final standings after 5 events Pos Athlete Points 1. Joey Mantia280 2. Connor Howe256 3. Kjeld Nuis224 4. Thomas Krol221 5. Bart Swings215 | Women's 1500 metres Final standings after 5 events Pos Athlete Points 1. Miho Takagi300 2. Brittany Bowe256 3. Ayano Sato252 4. Ragne Wiklund238 5. Antoinette de Jong235 |
| Men's long distances Final standings after 5 events Pos Athlete Points 1 Nils van der Poel360 2 Davide Ghiotto272 3 Ted-Jan Bloemen264 4 Bart Swings259 5 Jorrit Bergsma211 | Women's long distances Final standings after 5 events Pos Athlete Points 1 Irene Schouten300 2 Ragne Wiklund290 3 Francesca Lollobrigida266 4 Martina Sáblíková265 5 Joy Beune210 |
| Men's mass start Final standings after 4 events Pos Athlete Points 1. Bart Swings652 2. Andrea Giovannini550 3. Ruslan Zakharov425 4. Chung Jae-won376 5. Jorrit Bergsma371 | Women's mass start Final standings after 4 events Pos Athlete Points 1. Francesca Lollobrigida602 2. Ivanie Blondin578 3. Irene Schouten506 4. Marijke Groenewoud476 5. Valérie Maltais362 |
| Men's team pursuit Final standings after 3 events Pos Athlete Points 1 United States312 2 Norway302 3 Canada284 4 Netherlands268 5 Italy252 | Women's team pursuit Final standings after 3 events Pos Athlete Points 1 Canada360 2 Japan284 3 Netherlands280 4 Russia262 5 Norway242 |
| Men's team sprint Final standings after 1 event Pos Athlete Points 1 China120 2 Norway108 3 Poland96 4 Italy86 5 Belarus80 | Women's team sprint Final standings after 1 event Pos Athlete Points 1 Poland120 2 Canada108 3 China96 4 Netherlands86 5 Russia80 |