2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team sprint

The women's team sprint in the 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over four races, out of a total of six World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on 14 November 2015, and the final occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 11 March 2016.[1]

The team sprint was a new event for the season. China won two out of four races and the inaugural classification.

Top three edit

Position Country Points

Race medallists edit

WC # Location Date Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time Report
1 Calgary, Canada 14 November   Japan
Erina Kamiya
Maki Tsuji
Nao Kodaira
1:26.82
WR
  China
Yu Jing
Zhang Hong
Li Qishi
1:27.08   Canada
Marsha Hudey
Noémie Fiset
Heather McLean
1:28.39 [2][3]
2 Salt Lake City, United States 22 November   China
Yu Jing
Zhang Hong
Li Qishi
1.24.65
WR
  Russia
Yekaterina Shikhova
Nadezhda Aseyeva
Olga Fatkulina
1.26.07   Japan
Erina Kamiya
Maki Tsuji
Nao Kodaira
1.26.62 [4]
4 Heerenveen, Netherlands 11 December   Netherlands
Floor van den Brandt
Janine Smit
Margot Boer
Sanneke de Neeling
1:29.23   Russia
Yekaterina Shikhova
Nadezhda Aseyeva
Olga Fatkulina
Margarita Ryzhova
1:29.64   Canada
Marsha Hudey
Kaylin Irvine
Heather McLean

  Norway
Martine Ripsrud
Hege Bøkko
Ida Njåtun
DNF [5]
6 Heerenveen, Netherlands 11 March   China
Yu Jing
Zhang Hong
Li Qishi
1:28.98   Japan
Erina Kamiya
Maki Tsuji
Nao Kodaira
1:29.98   Netherlands
Bo Van Der Werff
Margot Boer
Janine Smit
1:30.04 [6]
Note: the races are over 3 laps.

Standings edit

# Country CGY SLC HVN1 HVN2 Total
1   China 80 100 0 150 330
2   Netherlands 60 50 100 104 314
3   Japan 100 70 120 290
4   Russia 0 80 80 160
5   Canada 70 60 0 130
6   Belarus 50 40 90
7   South Korea 45 0 45
8   Norway 0 0

References edit

  1. ^ "International Skating Union – Communication No. 1958" (PDF). International Skating Union. 3 August 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  2. ^ "ISU World Cup Calgary – November 13-15, 2015 – Result Team Sprint Ladies – Rankings as of Nov 17 2015 5:48PM". International Skating Union. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-02-05. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Distance Result: 1. World Cup 2015/2016 – Ladies, Teamsprint". SpeedSkatingNews[.info]. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  4. ^ "ISU Speed Skating Results - Live".
  5. ^ "ISU World Cup Heerenveen – 11–13 December 2015 – Result Team Sprint Women". International Skating Union (ISU). 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-02-05. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  6. ^ "ISU World Cup Heerenveen – – Result Team Sprint Women". International Skating Union (ISU). 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.