International Skating Union ISU Speed Skating Media Guide 2012/13 International Skating Union 11/14/2012 ISU Speed Skating Media Guide Contents 1. International Skating Union Speed Skating Office Holders 2010/16 ........................................ 4 2. ISU Speed Skating Members ........................................................................................................ 5 3. ISU Contact .................................................................................................................................... 6 4. Rules and Regulations ................................................................................................................... 6 a. ISU World Cup Competitions .................................................................................................. 6 i. Entry Rules and Quotas ........................................................................................................ 6 ii. Competition Formats ............................................................................................................ 7 iii. World Cup Speed Skating ranking rules............................................................................ 7 b. ISU Junior World Cup Competitions ...................................................................................... 9 i. Entry Rules and Quotas ........................................................................................................ 9 ii. Competition Formats ............................................................................................................ 9 iii. ISU Junior World Cup Speed Skating ranking rules ........................................................ 9 c. ISU Speed Skating Championships ........................................................................................... 10 i. Distances and team competitions at ISU Championships ................................................ 11 d. Racing Rules ............................................................................................................................ 12 i. Starting Procedure .............................................................................................................. 12 ii. False start ............................................................................................................................. 13 iii. Infringements ...................................................................................................................... 13 5. ISU Events and Championships Calendar ................................................................................ 16 6. Media Accreditation .................................................................................................................... 16 a. ISU Championships ................................................................................................................. 16 b. Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating Series ....................................................................... 17 7. Biographies................................................................................................................................... 18 8. Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................... 18 9. World Records ............................................................................................................................. 19 a. Men ........................................................................................................................................... 19 b. Ladies ........................................................................................................................................ 19 c. Junior Men ............................................................................................................................... 19 d. Junior Ladies ........................................................................................................................... 19 10. Medal Tables ............................................................................................................................ 20 a. ISU World Cup Speed Skating – Single Distances Men ...................................................... 20 b. ISU World Cup Speed Skating – Single Distances Ladies ................................................... 20 c. ISU World Single Distances Championships ........................................................................ 21 2 ISU Speed Skating Media Guide d. ISU World Allround Speed Skating Championships ........................................................... 21 e. ISU World Sprint Speed Skating Championships................................................................ 22 f. ISU European Speed Skating Championships ...................................................................... 22 11. Medalists................................................................................................................................... 23 a. ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships – Men ................................... 23 b. ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships – Ladies................................ 24 c. ISU World Allround Speed Skating Championships – Men ............................................... 25 d. ISU World Allround Speed Skating Championships – Ladies ............................................ 27 e. ISU World Sprint Speed Skating Championships – Men .................................................... 29 f. ISU World Sprint Speed Skating Championships – Ladies ................................................ 30 g. ISU European Speed Skating Championships – Men .......................................................... 31 h. ISU European Speed Skating Championships – Ladies ...................................................... 33 i. ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships - Men .................................................... 34 j. ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships – Ladies ................................................ 35 12. Season 2011/12 Results ............................................................................................................ 36 a. ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2011/12 – Final Classification per distance ...................... 36 b. Essent ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships 2012 .......................... 38 c. Essent ISU World Allround Speed Skating Championships 2012 ...................................... 40 d. Essent ISU World Sprint Speed Skating Championships 2012 .......................................... 40 e. ISU European Speed Skating Championships 2012 ............................................................. 40 f. ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships 2012 ...................................................... 41 3 ISU Speed Skating Media Guide 1. International Skating Union Speed Skating Office Holders 2010/16 Council: President: Ottavio Cinquanta Italy 1st Vice President: Figure Skating: David M. Dore Canada Vice President: Speed Skating: Jan Dijkema Netherlands Members: Speed Skating: György Martos Hungary German Panov Russia Lan Li China Roland E. Maillard Switzerland Director General: Fredi Schmid Switzerland Treasurer: Ulrich Linder Switzerland Legal Advisors: Béatrice Pfister Switzerland Michael Geistlinger Austria Chair Sports Directorate: Peter Krick Germany Speed Skating Sports Director: Hugo Herrnhof Italy Technical Committees: Speed Skating: Chair: Tron Espeli Norway Members: Nick Thometz USA Alexander Kibalko Russia Jae-Seok Choi Rep. of Korea Appointed Skater: Christian Breuer Germany Appointed Coach: Jildou Gemser Netherlands Disciplinary Commission: Chair: Volker Waldeck Germany Members: Allan Böhm Slovak Republic Fred Benjamin USA Egbert Schmid Austria Susan Petricevic New Zealand Medical Commission: Chair: Jane M. Moran Canada Members: David Mitchell Great Britain Sanda Dubravcic-Simunjak Croatia Joel C. Shobe USA Harm Kuipers Netherlands Hiroya Sakai Japan Ruben Ambartsumov Ukraine Hannu Koivu Finland Development Coordinator: György Sallak Hungary 4 ISU Speed Skating Media Guide 2. ISU Speed Skating Members ARG Argentina Argentine Ice Speed Skating LTU Lithuania Lithuanian Speed Skating Union Association ARM Armenia Armenia Skating Federation LUX Luxembourg Union Luxembourgeoise de AUS Australia Australian Ice Racing Inc. Patinage de Vitesse AUT Austria Österreichischer MAS Malaysia Ice Skating Association of Eissschnellauf Verband Malaysia AZE Azerbaijan The Skating Federation of MEX Mexico Federacion Mexicana de Azerbaijan Republic Patinaje Sobre Hielo y BLR Belarus Skating Union of Belarus Deportes de Invierno, A. C. BEL Belgium Fédération Royale Belge de MGL Mongolia Skating Union of Mongolia Patinage de Vitesse MNE Montenegro Skating Association of BIH Bosnia and Skating Federation of Bosnia Montenegro Herzegovina and Herzegovina NED Netherlands Koninklijke Nederlandsche BRA Brazil Brazilian Ice Sports Schaatsenrijders Bond Federation NZL New Ice Speed Skating New BUL Bulgaria Bulgarian Skating Federation Zealand Zealand Inc CAN Canada Speed Skating Canada NOR Norway Norges Skøyteforbund CHN China Chinese Skating Association POL Poland Polish Speed Skating TPE Chinese Chinese Taipei Skating Union Association Taipei KOR Rep. of Korea Skating Union CRO Croatia Croatian Skating Federation Korea CZE Czech Czech Speed Skating ROU Romania Romanian Skating Federation Republic Federation RUS Russia Russian