2012 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships

The 43 Sprint Speed Skating World Cup was held on 28th and 29th January 2012 at the Calgary Olympic Oval in. Calgary was the fourth time the venue for the Sprint World Championship.

In the women won first Yu Jing from China before local hero Christine Nesbitt and her compatriot Zhang Hong.

For men, Stefan Groothuis won from the Netherlands. The Korean Lee Kyou - hyuk defending champion won silver ahead of his teammate Mo Tae- bum.

3.2.1 Final
3.2.2 1st run 500 meters
3.2.3 1st run 1000 meters
3.2.4 2nd run 500 meters
3.2.5 2nd run 1,000 meters

Competition

When Sprint World Championships four routes are run, twice each over a distance of 500 m and 1,000 m, on both days, two routes are ever run. If a sportsman starts on the inner race over a distance on the first day, it starts on the second day to the outer track and vice versa. Only the top 24 men and women after three routes qualify for the fourth line.

The times obtained are converted into points. About 500 m corresponds to the elapsed time of the score, over 1,000 m yields the elapsed time in seconds divided by 2 the score. The athlete with the lowest total score after four routes wins the sprint World Cup.

Participant

61 athletes participated in the contest, 27 women and 34 men. Overall, 20 different nations were represented.

Results

Women

Full Time

Displays the twelve most successful sportsmen of the Sprint Cup.

In the event of a tie, by the time the last track on the placement.

1st run 500 meters

1st run 1000 meters

2nd run 500 meters

2nd run 1,000 meters