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Four gold medals in four races. Jutta Leerdam (NED) set a perfect streak in 1000m at the ISU World Cup Speed Skating Series so far. After a summer of change, the 23-year-old Dutchwoman had not expected such a prolific season start.

Dec 29, 2022

“I think I can be an example now, that it's possible to combine both ice skating and inline skating,” says Felix Rijhnen. A twofold world champion on inline skates, the 32-year-old German seized his first World Cup win on the ice in the Mass Start at the first ISU World Cup Speed Skating event of the 2022/23 season in Stavanger (NOR). Rijhnen is hungry for more success on the ice, especially in the 5000m, his favorite distance.

Dec 22, 2022

After winning silver medals in the 1500m and the 500m, Jordan Stolz (USA) concluded the back-to-back World Cup events in Calgary by taking gold in the intermediate distance on Sunday.

Dec 18, 2022

With gold in the 1000m on Sunday, Jutta Leerdam (NED) made it four wins from four in the distance in the ISU World Cup Speed Skating series this season. Just like last week, she left Olympic Champion Miho Takagi (JPN) far behind in second place.

Dec 18, 2022

Having previously claimed silver and bronze on the Calgary Olympic Oval, Davide Ghiotto (ITA) completed the set with his first World Cup win in the 10,000m on the same ice ahead of favorite Patrick Roest.

Dec 17, 2022

After skating the 5000m on Friday, Miho Takagi (JPN) was back in her comfort zone on Saturday. The Japanese world record holder took her third gold in four races this season at the fourth leg of the ISU World Cup series in Calgary.

Dec 17, 2022

Irene Schouten (NED) bounced back from a poor outing in the 3000m last week to win the only 5000m race of this World Cup season on Friday in Calgary (CAN), while the dominant Kim Min Sun (KOR) took her fourth 500m gold of the season.

Dec 16, 2022

Kjeld Nuis (NED) finally managed to live up to his billing as Olympic 1500m champion by winning his first World Cup race of the season at the same distance in Calgary (CAN) on Friday. He later added a silver medal in the Team Sprint, Poland taking the gold by just 0.03s.

Dec 16, 2022

On December 4, 2022, the International Skating Union (ISU) together with a variety of partners, national federations and skating clubs from all over the globe celebrated the first ever World Ice Skating Day (WISD). This inaugural edition was a success with events organized in 47 countries and at 170 ice rinks worldwide. By reuniting thousands of skaters of different levels, ages and social backgrounds, the ISU has achieved the major goal that underline this initiative: making equal access, diversity and inclusion a reality in the ice skating community – a trend to be set not only over a single day but for the years ahead.

Dec 16, 2022

On December 16, 2022, the ISU World Cup Speed Skating continues with the second of two back-to-back events in Calgary (CAN). The fourth of six World Cup events is the only one featuring the Women’s 5000m and the Men’s 10,000m. After winning two of the three 3000m races so far, Ragne Wiklund (NOR) leads the Women’s long distance ranking, but will she be able to hold off Olympic Champion Irene Schouten (NED) in the 5000m too?

Dec 15, 2022

The festive season approaches and we come to the end of another great skating year. The ISU President, Jae Youl Kim, has a video message for all skating friends.

Dec 15, 2022

Andrea Giovannini (ITA) took the lead in the Mass Start ranking with his first World Cup triumph in the event since 2019, winning a spectacular race ahead of Peter Michael (NZL) and Vitaliy Chshigolev (KAZ). In the 1000m, Hein Otterspeer (NED) edged out Laurent Dubreuil (CAN) by 0.02s to win his career fifth World Cup gold.

Dec 11, 2022

Jutta Leerdam (NED) continued her perfect streak in the 1000m, seizing her third consecutive gold medal at the third leg of the ISU World Cup series on Sunday, while Irene Schouten (NED) won the Mass Start with a powerful sprint to conclude the women’s competition at the first of two consecutive weekends in Calgary, Canada.

Dec 11, 2022

Laurent Dubreuil (CAN) believes his skating is “close to perfection” after winning another gold medal in the 500m in Calgary to underline his career-best start to a World Cup season. Patrick Roest (NED) failed in his quest to break the legendary 15-year-old 5000m track record, but still took gold by almost a four-second margin.

Dec 10, 2022

Miho Takagi (JPN) was back on top in the 1500m at the third event of the ISU World Cup series on Saturday, the world record holder posting a time of 1 minute and 52.54s at the Calgary Olympic Oval. Her Japanese team-mates Ayano Sato, Momoka Horikawa and Sumire Kikuchi claimed silver behind Olympic champions Canada.

Dec 10, 2022