The first competition weekend of the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held in the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, from Friday, 8 November, until Sunday, 10 November 2013.

Two new world records were set during the weekend. On Saturday, Lee Sang-hwa of South Korea improved her own world record on 500 metres with a time of 36.74 seconds. A couple of hours later, the Dutch men's team – comprised by Koen Verweij, Jan Blokhuijsen and Sven Kramer – improved the team pursuit world record to 3:37.17.

There were also two world records for juniors; in the women's 3000 metres race on Friday, Antoinette de Jong of the Netherlands set a new world records for girls with a time of 4:00.56, and on Sunday, Kim Hyun-yung of South Korea did the same in the 1000 metres distance, with a time of 1:15.18.

Schedule The detailed schedule of events:  Date   Session   Events   Comment   Friday, 8 November   Morning   11:00: 500 m women (1)  11:25: 500 m men (1)  12:09: 3000 m women  13:13: 1500 m men   Division A   Afternoon   14:55: 500 m men (1)  15:49: 500 m women (1)  16:39: 1500 m men  17:51: 3000 m women   Division B   Saturday, 9 November   Morning   11:00: 500 m women (2)  11:30: 1000 m men  12:19: 1500 m women   Division A   13:17: Team pursuit men   Afternoon   15:30: 500 m women (2)  16:18: 1000 m men  17:26: 1500 m women   Division B   Sunday, 10 November   Morning   11:00: 500 m men (2)  11:30: 1000 m women  12:20: 5000 m men   Division A   13:52: Team pursuit women   Afternoon   15:20: 500 m men (2)  16:26: 1000 m women  17:25: 5000 m men   Division B  All times are MST (UTC−7).

Medal summary

Men's events Event Race # Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time Report 500 m 1 Ronald Mulder 34.41 Mo Tae-bum 34.523 Jamie Gregg 34.526 2 Tucker Fredricks 34.46 Mo Tae-bum 34.47 Jamie GreggRonald Mulder 34.529 1000 m Shani Davis 1:07.46 Kjeld Nuis 1:07.57 Brian Hansen 1:07.64 1500 m Koen Verweij 1:42.78 Shani Davis 1:43.11 Kjeld Nuis 1:43.75 5000 m Sven Kramer 6:04.46 Jorrit Bergsma 6:06.93 Lee Seung-hoon 6:07.04 Team pursuit Koen VerweijJan BlokhuijsenSven Kramer 3:37.17WR Brian HansenJonathan KuckTrevor Marsicano 3:38.66 Lee Seung-hoonJoo Hyong-junKim Cheol-min 3:40.53

Women's events Event Race # Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time Report 500 m 1 Lee Sang-hwa 36.91 Jenny Wolf 37.14 Wang Beixing 37.40 2 Lee Sang-hwa 36.74WR Jenny Wolf 37.18 Wang Beixing 37.30 1000 m Heather Richardson 1:13.23 Lotte van Beek 1:13.36 Brittany Bowe 1:13.70 1500 m Lotte van Beek 1:52.95 Ireen Wüst 1:53.30 Martina Sáblíková 1:54.44 3000 m Claudia Pechstein 3:59.04 Martina Sáblíková 3:59.39 Ireen Wüst 3:59.68 Team pursuit Ireen WüstLotte van BeekLinda de Vries 2:57.82 Nana TakagiMaki TabataAyaka Kikuchi 2:58.53 Katarzyna Bachleda-CuruśLuiza ZłotkowskaKatarzyna Woźniak 2:59.42

Standings The top ten standings in the contested cups after the weekend. The top five nations in the team pursuit cups.

Men's cups 500 m # Name Nat. CAL1 CAL2 Total 1 100 70 170 2 Mo Tae-bum 80 80 160 3 70 70 140 4 25 100 125 5 60 32 92 6 45 45 90 7 36 50 86 8 40 40 80 9 50 14 64 10 24 28 52

1000 m # Name Nat. CAL Total 1 100 100 2 80 80 3 70 70 4 60 60 5 50 50 6 Mo Tae-bum 45 45 7 40 40 8 36 36 9 32 32 10 28 28

1500 m # Name Nat. CAL Total 1 100 100 2 80 80 3 70 70 4 60 60 5 50 50 6 45 45 7 40 40 8 36 36 9 32 32 10 28 28

5000/10000 m # Name Nat. CAL Total 1 100 100 2 80 80 3 Lee Seung-hoon 70 70 4 60 60 5 50 50 6 45 45 7 40 40 8 35 35 9 32 32 10 30 30

Team pursuit # Country CAL Total 1 100 100 2 80 80 3 70 70 4 60 60 5 50 50

Grand World Cup # Name Nat. CAL Total 1 20 20 2 18 18 3 15 15 4 10 10 5 8.5 8.5 6 8 8 Mo Tae-bum 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 Lee Seung-hoon 7 7

Women's cups 500 m # Name Nat. CAL1 CAL2 Total 1 Lee Sang-hwa 100 100 200 2 80 80 160 3 Wang Beixing 70 70 140 4 40 60 100 5 50 50 100 6 60 36 96 7 45 45 90 8 36 32 68 9 Yu Jing 24 40 64 10 32 28 60

1000 m # Name Nat. CAL Total 1 100 100 2 80 80 3 70 70 4 Lee Sang-hwa 60 60 5 50 50 6 45 45 7 40 40 8 Wang Beixing 36 36 9 32 32 10 28 28

1500 m # Name Nat. CAL Total 1 100 100 2 80 80 3 70 70 4 60 60 5 50 50 6 45 45 7 40 40 8 36 36 9 32 32 10 28 28

3000/5000 m # Name Nat. CAL Total 1 100 100 2 80 80 3 70 70 4 60 60 5 50 50 6 45 45 7 40 40 8 35 35 9 32 32 10 30 30

Team pursuit # Country CAL Total 1 100 100 2 80 80 3 70 70 4 60 60 5 50 50

Grand World Cup # Name Nat. CAL Total 1 18 18 2 Lee Sang-hwa 16 16 3 15 15 15 15 15 15 6 10 10 7 8 8 8 7 7 Wang Beixing 7 7 10 6 6 6 6

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