The men's team pursuit in the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over four races on four occasions, out of a total of six World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on 8–10 November 2013, and the last occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 14–16 March 2014. The races were over eight laps.
The defending champions were the Netherlands.
On 9 November, in the race in Calgary, the Dutch team, comprised by Koen Verweij, Jan Blokhuijsen and Sven Kramer, set a new world record with a time of 3:37.17. In the next race, in Salt Lake City on 16 November, the same Dutch team improved the world record again, this time to 3:35.60.
The Dutch team – with Blokhuijsen participating in all races – went undefeated through the season, and won the cup with the maximum points possible, 450, and a margin of 170 points to the next team. Behind Netherlands, it was a closer call, with three teams within 15 points. The United States team eventually took the silver, while Norway took the bronze, 5 points before Poland.
Top three Position Country Points Previous season 1 450 1st 2 280 11th 3 270 4th
Race medallists Occasion # Location Date Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time Report 1 Calgary, Alberta, Canada 9 November Koen VerweijJan BlokhuijsenSven Kramer 3:37.17WR Brian HansenJonathan KuckTrevor Marsicano 3:38.66 Lee Seung-hoonJoo Hyong-junKim Cheol-min 3:40.53 2 , 16 November Jan BlokhuijsenKoen VerweijSven Kramer 3:35.60WR Brian HansenJonathan KuckShani Davis 3:37.22 Lee Seung-hoonKim Cheol-minJoo Hyong-jun 3:37.51 4 Berlin, Germany 7 December Douwe de VriesJan BlokhuijsenJorrit Bergsma 3:41.46 Lee Seung-hoonKim Cheol-minJoo Hyong-jun 3:41.92 Zbigniew BródkaKonrad NiedźwiedzkiJan Szymański 3:43.81 6 Heerenveen, Netherlands 15 March Jan BlokhuijsenChristijn GroeneveldDouwe de Vries 3:45.00 Zbigniew BródkaKonrad NiedźwiedzkiArtur Waś 3:45.73 Håvard BøkkoHåvard Holmefjord LorentzenSverre Lunde Pedersen 3:50.08
Standings Standings as of 15 March 2014 (end of the season). # Country CAL SLC BER HVN Total 1 100 100 100 150 450 2 80 80 30 90 280 3 45 60 60 105 270 4 50 25 70 120 265 5 70 70 80 220 6 60 40 35 135 7 30 50 40 120 25 45 50 120 9 40 35 45 120 10 35 30 25 90 11 21 21 42 12 18 21 39 13 16 18 34 18 16 34 15 14 14 28 16 16 16
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