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The Olympic Speed Skating season officially started on November 10, 2017 in Heerenveen (NED) with the first leg of the ISU World Cup Speed Skating series and continued one week later in Stavanger (NOR). The first four World Cup events in November and December will help determine qualification for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
After two legs of the World Cup Series, National Olympic Committees (NOC) are on track to qualify spots for PyeongChang 2018. Click here to find out how many spots each NOC has provisionnally gained after the World Cup Speed Skating events in Heerenveen and Stavanger.
The ISU World Cup Speed Skating series continues in Calgary (CAN) on December 1-3 and in Salt Lake City (USA) on December 8-10, 2017. The World Cup Series is available as a live stream and on demand on the ISU Skating Channel.
About ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2017/18 Series
The ISU World Cup Speed Skating is a series of international Speed Skating competitions which takes place annually. The Series started in 1984 and usually consists of six or seven events including the ISU World Cup Speed Skating Final. Skaters can earn points at each competition, and the skater who has the most points on a given distance at the end of the series is the World Cup winner of that distance. Skaters also cumulate Grand World Cup points each time they compete in a distance. During the ISU World Cup Speed Skating Final, the Lady and the Man with the most Grand World Cup points is crowned the Grand World Cup winner. The results on the individual distances in the World Cup ranking are the main qualifying method for the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships. A number of World Cup titles are awarded every season, for Men: 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, combined 5000 m / 10000 m, Team Pursuit, Mass Start and Team Sprint. For Ladies 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, the combined 3000 m / 5000 m, Team Pursuit, Mass Start and Team Sprint.