SPEED SKATING: Kuliznikov, Herzog and Bowe star in Poland World Cup

Austrian Speed Skating star Vanessa Herzog

Russia’s Pavel Kuliznikov (RUS) was the big winner at the new Arena Lodowa in Tomaszow Mazowiecki (POL), winning three races himself for top honors.

He won both of the 500 m races and the 1,000 m, three of the four golds won by Russia. Denis Yuskov won the 1,500 m for Russia’s fourth victory.

Austria’s Vanessa Herzog benefitted from the absence of Japanese sprint superstar Nao Kodaira and won both of the 500 m races. American Brittany Bowe continued her outstanding season with her second World Cup win of the season, this time in the 1,000 m, and took the lead in the World Cup standings in that event. She finished third in the 1,500 m and fell to third in the seasonal World Cup standings, behind event winner Miho Takagi of Japan.

Takagi also won three golds at the meet, with two on the relays. Summaries:

ISU Speed Skating World Cup
Tomaszow Mazowiecki (POL) ~ 7-9 December 2018
(Full results here)

Men

500 m I: 1. Pavel Kuliznikov (RUS), 34.834; 2. Ryohei Haga (JPN), 34.981; 3. Havard Holmefjord Lorentzen (NOR), 35.104.

500 m II: 1. Kuliznikov (RUS), 34.672; 2. Tatsuya Shinhama (JPN), 34.876; 3. Yuma Murakami (JPN), 34.953.

1,000 m: 1. Kuliznikov (RUS), 1:09.238; 2. Kai Verbij (NED), 1:09.921; 3. Lorentzen (NOR), 1:10.076. Also: 4. Joey Mantia (USA), 1:10.501; … 16. Kimani Griffin (USA), 1:11.562.

1,500 m: 1. Denis Yuskov (RUS), 1:46.782; 2. Seitaro Ichinohe (JPN), 1:47.381; 3. Min-Seok Kim (KOR), 1:47.851. Also: 9. Mantia (USA), 1:48.971.

10,000 m: 1. Marcel Bosker (NED), 13:25.275; 2. Alexander Rumyantsev (RUS), 13:26.763; 3. Danila Semerikov (RUS), 13:28.712.

Team Sprint: 1. Norway (Lorentzen, Saeves, Rukke, Magnusson), 1:21.270; 2. Netherlands, 1:21.430; 3. Russia, 1:21.740.

Team Pursuit: 1. Japan (Tsuchiya, Ichinohe, Williamson, Obayashi), 3:47.500; 2. Norway, 3:47.760; 3. Russia, 3:47.820.

Women

500 m I: 1. Vanessa Herzog (AUT), 37.971; 2. Olga Fatkulina (RUS), 38.078; 3. Daria Kachanova (RUS), 38.296. Also: 4. Brittany Bowe (USA), 38.313; … 12. Erin Jackson (USA), 39.010

500 m II: 1. Herzog (AUT), 37.949; 2. Fatkulina (RUS), 38.104; 3. Bowe (USA), 38.231. Also: 14. Jackson (USA), 38.966.

1,000 m: 1. Bowe (USA), 1:15.399; 2. Miho Takagi (JPN), 1:16.423; 3. Kachanova (RUS), 1:16.679.

1,500 m: 1. M. Takagi (JPN), 1:57.325; 2. Ireen Wust (NED), 1:58.218; 3. Bowe (USA), 1:58.254.

5,000 m: 1. Esmee Visser (NED), 7:05.188; 2. Isabelle Weidemann (CAN), 7:06.190; 3. Natalia Voronina (RUS), 7:08.686.

Team Sprint: 1. Japan (M. Takagi, Sato, Soga, Inagawa), 1:27.820; 2. Russia, 1:28.180; 3. Netherlands, 1:28.530.

Team Pursuit: 1. Japan (M. Takagi, N. Takagi, Sato), 3:02.490; 2. Russia, 3:01.100; 3. Canada, 3:05.700. Also: 7. United States (Manganello, Schwartzburg, Goetz), 3:14.540.