Long Track
Team notes
2012-13 World Cup Final
Heerenveen, Netherlands - Thialf
Schedule
Friday, March 8
6 p.m. (local): Women's and Men's 500 m (1) and team pursuit
Saturday, March 9
1:15 p.m. (local): Women's 1000 m and 3000 m; Men's 1000 m and 5000 m
Sunday, March 10
2 p.m. (local): Women's and Men's 500 m (2), 1500 m and mass start
ISU Web streaming; ISU results website
Team Notes
- At World Cup #1 in Heerenveen, Netherlands (Nov. 16-18), Canada collected two individual gold medals and a bronze in the women's team pursuit. The Canadian women had seven top 10 finishes, including the medals, while the men had six.
- At World Cup #2 in Kolomna, Russia (Nov. 24-25), Canada collected two individual medals, a silver and bronze. The Canadian women had two top 10 finishes, including the medals, while the men had one.
- At World Cup #3 in Astana, Kazakhstan (Dec. 1-2), Canada collected one individual medal, a gold by Christine Nesbitt in the 1500 m, and one gold medal in women's team pursuit. The Canadian women had three top 10 finishes, including the medals, while the men had two in the top 10.
- At World Cup #4 in Nagano, Japan (Dec. 8-9), Canada won a gold and two silver individual medals, and a gold in men's team sprint. The Canadian women had four top 10 finishes, including the medals, while the men had seven in the top 10.
- At World Cup #5 in Harbin, China (Dec. 15-16), the Canadian men had four top 10 finishes.
- At World Cup #6 in Calgary (Jan. 19-20), Canada won a silver and bronze medal. The Canadian women had two top 10 finishes, including the medals, while the men had six in the top 10.
- At the World Cup #7 in Inzell, Germany (Feb. 9-10), Canada had one top 10 finish.
- At the World Cup #8 in Erfurt, Germany (March 1-3), Canada had four top 10 finishes and the women's team pursuit won silver.
- The World Cup Podium Tracker by Intact Insurance stands at $43,000 (11 gold, 19 silver; 13 bronze). Intact Insurance will award $1,000 in cash and prizes to a local speed skating club with each individual medal win.
International competitions
Nov. 15-18: Can-Am International, Calgary
Nov. 15-16: Junior World Cup, Calgary
Nov. 16-18: World Cup #1, all distances, Heerenveen, Netherlands
Nov 24-25: World Cup #2, middle and long distances, Kolomna, Russia
Dec. 1-2: World Cup #3, middle and long distances, Astana, Kazakhstan
Dec. 8-9: World Cup #4, sprint distances, Nagano. Japan
Dec. 15-16: World Cup #5, sprint distances, Harbin, China
Jan. 12-13: Continental Regional Qualifier, Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan. 19-20: World Cup #6, sprint distances, Calgary
Jan. 19-20: Junior World Cup, Roseville, Minn.
Jan. 26-27: World Sprint Championships, Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb. 9-10: World Cup #7, middle and long distances, Inzell, Germany
Feb. 16-17: World All-Round Championships, Hamar, Norway
Feb.16-17: Junior World Cup Final, Collalbo, Italy
Feb. 22-24: World Long Track Junior Championships, Collalbo, Italy
March 1-3: North American Championships, Salt Lake City, Utah
March 1-3: World Cup #8, all distances, Erfurt, Germany
March 8-10: World Cup Final, Heerenveen, Netherlands
March 21-24: World Single Distances Championships, Sochi, Russia
Team staff
Mark Wild – Team leader and coach
Scott Stefani - Assistant team leader
Canadian athletes for Essent ISU World Cup Final (updated March 13, 2013)
* National team athlete; # Development team athlete; Number is brackets () denotes career information, and other is this season.
| Women | WC 1 | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Hometown | Races for WC Final |
| Ivanie Blondin # | 5 (11) | (0) | 1 (1) | (0) | 1 (1) | Ottawa | |
| Anastasia Bucsis * | 6 (21) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (0) | Calgary | |
| Kali Christ * | 6 (10) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (0) | Regina | |
| Kaylin Irvine # | 6 (7) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (0) | Calgary | |
| Cindy Klassen * | 5 (61) | 0 (13) | 0 (13) | 0 (13) | 0 (39) | Winnipeg | |
| Christine Nesbitt * | 6 (54) | 4 (32) | 2 (18) | 2 (16) | 8 (66) | London, Ont. | |
| Brittany Schussler * | 8 (68) | (0) | 0 (1) | 0 (5) | 0 (6) | Winnipeg | |
| Danielle Wotherspoon # | 5 (29) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (0) | Red Deer, Alta. | |
| Men | WC 1 | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Hometown | Races for WC Final |
| Jordan Belchos * | 5 (21) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (0) | Toronto | |
| Alex Boisvert-Lacroix # | 5 (8) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (0) | Sherbrooke, Que. | |
| Tyler Derraugh | 7 (12) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (0) | Winnipeg | |
| Laurent Dubreuil * | 4 (5) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (0) | Lévis, Que. | |
| Jamie Gregg * | 6 (29) | 0 (1) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 2 (5) | Edmonton | |
| Gilmore Junio * | 6 (16) | (0) | 1 (1) | (0) | 1 (1) | Calgary | |
| Lucas Makowsky * | 5 (38) | (0) | 0 (1) | (0) | 0 (1) | Regina |
1 WC denotes number of participations at World Cups.
World Cup medals won by Canadians this season
| Race | Rank | Skater | Time | World Cup | Date |
| Pursuit | Bronze | Blondin, Nesbitt, Schussler | 3:02.33 | WC-1, Heerenveen | 18/11/12 |
| Pursuit | Gold | Blondin, Nesbitt, Schussler | 2:58.40 | WC-3, Astana | 2/12/12 |
| Pursuit | Silver | Blondin, Christ, Klassen | 3:04.33 | WC-8, Erfurt | 3/3/13 |
| Pursuit | Silver | Christ, Nesbitt, Nesbitt | 3:03.50 | WC-Final, Heerenveen | 10/3/13 |
| 1000 | Gold | Denny Morrison | 1:09.43 | WC-1, Heerenveen | 17/11/12 |
| 1500 | Gold | Christine Nesbitt | 1:56.35 | WC-1, Heerenveen | 17/11/12 |
| 1500 | Bronze | Christine Nesbitt | 1:56.16 | WC-2, Kolomna | 24/11/12 |
| Mass start | Silver | Ivanie Blondin | 19 pts | WC-2, Kolomna | 24/11/12 |
| 1500 | Gold | Christine Nesbitt | 1:57.18 | WC-3, Astana | 2/12/12 |
| 1000 | Silver | Christine Nesbitt | 1:15.24 | WC-4, Nagano | 8/12/12 |
| 1000 | Gold | Christine Nesbitt | 1:15.13 | WC-4, Nagano | 9/12/12 |
| 1000 | Silver | Denny Morrison | 1:09.64 | WC-4, Nagano | 9/12/12 |
| 500 | Silver | Gilmore Junio | 35.16 | WC-4, Nagano | 9/12/12 |
| 500 | Bronze | Jamie Gregg | 34.36 | WC-6, Calgary | 19/1/13 |
| 1000 | Silver | Christine Nesbitt | 1:13.67 | WC-6, Calgary | 19/1/13 |
| 500 | Silver | Jamie Gregg | 34.96 | WC-Final, Heerenveen | 8/3/13 |
| 1000 | Gold | Christine Nesbitt | 1:15.48 | WC-Final, Heerenveen | 9/3/13 |
| 1500 | Bronze | Christine Nesbitt | 1:56.86 | WC-Final, Heerenveen | 10/3/13 |
World Cup rankings by distance
| Women | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 3000 m/5000 m | Mass start | Pursuit | Overall |
| Men | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 5000 m/10000 m | Mass start | Pursuit | Overall |
