Previous Inzell – ISU Speed Skating World Cup Coverage

What was it about Sochi? The US showed no lingering effects from a horribly disappointing Olympics as they won one event and grabbed a medal in another in the first day of competition at the ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Inzell. Both came from the women with Heather Richardson winning the 500m by just one hundredth of a second while Brittany Bowe grabbed a third in the women’s 1500m.

Women’s 3000m

The US didn’t have anyone in the Division A race of the women’s 3000m but they did have two in the B Division. Maria Lamb and Anna Ringsred went 12th and 13th with Lamb 9.44 seconds behind the winner.

Women’s 500m

Heather Richardson followed up a win in the 500m on Friday with another on Saturday. Richardson had a bit more time to spare winning by 0.14 seconds this time. Sugar Todd in 15th and Kelly Gunther in 20th rounded out the field for the US. Richardson is now in second in the season long 500m standings by 10 points with 690.

Men’s 500m

The men’s 500m Division A race on Saturday had one American near the top and one well off the pace. Tucker Fredricks was 0.31 seconds behind the winner in 8th place while Mitchell Whitmore must have fallen or had some other issue as he finished in 1:34.68, almost a full minute behind.

Men’s 1000m

The US grabbed two medals in the men’s 1000m and showed the strength that we all expected to see in Sochi. Shani Davis took the top spot by a tenth of a second with Brian Hansen two tenths behind Davis in third. The US placed three more (Joey Mantia – 11th, Mitchell Whitmore – 14th, and Jonathan Garcia – 17th) in the top 20. Davis has won the event at four of the five World Cup stops and will win the season long championship in it. Hansen has only raced it three times but sits in third after placing… third in all three.

Men’s Mass Start

The US was strong in the men’s mass start on Saturday with Patrick Meek finishing 5th and within 0.31 seconds after staying in the main pack. Brian Hansen was out of the main pack but still finished 6th, 7.06 seconds back. 

Upcoming on Sunday:

Four more events will be held on Sunday. The second men’s 500m race, the women’s 1000m, and the men’s 1500m will all have both A and B division races with the US having competitors in both. The women’s mass start will also be held with three Americans in the field. WeSupportTheUS.com will have coverage of the results on Sunday night.

Schedule:

• March 9th
  • 4:30 AM ET – Men’s 500m (2 of 2) Division B
    • Jonathan Garcia
    • Joey Mantia
  • 4:57 AM ET – Women’s 1000m Division B
    • Anna Ringsred
    • Kelly Gunther
  • 5:42 AM ET – Men’s 1500m Division B
    • Patrick Meek
  • 7:30 AM ET – Men’s 500m (2 of 2) Division A
    • Mitchell Whitmore
    • Tucker Fredricks
  • 7:57 AM ET – Women’s 1000m Division A
    • Sugar Todd
    • Heather Richardson
    • Brittany Bowe
  • 8:42 AM ET -Men’s 1500m Division A
    • Brian Hansen
    • Joey Mantia
    • Shani Davis
  • 9:36 AM ET – Women’s Mass Start
    • Maria Lamb
    • Heather Richardson
    • Brittany Bowe