
Even if they were not a large number of participants, the speed-skating.net pool contest present interesting facts. Indeed, we can observed that the distance most perfectly predicted are ladies' 5000m, men's 1500m and men's 1000m.
This is Stéphanie Lambert (228 points) who finished first of the contest by a confortable lead over Howard Morris with 208 points.
| Participants |
Points |
Average |
| Stéphanie Lambert |
228 |
19,0 |
| Howard Morris |
208 |
17,3 |
| Jos Kloppenborg |
204 |
17,0 |
| Joe Gier |
193 |
16,1 |
| Jonathan Matte |
192 |
16,0 |
| Dick Pluim |
187 |
15,6 |
| Jean-Michel Lachance |
185 |
15,4 |
| Keith Gordon |
181 |
15,1 |
| Trond I. Hovland |
179 |
14,9 |
The distance most perfectly predicted are ladies' 5000m and men's 1500m. On the other hand, distance worst predicted are ladie's 500m and ladies' 1000m.
| Day |
Distance |
Points |
| 11 |
Men's 5 000m |
17,6 |
| 12 |
Ladies' 3000m |
14,7 |
| 13 |
Men's 500m |
12,3 |
| 14 |
Ladies' 500m |
11,2 |
| 16 |
Ladies' Team Pursuit |
19,4 |
| 16 |
Men's Team Pursuit |
17,8 |
| 18 |
Men's 1 000m |
19,9 |
| 19 |
Ladies' 1 000m |
11,8 |
| 21 |
Men's 1 500m |
20,8 |
| 22 |
Ladies' 1 500m |
14,4 |
| 24 |
Men's 10 000m |
14,3 |
| 25 |
Ladies' 5 000m |
21,0 |
|
Average |
16,3 |
|
Men's average |
17,1 |
|
Ladies' average |
15,4 |
Here is the skaters selected by the participants and the points granted.
| Dick Pluim |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Day |
Distance |
1st |
|
2nd |
|
3rd |
|
|
| 11 |
Men's 5 000m |
Kramer |
8 |
Hedrick |
8 |
Verheijen |
8 |
24 |
| 12 |
Ladies' 3000m |
Klassen |
5 |
Pechtstein |
1 |
Friesinger |
8 |
14 |
| 13 |
Men's 500m |
Cheek |
10 |
Kato |
|
Fitzrandolph |
|
10 |
| 14 |
Ladies' 500m |
Manli Wang |
8 |
Wolf |
|
Zjurova |
5 |
13 |
| 16 |
Ladies' Team Pursuit |
Canada |
8 |
Germany |
8 |
Netherlands |
1 |
17 |
| 16 |
Men's Team Pursuit |
Netherlands |
5 |
United States |
|
Norway |
8 |
13 |
| 18 |
Men's 1 000m |
Davis |
10 |
Cheek |
10 |
Wotherspoon |
|
20 |
| 19 |
Ladies' 1 000m |
Friesinger |
5 |
Rodriguez |
|
Simionato |
|
5 |
| 21 |
Men's 1 500m |
Davis |
8 |
Hedrick |
8 |
Morrison |
|
16 |
| 22 |
Ladies' 1 500m |
Friesinger |
1 |
Klassen |
8 |
Wüst |
10 |
19 |
| 24 |
Men's 10 000m |
Verheijen |
5 |
Hedrick |
10 |
Kramer |
|
15 |
| 25 |
Ladies' 5 000m |
Pechtstein |
8 |
Klassen |
8 |
Hughes |
5 |
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
187 |
| Stéphanie
Lambert |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Day |
Distance |
1st |
|
2nd |
|
3rd |
|
|
| 11 |
Men's 5 000m |
Hedrick
|
10 |
Fabris |
8 |
Ervik |
|
18 |
| 12 |
Ladies' 3000m |
Friesinger |
1 |
Klassen |
8 |
Groves |
|
9 |
| 13 |
Men's 500m |
Cheek |
10 |
Dorofeyev |
10 |
FitzRandolph |
|
20 |
| 14 |
Ladies' 500m |
Wolf |
|
M Wang |
10 |
Simionata |
|
10 |
| 16 |
Ladies' Team Pursuit |
Germany |
10 |
Canada |
10 |
Russia |
10 |
30 |
| 16 |
Men's Team Pursuit |
Canada |
8 |
Italy |
8 |
Norway |
8 |
24 |
| 18 |
Men's 1 000m |
Davis |
10 |
Cheek |
10 |
Hedrick |
1 |
21 |
| 19 |
Ladies' 1 000m |
Simionata |
|
Friesinger |
8 |
Klassen |
8 |
16 |
| 21 |
Men's 1 500m |
Hedrick |
5 |
Fabris |
8 |
Davis |
8 |
21 |
| 22 |
Ladies' 1 500m |
Friesinger |
1 |
Klassen |
8 |
Groves |
8 |
17 |
| 24 |
Men's 10 000m |
Hedrick |
8 |
Verheijen |
8 |
Ervik |
|
16 |
| 25 |
Ladies' 5 000m |
Pechstein |
8 |
Hughes |
8 |
Klassen |
10 |
26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
228 |
| Keith
Gordon |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Day |
Distance |
1st |
|
2nd |
|
3rd |
|
|
| 11 |
Men's 5 000m |
Chad Hedrick |
10 |
Verhaijen |
5 |
Kramer |
8 |
23 |
| 12 |
Ladies' 3000m |
Cindy Klassen |
5 |
Pechstein |
1 |
Friesinger |
8 |
14 |
| 13 |
Men's 500m |
Joji Kato |
|
Wotherspoon |
|
Kyang-Seok Lee |
10 |
10 |
| 14 |
Ladies' 500m |
Manli Wang |
8 |
Beixing Wang |
|
Sayuri Yoshi |
|
8 |
| 16 |
Ladies' Team Pursuit |
Germany |
10 |
Canada |
10 |
Netherlands |
1 |
21 |
| 16 |
Men's Team Pursuit |
Netherlands |
5 |
United States |
|
Canada |
8 |
13 |
| 18 |
Men's 1 000m |
Shani
Davis |
10 |
Joey Cheek |
10 |
Wotherspoon |
|
20 |
| 19 |
Ladies' 1 000m |
Anni Friesinger |
5 |
Simioniatio |
|
Rodriguez |
|
5 |
| 21 |
Men's 1 500m |
Shani Davis |
8 |
Hedrick |
8 |
Simon Kuipers |
8 |
24 |
| 22 |
Ladies' 1 500m |
Anni
Friesinger |
1 |
Klassen |
8 |
Sabine Volker |
|
9 |
| 24 |
Men's 10 000m |
Chad Hedrick |
8 |
Eskil Ervik |
|
Sven Kramer |
|
8 |
| 25 |
Ladies' 5 000m |
Clara Hughes |
10 |
Klassen |
8 |
Pechstein |
8 |
26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
181 |
| Jonathan
Matte |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Day |
Distance |
1st |
|
2nd |
|
3rd |
|
|
| 11 |
Men's 5 000m |
Hedrick
|
10 |
Verheijen |
5 |
Ervik |
|
15 |
| 12 |
Ladies' 3000m |
Klassen |
5 |
Friesinger |
5 |
Pechstein |
5 |
15 |
| 13 |
Men's 500m |
Dorofeyev |
8 |
Kato |
|
Wotherspoon |
|
8 |
| 14 |
Ladies' 500m |
Manli Wang |
8 |
Wolf |
|
Beixing Wang |
|
8 |
| 16 |
Ladies' Team Pursuit |
Germany |
10 |
Canada |
10 |
Netherlands |
1 |
21 |
| 16 |
Men's Team Pursuit |
Netherlands |
5 |
Usa |
|
Italy |
5 |
10 |
| 18 |
Men's 1 000m |
Davis |
10 |
Cheek |
10 |
Bos |
|
20 |
| 19 |
Ladies' 1 000m |
Friesinger |
5 |
Klassen |
10 |
Simionato |
|
15 |
| 21 |
Men's 1 500m |
Hedrick |
5 |
Davis |
10 |
Fabris |
5 |
20 |
| 22 |
Ladies' 1 500m |
Friesinger |
1 |
Klassen |
8 |
Wust |
10 |
19 |
| 24 |
Men's 10 000m |
Verheijen |
5 |
Hedrick |
10 |
Saetre |
5 |
20 |
| 25 |
Ladies' 5 000m |
Pechstein |
8 |
Klassen |
8 |
Hugues |
5 |
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
192 |
| Jos
Kloppenborg |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Day |
Distance |
1st |
|
2nd |
|
3rd |
|
|
| 11 |
Men's 5 000m |
Kramer |
8 |
Hedrick |
8 |
Ervik |
|
16 |
| 12 |
Ladies' 3000m |
Klassen |
5 |
Groenewold |
10 |
Friesinger |
8 |
23 |
| 13 |
Men's 500m |
Cheek |
10 |
Fengtong Yu |
1 |
Dorofeyev |
8 |
19 |
| 14 |
Ladies' 500m |
Manli Wang |
8 |
Beixing Wang |
|
Simionato |
|
8 |
| 16 |
Ladies' Team Pursuit |
Canada |
8 |
Netherlands |
|
Germany |
5 |
13 |
| 16 |
Men's Team Pursuit |
Netherlands |
5 |
Canada |
10 |
Italy |
5 |
20 |
| 18 |
Men's 1 000m |
Davis |
10 |
Bos |
1 |
Cheek |
8 |
19 |
| 19 |
Ladies' 1 000m |
Friesinger |
5 |
Simionato |
|
Wust |
8 |
13 |
| 21 |
Men's 1 500m |
Davis |
8 |
Hedrick |
8 |
Fabris |
5 |
21 |
| 22 |
Ladies' 1 500m |
Friesinger |
1 |
Klassen |
8 |
Wust |
10 |
19 |
| 24 |
Men's 10 000m |
Kramer |
|
Hedrick |
10 |
Saetre |
5 |
15 |
| 25 |
Ladies' 5 000m |
Friesinger |
|
Pechstein |
10 |
Sablikova |
8 |
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
204 |
| Trond
I. Hovland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Day |
Distance |
1st |
|
2nd |
|
3rd |
|
|
| 11 |
Men's 5 000m |
Eskil Ervik |
|
Hedrick |
8 |
Grodum |
|
8 |
| 12 |
Ladies' 3000m |
Friesinger |
1 |
Klassen |
8 |
Groenewold |
8 |
17 |
| 13 |
Men's 500m |
Kato |
|
Cheek |
8 |
Dorofeyev |
8 |
16 |
| 14 |
Ladies' 500m |
Manli Wang |
8 |
Simionato |
|
Rempel |
|
8 |
| 16 |
Ladies' Team Pursuit |
Germany |
10 |
Netherlands |
|
Canada |
8 |
18 |
| 16 |
Men's Team Pursuit |
Norvegian |
1 |
Netherlands |
8 |
Canada |
8 |
17 |
| 18 |
Men's 1 000m |
Davis |
10 |
Cheek |
10 |
Dorofeyev |
|
20 |
| 19 |
Ladies' 1 000m |
Simionato |
|
Friesinger |
8 |
Klassen |
8 |
16 |
| 21 |
Men's 1 500m |
Davis |
8 |
Fabris |
8 |
Hedrick |
10 |
26 |
| 22 |
Ladies' 1 500m |
Klassen |
10 |
Friesinger |
5 |
Simionato |
5 |
20 |
| 24 |
Men's 10 000m |
Grodum |
1 |
Saetre |
1 |
Kramer |
|
2 |
| 25 |
Ladies' 5 000m |
Sablikova |
1 |
Pechstein |
10 |
Maren Haugli |
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
179 |
| Howard
Morris |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Day |
Distance |
1st |
|
2nd |
|
3rd |
|
|
| 11 |
Men's 5 000m |
Kramer |
8 |
Hedrick |
8 |
Ervik |
|
16 |
| 12 |
Ladies' 3000m |
Klassen |
5 |
Friesinger |
5 |
Pechstein |
5 |
15 |
| 13 |
Men's 500m |
Cheek |
10 |
Kato |
|
Dorofeyev |
8 |
18 |
| 14 |
Ladies' 500m |
Wang |
8 |
Zhurova |
8 |
Wolf |
1 |
17 |
| 16 |
Ladies' Team Pursuit |
Canada |
8 |
Germany |
8 |
Netherlands |
1 |
17 |
| 16 |
Men's Team Pursuit |
Canada |
8 |
Italy |
8 |
USA |
1 |
17 |
| 18 |
Men's 1 000m |
Davis |
10 |
Cheek |
10 |
Wetten |
|
20 |
| 19 |
Ladies' 1 000m |
Simionato |
|
Friesinger |
8 |
Rodriguez |
|
8 |
| 21 |
Men's 1 500m |
Davis |
8 |
Fabris |
8 |
Hedrick |
10 |
26 |
| 22 |
Ladies' 1 500m |
Friesinger |
1 |
Klassen |
8 |
Witty |
|
9 |
| 24 |
Men's 10 000m |
Hedrick |
8 |
Verheijen |
8 |
Saetre |
5 |
21 |
| 25 |
Ladies' 5 000m |
Pechstein |
8 |
Hughes |
8 |
Sablikova |
8 |
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
208 |
| Joe
Gier |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Day |
Distance |
1st |
|
2nd |
|
3rd |
|
|
| 11 |
Men's 5 000m |
Hedrick |
10 |
Ervik |
|
Kramer |
8 |
18 |
| 12 |
Ladies' 3000m |
Klassen |
5 |
Friesinger |
5 |
Pechstein |
5 |
15 |
| 13 |
Men's 500m |
Wotherspoon |
|
Kato |
|
Cheek |
5 |
5 |
| 14 |
Ladies' 500m |
M. Wang |
8 |
Zhurova |
8 |
B. Wang |
|
16 |
| 16 |
Ladies' Team Pursuit |
Germany |
10 |
Canada |
10 |
Netherlands |
1 |
21 |
| 16 |
Men's Team Pursuit |
Netherlands |
5 |
Canada |
10 |
Norvegian |
8 |
23 |
| 18 |
Men's 1 000m |
Davis |
10 |
Bos |
1 |
Cheek |
8 |
19 |
| 19 |
Ladies' 1 000m |
Friesinger |
5 |
Klassen |
10 |
Simionato |
|
15 |
| 21 |
Men's 1 500m |
Hedrick |
5 |
Davis |
10 |
Fabris |
5 |
20 |
| 22 |
Ladies' 1 500m |
Friesinger |
1 |
Klassen |
8 |
Rodriguez |
|
9 |
| 24 |
Men's 10 000m |
Hedrick |
8 |
Verheijen |
8 |
Kramer |
|
16 |
| 25 |
Ladies' 5 000m |
Pechstein |
8 |
Hughes |
8 |
Groenewold |
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
193 |
| Jean-Michel
Lachance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Day |
Distance |
1st |
|
2nd |
|
3rd |
|
|
| 11 |
Men's 5 000m |
Hedrick |
10 |
Kramer |
10 |
Ervik |
|
20 |
| 12 |
Ladies' 3000m |
Klassen |
5 |
Friesinger |
5 |
Hughes |
|
10 |
| 13 |
Men's 500m |
Kato |
|
Wotherspoon |
|
Cheek |
5 |
5 |
| 14 |
Ladies' 500m |
M. Wang |
8 |
B. Wang |
|
Zhurova |
5 |
13 |
| 16 |
Ladies' Team Pursuit |
Canada |
8 |
Germany |
8 |
Netherlands |
1 |
17 |
| 16 |
Men's Team Pursuit |
Netherlands |
5 |
Canada |
10 |
Norvegian |
8 |
23 |
| 18 |
Men's 1 000m |
Davis |
10 |
Cheek |
10 |
Wotherspoon |
|
20 |
| 19 |
Ladies' 1 000m |
Friesinger |
5 |
Simionato |
|
Klassen |
8 |
13 |
| 21 |
Men's 1 500m |
Hedrick |
5 |
Fabris |
8 |
Morisson |
|
13 |
| 22 |
Ladies' 1 500m |
Friesinger |
1 |
Klassen |
8 |
Rodriguez |
|
9 |
| 24 |
Men's 10 000m |
Hedrick |
8 |
Verheijen |
8 |
Kramer |
|
16 |
| 25 |
Ladies' 5 000m |
Pechstein |
8 |
Hughes |
8 |
Klassen |
10 |
26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
185 |
The first two participants won the following prizes: (the first one choose according to its preference)
- 1
Speed-Skating.net t-shirts offered by
Speed-Skating.biz- 1 autographed photo of Jeremy Wotherspoon offered by Holly of
Fans of JeremyPhoto: Joey Cheek
Credit: Peter Reath, ViewCalgary.com