2007 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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| World Allround Speed Skating Championships | |||||||||||||
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 Thialf (Heerenveen) | |||||||||||||
| Location | Heerenveen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Thialf | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 9–11 February | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 48 | ||||||||||||
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The 2007 World Allround Speed Skating Championships were held in the indoor arena Thialf in Heerenveen, Netherlands on 9–11 February 2007. The Championships were three-day allround events, with the skaters completing four distances before the final championship standings are determined based on the samalog system. The organising body, the Royal Dutch Speed Skating Association (KNSB), celebrated its 125-year anniversary with full stands on all three days.
Athletes from the host country, the Netherlands, won both the men's and the women's event; Sven Kramer set a world record on the men's 10,000 metres on his way to the European and World Allround double, while Ireen Wüst won by nearly two points after being narrowly beaten by Martina Sáblíková at the European Championships. For the first time since 1979, the male and female World Champion came from the same country. Defending champion Shani Davis finished sixth after losing time on the two longest distances, while former sprint World Champion Erben Wennemars debuted at the World Allround Championships with a fifth place. Last year's female champion, Cindy Klassen, finished third, a quarter of a point behind Anni Friesinger, who did not compete in 2006.
500 m
World Championships debutant Wennemars won from the last pair, just ahead of Morrison (silver in 2006) and Davis (gold in 2006). European Champion Kramer, who won the bronze medal in 2006, finished fifth, more than a second closer to the lead than in 2006, after setting a new personal best time of 36.41. From the fourth of twelve pairs, 2004 champion Hedrick took the lead with his time of 36.77, but still finished twelfth, nine places down from 2006.
| Pos. | Race | Time | Pos. | Allround rankings | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  Erben Wennemars (NED) | 35.79 | 1. | Erben Wennemars (NED) | 35.790 |
 |  Denny Morrison (CAN) | 35.81 | 2. | Denny Morrison (CAN) | 35.810 |
 |  Shani Davis (USA) | 35.84 | 3. | Shani Davis (USA) | 35.840 |
| 4. |  Enrico Fabris (ITA) | 36.27 | 4. | Enrico Fabris (ITA) | 36.270 |
| 5. | Sven Kramer (NED) | 36.41 | 5. | Sven Kramer (NED) | 36.410 |
| 6. |  Ivan Skobrev (RUS) | 36.43 | 6. | Ivan Skobrev (RUS) | 36.430 |
| 7. |  Stefan Heythausen (GER) | 36.44 | 7. | Stefan Heythausen (GER) | 36.440 |
| 8. |  Choi Kwun-won (KOR) | 36.53 | 8. | Choi Kwun-won (KOR) | 36.530 |
| 9. |  Håvard Bøkko (NOR) | 36.58 | 9. | Håvard Bøkko (NOR) | 36.580 |
| 10. | Steven Elm (CAN) | 36.66 | 10. | Steven Elm (CAN) | 36.660 |
| 12. | Chad Hedrick (USA) | 36.77 | 12. | Chad Hedrick (USA) | 36.770 |
| 15. | Carl Verheijen (NED) | 37.13 | 15. | Carl Verheijen (NED) | 37.130 |
| 16. | Eskil Ervik (NOR) | 37.40 | 16. | Eskil Ervik (NOR) | 37.400 |
5000 m
In 2006, Kramer had won this distance by a hundredth of a second over Hedrick, and half a second over fourth-placed Davis. Now, Kramer was dominant, clocking a time which Verheijen in the final pair could only come within four seconds of. Davis finished 14 seconds adrift, falling down to third in the overall standings after the first day, while Fabris in second had also lost to Kramer compared to 2006. Ervik, distance fifth in 2006 only a couple of seconds behind Kramer, opened at 1500-metre pace and slowed down considerably, falling all the way down to ninth.
| Pos. | Race | Time | Pos. | Allround rankings | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sven Kramer (NED) | 6:12.97 | 1. | Sven Kramer (NED) | 73.707 |
| Carl Verheijen (NED) | 6:16.16 | 2. | Enrico Fabris (ITA) | 74.180 |
| Enrico Fabris (ITA) | 6:19.10 | 3. | Shani Davis (USA) | 74.460 |
| 4. | Håvard Bøkko (NOR) | 6:20.34 | 4. | Håvard Bøkko (NOR) | 74.614 |
| 5. | Wouter olde Heuvel (NED) | 6:20.37 | 5. | Carl Verheijen (NED) | 74.746 |
| 6. | Arne Dankers (CAN) | 6:24.29 | 6. | Erben Wennemars (NED) | 74.755 |
| 7. | Shani Davis (USA) | 6:26.20 | 7. | Wouter olde Heuvel (NED) | 75.157 |
| 8. |  Johan Röjler (SWE) | 6:26.96 | 8. | Denny Morrison (CAN) | 75.277 |
| 9. | Eskil Ervik (NOR) | 6:28.21 | 9. | Ivan Skobrev (RUS) | 75.421 |
| 10. | Erben Wennemars (NED) | 6:29.65 | 10. | Eskil Ervik (NOR) | 76.221 |
| 17. | Chad Hedrick (USA) | 6:36.59 | 14. | Chad Hedrick (USA) | 76.429 |
1500 m
This became Kramer's weakest distance of the championship, weak enough to allow Fabris to catch up in the overall standings before the final distance. The distance between the two before the final distance was 1.26 seconds, half a second more than in Collalbo. Kramer and Fabris skated in the last pair; before that, Wennemars had set a track record with 1:45.19 in the tenth pair. Davis finished fourth, three places down compared to Calgary, and needed to beat Wennemars on the 10,000 to take bronze - while also keeping Verheijen within 12 seconds, though Verheijen had beaten Davis by ten seconds over the half-distance. Hedrick's thirteenth place meant he was not good enough to qualify for the final distance, but his win over Canadian Justin Warsylewicz in the allround total, however, kept Warsylewicz out of the final distance.
| Pos. | Race | Time | Pos. | Allround rankings | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erben Wennemars (NED) | 1:45.19 | 1. | Sven Kramer (NED) | 109.440 |
| Denny Morrison (CAN) | 1:45.70 | 2. | Enrico Fabris (ITA) | 109.503 |
| Enrico Fabris (ITA) | 1:45.97 | 3. | Erben Wennemars (NED) | 109.818 |
| 4. | Shani Davis (USA) | 1:46.10 | 4. | Shani Davis (USA) | 109.826 |
| 5. | Carl Verheijen (NED) | 1:47.18 | 5. | Carl Verheijen (NED) | 110.472 |
| 6. | Sven Kramer (NED) | 1:47.20 | 6. | Denny Morrison (CAN) | 110.510 |
| 7. | Eskil Ervik (NOR) | 1:47.49 | 7. | Håvard Bøkko (NOR) | 110.620 |
| 8. | Steven Elm (CAN) | 1:47.60 | 8. | Wouter olde Heuvel (NED) | 111.267 |
| 9. | Stefan Heythausen (GER) | 1:47.97 | 9. | Ivan Skobrev (RUS) | 111.774 |
| 10. | Håvard Bøkko (NOR) | 1:48.02 | 10. | Eskil Ervik (NOR) | 112.051 |
| 11. | Arne Dankers (CAN) | 1:48.29 | 12. | Chad Hedrick (USA) | 112.582 |
| 12. | Wouter olde Heuvel (NED) | 1:48.33 | 16. | Johan Röjler (SWE) | 112.746 |
| 13. | Chad Hedrick (USA) | 1:48.46 | 17. | Arne Dankers (CAN) | 112.945 |
10000 m
In the final pair, Kramer, who set a world record at the 2006 Championship, now bettered that world record by a second to become the first to skate 10 km below 12:50. Kramer only required to skate 13:12 to become world champion, but in the final pair he and Verheijen were in a class of their own. Verheijen beat Fabris by 15 seconds, but needed to beat him by 19 seconds to take the silver medal, thus the allround podium was identical to that at the European Championships. Ervik finished on the podium on the 10,000 metres for the first time in any race this season, but did not advance significantly in the final standings.
| Pos. | Race | Time | Pos. | Allround rankings | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sven Kramer (NED) | 12:49.88 | 1. | Sven Kramer (NED) | 147.934 |
| Carl Verheijen (NED) | 12:55.30 | 2. | Enrico Fabris (ITA) | 149.043 |
| Eskil Ervik (NOR) | 13:08.92 | 3. | Carl Verheijen (NED) | 149.237 |
| 4. | Enrico Fabris (ITA) | 13:10.80 | 4. | Håvard Bøkko (NOR) | 150.325 |
| 5. | Håvard Bøkko (NOR) | 13:14.03 | 5. | Erben Wennemars (NED) | 150.601 |
| 6. | Wouter olde Heuvel (NED) | 13:18.38 | 6. | Shani Davis (USA) | 150.712 |
| 7. | Ivan Skobrev (RUS) | 13:22.15 | 7. | Wouter olde Heuvel (NED) | 151.186 |
| 8. | Johan Röjler (SWE) | 13:24.96 | 8. | Eskil Ervik (NOR) | 151.497 |
| 9. | Arne Dankers (CAN) | 13:25.43 | 9. | Ivan Skobrev (RUS) | 151.881 |
| 10. | Erben Wennemars (NED) | 13:35.67 | 10. | Denny Morrison (CAN) | 152.611 |
| 11. | Shani Davis (USA) | 13:37.73 | 11. | Johan Röjler (SWE) | 152.994 |
| 12. | Denny Morrison (CAN) | 14:02.03 | 12. | Arne Dankers (CAN) | 153.216 |
Allround results
| Place | Athlete | Country | 500 m | 5000 m | 1500 m | 10000 m | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sven Kramer | Netherlands | 36.41 ( 5) | 6:12.97 ( 1) | 1:47.20 ( 6) | 12:49.88 ( 1) | 147.934 |
| Enrico Fabris | Italy | 36.27 ( 4) | 6:19.10 ( 3) | 1:45.97 ( 3) | 13:10.80 ( 4) | 149.043 |
| Carl Verheijen | Netherlands | 37.13 (15) | 6:16.16 ( 2) | 1:47.18 ( 5) | 12:55.30 ( 2) | 149.237 |
| 4 | Håvard Bøkko | Norway | 36.58 ( 9) | 6:20.34 ( 4) | 1:48.03 (10) | 13:14.03 ( 5) | 150.325 |
| 5 | Erben Wennemars | Netherlands | 35.79 ( 1) | 6:29.65 (10) | 1:45.19 ( 1) | 13:35.67 (10) | 150.601 |
| 6 | Shani Davis |  United States | 35.84 ( 3) | 6:26.20 ( 7) | 1:46.10 ( 4) | 13:37.33 (11) | 150.712 |
| 7 | Wouter olde Heuvel | Netherlands | 37.12 (14) | 6:20.37 ( 5) | 1:48.33 (12) | 13:18.38 ( 6) | 151.186 |
| 8 | Eskil Ervik | Norway | 37.40 (16) | 6:28.21 ( 9) | 1:47.49 ( 7) | 13:08.92 ( 3) | 151.497 |
| 9 | Ivan Skobrev | Russia | 36.43 ( 6) | 6:29.91 (11) | 1:49.06 (15) | 13:22.15 ( 7) | 151.811 |
| 10 | Denny Morrison | Canada | 35.81 ( 2) | 6:34.67 (15) | 1:45.70 ( 2) | 14:02.03 (12) | 152.611 |
| 11 | Johan Röjler | Sweden | 37.60 (18) | 6:26.96 ( 8) | 1:49.35 (19) | 13:24.96 ( 8) | 152.994 |
| 12 | Arne Dankers | Canada | 38.42 (23) | 6:24.29 ( 6) | 1:48.29 (11) | 13:25.43 ( 9) | 153.216 |
| NQ13 | Steven Elm | Canada | 36.66 (10) | 6:39.23 (22) | 1:47.60 ( 8) | 112.449 | |
| NQ14 | Chad Hedrick | United States | 36.77 (12) | 6:36.59 (17) | 1:48.46 (13) | 112.582 | |
| NQ15 | Justin Warsylewicz | Canada | 37.09 (13) | 6:33.12 (12) | 1:48.56 (14) | 112.588 | |
| NQ16 | Choi Kwun-won | South Korea | 36.53 ( 8) | 6:37.57 (20) | 1:49.16 (14) | 112.673 | |
| NQ17 | Stefan Heythausen | Germany | 36.44 ( 7) | 6:42.60 (23) | 1:47.97 ( 9) | 112.690 | |
| NQ18 | Sverre Haugli | Norway | 37.64 (19) | 6:33.87 (13) | 1:49.07 (16) | 113.383 | |
| NQ19 | Henrik Christiansen | Norway | 37.56 (17) | 6:36.94 (18) | 1:49.34 (18) | 113.700 | |
| NQ20 | Matteo Anesi | Italy | 37.69 (21) | 6:37.51 (19) | 1:50.00 (20) | 114.107 | |
| NQ21 | Hiroki Hirako |  Japan | 37.64 (19) | 6:35.50 (16) | 1:51.59 (23) | 114.386 | |
| NQ22 | Alexis Contin |  France | 37.72 (22) | 6:38.89 (21) | 1:51.19 (22) | 114.672 | |
| NQ23 | Jarmo Valtonen |  Finland | 36.67 (11) | 6:55.07 (24) | 1:50.01 (21) | 114.847 | |
| NQ24 | Tobias Schneider | Germany | 1:28.98 (24) | 6:33.93 (14) | withdrew after fall | ||
NQ = Not qualified for the 10000 m (only the best 12 are qualified)
DQ = disqualified
- Notes
- Konrad Niedźwiedzki of Poland was qualified according to the standings at the 2007 European Championships, but did not start, allowing Alexis Contin of France to take his place.
- After winning a skate-off tournament two weeks before the Championship, Erben Wennemars replaced Mark Tuitert in the Dutch team.
- Finland had a qualified skater for the first time since 1998 (when qualifying rules were less restrictive), South Korea for the first time since 1999, and France for the first time since 2001.
- 12 nations were qualified, the largest number since 2002.
- The top six from the 2006 Championship are all present. In addition, Chad Hedrick who was disqualified on the final distance in 2006 after a second place in the overall standings after three distances, participated, but did not qualify for the final distance.
- Quotas for 2008: Europe 13, North America 8, Asia 3.
