Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Σ	Δ pts
1	Jeremy Wotherspoon	Jeremy Wotherspoon	Jeremy Wotherspoon	Jeremy Wotherspoon	Jeremy Wotherspoon	300	–
2	Shani Davis	Shani Davis	Shani Davis	Shani Davis	Shani Davis	192	–
3	Hiroyasu Shimizu	Hiroyasu Shimizu	Hiroyasu Shimizu	Hiroyasu Shimizu	Hiroyasu Shimizu	172	–
4	Dan Jansen	Dan Jansen	Dan Jansen	Pavel Kulizhnikov	Pavel Kulizhnikov	167	▲ +4
5	Uwe-Jens Mey	Uwe-Jens Mey	Pavel Kulizhnikov	Dan Jansen	Dan Jansen	158	–
6	Yevgeny Grishin	Yevgeny Grishin	Uwe-Jens Mey	Uwe-Jens Mey	Uwe-Jens Mey	132	–
7	Clas Thunberg	Pavel Kulizhnikov	Yevgeny Grishin	Yevgeny Grishin	Yevgeny Grishin	132	–
8	Igor Zhelezovski	Kjeld Nuis	Kjeld Nuis	Kjeld Nuis	Kjeld Nuis	126	▲ +6
9	Eric Heiden	Clas Thunberg	Clas Thunberg	Clas Thunberg	Clas Thunberg	102	–
10	Kjeld Nuis	Igor Zhelezovski	Igor Zhelezovski	Igor Zhelezovski	Igor Zhelezovski	102	–
11	Pavel Kulizhnikov	Eric Heiden	Eric Heiden	Eric Heiden	Eric Heiden	96	–
12	Oscar Mathisen	Oscar Mathisen	Oscar Mathisen	Oscar Mathisen	Oscar Mathisen	94	–
13	Valery Muratov	Valery Muratov	Valery Muratov	Valery Muratov	Valery Muratov	94	–
14	Yevgeny Kulikov	Yevgeny Kulikov	Yevgeny Kulikov	Yevgeny Kulikov	Yevgeny Kulikov	94	–
15	Erhard Keller	Erhard Keller	Erhard Keller	Erhard Keller	Erhard Keller	92	–
16	Jan Bos	Jan Bos	Jan Bos	Jan Bos	Jan Bos	90	–
17	Erben Wennemars	Erben Wennemars	Erben Wennemars	Erben Wennemars	Erben Wennemars	88	–
18	Gaétan Boucher	Gaétan Boucher	Gaétan Boucher	Gaétan Boucher	Gaétan Boucher	78	–
19	Lee Kyou-hyuk	Lee Kyou-hyuk	Lee Kyou-hyuk	Lee Kyou-hyuk	Lee Kyou-hyuk	74	–
20	Mo Tae-bum	Mo Tae-bum	Mo Tae-bum	Mo Tae-bum	Mo Tae-bum	70	–
21	Lee Kang-seok	Lee Kang-seok	Lee Kang-seok	Lee Kang-seok	Thomas Krol	70	▲ +44
22	Sergey Klevchenya	Sergey Klevchenya	Sergey Klevchenya	Sergey Klevchenya	Lee Kang-seok	66	–
23	Gerard van Velde	Gerard van Velde	Gerard van Velde	Gerard van Velde	Sergey Klevchenya	66	–
24	Manabu Horii	Manabu Horii	Manabu Horii	Manabu Horii	Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen	64	▲ +8
25	Michel Mulder	Michel Mulder	Michel Mulder	Michel Mulder	Kai Verbij	64	▲ +5
26	Stefan Groothuis	Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen	Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen	Kai Verbij	Gerard van Velde	60	–
27	Joey Cheek	Stefan Groothuis	Stefan Groothuis	Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen	Manabu Horii	60	–
28	Peder Østlund	Joey Cheek	Joey Cheek	Stefan Groothuis	Michel Mulder	60	–
29	Hans Engnestangen	Peder Østlund	Peder Østlund	Joey Cheek	Stefan Groothuis	56	–
30	Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen	Hans Engnestangen	Hans Engnestangen	Peder Østlund	Joey Cheek	54	–
31	Joji Kato	Joji Kato	Joji Kato	Hans Engnestangen	Peder Østlund	54	–
32	Casey FitzRandolph	Casey FitzRandolph	Casey FitzRandolph	Joji Kato	Laurent Dubreuil	52	▲ +20
33	Hasse Börjes	Hasse Börjes	Hasse Börjes	Casey FitzRandolph	Hans Engnestangen	50	–
34	Ådne Søndrål	Ådne Søndrål	Kai Verbij	Hasse Börjes	Joji Kato	48	–
35	Jan Smeekens	Jan Smeekens	Ådne Søndrål	Ådne Søndrål	Casey FitzRandolph	44	–
36	Akira Kuroiwa	Kai Verbij	Jan Smeekens	Jan Smeekens	Hasse Börjes	44	–
37	Bernt Evensen	Akira Kuroiwa	Akira Kuroiwa	Akira Kuroiwa	Ådne Søndrål	38	–
38	Pavel Pegov	Bernt Evensen	Bernt Evensen	Bernt Evensen	Jan Smeekens	38	–
39	Terry McDermott	Pavel Pegov	Pavel Pegov	Pavel Pegov	Akira Kuroiwa	36	–
40	Yu Fengtong	Terry McDermott	Terry McDermott	Terry McDermott	Bernt Evensen	36	–
41	Keiichiro Nagashima	Yu Fengtong	Yu Fengtong	Yu Fengtong	Pavel Pegov	36	–
42	Toshiyuki Kuroiwa	Keiichiro Nagashima	Keiichiro Nagashima	Keiichiro Nagashima	Terry McDermott	36	–
43	Yūya Oikawa	Toshiyuki Kuroiwa	Toshiyuki Kuroiwa	Laurent Dubreuil	Yu Fengtong	34	–
44	Denny Morrison	Yūya Oikawa	Yūya Oikawa	Toshiyuki Kuroiwa	Keiichiro Nagashima	32	–
45	Pekka Koskela	Denny Morrison	Denny Morrison	Yūya Oikawa	Toshiyuki Kuroiwa	32	–
46	Peter Mueller	Pekka Koskela	Pekka Koskela	Denny Morrison	Yūya Oikawa	32	–
47	Sylvain Bouchard	Peter Mueller	Peter Mueller	Pekka Koskela	Denny Morrison	30	–
48	Olaf Zinke	Sylvain Bouchard	Sylvain Bouchard	Peter Mueller	Gao Tingyu	30	▲ +24
49	Sergey Khlebnikov	Olaf Zinke	Ruslan Murashov	Sylvain Bouchard	Pekka Koskela	30	–
50	Yasunori Miyabe	Sergey Khlebnikov	Olaf Zinke	Ruslan Murashov	Peter Mueller	30	–

Celebrating the Season’s Standouts: First-Ever ISU Speed Skating Awards winners, World Champions and World Record breakers!

ISU-Skating.com | 09.03.2026

The world’s best speed skaters were celebrated for their incredible achievements during the 2025/26 season at the very first ISU Speed Skating Awards, held on Sunday, 8 March 2026 in Heerenveen, Netherlands.

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Eitrem reels in Stolz to take Norway's first World Allround title since 1994

beta.isu-skating.com | 08.03.2026

Sander Eitrem (NOR) won the first men's World Allround Championship for Norway since Johan Olav Koss in 1994. The 5000m World Record Holder laid the foundations for his title with a formidable 1500m race against Jordan Stolz (USA) in Heerenveen (NED) on Sunday and finished the event with a strong 10,000m to overhaul the American at the top of the standings.

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From Lollobrigida to Bergsma, trivia from Milano Cortina 2026 Speed Skating

ISU-Skating.com | 23.02.2026

Fourteen medal events, 34 different medal winners (including Team Pursuit) and seven Olympic Records, the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 provided fast-paced racing, surprising winners, unassailable winners, tears of drama and, of course, tears of joy.

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