Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Sven Kramer	Kjeld Nuis	Kjeld Nuis	Kjeld Nuis	Kjeld Nuis	234	▼ -12
2	Kjeld Nuis	Sven Kramer	Pavel Kulizhnikov	Patrick Roest	Jordan Stolz	218	▲ +88
3	Pavel Kulizhnikov	Pavel Kulizhnikov	Patrick Roest	Sven Kramer	Patrick Roest	169	–
4	Jorrit Bergsma	Patrick Roest	Sven Kramer	Jordan Stolz	Bart Swings	128	▼ -1
5	Patrick Roest	Thomas Krol	Bart Swings	Thomas Krol	Thomas Krol	128	▼ -2
6	Thomas Krol	Jorrit Bergsma	Thomas Krol	Bart Swings	Nils van der Poel	112	–
7	Bart Swings	Bart Swings	Ted-Jan Bloemen	Pavel Kulizhnikov	Ted-Jan Bloemen	99	▼ -6
8	Nils van der Poel	Nils van der Poel	Nils van der Poel	Nils van der Poel	Laurent Dubreuil	97	▲ +6
9	Ted-Jan Bloemen	Ted-Jan Bloemen	Laurent Dubreuil	Ted-Jan Bloemen	Jorrit Bergsma	96	▲ +30
10	Denis Yuskov	Denis Yuskov	Jorrit Bergsma	Laurent Dubreuil	Sven Kramer	96	▼ -43
11	Sverre Lunde Pedersen	Laurent Dubreuil	Jordan Stolz	Jorrit Bergsma	Pavel Kulizhnikov	89	▼ -38
12	Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen	Sverre Lunde Pedersen	Denis Yuskov	Denis Yuskov	Sander Eitrem	77	▲ +46
13	Kai Verbij	Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen	Sverre Lunde Pedersen	Davide Ghiotto	Ning Zhongyan	68	▲ +34
14	Lee Seung-hoon	Kai Verbij	Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen	Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen	Jenning de Boo	66	▲ +36
15	Michel Mulder	Lee Seung-hoon	Kai Verbij	Kai Verbij	Davide Ghiotto	65	▲ +1
16	Laurent Dubreuil	Michel Mulder	Lee Seung-hoon	Sverre Lunde Pedersen	Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen	64	–
17	Shani Davis	Koen Verweij	Davide Ghiotto	Lee Seung-hoon	Kai Verbij	62	▼ -2
18	Koen Verweij	Jan Blokhuijsen	Joey Mantia	Andrea Giovannini	Metoděj Jílek	60	▲ +50
19	Jan Blokhuijsen	Joey Mantia	Tatsuya Shinhama	Joey Mantia	Andrea Giovannini	55	▲ +11
20	Joey Mantia	Shani Davis	Ning Zhongyan	Tatsuya Shinhama	Sverre Lunde Pedersen	50	▼ -10
21	Arjan Stroetinga	Denny Morrison	Ruslan Murashov	Ning Zhongyan	Lee Seung-hoon	48	▼ -8
22	Denny Morrison	Ruslan Murashov	Andrea Giovannini	Sander Eitrem	Denis Yuskov	45	▼ -20
23	Jan Smeekens	Arjan Stroetinga	Chung Jae-won	Chung Jae-won	Tatsuya Shinhama	39	–
24	Zbigniew Bródka	Gao Tingyu	Gao Tingyu	Gao Tingyu	Joey Mantia	38	▼ -2
25	Ruslan Murashov	Tatsuya Shinhama	Cha Min-kyu	Jenning de Boo	Chung Jae-won	30	–
26	Gao Tingyu	Cha Min-kyu	Arjan Stroetinga	Ruslan Murashov	Gao Tingyu	30	–
27	Tatsuya Shinhama	Jordan Stolz	Graeme Fish	Cha Min-kyu	Cha Min-kyu	28	–
28	Cha Min-kyu	Hein Otterspeer	Hein Otterspeer	Graeme Fish	Graeme Fish	28	–
29	Håvard Bøkko	Ronald Mulder	Wataru Morishige	Wataru Morishige	Vladimir Semirunniy	28	▲ +22
30	Ronald Mulder	Stefan Groothuis	Dai Dai N'tab	Dai Dai N'tab	Peder Kongshaug	25	▲ +4
31	Stefan Groothuis	Zbigniew Bródka	Um Cheon-ho	Peder Kongshaug	Wataru Morishige	22	–
32	Dai Dai N'tab	Andrea Giovannini	Shani Davis	Hein Otterspeer	Dai Dai N'tab	21	–
33	Graeme Fish	Chung Jae-won	Jan Blokhuijsen	Um Cheon-ho	Ruslan Murashov	21	▼ -8
34	Um Cheon-ho	Davide Ghiotto	Kim Min-seok	Arjan Stroetinga	Hein Otterspeer	20	–
35	Chung Jae-won	Jan Smeekens	Aleksandr Rumyantsev	Jan Blokhuijsen	Um Cheon-ho	20	–
36	Hein Otterspeer	Dai Dai N'tab	Connor Howe	Kim Min-seok	Damian Żurek	18	▲ +16
37	Kim Min-seok	Graeme Fish	Denny Morrison	Beau Snellink	Kim Min-seok	17	–
38	Andrea Giovannini	Um Cheon-ho	Håvard Bøkko	Connor Howe	Beau Snellink	16	–
39	Bob de Vries	Kim Min-seok	Koen Verweij	Aleksandr Rumyantsev	Connor Howe	14	–
40	Aleksandr Rumyantsev	Bob de Vries	Marcel Bosker	Håvard Bøkko	Aleksandr Rumyantsev	12	–
41	Denis Kuzin	Håvard Bøkko	Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu	Marcel Bosker	Håvard Bøkko	12	–
42	Marcel Bosker	Aleksandr Rumyantsev	Hallgeir Engebråten	Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu	Marcel Bosker	12	–
43	Mo Tae-bum	Marcel Bosker	Jenning de Boo	Hallgeir Engebråten	Timothy Loubineaud	12	▲ +2
44	Davide Ghiotto	Wataru Morishige	Livio Wenger	Livio Wenger	Viktor Hald Thorup	12	▲ +12
45	Nicola Tumolero	Nicola Tumolero	Nicola Tumolero	Metoděj Jílek	Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu	11	–
46	Patrick Beckert	Patrick Beckert	Ronald Mulder	Nicola Tumolero	Hallgeir Engebråten	11	–
47	Alexis Contin	Alexis Contin	Alexis Contin	Ronald Mulder	Jan Blokhuijsen	11	▼ -6
48	Joji Kato	Beau Snellink	Beau Snellink	Timothy Loubineaud	Livio Wenger	10	–
49	Nico Ihle	Connor Howe	Dmitry Morozov	Dmitry Morozov	Nicola Tumolero	10	–
50	Vincent De Haître	Dmitry Morozov	Jan Smeekens	Jan Smeekens	Ronald Mulder	10	–

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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