2010 World Allround Speed Skating Championships

World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Thialf (Heerenveen)
LocationHeerenveen, Netherlands
VenueThialf
Dates19–21 March
Competitors48
Medalist men
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sven Kramer  NED
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jonathan Kuck  USA
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Håvard Bøkko  NOR
Medalist women
1st place, gold medalist(s) Martina Sáblíková  CZE
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kristina Groves  CAN
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ireen Wüst  NED

The 2010 World Allround Speed Skating Championships were held at the indoor ice rink of the Thialf in Heerenveen, Netherlands on 19, 20 and 21 March 2010.[1][2]

Defending champions were Martina Sáblíková and Sven Kramer. Both succeeded to prolong the title. For Sáblíková it became her second world allround title. Kramer became world allround champion for the fourth time, he is the first person to do so four times in a row.[3] Other world allround champions to win four titles are Ivar Ballangrud and Rintje Ritsma, and only Oscar Mathisen and Clas Thunberg won five times (see Number of World Allround Speed Skating Championships per person).

Jonathan Kuck who became second was the big surprise of the tournament. This 20-year-old former short track skater got 149.558 points which was his PB. Kuck won the 1500 metres and became first in the overall lead.[4] Kuck could skate 5 seconds slower at the 10000 metres to become world allround champion. In the beginning of the 10000 metres he attacked the time Kramer had set in the race before, but in the second half of the race he could not maintain this time schedule.[5]

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  4. ^ "Jonathan Kuck wins 1,500 meters at World Allrounds". Boston Herald. 2010-03-21. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
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