The2017–18ISU Speed Skating World Cup, officially theISU World Cup Speed Skating 2017–2018, was a series of internationalspeed skating competitions that ran the entire season.[1] Compared to previous seasons, there were fewer competition weekends; the season was restricted due to the2018 Winter Olympics, which were arranged inPyeongchang, South Korea, during February 2018.[2][3]
Note: the men's 5000 and 10000 metres were contested as one cup, and the women's 3000 and 5000 metres were contested as one cup, as indicated by the color coding.[1]
In addition, there were two combination cups, the allround combination and the sprint combination. For the allround combination, the distances were 1500 + 5000 metres for men, and 1500 + 3000 metres for women. For the sprint combination, the distances were 500 + 1000 metres, both for men and women. These cups were contested only in World Cup 5, in Stavanger, Norway.
