2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 8

The eighth competition weekend of the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was a two-day event focusing on allround-events, held in Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands, from Saturday, 14 February, until Sunday, 15 February 2009.

Schedule of events

The schedule of the event is not yet communicated but the distances are already announced:^[1]

• 1500 m (men and women)
• 5000 m (women)
• 10000 m (men)

Medal winners

Men's events

Event	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time	Report
1500 m	Shani Davis  United States	1:45.40	Enrico Fabris  Italy	1:45.88	Trevor Marsicano  United States	1:46.09	[2]
10000 m	Sven Kramer  Netherlands	13:03.51	Håvard Bøkko  Norway	13:07.93	Bob de Jong  Netherlands	13:09.16	[3]

Women's events

Event	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time	Report
1500 m	Anni Friesinger  Germany	1:57.48	Christine Nesbitt  Canada	1:57.58	Kristina Groves  Canada	1:58.40	[4]
5000 m	Martina Sáblíková  Czech Republic	6:59.08	Stephanie Beckert  Germany	7:01.33	Kristina Groves  Canada	7:05.08	[5]