query: where did the 2014 world cup take place

pos: 2014 FIFA World Cup 2014 FIFA World Cup The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2007. It was the second time that Brazil staged the competition, the first being in 1950, and the fifth time that it was held in South America. Thirty-one national teams advanced through qualification competitions to join the host nation in the final tournament (with Bosnia and Herzegovina as only debutant). A total

pos: 2014 FIFA World Cup group stage 2014 FIFA World Cup group stage The group stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup took place in Brazil from 12 June 2014 to 26 June 2014: each team played three matches. The group stage was notable for a scarcity of draws and a large number of goals. The first drawn (and goalless) match did not occur until the 13th match of the tournament, between Iran and Nigeria: a drought longer than any FIFA World Cup since 1930. The group stage produced a total of 136 goals, nine fewer than were scored during the entire 2010 tournament. This is the

pos: 2014 FIFA World Cup group stage official time ()." 2014 FIFA World Cup group stage The group stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup took place in Brazil from 12 June 2014 to 26 June 2014: each team played three matches. The group stage was notable for a scarcity of draws and a large number of goals. The first drawn (and goalless) match did not occur until the 13th match of the tournament, between Iran and Nigeria: a drought longer than any FIFA World Cup since 1930. The group stage produced a total of 136 goals, nine fewer than were scored during the entire 2010 tournament.

pos: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. The 2014 FIFA World Cup featured 32 teams, with one place reserved for the host nation, Brazil. The remaining 31 places were determined by a qualification process, in which the other 207 teams, from the six FIFA confederations, competed. Most of the successful teams were determined within these confederations, with a limited number of inter-confederation play-offs occurring at the end of the process. Bhutan, Brunei, Guam and Mauritania did not enter, and South Sudan joined FIFA after the

pos: History of the FIFA World Cup 2018 tournament). Austria's place was offered to England, but they declined. This left the finals with 15 nations competing. France hosted, but for the first time the hosts did not win the competition, as Italy retained their title, beating Hungary in the final. Polish striker Ernest Willimowski became the first player to score four goals in a World Cup game during Poland's 6–5 loss against Brazil; his record was later equalled by other players, but was bettered only 56 years later in the 1994 World Cup. The FIFA World Cup was planned to take place in 1942. Germany officially applied

pos: Soccerex Soccerex event was rebranded as a Global Convention. In 2007 the Global Convention moved to Johannesburg in advance of the 2010 FIFA World Cup and would remain there until 2009, when the event transferred to Rio de Janeiro in a tenure due to stretch until the 2014 FIFA World Cup, although this was cut short by the termination of the 2013 edition. The cancellation of its 18th annual industry conference, scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro in November 2013, caused concern that there might be problems with the 2014 FIFA World Cup, due to be held in Brazil

pos: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) The OFC qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup saw teams of the Oceania Football Confederation competing for a place in the finals held in Brazil. The initial format was scheduled to begin in August 2011 at the 2011 Pacific Games in Noumea, New Caledonia, where the men's football tournament was to double as the first stage of the OFC World Cup qualifying competition. However, in June 2011 the format was amended, and the Pacific Games were no longer part of the qualification process. The new structure sees the four lowest ranked entrants play

pos: 2014 FIFA World Cup to beat Croatia 3-1. The group stage of the cup took place in Brazil from 12 June 2014 to 26 June 2014: each team played three games. The group stage was notable for a scarcity of draws and a large number of goals. The first drawn (and goalless) match did not occur until the 13th match of the tournament, between Iran and Nigeria: a drought longer than any World Cup since 1930. The group stage produced a total of 136 goals (an average of 2.83 goals per match), nine fewer than were scored during the entire 2010 tournament. This is

pos: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was voted, to extend the sport's popularity, the 2008 World Cup would take place in Marseille, France, and the 2009 World Cup would take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. These tournaments would be the first to take place outside Brazil. The 2008 competition was once again a major success, despite being held in a different country. This was the first time that Brazil would have to qualify for the tournament, since they weren't the hosts. However Brazil won the qualifiers and the World Cup in July. The 2009 World Cup in Dubai was an even bigger success, as the

neg: Marcus Monsen Marcus Monsen Marcus Monsen (born 19 February 1995) is a Norwegian alpine skier. At the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics he managed a 6th, 5th and 4th place. He competed in five events at both the 2014, 2015 and the 2016 Junior World Championships; winning three silver medals and two bronze medals. He made his FIS Alpine Ski World Cup debut in February 2014 in St. Moritz, where he also collected his first World Cup points with a 24th-place finish. He did not finish another World Cup race (exclusively participating in giant slalom) until March 2017 in Kranjska Gora, where he

neg: Marcus Monsen finished 17th. He represents the sports club Aron SK. Marcus Monsen Marcus Monsen (born 19 February 1995) is a Norwegian alpine skier. At the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics he managed a 6th, 5th and 4th place. He competed in five events at both the 2014, 2015 and the 2016 Junior World Championships; winning three silver medals and two bronze medals. He made his FIS Alpine Ski World Cup debut in February 2014 in St. Moritz, where he also collected his first World Cup points with a 24th-place finish. He did not finish another World Cup race (exclusively participating in giant

neg: 2016 World Rugby Nations Cup 2016 World Rugby Nations Cup The 2016 World Rugby Cup of Nations was the eleventh edition of the World Rugby Nations Cup rugby union tournament, created by World Rugby (formerly IRB). As with the previous nine tournaments, the competition took place in the Stadionul Naţional de Rugby in Bucharest, Romania. Due to Georgia's tour of the Pacific Islands in June, the World Rugby Tbilisi Cup did not take place. Instead, this tournament featured six teams split in two pools of three, where the three European teams played the other three teams. This format was last used in 2012. Hosts Romania

neg: Ekaterina Volkova (rhythmic gymnast) her first FIG World Cup competitions in 2013. Volkova was the 2014 Finnish national all-around silver medalist behind Tikkanen and appeared at the 2014 World Championships in Izmir. Volkova won the all-around gold at the 2015 Finnish championships. She qualified in 27th place in the all-around at the 2015 World Championships and did not reach in the Top 24 finalists. In 2016, Volkova competed at the Espoo World Cup where she finished a career high of 8th place in the all-around. On April 21–22, she beat compatriot Jouki Tikkanen for an Olympics license in individual rhythmic gymnastics by finishing fourth

neg: Andrey Boldykov World Cup debut in January 2005. As of September 2014, he has one World Cup victory, coming at Veysonnaz in 2011–12. He finished 2nd in the overall World Cup in 2011–12. Andrey Boldykov Andrey Boldykov (born 4 October 1983 in Tashtagol) is a Russian snowboarder, specializing in snowboard cross. Boldykov competed at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics for Russia. In the 2010 snowboard cross, he qualified in 20th place, then won his 1/8 round race, but did not advance from his quarterfinal, where he finished 3rd, ending up 15th overall. In the 2014 snowboard cross, he finished 5th in

neg: Yana Shemyakina Olympic performance she was awarded a second Ukrainian Order of Merit III degree by President Viktor Yanukovych. She was also named “Person of the Year”. After the London Olympics, Shemyakina took a break to focus on life outside of sport. She competed in four World Cup events, winning the Budapest Grand Prix, but did not take part in the 2013 European Championships nor in the 2013 World Championships. The 2013–14 season she posted a second place at the Leipzig World Cup and a quarter-final finish at the Saint-Maur World Cup. At the 2014 European Championships in Strasbourg she lost in

neg: Jérémy Cadot bronze medal, Cadot's first World podium. He finished the season No.25 in world rankings, a career best as of 2014. In the 2013–14 season his lack of results in World Cup competitions had him replaced in the national team. He did not take part in the European Championships in Strasbourg, nor in the World Championships in Kazan, where France won the gold medal in both events. He bounced back in the 2014–15 season by winning the San Francisco World Cup. Jérémy Cadot Jérémy Cadot (born 7 November 1986) is a French foil fencer, bronze medallist at the 2013 World Fencing

neg: 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's mass start 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's mass start The men's mass start in the 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over six races on six occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Obihiro, Japan, on 14–16 November 2014, and the final occasion taking place in Erfurt, Germany, on 21–22 March 2015. The races were over 16 laps. The defending champion was Bob de Vries of the Netherlands. Lee Seung-hoon of South Korea won the cup. De Vries did not participate this season. Standings

neg: 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 500 metres the season). 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 500 metres The 500 meters distance for men in the 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over 12 races on six occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Obihiro, Japan, on 14–16 November 2014, and the final occasion taking place in Erfurt, Germany, on 21–22 March 2015. The defending champion was Ronald Mulder of the Netherlands. Pavel Kulizhnikov of Russia won the cup. Mulder did not participate this season. Standings as of 22 March 2015

neg: 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 500 metres 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 500 metres The 500 meters distance for men in the 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over 12 races on six occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Obihiro, Japan, on 14–16 November 2014, and the final occasion taking place in Erfurt, Germany, on 21–22 March 2015. The defending champion was Ronald Mulder of the Netherlands. Pavel Kulizhnikov of Russia won the cup. Mulder did not participate this season. Standings as of 22 March 2015 (end of

neg: Djamila Rakhmatova In 2014 season, Rakhmatova competed at the 2014 Stuttgart World Cup and finished 15th in the all-around. She then competed at the 2014 Lisboa World Cup where he finished 10th in the all-around. In May 9–11, Rakhmatova competed at the 2014 Corbeil-Essonnes World Cup and finished 17th in all-around. In May 22–24, Rakhmatova competed at the 2014 Tashkent World Cup where she finished 9th in all-around behind teammate Elizaveta Nazarenkova. Rakhmatova then competed at the 2014 Minsk World Cup where she finished 8th in all-around behind Marina Durunda, she qualified to 1 event final finishing 5th place in ribbon. In

neg: Gregor Schlierenzauer 42nd position in the first series and did not enter the second series. At the end of the Four Hills Tournament, he ended up in 12th place. He skipped the competitions in Predazzo, where Tom Hilde from Norway took his first World Cup victory, and in Harrachov. On 25 January 2007, Schlierenzauer took his second World Cup victory in Zakopane, Poland. He also skipped the competition in Sapporo, ruining his chance to take the first-place position from his Austrian teammate Thomas Morgenstern. After two-second-place finishes in Liberec and an eighth-place finish in Willingen, he took part in the FIS Ski

neg: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification World Cup qualification as they are only members of CONCACAF and not FIFA. Therefore, a total of 28 teams were in contention for the three direct places plus the play-off place against CONMEBOL's Ecuador. Canada did not participate as they already qualified to the World Cup as hosts. The final tournament was held in the United States from 15 to 26 October 2014, and the final group draw took place on 5 September. The United States and Mexico received byes to the tournament's final round, where they were joined by Costa Rica and Guatemala from Central America and by Haiti,

neg: 2014 Breeders' Cup 2014 Breeders' Cup The 2014 Breeders' Cup World Championships was the 31st edition of the premier event of the North American thoroughbred horse racing year. It took place on October 31 and November 1 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The Breeders' Cup is generally regarded as the end of the North American racing season, although a few Grade I events take place in later November and December. The 2014 Breeders' Cup results were highly influential in the Eclipse Award divisional championship voting. The Breeders' Cup Challenge is a series of races that provide the winners of designated races

neg: Roque Santa Cruz Santa Cruz did not take part in the final, where which Paraguay were beaten 3–0 and finished runners-up. On 7 June 2013, in a 2014 World Cup qualification match against Chile, Santa Cruz scored his 26th international goal and became the leading goalscorer for Paraguay. Nevertheless, Paraguay did not qualify for the World Cup. On 1 September 2018, he retired from international football, but his last match was played in 2016. He had played 112 international appearances and 32 goals for 17 years period. Cruz later confirmed his international retirement on social media, tweeting from the national team's official account.

neg: 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's mass start The defending champion, Kim Bo-reum of South Korea, did not participate this season. Standings as of 14 March 2014 (end of the season). 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's mass start The women's mass start in the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over two races on two occasions, out of a total of six World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion involving the event taking place in Inzell, Germany, on 7–9 March 2014, and the second occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 14–16 March 2014. The races were over 15 laps.

neg: 2014 Amputee Football World Cup 2014 Amputee Football World Cup The 2014 Amputee Football World Cup, aka 2014 Amputee Soccer World Cup, was the 14th edition of the biannual international competition of amputee football national men's teams. It was organized by the World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF), and was held in Culiacán, Mexico between November 30–December 8, 2014. The previous event took place in Russia in 2012. Russia won the title for the seventh time, defeating Angola in the final. Turkey became bronze medalist before Poland. Following 23 nations, including Uzbekistan as the defending world champion, competed in six groups while two nations Georgia did

neg: Panama women's national football team group. Panama lost their first round match 2–1 to Jamaica and were eliminated. Panama did not participate in the 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying tournament as they did not enter Central American qualifying. In 2013 Panama participated in the Central American Games for the first time. They went 1–0–1 and advanced to the semi-finals, where they lost to Costa Rica. Panama would finish in fourth place after losing the third place match to Guatemala. Panama finished second in their group in 2014 Central American Qualifying and did not qualify for the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship as only the group

neg: Néstor Pitana Néstor Pitana Néstor Fabián Pitana (; born 17 June 1975) is an Argentine football referee and former actor who refereed at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2015 Copa América and 2018 FIFA World Cup. He oversaw the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup between Russia and Saudi Arabia. Pitana was appointed to take charge of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Croatia at Moscow on 15 July 2018. He became the second Argentine referee to take charge of a World Cup Final (after Horacio Elizondo, who did the same in 2006). Pitana's performance in the

neg: 2013 Canoe Slalom World Cup medal table. Jessica Fox won both the K1 and the C1 event, becoming the first female paddler to win both events at one world cup race. The world cup final took place in Bratislava, Slovakia from 23 to 25 August. The home paddlers won the individual medal table with 2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze. Michal Martikán made his first competitive appearance since the London Olympics and he won the C1 event. The women's C1 team event did not take place. Both teams which entered the competition (Germany and Great Britain) did not start. 2013 Canoe Slalom World Cup

neg: Manuel Pamić total of 7 appearances. He has become a regular call up for the Croatian national team, with whom he took part in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. However, he has still not had a debut, under coach Slaven Bilić due to minor legal issues with his Manager and the Croatian HNS, Bilić has also called him for a starting team place in a match against Czech Republic in his native Pula where Pamić did not debut due to an injury, and time after under Igor Štimac, who has called up Pamić for much matches in 2014 FIFA World Cup

neg: 2014 FIFA World Cup Breaks could take place at the referee's discretion after the 30th minute of each half if the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature exceeded . The first cooling break in World Cup play took place during the 32nd minute of the match between the Netherlands and Mexico in the round of 16. At the start of the match, FIFA listed the temperature at with 68% humidity. The biological passport was introduced in the FIFA World Cup starting in 2014. Blood and urine samples from all players before the competition, and from two players per team per match, are analysed by the Swiss

neg: 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1000 metres World Cup in Astana. 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1000 metres The 1000 meters distance for women in the 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup will be contested over 7 races on six occasions, out of a total of World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Harbin, Chinaa, on 11–13 November 2016, and the final occasion taking place in Stavanger, Norway, on 11–12 March 2017. Heather Bergsma of the United States is crowned as World Cup champion by winning 6 of 7 World Cup races. She did not take part in

neg: 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres World Cup in Astana. 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres The 500 meters distance for women in the 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup will be contested over 10 races on six occasions, out of a total of World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Harbin, Canada, on 11–13 November 2016, and the final occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 11–12 March 2017. Nao Kodaira of Japan is crowned as the World Cup champion by winning all 8 World Cup races she competed. She did not take part in

neg: History of the FIBA Basketball World Cup to its record fifth gold medal, led by tournament MVP Kyrie Irving, defeating Serbia 129-92 to capture its second straight gold medal. France defeated Lithuania in the Bronze medal game to receive its first ever medal. In 2012, FIBA president Yvan Mainini announced major changes to the competition beyond 2014. The competition calendar will be changed significantly after the 2014 World Cup; in the future, the Basketball World Cup will be held in the year following the FIFA World Cup. To that end, there will be no Basketball World Cup in 2018; the next tournament will take place in 2019.

neg: Lindenwood–Belleville Lynx women's ice hockey the World Women's Championships, Coonan and Tihema have both represented Australia in other IIHF tournaments. Tihema played in the 2016 U18 World Championships, however her team did not fare well, losing all three of its group round contests. Tihema, for her part, scored twice against Great Britain (what would turn out to be the Mighty Jills' only tallies of the round robin) and was named Australia's player of the game. Australia did close things out on a high note, topping Romania in a shootout to take seventh place. Both Tihema and Coonan participated in the 2014 Challenge Cup of Asia,

neg: 2014 Breeders' Cup Sprinter), Judy the Beauty (Champion Female Sprinter and Dayatthespa (Champion Female Turf Horse). The winners for the Friday races were as follows: The winners for the Saturday races were as follows: 2014 Breeders' Cup The 2014 Breeders' Cup World Championships was the 31st edition of the premier event of the North American thoroughbred horse racing year. It took place on October 31 and November 1 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The Breeders' Cup is generally regarded as the end of the North American racing season, although a few Grade I events take place in later November and December.

neg: 2016 World Rugby Nations Cup won the title, for the fourth time in five years. Romania finished with 13 points after beating the Argentina XV in the decisive match. 2016 World Rugby Nations Cup The 2016 World Rugby Cup of Nations was the eleventh edition of the World Rugby Nations Cup rugby union tournament, created by World Rugby (formerly IRB). As with the previous nine tournaments, the competition took place in the Stadionul Naţional de Rugby in Bucharest, Romania. Due to Georgia's tour of the Pacific Islands in June, the World Rugby Tbilisi Cup did not take place. Instead, this tournament featured six teams split

neg: 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1000 metres 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1000 metres The 1000 meters distance for women in the 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup will be contested over 7 races on six occasions, out of a total of World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Harbin, Chinaa, on 11–13 November 2016, and the final occasion taking place in Stavanger, Norway, on 11–12 March 2017. Heather Bergsma of the United States is crowned as World Cup champion by winning 6 of 7 World Cup races. She did not take part in third round of the

neg: 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres The 500 meters distance for women in the 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup will be contested over 10 races on six occasions, out of a total of World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Harbin, Canada, on 11–13 November 2016, and the final occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 11–12 March 2017. Nao Kodaira of Japan is crowned as the World Cup champion by winning all 8 World Cup races she competed. She did not take part in third round of the

neg: 2014 Challenge Cup player Shaun Briscoe. The first round took place on the weekend of 1 and 2 February 2014, although three fixtures did not take place until the following Saturday - 8 February 2014. The draw for the second round took place on 6 February 2014 and was drawn by former Wigan Warriors player Kris Radlinski and the owner of Salford Red Devils, Marwan Koukash. The draw for the third round took place on 24 February 2014 and was made at the University of Gloucestershire’s Park Campus in Cheltenham by the University’s Pro Vice-Chancellor Maxine Melling and Kevan Blackadder, the Editor of

neg: 2015 June rugby union tests Championship. Although the international window did not take place, some World Cup nations opted to play uncapped matches in their World Cup preparations. Uruguay hosted Fijian A-side, the Fiji Warriors in Montevideo, with the Warriors playing Argentina's A-side Argentina Jaguars, between the 2 fixtures. With Russia not competing in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, or either of World Rugby's Nations Cup or Tbilisi Cup, they toured Namibia for a two-test series. Three historic matches also took place. Samoa hosted New Zealand in Apia for the first time as an official test match, the first Pacific nation to do so. Kenya

neg: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final Belgrade. This was the best finish of a national team featuring Serb players, since the 2002 FIBA World Championship in Indianapolis, where Yugoslavia defeated in the final. <nowiki>*</nowiki>– Starters 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final was a basketball game that took place on 14 September 2014 at Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid in Madrid, Spain, to determine the winner of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. This was the first time the and , after the secession of Montenegro, played against each other. With the United States victory, they tied

neg: 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) eliminated from the second stage advance to classification play-offs (5th to 8th place, 9th to 12th place, 13th to 16th place) depending on their positions. 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) The UEFA qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was a beach soccer tournament which took place in Jesolo, Italy between 5–14 September 2014. The tournament served as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier for teams from UEFA, where the top four teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Portugal. This was the second time that the Beach Soccer World

neg: UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup or two after the end of the World Cup at the end of January or early February. In November 2014 the first round of the World Cup ever to take place outside mainland Europe was held in Milton Keynes, England. The following September, the CrossVegas competition was incorporated into the World Cup for the first time, becoming the first World Cup round to be held in the United States. UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup The UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup is a season-long competition in cyclo-cross, organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). First held in the 1993–1994 season, there are currently

neg: 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 3000 and 5000 metres 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 3000 and 5000 metres The 3000 and 5000 meters distances for women in the 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested as one cup over six races on six occasions, out of a total of World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on 13–15 November 2015, and the final occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 11–13 March 2016. Martina Sáblíková of the Czech Republic became the champion, winning 5 of 6 races. She did not take part in the final race

neg: 2014 Cyprus Women's Cup 2014 Cyprus Women's Cup The 2014 Cyprus Women's Cup was the seventh edition of the Cyprus Women's Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus. It took place between 5–12 March 2014. France won the final over defending champions England. For the first time, Canada did not reach the final, eventually finishing in fifth place. The first phase of the tournament was a group stage in which the twelve invited teams were divided into three groups of four teams. Each group was a round-robin of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other

neg: Georgia Nesbitt Championships in Chungju to fifth place. In 2014 still paired with Miansarow she raced in the lightweight double scull at the World Rowing Cup III in Lucerne to fifth place. Then at the 2014 U23 World Rowing Championships in Varese the two Georgias rowed the double to a bronze medal. . In 2015 she competed at the World Championships in Aiguebelette in a single scull where she finished in eight place. Nesbitt was back in Australian representative contention in 2017. She rowed in the lightweight double at the World Rowing Cup II in Poznan to sixth place and then at

neg: 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series they made it through to the Cup Semi-Finals for the first time since 2014. But New Zealand would take the Cup title for the third tournament of the season as they defeated Canada in the final in a cup final meeting for the first time since Atlanta 2014. Russia would finish in fifth place while Ireland took out the Challenge after defeating Spain. Tallies of top four tournament placings during the 2016–17 series, by team (updated to Canada): 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series The 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the fifth edition of the World Rugby Women's

neg: Cadillac Northstar LMP three laps behind the winning Ferrari 333 SP. DAMS would go on to take a fourth-place finish at the next round, although the other team car failed to finish. At this time, the American Le Mans Series was having their first races in Europe. DAMS entered their two car effort in place of Team Cadillac, managing to take fifth at Silverstone Circuit. DAMS would make one more Sports Racing World Cup appearance in May prior to going to Le Mans, where both cars did not finish. Team Cadillac on the other hand, believing that private testing would be better for

neg: Cortes 'C' Stables in Wellington, FL, and John Madden Sales in Cazenovia, New York when he is not showing. In 2013, Cortes and Madden rode to first place in the $125,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida. They also won the Global Champions Tour CSI5* Grand Prix of Chantilly in France. In 2014, Madden and Cortes won the King George Gold Cup at Hickstead—making Madden the first woman to take first place. Madden also won a team bronze and individual bronze at the World Equestrian Games with Cortes in 2014. In 2016, Madden

neg: 2022 Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2022 Cricket World Cup Qualifier The 2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier is an upcoming cricket tournament scheduled to take place in 2022, to decide the final qualification for the 2023 World Cup. The initial broadcast deal for this tournament, announced in 2014, scheduled it to be hosted by Zimbabwe, but as other tournaments allocated at that time have eventually been hosted elsewhere, this is to be confirmed. It will feature the bottom five teams from the 2020–22 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League (or, if World Cup hosts India finish outside the top eight, the six bottom teams excluding

neg: Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup) in their respective history of the World Cup. Germany's Miroslav Klose equalled the Brazilian Cafu as the player with most matches being on the winning side at the World Cup, with 16 victories. Klose played his 23rd World Cup match, equalling Paolo Maldini on 2nd place on most World Cup matches, with only Lothar Matthäus remaining with more (25). Klose has played in more knockout games than Matthäus or Cafu – 13, and also became the only player to take part in four World Cup semi-finals (Uwe Seeler previously played in three semi-finals). In the match, he broke the record

neg: Quidditch in Canada place of seven teams. The 2014/2015 season saw the beginnings of Canadian-run domestic championships in the form of "Regionals". However, previously, Eastern Canadian teams relied on the Canada Cup for placement within the US "World Cup" and the Western Teams participated in Western Regionals of the United States. The 2014/15 regionals were held in the East and West in Kingston and Moose Jaw, respectively. The Eastern Regionals were held on February 7, 2015 where sixteen teams participated. The results were: The Western Regionals being held in Moose Jaw posed a problem to many western teams who did not manage to

neg: Matthew Breeze 44 referees to preside at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but missed the final cut. His highest honour remains officiating at the 2005 Confederations Cup in Germany where he refereed the Third Place Playoff. He was one of two Australian referees who officiated at the 2007 Asian Cup, the other being Mark Shield. He was preselected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. However, he was not chosen to take part in the Event. Breeze refereed the Third Place Playoff at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. World Cup Qualifier 2002 OFC Nations Cup 2002 FIFA Under 20 World

neg: 2014 OFC U-20 Women's Championship 2014 OFC U-20 Women's Championship The 2014 OFC U-20 Women's Championship was the sixth edition of the OFC U-20 Women's Championship. The continent's association football youth tournament organised by the Oceania Football Confederation. The tournament takes place in Auckland, New Zealand from 18 to 22 February 2014. Four teams take part. The Championship acts as the continent's qualifying event for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup that will take place Canada later in this year. Oceania's two top ranked teams New Zealand and Papua New Guinea won their first two games and then played of for the title on

neg: North, Central American and Caribbean nations at the FIFA World Cup not do particularly well in their first World Cup finals, losing all three games, but they did have one moment of glory. In their opening game against Italy, they managed to take the lead with a goal from Emmanuel Sanon, before eventually losing 3–1. Italy had not conceded a goal in 12 international matches, and it ended Dino Zoff's run of 1142 minutes without conceding a goal. Haiti finished second-to-last at 15th place overall. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the World Cup. In the 1978 World Cup qualification participated 16

neg: José Rocha the 2010 European Athletics Championships, where he came 19th. He improved his half marathon best to 1:03:16 hours with a fifth-place finish at the European Club's race, but did not run well at the 2010 European Cross Country Championships held in Albufeira, ending up in 40th while his teammates shared in the team silver medal. The following year he came fifth at the Almond Blossom Cross Country, then went on to take 40th place at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Rocha did not manage to finish the European Cup 10,000 m race. At the age of 35, he

neg: 1976 World 600 1976 World 600 The 1976 World 600, the 17th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on May 30, 1976, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power anymore. The five drivers that dominated the 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season were David Pearson (average finish of 7th place), Cale Yarborough (average finish of 8th place), Richard Petty (average finish of 9th place),

neg: Ottorino Barassi Ottorino Barassi Ottorino Barassi (5 October 1898 – 24 November 1971) was an Italian sports official. The first action of his career was to help organise the 1934 FIFA World Cup, which was played in his native Italy. His notability in World Cup history continued, as Italy won the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France. Because the World Cup did not take place for another 12 years (due to World War II), he famously had possession of the Jules Rimet trophy until the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He secretly took the trophy home from a bank in Rome, and kept

neg: 2014 UFL FA League Cup leg knockout basis. The draw for the quarter-finals round was held on October 23, 2014. After the quarterfinals, another random draw will determine semifinal pairings. The following were the competition’s top individual awardees. 2014 UFL FA League Cup The 2014 United Football League FA League Cup is the first edition of the UFL FA League Cup. The competition started on September 20 and expected to end on November 6, 2014. The 14 clubs separated into two groups of seven, where the top four will advance to the quarterfinals. Separate draws will take place before the quarterfinals and semi-finals to determine

neg: 2014 Philippines men's national basketball team results 2014 Philippines men's national basketball team results The Philippines national basketball team in 2014 led by head coach Chot Reyes first tournament was the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup where they managed to finish third. The team had a series training camps in Miami in the United States, in Antibes, France where they participated in a pocket tournament, and Spain the host country of the FIBA World Cup. They returned to the FIBA World Cup after 36 years last participating in the 1978 edition. The national team did not get past the group stage with only a lone win against Senegal.

neg: 2014–15 Fencing World Cup the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The first competition counting for Olympic qualification was held on the 2 and 3 May for all three weapons, an event dubbed as the "super weekend" in Italy. The season was also marked by the FIE's cancellation of the men's sabre Dakar World Cup, due to take place on the 1 and 2 November 2014, as a preventive measure because of the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa. In February 2015, the French delegation withdrew at the last minute from the women's foil World Cup in Algiers because of protests over the

neg: 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup beat Nigeria 1–0 after extra time in the final. Germany won its third title while Nigeria lost their second final. As in 2010, the rights to host the 2014 U-20 Women's World Cup were automatically awarded to the host of the following year's Women's World Cup. Two countries, Canada and Zimbabwe, initially bid to stage the events. However, on 1 March 2011, two days before the official voting was to take place, Zimbabwe withdrew, leaving Canada as the only bidder. FIFA officially awarded the tournaments to Canada on March 3, 2011. The slot allocation was approved by the FIFA Executive

neg: Mattia De Sciglio games out of five, including the third-place match against Uruguay that Italy won on penalties following a 2–2 draw after extra time, even though De Sciglio had missed his spot kick in the eventual 3–2 win. After appearing in Italy's 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, De Sciglio was chosen under Prandelli to take part at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He made his World Cup debut during the tournament, starting in Italy's final group match against Uruguay, although Italy were eliminated in the first round following a 1–0 defeat. On 31 May 2016, De Sciglio was named to Antonio

neg: Hong Kong national cricket team Three and won it defeating Papua New Guinea in the finals to qualify for Division Two to be held in the United Arab Emirates. Then in Division Two they came 4th qualifying as HPP member and for 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in New Zealand. . In 2013 the UAE hosted the ICC T20 Qualifier where Hong Kong came 6th by beating Papua New Guinea and just enough to qualify for ICC T20 World Cup 2014 held in Bangladesh. In 2014, New Zealand hosted the ICC 50 over world cup qualifier where Hong Kong came third place despite of not

neg: Kenya national cricket team in 2007. The Kenyan national team is governed by Cricket Kenya. Kenya did have One Day International (ODI) status in 1996 in preparation for the 1996 Cricket World Cup and would have it for eighteen years before losing it at the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier where they finished in fifth place. Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda combined to form the East Africa cricket team, which became an associate member of the ICC in 1966. They continued playing amongst themselves, and were joined by Zambia in a quadrangular tournament played annually between 1966 and 1980. India toured East Africa in 1967

neg: Špela Kratochwill (13.616). She competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics Test Event after 7 months recovering from injury and finished 24th in All-Around qualifications. At the 2016 World Cup Minsk she ended on 22nd place All-Around with score of 62.750. She did a great comeback at next competition, World Cup in Berlin, where she scored 21st in All-Around and get her highest score of 16.450 for Ball routine. Špela Kratochwill Špela Kratochwill (born 27 January 1998) is a Slovenian rhythmic gymnast. She is the three-time (2014, 2015, 2016) Slovenian National All-Around champion and three-time Slovenian Junior National All-Around champion. She competed at

neg: Slovenia national basketball team at the FIBA Basketball World Cup in the 2006 edition after qualifying as the sixth-placed team of the EuroBasket 2005. In the 2010 and 2014 editions, Slovenia reached the quarter-finals; their highest overall finish is seventh place in 2014. Between May and June 1993, Slovenia competed in the qualifiers for the EuroBasket 1993, where the team won all seven games and therefore qualified for its first EuroBasket. At the main tournament, held in Germany, Slovenia finished in 14th place out of 16 teams with one win and two defeats. Slovenia did not reach the knockout stages of the competition until

neg: 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs each round advanced to the World Group II Play-offs. The second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal fifth and seventh placed teams. The third placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal ninth and the eleventh placed teams. The play-off tie between Portugal and Slovenia did not take place. The last placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The loser of each round was relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2014. 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs The

neg: Bishop Dolegiewicz the Americas team at the 1979 IAAF World Cup, where he finished in fifth place. In the next season he did not take part in the 1980 Summer Olympics, but instead competed at the 1980 World's Strongest Man competition. He gained 56 points in the strength events and finished in fourth, one place behind fellow thrower-cum-strongman Geoff Capes. He returned at the 1981 World's Strongest Man, but managed only tenth place on that occasion. On the athletics circuit that year he won a silver at the 1981 Pacific Conference Games, as well as another national title and fifth place at

neg: 2014 UFL FA League Cup 2014 UFL FA League Cup The 2014 United Football League FA League Cup is the first edition of the UFL FA League Cup. The competition started on September 20 and expected to end on November 6, 2014. The 14 clubs separated into two groups of seven, where the top four will advance to the quarterfinals. Separate draws will take place before the quarterfinals and semi-finals to determine which clubs will face off. "All times are Philippine Standard Time (PST) – ." In the quarter-finals stage, matchups were made via random draw. They will play against one another in a single

neg: 2015–16 Premier League International Cup 2015–16 Premier League International Cup The 2015–16 Premier League International Cup was the second season of the Premier League International Cup, a European club football competition organised by the Premier League for under-21 players. Manchester City were the defending champions, after beating Porto 1–0 in the previous season's final, but were eliminated in the group stage. For English sides, qualification was achieved via performance in the 2014–15 Barclays Under 21 Premier League, with the top eight sides securing a place in the competition. Manchester United U21s (champions) and Southampton U21s (8th place) did not take up the opportunity to enter

neg: Rodrigo Millar Torneo Apertura, Millar was announced as the new captain of Atlas. In December 2014, he renewed his contract for two years. His performances for Colo-Colo earned Millar a place in the national team in September 2009 for a friendly match against Honduras. He went on to be a part of Chile's squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, where he scored Chile's goal in the 1–2 defeat to Spain in the first round. Millar was named in the 2011 Copa América squad but did not play. Jorge Sampaoli named him in the 30-man provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World

neg: 2014 U.S. Open Cup Final as he did not play in the subsequent final. He ended the tournament with a total of 13 career Open Cup goals, one shy of Le Toux's modern-era total of 14. Cooper netted six in 2014 alone, and he would go on to be named 2014's Player of the Tournament. The United States Soccer Federation determined the host of the final with a coin flip on August 4, 2014. The winner of the toss was whoever was victorious in the FC Dallas/Philadelphia Union semifinal, meaning that the game would take place at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania. It was the

neg: Ofir Netzer competed at the Szombathely Challenge Cup where she placed first on vault, earning her first gold medal at a FIG World Cup. A few weeks later Netzer competed at the Paris Challenge Cup where she placed fourth on vault. Due to her first place finish in Szombathely and her fourth place finishes in Koper and Paris, Netzer won the 2018 World Challenge Cup series on vault. Netzer was later selected to represent Israel at the 2018 World Championships alongside Meitar Lavy. During qualifications Netzer placed 19th on vault and did not qualify to the finals. Ofir Netzer Ofir Netzer (born

neg: Lars Nelson 2010 Olympics and in fact did not ski a World Cup race until November 2011, when he finished 53rd in the 25 km race in Kuusamo. Before the 2014 Olympics, his best performance in a World Cup race was 7th place achieved in Toblach on 1 February 2014 at the 15 km classical distance. He was not selected for the 2013 World Championships. Lars Nelson Lars Fredrik Nelson (born 19 August 1985, Funäsdalen) is a Swedish cross-country skier. He represented Sweden at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. On 16 February he competed in the first (classical) leg in the

neg: Italian National Futsal AMF the World Championship Female AMF, played at Barrancabermeja in Colombia, finishing in 12th place and winning the Fair Play Cup. In April 2014, 23 years after the World Cup Male FIFUSA of 1991, it is organized an international AMF event, in Italy at Novarello Villaggio Azzurro, the Mundialito Cup Tournament that saw the National reach the Final and then finishing it at 2nd place. In October 2014, the Italian National Football Indoor has been involved in the European Qualification UEFS in Lloret de Mar where it was not able to obtained the qualificationfor the World Championship AMF of April 2015

neg: Rasmus Windingstad He represents the sports club Bærums SK. Rasmus Windingstad Rasmus Windingstad (born 31 October 1993) is a Norwegian alpine ski racer. At the 2014 Junior World Championships he won a bronze medal in the giant slalom, and also finished seventh and ninth in the super combined and slalom respectively. He made his FIS Alpine Ski World Cup debut in February 2014 in St. Moritz, but did not finish the race. Over the next year he competed in five more World Cup races, but did not finish any of them. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, where

neg: Rasmus Windingstad Rasmus Windingstad Rasmus Windingstad (born 31 October 1993) is a Norwegian alpine ski racer. At the 2014 Junior World Championships he won a bronze medal in the giant slalom, and also finished seventh and ninth in the super combined and slalom respectively. He made his FIS Alpine Ski World Cup debut in February 2014 in St. Moritz, but did not finish the race. Over the next year he competed in five more World Cup races, but did not finish any of them. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, where he placed 31st in the giant slalom.

neg: England at the FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup, the 1958 FIFA World Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Their best ever performance is winning the Cup in the 1966 tournament held in England, whilst they also finished in fourth place in 1990, in Italy, and in 2018 in Russia. Other than that, the team have reached the quarter-finals on nine occasions, the latest of which were at the 2002 (South Korea/Japan) and the 2006 (Germany). England are the only team not representing a sovereign state to win the World Cup, which they did in 1966 when they hosted the finals. They defeated West Germany

neg: Klemens Murańka Polish Championship. Murańka debuted in World Cup during qualification to competition in Zakopane in season 2007/08 at age 13. He is the youngest competitor in history who was allowed to take part in World Cup. He took 65th place in qualification. On 1 February 2014 he won a gold medal with Polish team in squad Jakub Wolny, Krzysztof Biegun and Aleksander Zniszczoł at 2014 Junior World Championship held in Val di Fiemme. Murańka debuted in the World Championships 2015 in Falun, Sweden. He was 17th on normal hill (K-90) and 20th in the competition on the large hill Lugnet (K-120).

neg: Aleksandra Soldatova Russian Championships where she won the all-around bronze medal behind Yana Kudryavtseva (gold) and Margarita Mamun (silver). In 9–11 May, Soldatova competed in her second World Cup at the 2014 Corbeil-Essonnes World Cup where she finished 4th in all-around behind Ganna Rizatdinova, she qualified to 1 event final winning the silver medal in ball. Soldatova then competed at the 2014 Tashkent World Cup winning bronze in the all-around behind teammates Margarita Mamun and Yana Kudryavtseva who took the gold and silver medal respectively, she did not advance to the event finals due to the 2 gymnast per country rule, with

neg: Peter Tregloan in by 1996 lifted a total of 1057.5 kg to take the world title in Durban. In 2001 was injured lifted with torn right tricep advised not to lift but did and was asked to lift in the open bad bench press due to tricep tear led to a third-place finish in Open and first As a Master in Cape Town although in December of that year in Amberg, World Cup he set the world record for the Masters age category in Deadlift, Squat and Total. He returned to form in 2002 in Helsinki, where he won both the open

neg: Cuba national football team and Tobago and Guatemala. Cuba finished in the fourth place with only one victory against Guatemala 2–1 with a goal scored by Aliannis Urgellés. They finished in third place in the 2010 Caribbean Cup to take a place in the 2011 Gold Cup. In 2012, Cuba won the Caribbean Cup for the first time. For the 2014 World Cup, the Cuban team qualified directly to the Third round as one of the six highest ranked teams and were placed in Group C with Honduras, Panama, and Canada. Although the Cuban team had several close games, they ended their qualification process

neg: Quidditch (sport) the first Quidditch World Cup took place with Middlebury taking the place of top team. Since then, yearly until 2014, there was a World Cup within the United States, where collegiate and community teams would compete to be the best team. While Canada often sent several Ontario or Quebec teams, and Australia and France each sent a team once, the World Cup in its state never saw true international competition. In 2012, the IQA hosted the Summer Games, where five nations hosted national teams. Two years later, the IQA hosted the Global Games, during which the United States defeated Australia

neg: 2015–16 Premier League International Cup the runners-up from another group. 2015–16 Premier League International Cup The 2015–16 Premier League International Cup was the second season of the Premier League International Cup, a European club football competition organised by the Premier League for under-21 players. Manchester City were the defending champions, after beating Porto 1–0 in the previous season's final, but were eliminated in the group stage. For English sides, qualification was achieved via performance in the 2014–15 Barclays Under 21 Premier League, with the top eight sides securing a place in the competition. Manchester United U21s (champions) and Southampton U21s (8th place) did not take

neg: 2015 Rugby World Cup 2015 Rugby World Cup The 2015 Rugby World Cup was the eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship. The tournament was hosted by England from 18 September to 31 October. Of the 20 countries competing in the World Cup in 2011, there was only one change: Uruguay replaced Russia. This was the first World Cup with no new teams to the tournament. Reigning champions New Zealand won the cup and defended their title by defeating Australia in the final 34–17; South Africa defeated Argentina to take third place. This was the first Rugby World Cup where no

neg: Sakura Hayakawa finishing 40th in the qualifications, she did not advance into the finals. In 2014, Hayakawa competed in the 2014 Grand and 2014 World Cup series. She had her highest placement finishing 14th in all-around in the 2014 World Cup in Pesaro. Italy. In September 22–28, Hayakawa competed at the 2014 World Championships in Izmir, Turkey where she qualified for the all-around finals finishing in 16th position behind Elizaveta Nazarenkova of Uzbekistan. She then competed at the 2014 Asian Games and finished 5th in all-around ahead of teammate Kaho Minagawa. In October 17–19, Hayakawa competed in Tokyo for the 2014 Aeon

neg: FIM eRoad Racing World Cup FIM eRoad Racing World Cup The FIM eRoad Racing World Cup was a championship of electric motorcycle road racing, organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) and was only held in this form in 2013. It followed the unification of the former TTXGP series with the FIM "e-Power" electric motorcycle racing series. The 2013 eRoadRacing World Cup was planned to consist of 4 races in Europe and 4 in North America, with a world final in Asia. However, only 6 events (4 in Europe and 2 in North America) did actually take place. The remaining races had to be

neg: Germany at the FIFA World Cup the title of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in South America. The team was present in 19 out of the 21 tournaments, the second most frequent, and only did not reach the quarterfinals twice, in 1938 and 2018. With this, Germany's 8th place or better (quarterfinals) in 17 out of 19 tournaments (89%) ranks highest in FIFA World Cup Finals history. It makes Germany the better team in the history of the tournament in terms of final positions, if points were awarded proportionally for a title, runner-up finish, third-place finish, semi-final and quarter-final appearances. Only 14 days before the final,

neg: Cristian Gamboa with Scottish Premiership side Hibernian FC. He participated in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup for Costa Rica where they finished in fourth place. He has represented Costa Rica in other international games. He made his debut for the Costa Rica national football team in January 2010, in a friendly match against Argentina. Gamboa scored his first goal in a 7–0 home win against Guyana in a 2014 World Cup qualifier. He was selected for the Costa Rica squad that took part at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and played in all five games, reaching the quarter final where they

neg: 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 4 – Men's 1500 metres the afternoon session, at 14:54. 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 4 – Men's 1500 metres The men's 1500 metres race of the 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup 4, arranged in the Thialf arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands, was held on 14 December 2014. Jan Szymański of Poland won, followed by Wouter olde Heuvel of the Netherlands in second place, and Shani Davis of the United States in third place. Joey Mantia of the United States won Division B. The race took place on Sunday, 14 December, with Division B scheduled in the morning session, at 10:03,

neg: 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 4 – Women's 1500 metres 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 4 – Women's 1500 metres The women's 1500 metres race of the 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup 4, arranged in the Thialf arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands, was held on 14 December 2014. Heather Richardson of the United States won, followed by Brittany Bowe of the United States in second place, and Marrit Leenstra of the Netherlands in third place. Ivanie Blondin of Canada won Division B. The race took place on Sunday, 14 December, with Division B scheduled in the morning session, at 09:00, and Division A scheduled in the

neg: 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 4 – Women's 3000 metres 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 4 – Women's 3000 metres The women's 3000 metres race of the 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup 4, arranged in the Thialf arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands, was held on 12 December 2014. Martina Sáblíková of the Czech Republic won, followed by Ireen Wüst of the Netherlands in second place, and Carlijn Achtereekte of the Netherlands in third place. Ida Njåtun of Norway won Division B. The race took place on Friday, 12 December, with Division B scheduled in the morning session, at 13:34, and Division A scheduled in the afternoon

neg: 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 4 – Men's 1000 metres at 17:21. 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 4 – Men's 1000 metres The men's 1000 metres race of the 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup 4, arranged in the Thialf arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands, was held on 13 December 2014. Pavel Kulizhnikov of Russia won, followed by Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands in second place, and Hein Otterspeer of the Netherlands in third place. Pim Schipper of the Netherlands won Division B. The race took place on Saturday, 13 December, with Division B scheduled in the morning session, at 10:24, and Division A scheduled in the

neg: 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 4 – Men's 1000 metres 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 4 – Men's 1000 metres The men's 1000 metres race of the 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup 4, arranged in the Thialf arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands, was held on 13 December 2014. Pavel Kulizhnikov of Russia won, followed by Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands in second place, and Hein Otterspeer of the Netherlands in third place. Pim Schipper of the Netherlands won Division B. The race took place on Saturday, 13 December, with Division B scheduled in the morning session, at 10:24, and Division A scheduled in the afternoon session,

neg: 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 3 – Women's 1500 metres 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 3 – Women's 1500 metres The women's 1500 metres race of the 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup 3, arranged in Sportforum Hohenschönhausen, in Berlin, Germany, was held on 7 December 2014. Ireen Wüst of the Netherlands won, followed by Heather Richardson of the United States in second place, and Marrit Leenstra of the Netherlands in third place. Antoinette de Jong of the Netherlands won Division B. The race took place on Sunday, 7 December, with Division B scheduled in the morning session, at 10:05, and Division A scheduled in the

neg: 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2 – Women's 1000 metres and Division A scheduled in the afternoon session, at 13:00. 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2 – Women's 1000 metres The women's 1000 metres race of the 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup 2, arranged in the Taereung International Ice Rink, in Seoul, South Korea, was held on 23 November 2014. The race was won by Li Qishi of China, while Marrit Leenstra of the Netherlands in second place, and Karolína Erbanová of the Czech Republic in third place. Laurine van Riessen of the Netherlands won Division B. The race took place on Sunday, 23 November,

neg: 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2 – Women's 1000 metres 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2 – Women's 1000 metres The women's 1000 metres race of the 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup 2, arranged in the Taereung International Ice Rink, in Seoul, South Korea, was held on 23 November 2014. The race was won by Li Qishi of China, while Marrit Leenstra of the Netherlands in second place, and Karolína Erbanová of the Czech Republic in third place. Laurine van Riessen of the Netherlands won Division B. The race took place on Sunday, 23 November, with Division B scheduled in the morning session, at 10:30,

neg: 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 1 – Women's 3000 metres 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 1 – Women's 3000 metres The women's 3000 metres race of the 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup 1, arranged in the Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval, in Obihiro, Japan, was held on 14 November 2014. Ireen Wüst of the Netherlands won, followed by Martina Sáblíková of the Czech Republic in second place, and Jorien Voorhuis of the Netherlands in third place. Ivanie Blondin of Canada won Division B. The race took place on Friday, 14 November, with Division B scheduled in the morning session, at 13:00, and Division A scheduled in the

neg: 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2 – Men's 1000 metres 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2 – Men's 1000 metres The men's 1000 metres race of the 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup 2, arranged in the Taereung International Ice Rink, in Seoul, South Korea, was held on 22 November 2014. The race was won by Pavel Kulizhnikov of Russia, while Stefan Groothuis of the Netherlands in second place, and Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands in third place. Kim Jin-su of South Korea won Division B. The race took place on Saturday, 22 November, with Division B scheduled in the morning session, at 10:55, and Division