Speedskating - The Annual September Skøytenytt Nations Knockout Competition

1935

In 1935 there are again 19 participants: AUT, CZE, EST, FIN, FRA, GBR, GER, HUN, ITA, JAP, LAT, NED, NOR, POL, ROM, SWE, SWI, URS, USA. Thus we need a preliminary round of 3 matches. The participating quarter-finalists from last year, NOR, HUN, URS, SWE, NED, FIN and USA, are exempt. The draw is: GER-ROM, LAT-GBR, ITA-POL. The matches:

Germany-Romania 9-0
Latvia-Britain 5-0
Italy-Poland 0-10

The first round proper then consists of: AUT, CZE, EST, FIN, FRA, GER, HUN, JAP, LAT, NED, NOR, POL, SWE, SWI, URS, USA. The semi-finalists from last year, FIN, NOR, URS and NED, are seeded and cannot be drawn against each other. The draw is as follows: NOR-USA, FRA-FIN, POL-GER, AUT-HUN, SWE-JAP, LAT-EST, URS-SWI, CZE-NED. The matches:

Norway-USA 8-1
France-Finland 1-8
Poland-Germany 3-8
Austria-Hungary 5-1
Sweden-Japan 4-5
Latvia-Estonia 5-0
USSR-Switzerland 10-1
Czechoslovakia-Netherlands 0-6, again!

The quarter final consists of AUT, FIN, GER, JAP, LAT, NED, NOR, URS. The finalists from last year, NOR and URS, are seeded and cannot be drawn against each other. The draw is as follows: NED-FIN, GER-AUT, LAT-NOR, JAP-URS. Results of the matches:

Netherlands-Finland 4.5-4.5;distances:6-8—Netherlands win!
Germany-Austria 4-5
Latvia-Norway 1-8
Japan-USSR 2-9

Semi-final draw: URS-NOR, NED-AUT. Matches:

USSR-Norway 3-7
Netherlands-Austria 1-5

Bronze final: USSR-Netherlands 10-1

FINAL: Norway-Austria

   49,3 -      - (1-0)
 1.44,6 -      - (2-0)
 2.46,6 -      - (3-0)
   43,2 -   44,8 (4-0)
 1.36,9 - 1.38,4 (5-0)
 2.19,5 - 2.22,3 (6-0)
 4.49,6 - 4.57,8 (7-0)
 8.29,8 - 8.21,7 (7-1)
17.48,5 -17.43,2 (7-2)

Final result 7-2

Statistics:

NOR GOLD 36x
FIN GOLD 4x
NED GOLD 2x
URS GOLD 1911
SWE Silver 4x
AUT Silver 4x
GER Silver 2x
HUN Silver 1930
USA bronze 2x
CZE bronze 1895
CAN bronze 1897
SWI 4th 2x
LAT 4th 2x
FRA 4th 1902
DEN 4th 1912
GBR 4th 1914
EST QF 5x
BEL QF 3x
POL QF 3x
JAP QF 3x
LIT QF 1927
ITA QF 1928
ROM 1R 2x
COL PR 1933