The campaign is made up of six stops, with four of those in 2019 – Salt Lake City from November 1 to 3, Montreal from November 8 to 10, Nagoya in Japan from November 29 to December 1, and Shanghai from December 6 to 8.

The penultimate leg is in German city Dresden, from February 7 to 9, before the season finale in Dordrecht, The Netherlands, from February 14 to 16.

The first day of the World Cup events will see athletes go through qualifying rounds, to secure a spot in World Cup sessions on days two and three.

The ISU recently published its full 2019-2020 calendars for speed skating and short track speed skating competitions.

Among the stand-out events is the ISU World Allround and Sprint Speed Skating Championships in Hamar, Norway, from February 28 to March 1.

This is followed by the ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in South Korea's capital, Seoul, from March 13 to 15.