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Bandy

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World Championship

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March 29 – April 4: 2015 Bandy World Championship in Khabarovsk
- Russia defeated Sweden, 5–3, to win their 9th Bandy World Championship title. Kazakhstan took the bronze medal.

World Cup

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October 2014 – Västerås SK wins the World Cup

International Youth Championships

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23–25 January 2015: U17 World Championship
- Winner: Russia
23–25 January 2015: U19 European Championship
- Winner: Sweden
25–27 February 2015: G17 World Championship
- Winner: Sweden

National champions

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Finland: Mikkelin Kampparit (men), Sudet (women)
Norway: IF Ready (men), Nordre Sande Idrettslag/Drammen Bandy (women)
Russia: HK Yenisey (men), Zorky Krasnogorsk (women)
Sweden: Västerås SK (men), Kareby IS (women)
Ukraine: Dynamo Kharkiv (men)
United States: Dinkytown Dukes (men)

Bobsleigh and skeleton

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November 9, 2014 – March 8, 2015: 2014–15 FIBT Calendar^[1]

FIBT World Cup

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December 8, 2014 – February 15, 2015: 2014–15 Bobsleigh World Cup and 2014–15 Skeleton World Cup together
- December 8–13, 2014: World Cup #1 in Lake Placid at the Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run
  - Two-men bobsleigh winners: Francesco Friedrich / Thorsten Margis
  - Four-men bobsleigh winners: Maximilian Arndt, Kevin Korona, Joshua Bluhm, and Ben Heber
  - Two-women bobsleigh winners: Elana Meyers / Cherrelle Garrett
  - Men's skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
  - Women's skeleton winner: Lizzy Yarnold
- December 15–21, 2014: World Cup #2 in Calgary at the Canada Olympic Park bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track
  - Two-men bobsleigh winners: Oskars Melbārdis / Daumants Dreiškens
  - Four-men bobsleigh winners: Oskars Melbārdis, Daumants Dreiškens, Arvis Vilkaste, and Jānis Strenga
  - Two-women bobsleigh winners: Elana Meyers / Cherrelle Garrett
  - Men's skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
  - Women's skeleton winner: Elisabeth Vathje
- January 5–11, 2015: World Cup #3 in Altenberg at the Altenberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track
  - Two-men bobsleigh winners: Beat Hefti / Alex Baumann
  - Four-men bobsleigh winners: Nico Walther, Andreas Bredau, Marko Hübenbecker, and Christian Poser
  - Two-women bobsleigh winners: Elana Meyers / Cherrelle Garrett
  - Men's skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
  - Women's skeleton winner: Maria Orlova
- January 12–18, 2015: World Cup #4 in Königsee at the Königssee bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track
  - Two-men bobsleigh winners: Beat Hefti / Alex Baumann
  - Four-men bobsleigh winners: Maximilian Arndt, Kevin Korona, Alexander Rödiger, and Ben Heber
  - Two-women bobsleigh winners: Cathleen Martini / Lisa Marie Buckwitz
  - Men's skeleton winner: Aleksandr Tretyakov
  - Women's skeleton winner: Lizzy Yarnold
- January 19–25, 2015: World Cup #5 in St. Moritz at the St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun
  - Two-men bobsleigh winners: Oskars Melbārdis / Daumants Dreiškens
  - Four-men bobsleigh winners: Oskars Melbārdis, Daumants Dreiškens, Arvis Vilkaste, and Jānis Strenga
  - Two-women bobsleigh winners: Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel / Annika Drazek
  - Men's skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
  - Women's skeleton winner: Janine Flock
- January 26 – February 1, 2015: World Cup #6 in La Plagne at the La Plagne bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track
  - Two-men bobsleigh winners: Francesco Friedrich / Martin Grothkopp
  - Four-men bobsleigh winners: Oskars Melbārdis / Daumants Dreiškens / Arvis Vilkaste, and Jānis Strenga
  - Two-women bobsleigh winners: Elana Meyers / Cherrelle Garrett
  - Men's skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
  - Women's skeleton: Cancelled.^[2]
- February 2–8, 2015: World Cup #7 in Igls at the Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck
- Note: extra women's skeleton event created, due to the cancellation of the event in La Plagne.
  - Two-men bobsleigh winners: Francesco Friedrich / Thorsten Margis
  - Four-men bobsleigh winners: Oskars Melbārdis / Daumants Dreiškens / Arvis Vilkaste, and Jānis Strenga
  - Two-women bobsleigh winners: Elana Meyers / Lauryn Williams
  - Men's skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
  - Women's skeleton winner #1: Lizzy Yarnold
  - Women's skeleton winner #2: Lizzy Yarnold
- February 10–15, 2015: World Cup #8 (final) in Sochi at the Sliding Center Sanki
  - Two-men bobsleigh winners: Rico Peter / Simon Friedli
  - Four-men bobsleigh winners: Oskars Melbārdis / Daumants Dreiškens / Arvis Vilkaste, and Jānis Strenga
  - Two-women bobsleigh winners: Elana Meyers / Cherrelle Garrett
  - Men's skeleton winner: Aleksandr Tretyakov
  - Women's skeleton winner: Lizzy Yarnold

FIBT World championship

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February 23 – March 8: FIBT World Championships 2015 in Winterberg at the Winterberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track
- Two-men bobsleigh winners: Francesco Friedrich / Thorsten Margis
- Four-men bobsleigh winners: Maximilian Arndt / Alexander Rödiger / Kevin Korona / Ben Heber
- Two-women bobsleigh winners: Elana Meyers / Cherrelle Garrett
- Men's skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
- Women's skeleton winner: Lizzy Yarnold
- Mixed Bobsleigh/Skeleton Team winners: Axel Jungk / Cathleen Martini & Lisette Thöne / Tina Hermann / Francesco Friedrich & Martin Grothkopp

Curling

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World Curling Tour

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August 22, 2014 – April 18, 2015: 2014–15 World Curling Tour

CCA events

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November 8, 2014 – May 2, 2015: 2014–15 CCA events
- December 3 – 7, 2014: 2014 Canada Cup of Curling in Camrose
  - Men's winner: Mike McEwen (skip)
  - Women's winner: Valerie Sweeting (skip)
- January 8 – 11: 2015 Continental Cup of Curling in Calgary
  - Team Canada defeated Team Europe 42–18.
- January 24 – February 1: 2015 Canadian Junior Curling Championships in Corner Brook
  - Men's winner: Braden Calvert (skip)
  - Women's winner: Kelsey Rocque (skip)
- February 14 – 22: 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw
  - Manitoba (Skip: Jennifer Jones) defeated Alberta (Skip: Valerie Sweeting), 6–5, to win her fifth Scotties Tournament of Hearts title. Team Canada (Skip: Rachel Homan) won the bronze medal.
- February 28 – March 8: 2015 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary
  - Team Canada (Skip: Pat Simmons) defeated Northern Ontario (Skip: Brad Jacobs), 6–5, to defend their Brier title. However, this was the first time there was a Team Canada squad. Also, Alberta won 27 Brier titles in its history. Saskatchewan (Skip: Steve Laycock) took the bronze medal.

Curling Grand Slam

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Men's and women's events

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October 28 – November 2, 2014: 2014 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling in Selkirk
- Men's winner: Brad Gushue (skip)
- Women's winner: Valerie Sweeting (skip)
December 9 – 14, 2014: 2014 Canadian Open of Curling in Yorkton
- Men's winner: Brad Gushue (skip)
- Women's winner: Eve Muirhead (skip)
April 7 – 12: 2015 Players' Championship in Toronto
- Men's winner: Brad Jacobs (skip)
- Women's winner: Eve Muirhead (skip)

Men's only events

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November 19 – 23, 2014: 2014 The National (November) in Sault Ste. Marie
- Mike McEwen (skip) defeated Brad Jacobs (skip), 5–2, to win his first National title.
March 19 – 22: 2015 Elite 10 in Fort McMurray (debut event)
- Mike McEwen (skip) defeated Niklas Edin (skip), 4–2, to win the inaugural Elite 10 title.

Women's only events

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October 10 – 13: 2014 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic in Calgary
- Jennifer Jones defeated Rachel Homan, 6–5, to win her third Autumn Gold Curling Classic title.
November 7 – 10: 2014 Colonial Square Ladies Classic in Saskatoon
- Team Muirhead defeated Team Middaugh, 5–4, to win their first Colonial Square Ladies Classic title.

Regional curling events

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September 13 – 20, 2014: 2014 European Mixed Curling Championship in Tårnby
- Sweden (Skip: Patric Mabergs) defeated Norway (Skip: Steffen Walstad), 9–2, to claim its first European Mixed Curling Championship title. Switzerland (Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni) took the bronze medal.
November 8 – 16, 2014: 2014 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in Karuizawa
- Men: China (Skip: Zang Jialiang) defeated Japan (Skip: Yusuke Morozumi), 7–5, to win China's eighth consecutive Pacific-Asia Curling Championships title. South Korea (Skip: Kim Soo-hyuk) took the bronze medal.
- Women: China (Skip: Liu Sijia) defeated South Korea (Skip: Kim Eun-jung), 7–6, to win China's seventh Pacific-Asia Curling Championships title. Japan (Skip: Ayumi Ogasawara) took the bronze medal.
November 22 – 29, 2014: 2014 European Curling Championships in Champéry
- Men: Sweden (Skip: Niklas Edin) defeated Norway (Skip: Thomas Ulsrud), 5–4, to win Sweden's seventh men's European Curling Championships title. Switzerland (Skip: Sven Michel) took the bronze medal.
- Women: Switzerland (Skip: Binia Feltscher) defeated Russia (Skip: Anna Sidorova), 8–7, to win Switzerland's sixth women's European Curling Championships title. Scotland (Skip: Eve Muirhead) took the bronze medal.
January 3 – 9: 2015 European Junior Curling Challenge in Prague
- Men: Russia (Skip: Artur Ali) defeated Spain (Skip: Sergio Vez Labrador), 4–3, to give Russia its first Men's European Junior Curling Challenge title. Turkey (Skip: Enes Taskesen) took the bronze medal.
- Women: England (Skip: Hetty Garnier) defeated Turkey (Skip: Dilşat Yıldız), 9–1, to give England its first Women's European Junior Curling Challenge title. Hungary (Skip: Dorottya Palansca) took the bronze medal.
January 17 – 24: 2015 Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships in Naseby
- Men: South Korea (Skip: Ki Jeong-lee) defeated China (Skip: Wang Jinbo), 5–4, to win its second men's Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championship title.
- Women: South Korea (Skip: Eun Bi-kim) defeated China (Skip: Jiang Yilun), 5–4, to win its second consecutive women's Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championship title.

World curling championships

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February 7 – 13: 2015 World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Lohja
- Russia (Skip: Andrey Smirnov) defeated China (Skip: Wang Haitao), 7–4, to win their second World Wheelchair Curling Championship title. Finland (Skip: Markku Karjalainen) won the bronze medal.
February 28 – March 8: 2015 World Junior Curling Championships in Tallinn
- Men: Canada (Skip: Braden Calvert) defeated Switzerland (Skip: Yannick Schwaller), 6–3, to win Canada's 18th World Junior Curling Championships title. Scotland (Skip: Bruce Mouat) took the bronze medal.
- Women: Canada (Skip: Kelsey Rocque) defeated Scotland (Skip: Gina Aitken), 8–2, to win Canada's 10th World Junior Curling Championships women's title. Switzerland (Skip: Lisa Gisler) took the bronze medal.
March 14 – 22: 2015 World Women's Curling Championship in Sapporo
- Switzerland (Skip: Alina Pätz) defeated Canada (Skip: Jennifer Jones), 5–3, to win Switzerland's fifth World Women's Curling Championship title. Russia (Skip: Anna Sidorova) won the bronze medal.
March 28 – April 5: 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Halifax
- Sweden (Skip: Niklas Edin) defeated Norway (Skip: Thomas Ulsrud), 9–5, to claim the country's seventh World Men's Curling Championship title. Canada (Skip: Pat Simmons) took the bronze medal.
April 18 – 25: 2015 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship and the 2015 World Senior Curling Championships in Sochi
- Men's Seniors: The United States (Skip: Lyle Sieg) defeated Canada (Skip: Alan O'Leary), 9–4, to win the USA's third Men's Seniors title. New Zealand (Skip: Hans Frauenlob) won the bronze medal.
- Women's Seniors: Canada (Skip: Lois Fowler) defeated Italy (Skip: Fiona Grace Simpson), 6–2, to win Canada's tenth Women's Seniors title. The United States (Skip: Norma O'Leary) won the bronze medal.
- Mixed Doubles: Dorottya Palancsa / Zsolt Kiss defeated Camilla Johansson / Per Noréen, 6–5, to win Hungary's second Mixed Doubles title. Kristin Skaslien / Magnus Nedregotten won the bronze medal.

Figure skating

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Senior Grand Prix

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October 24 – December 14: 2014–15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating^[3]
- October 24 – 26: 2014 Skate America in Hoffman Estates, Illinois^[4]
  - Men: Tatsuki Machida
  - Ladies: Elena Radionova
  - Pairs: Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov
  - Ice dance: Madison Chock / Evan Bates
- October 31 – November 2: 2014 Skate Canada International in Kelowna^[5]
  - Men: Takahito Mura
  - Ladies: Anna Pogorilaya
  - Pairs: Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
  - Ice dance: Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
- November 7 – 9: 2014 Cup of China in Shanghai^[6]
  - Men: Maxim Kovtun
  - Ladies: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
  - Pairs: Peng Cheng / Zhang Hao
  - Ice dance: Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron
- November 14 – 16: 2014 Rostelecom Cup in Moscow^[7]
  - Men: Javier Fernández
  - Ladies: Rika Hongo
  - Pairs: Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov
  - Ice dance: Madison Chock / Evan Bates
- November 21 – 23: 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard in Bordeaux^[8]
  - Men: Maxim Kovtun
  - Ladies: Elena Radionova
  - Pairs: Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov
  - Ice dance: Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron
- November 28 – 30: 2014 NHK Trophy in Osaka^[9]
  - Men: Daisuke Murakami
  - Ladies: Gracie Gold
  - Pairs: Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
  - Ice dance: Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
- December 11 – 14: 2014–15 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Barcelona^[10]
  - Men: Yuzuru Hanyu
  - Ladies: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
  - Pairs: Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
  - Ice dance: Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje

Junior Grand Prix

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August 20, 2014 – December 14, 2014: 2014–15 ISU Junior Grand Prix
- August 20 – 24 in Courchevel^[11]
  - Men's winner: Lee June-hyoung
  - Ladies' winner: Evgenia Medvedeva
  - Ice dance winners: Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd
  - Note: No pairs event for this Grand Prix #1
- August 27 – 31 in Ljubljana^[12]
  - Men's winner: JIN Boyang
  - Ladies' winner: Serafima Sakhanovich
  - Ice dance winners: Daria Morozova / Mikhail Zhirnov
  - Note: Like GP#1, there was no pairs competition in this Grand Prix #2
- September 3 – 7 in Ostrava^[13]
  - Men's winner: Roman Sadovsky
  - Ladies' winner: Evgenia Medvedeva
  - Pairs winners: Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau
  - Ice dance winners: Mackenzie Bent / Garrett MacKeen
- September 10 – 14 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture^[14]
  - Men's winner: JIN Boyang
  - Ladies' winner: Serafima Sakhanovich
  - Ice dance winners: Madeline Edwards / PANG Zhaokai
  - Note: Again, no pairs competition was contested in this Grand Prix #4
- September 24 – 28 in Tallinn^[15]
  - Men's winner: Alexander Petrov
  - Ladies' winner: Miyu Nakashio
  - Pairs winners: Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev
  - Ice dance winners: Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov
- October 1 – 5 in Dresden^[16]
  - Men's winner: Andrei Lazukin
  - Ladies' winner: Wakaba Higuchi
  - Pairs winners: Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau
  - Ice dance winners: Betina Popova / Yuri Vlasenko
- October 8 – 12 in Zagreb^[17]
  - Men's winner: Shoma Uno
  - Ladies' winner: Maria Sotskova
  - Pairs winners: Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev
  - Ice dance winners: Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov
- December 11 – 14 in Barcelona (final and part of the Grand Prix Final)
  - Men's winner: Shoma Uno
  - Ladies' winner: Evgenia Medvedeva
  - Pairs winners: Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau
  - Ice dance winners: Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov

World and regional FS championships

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January 26 – February 1: 2015 European Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm^[18]
- Men's winner: Javier Fernández
- Ladies winner: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
- Pairs winners: Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov
- Ice Dance winners: Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron
February 9 – 15: 2015 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Seoul^[19]
- Men's winner: Denis Ten
- Ladies winner: Polina Edmunds
- Pairs winners: Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
- Ice Dance winners: Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
March 2 – 8: 2015 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn^[20]
- Men's winner: Shoma Uno
- Ladies winner: Evgenia Medvedeva
- Pairs winners: Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang
- Ice Dance winners: Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov
March 23 – 29: 2015 World Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai^[21]
- Men's winner: Javier Fernández
- Ladies winner: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
- Pairs winners: Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
- Ice Dance winners: Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron
April 16 – 19: 2015 ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating in Tokyo^[22]
- Winners: United States (Max Aaron, Jason Brown, Gracie Gold, Ashley Wagner, Alexa Scimeca/Chris Knierim, Madison Chock/Evan Bates)

Ice hockey

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National Hockey League

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October 8, 2014 – April 11, 2015: 2014–15 NHL season
- Presidents' Trophy team winners: New York Rangers
- Art Ross Trophy (top scorer) winner: Jamie Benn Dallas Stars
- Hart Memorial Trophy (season MVP) winner: Carey Price Montreal Canadiens
January 1: 2015 NHL Winter Classic at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.
- The Washington Capitals defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3–2.
January 25: 60th National Hockey League All-Star Game at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio
- Team Toews defeated Team Foligno, 17–12, in the highest-scoring All-Star Game in history. The MVP of this All-Star Game was Ryan Johansen, of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
February 21: 2015 NHL Stadium Series at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California
- The Los Angeles Kings defeated the San Jose Sharks 2–1.
April 15 – June 15: 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs
- The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4–2 in games played, to win their sixth Stanley Cup title.
June 26 & 27: 2015 NHL Entry Draft at the BB&T Center in Sunrise
- #1 pick: Connor McDavid (to the Edmonton Oilers from the Erie Otters)

Kontinental Hockey League

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September 3, 2014 – February 24, 2015: 2014–15 KHL season
- Continental Cup winner: HC CSKA Moscow
- KHL Regular Season Top Scorer: Alexander Radulov (HC CSKA Moscow)
January 25: 2015 Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi^[23]
- Team East (Coach: Mike Keenan) defeated Team West (Coach: Dmitri Kvartalnov), 18–16.
February 27 – April 19: 2015 Gagarin Cup playoffs
- SKA Saint Petersburg defeated the Ak Bars Kazan, 4–1 in matches played, to win their first Gagarin Cup title.

Other ice hockey championships

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December 26 – 31, 2014: 2014 Spengler Cup in Davos
- The Genève-Servette HC defeated the HC Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the final, 3–0, to win their second title.
December 26, 2014 – January 5, 2015: 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship in Toronto and Montreal (final at the Air Canada Centre)
- Canada defeated Russia, 5–4, to win its 16th World Junior Ice Hockey Championship title. Slovakia took the bronze medal.^[24]
January 5 – 12: 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in Buffalo, New York
- The United States defeated Canada, 3–2 in overtime, to win their fourth IIHF World Women's U18 Championships title. Russia took the bronze medal.
March 14 — 15: 2015 CIS University Cup in Halifax, Nova Scotia
- The University of Alberta Golden Bears defeated the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds 6–3 to win their second consecutive CIS University Cup.
March 20 – 22: 2015 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Frozen Four at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis
- The Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated the Harvard Crimson, 4–1, to win their fifth NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey title.
March 28 – April 4: 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship in Malmö
- The United States defeated Canada, 7–5, to win their sixth IIHF Women's World Championship title. Finland took the bronze medal.
April 9 & 11: 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Frozen Four at TD Garden in Boston
- The Providence Friars defeated the Boston University Terriers, 4–3, to win their first NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament title.
April 13 – 18: 2015 Allan Cup in Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador
- The South East Prairie Thunder defeated the Bentley Generals, 2–0, to win their second Allan Cup title.
April 16 – 26: 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships in Zug and Lucerne
- The United States defeated Finland, 2–1 in overtime, to win their ninth IIHF World U18 Championships title. Canada won the bronze medal.
April 24 – May 3: 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in Buffalo^[25]
- The United States defeated Canada, 3–0, to win their third IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships title. Russia won the bronze medal.
May 1 – 17: 2015 IIHF World Championship in Prague and Ostrava
- Canada defeated Russia, 6–1, to win their 25th IIHF World Championship title. The United States took the bronze medal.
May 22 – 31: 2015 Memorial Cup in Quebec City
- The Oshawa Generals defeated the Kelowna Rockets, 2–1, to win their fifth Memorial Cup title.

Luge

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Seniors World Cup

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November 29, 2014 – March 1, 2015: 2014–15 Luge World Cup Schedule^[26]^[27]
- November 29 & 30, 2014: World Cup #1 in Igls
  - Men's Individual winner: Felix Loch
  - Men's Doubles winners: Toni Eggert & Sascha Benecken
  - Women's Individual winner: Natalie Geisenberger
- December 5 & 6, 2014: World Cup #2 in Lake Placid, New York
  - Men's Individual winner: Tucker West
  - Men's Doubles winners: Toni Eggert & Sascha Benecken
  - Women's Individual winner: Natalie Geisenberger
- December 12 & 13, 2014: World Cup #3 in Calgary
  - Men's Individual winner: Samuel Edney
  - Men's Doubles winners: Toni Eggert & Sascha Benecken
  - Women's Individual winner: Natalie Geisenberger
- January 3 & 4: World Cup #4 in Königssee
  - Men's Individual winner: Felix Loch
  - Men's Doubles winners: Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt
  - Women's Individual winner: Natalie Geisenberger
- January 17 & 18: World Cup #5 in Oberhof
  - Men's Individual winner: Felix Loch
  - Men's Doubles winners: Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt
  - Women's Individual winner: Natalie Geisenberger
- January 24 & 25: World Cup #6 in Winterberg
  - Men's Individual winner: Felix Loch
  - Men's Doubles winners: Toni Eggert & Sascha Benecken
  - Women's Individual winner: Natalie Geisenberger
- January 31 & February 1: World Cup #7 in Lillehammer
  - Men's Individual winner: Wolfgang Kindl
  - Men's Doubles winners: Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt
  - Women's Individual winner: Tatiana Ivanova
- February 21 & 22: World Cup #8 in Altenberg, Saxony
  - Men's Individual winner: Felix Loch
  - Men's Doubles winners: Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt
  - Women's Individual winner: Natalie Geisenberger
- February 28 & March 1: World Cup #9 (final) in Sochi
  - Men's Individual winner: Semen Pavlichenko
  - Men's Doubles winners: Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt
  - Women's Individual winner: Dajana Eitberger

Juniors World Cup

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December 4, 2014 – February 7, 2015: 2014–15 Junior Luge World Cup Schedule^[26]
- December 4 & 5, 2014: Junior World Cup #1 in Whistler
  - Men's Individual winner: Alexander Ferlazzo
  - Men's Doubles winners: Stanislav Maltsev & Oleg Faskhutdinov
  - Women's Individual winner: Jessica Tiebel
- December 6 & 7, 2014: Junior World Cup #2 in Whistler
  - Men's Individual winner: Sebastian Bley
  - Men's Doubles winners: Nico Semmler & Johannes Pfeiffer
  - Women's Individual winner: Julia Taubitz
  - Team Sprint winners: Russia (Victoria Demchenko, Roman Repilov, Evgeny Evdokimov & Alexey Groshev)
- December 15 & 16, 2014: Junior World Cup #3 in Park City, Utah
  - Men's Individual winner: Roman Repilov
  - Men's Doubles winners: Stanislav Maltsev & Oleg Faskhutdinov
  - Women's Individual winner: Jessica Tiebel
  - Team winners: Russia (Victoria Demchenko, Roman Repilov, and Stanislav Maltsev & Oleg Faskhutdinov)
- January 24 & 25: Junior World Cup #4 in Oberhof
  - Men's Individual winner: Sebastian Bley
  - Men's Doubles winners: Florian Löffler & Manuel Stiebing
  - Women's Individual winner: Jessica Tiebel
  - Team Sprint winners: Russia (Victoria Demchenko, Roman Repilov, Evgeny Evdokimov & Alexey Groshev)
- January 30 & 31: Junior World Cup #5 in Igls
  - Men's Individual winner: Theo Gruber
  - Women's Individual winner: Julia Taubitz
  - Men's Doubles winners: David Trojer & Philip Knoll
  - Team winners: Austria (Katrin Heinzelmaier, Nico Gleirscher, David Trojer & Philip Knoll)
- February 6 & 7: Junior World Cup #6 (final) in Winterberg
  - Men's Individual winner: Sebastian Bley
  - Women's Individual winner: Madeleine Egle
  - Men's Doubles winners: David Trojer & Philip Knoll
  - Team winners: Germany (Saskia Langer, Sebastian Bley, Florian Löffler & Manuel Stiebing)

Sprint Cup

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November 29, 2014 – February 22, 2015: 2014–15 Luge Sprint Cup Schedule^[26]
- November 29 & 30, 2014: In conjunction with the first World Cup in Austria
  - Men's winner: Felix Loch
  - Women's winner: Natalie Geisenberger
  - Doubles winners: Toni Eggert & Sascha Benecken
- December 12 & 13, 2014: In conjunction with the third World Cup in Canada
  - Men's winner: Chris Mazdzer
  - Women's winner: Alex Gough
  - Doubles winners: Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt
- February 21 & 22: In conjunction with the eighth World Cup in Germany (final)
  - Men's winner: Felix Loch
  - Women's winner: Erin Hamlin
  - Doubles winners: Toni Eggert & Sascha Benecken

Team Relay World Cup

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December 5, 2014 – March 1, 2015: 2014–15 Team relay World Cup Schedule^[26]
- December 5 & 6, 2014: In conjunction with the second World Cup in the United States
  - Winners: Germany (Natalie Geisenberger, Felix Loch, and Toni Eggert & Sascha Benecken)
- January 3 & 4: In conjunction with the fourth World Cup in Germany
  - Winners: Germany (Natalie Geisenberger, Felix Loch, and Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt)
- January 17 & 18: In conjunction with the fifth World Cup in Germany
  - Winners: Germany (Natalie Geisenberger, Felix Loch, and Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt)
- January 24 & 25: In conjunction with the sixth World Cup in Germany
  - Winners: Germany (Natalie Geisenberger, Felix Loch, and Toni Eggert & Sascha Benecken)
- January 31 & February 1: In conjunction with the seventh World Cup in Norway
  - Winners: Germany (Dajana Eitberger, Felix Loch, and Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt)
- February 28 & March 1: In conjunction with the ninth World Cup in Russia (final)
  - Winners: Germany (Dajana Eitberger, Felix Loch, and Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt)

World and regional luge championships

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January 16 & 17: 2015 FIL Junior World Championships in Lillehammer
- Men's winner: Roman Repilov
- Women's winner: Jessica Tiebel
- Men's Doubles winners: Florian Loeffler / Manuel Stiebing
- Team Relay winners: Ulla Zirne, Kristers Aparjods, and Kristens Putins & Karlis Kriss Matuzels
January 24 & 25: 2015 Junior European Luge Championships in Oberhof
- Men's winner: Sabastian Bley
- Women's winner: Jessica Tiebel
- Men's Doubles winners: Florian Loeffler / Manuel Stiebing
- Team Relay winners: Victoria Demchenko, Roman Repilov, Evgeny Evdokimov & Alexei Groshev
February 14 & 15: 2015 FIL World Luge Championships in Sigulda
- Men's winner: Semen Pavlichenko
- Women's winner: Natalie Geisenberger
- Men's Doubles winners: Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt
- Mixed Team Relay winners: Natalie Geisenberger, Felix Loch, Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt
- Men's Under-23 winner: Aleksander Peretyagin
- Women's Under-23 Singles winner: Ekaterina Katnikova
- Men's Under-23 Doubles winners Andrey Bogdanov / Andrey Medvedev
February 28 & March 1: 2015 FIL European Luge Championships in Sochi
- Men's Individual winner: Semen Pavlichenko
- Men's Doubles winners: Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt
- Women's Individual winner: Dajana Eitberger
- Team Relay winners: Dajana Eitberger, Felix Loch, Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt

Speed skating

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Long track speed skating

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LT World Cup

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November 14, 2014 – March 22, 2015: 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup
- November 14 – 16, 2014, in Obihiro^[28]
  - The Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[29]
- November 21 – 23, 2014, in Seoul^[30]
  - Russia won the gold medal tally. The Netherlands won the overall medal tally.^[31]
- December 5 – 7, 2014, in Berlin^[32]
  - The Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[33]
- December 12 – 14, 2014, in Heerenveen (#1)^[34]
  - Host nation, the Netherlands, Russia, and the United States won 3 gold medals each. The Netherlands won the overall medal tally.^[35]
- January 31 & February 1 in Hamar^[36]
  - The Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[37]
- February 7 & 8 in Heerenveen (#2)^[38]
  - The United States won the gold medal tally. The Netherlands and the United States won 5 overall medals each.^[39]
- March 21 & 22 in Erfurt (final)^[40]
  - The United States won the gold medal tally. The Netherlands won the overall medal tally.^[41]
Men's overall winner: Pavel Kulizhnikov^[42]
Women's overall winner: Heather Richardson^[43]

LT Junior World Cup

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November 22, 2014 – February 15, 2015: 2014–15 ISU Junior World Cup Speed Skating
- November 22 & 23, 2014, in Calgary^[44]
  - Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[45]
- December 13 & 14, 2014, in Minsk^[46]
  - The Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[47]
- January 10 & 11 in Changchun^[48]
  - South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- January 17 & 18 in Collalbo^[49]
  - The Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[50]
- February 14 & 15 in Warsaw (final)^[51]
  - The Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[52]

Long track speed skating championships

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January 10 & 11: 2015 Asian Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in Changchun^[53]
- Men's 500m winner #1: Sung Ching-yang
- Men's 500m #2 and overall winner: Sung Ching-yang
- Women's 500m winner #1: Zhang Hong
- Women's 500m #2 and overall winner: Zhang Hong
- Men's 1000m winner: LI Bailin
- Women's 1000m winner: Zhang Hong
- Men's 1500m winner: LI Bailin
- Women's 1500m winner: Li Qishi
- Men's 5000m winner: Sun Longjiang
- Women's 3000m winner: Zhao Xin
- Men's 10,000m winner: Sun Longjiang
- Women's 5000m winner: HAO Jiachen
January 10 & 11: 2015 European Speed Skating Championships in Chelyabinsk^[54]
- Men's 500m winner: Koen Verweij
- Women's 500m winner: Ireen Wüst
- Men's 1500m winner: Denis Yuskov
- Women's 1500m winner: Ireen Wüst
- Men's 5000m winner: Sven Kramer
- Women's 3000m winner: Martina Sábliková
- Men's 10,000m winner: Sven Kramer
- Women's 5000m winner: Martina Sábliková
February 12 – 15: 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen^[55]
- Men's 500m winner #1: Pavel Kulizhnikov
- Men's 500m #2 winner and overall winner: Pavel Kulizhnikov
- Women's 500m winner #1: Heather Richardson
- Women's 500m #2 winner and overall winner: Heather Richardson
- Men's 1000m winner: Shani Davis
- Women's 1000m winner: Brittany Bowe
- Men's 1500m winner: Denis Yuskov
- Women's 1500m winner: Brittany Bowe
- Men's 5000m winner: Sven Kramer
- Women's 3000m winner: Martina Sábliková
- Men's 10,000m winner: Jorrit Bergsma
- Women's 5000m winner: Martina Sábliková
- Men's Team Pursuit winners: Netherlands (Sven Kramer, Koen Verweij, Douwe de Vries, Wouter olde Heuvel)
- Women's Team Pursuit winners: Japan (Ayaka Kikuchi, Miho Takagi, Nana Takagi, Maki Tabata)
- Men's Mass Start winner: Arjan Stroetinga
- Women's Mass Start winner: Irene Schouten
February 20 – 22: 2015 World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Warsaw^[56]^[57]
- Men's Junior 500m winner: Kim Jun-ho
- Women's Junior 500m winner: Vanessa Bittner
- Men's Junior 1000m winner: FAN Yang
- Women's Junior 1000m winner: Vanessa Bittner
- Men's Junior 1500m winner: Patrick Roest
- Women's Junior 1500m winner: Melissa Wijfje
- Men's Junior 5000m winner: Nils van der Poel
- Women's Junior 3000m winner: Melissa Wijfje
- Men's Junior Team Sprint winners: YANG Seung-yong / KIM Jun-ho / KIM Min-seok
- Women's Junior Team Sprint winners: KIM Min-sun / JANG Mi / PARK Cho-won
- Men's Junior Team Pursuit winners: Marcel Bosker / Wesly Dijs / Patrick Roest
- Women's Junior Team Pursuit winners: Sanneke de Neeling / Esmée Visser / Melissa Wijfje
- Men's Junior Mass Start winner: OH Hyun-min
- Women's Junior Mass Start winner: Vanessa Bittner
- Men's Junior All Round winner: Patrick Roest
- Women's Junior All Round winner: Melissa Wijfje
February 28 & March 1: 2015 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships in Astana^[58]
- Men's overall winner: Pavel Kulizhnikov
- Women's overall winner: Brittany Bowe
March 7 – 8: 2015 World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Calgary^[59]
- Men's overall winner: Sven Kramer
- Women's overall winner: Martina Sáblíková

Short track speed skating

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ST World Cup

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November 7, 2014 – February 15, 2015: 2014–15 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup
- November 7 – 9, 2014, in Salt Lake City^[60]
  - Men: Both South Korea and Russia won 2 gold and 4 overall medals each.
  - Women: South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- November 14 – 16, 2014, in Montreal^[61]
  - Men: South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  - Women: South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- December 12 – 14, 2014, in Shanghai^[62]
  - Men: South Korea won the gold medal tally. Canada won the overall medal tally.
  - Women: China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- December 19 – 21, 2014, in Seoul^[63]
  - Men: Host nation, South Korea, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  - Women: Host nation, South Korea, and China won 3 gold medals each. South Korea won the overall medal tally.
- February 6 – 8 in Dresden^[64]
  - Men: Russia won the gold medal tally. South Korea and Russia won 4 overall medals each.
  - Women: South Korea won the gold and overall medal tallies.
- February 13 – 15 in Erzurum (final)^[65]
  - Men: China won the gold and overall medal tallies.
  - Women: Italy and China won 2 gold medals each. Canada won the overall medal tally.

Short track speed skating championships

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January 23 – 25: 2015 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Dordrecht^[66]
- Overall men's winner: Sjinkie Knegt
- Overall women's winner: Elise Christie
- Men's medal tally: The Netherlands and Russia won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
- Women's medal tally: Great Britain and Russia won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
February 27 – March 1: 2015 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Osaka^[67]
- Men's Junior 500m winner: KIM Da-gyeom
- Women's Junior 500m winner: SON Ha-kyung
- Men's Junior 1000m winner: KIM Da-gyeom
- Women's Junior 1000m winner: KIM Ji-yoo
- Men's Junior 1500m winner: PARK Ji-won
- Women's Junior 1500m winner: Kong Sang-jeong
- Men's Junior 3000m Relay winners: PARK Ji-won / KIM Da-gyeom / LIM Yong-jin / YOON Sumin
- Women's Junior 3000m Relay winners: SON Ha-kyung / KIM Ji-yoo / Kong Sang-jeong / LEE Suyoun
- Men's Junior Overall winner: KIM Da-gyeom
- Women's Junior Overall winner: Kong Sang-jeong
March 13 – 15: 2015 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Moscow^[68]
- Men's 500m winner: Wu Dajing
- Women's 500m winner: Fan Kexin
- Men's 1000m winner: Park Se-yeong
- Women's 1000m winner: Choi Min-jeong
- Men's 1500m winner: Semion Elistratov
- Women's 1500m winner: Arianna Fontana
- Men's 3000m winner: Sjinkie Knegt
- Women's 3000m winner: Choi Min-jeong
- Men's 5000m Team Relay winners: (Wu Dajing, Chen Dequan, Xu Hongzhi, Han Tianyu)
- Women's 3000m Team Relay winners: (Noh Do Hee, Shim Suk-hee, Kim A-lang, Choi Min-jeong)
Men's overall winner: Sjinkie Knegt
Women's overall winner: Choi Min-jeong

References

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^ "FIBT Calendar". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
^ "Viessmann FIBT World Cup & FIBT European Championships in La Plagne: race Skeleton Women cancelled". Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
^ "ISU's Official Website". Archived from the original on 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
^ ISU's 2014 Skate America Page
^ ISU's 2014 Skate Canada International Website
^ ISU's 2014 Cup of China Page
^ ISU's 2014 Rostelecom Cup Page
^ "ISU's 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard Page". Archived from the original on 2014-11-10. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
^ ISU's 2014 NHK Trophy Page
^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2014/2015 Page". Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
^ ISU Junior Grand Prix #1 Results
^ ISU Junior Grand Prix #2 Results
^ ISU Junior Grand Prix #3 Results
^ ISU Junior Grand Prix #4 Results
^ ISU Junior Grand Prix #5 Results
^ ISU Junior Grand Prix #6 Results
^ ISU Junior Grand Prix #7 Results
^ 2015 ISU European Figure Skating Championships Page
^ "2015 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships Page". Archived from the original on 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
^ 2015 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships Page
^ "2015 ISU World Figure Skating Championships Page". Archived from the original on 2015-06-09. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
^ 2015 ISU World Team Trophy Page
^ 2015 KHL Hockey League All-Star Game Scoring Summary
^ "Championnat du monde des moins de 20 ans 2014/15" (in French). Hockeyarchives. 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
^ IPC's 2015 Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships Page
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 2014–15 Luge Schedule
^ FIL Luge Website
^ ISU's Obihiro 2014 World Cup Speed Skating Event Page
^ Obihiro 2014 Results Page
^ ISU's Seoul 2014 World Cup Speed Skating Event Page
^ Seoul 2014 Results Page
^ ISU's Berlin 2014 World Cup Speed Skating Event Page
^ Berlin 2014 Results Page
^ ISU's Heerenveen #1 2014 World Cup Speed Skating Event Page
^ Heerenveen #1 2014 Results Page
^ ISU's Hamar 2015 World Cup Speed Skating Event Page
^ "Hamar 2015 Results Page". Archived from the original on 2015-02-01. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
^ ISU's Heerenveen #2 2015 World Cup Speed Skating Event Page
^ Heerenveen #2 2015 Results Page
^ ISU's Erfurt 2015 World Cup Speed Skating Event Page
^ Erfurt 2015 Results Page
^ "2014–15 ISU's Men's Overall Rankings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
^ "2014–15 ISU's Women's Overall Rankings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-12. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
^ ISU's Calgary 2014 Junior World Cup Page
^ Calgary 2014 ISU Junior World Cup Speed Skating Results
^ ISU's Minsk 2014 Junior World Cup Page
^ Skating Union of Belarus Website
^ ISU's Changchun 2015 Junior World Cup Page
^ ISU's Collalbo 2015 Junior World Cup Page
^ "Collalbo 2015 Junior World Cup Results Page". Archived from the original on 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
^ ISU's Warsaw 2015 Junior World Cup Page
^ "Warsaw 2015 Junior World Cup Page". Archived from the original on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
^ Speed Skating News' Changchun 2015 Asian Single Distance Speed Skating Championships Results Page
^ ISU's Chelyabinsk 2015 European Allround Speed Skating Championships Page
^ ISU's Heerenveen 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships Page
^ "2015 World Junior Speed Skating Championships Results Page (in Polish)". Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
^ ISU's Warsaw 2015 WJSSC Press Release (with results)
^ ISU's Astana 2015 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships Page
^ "ISU's Calgary 2015 World Allround Speed Skating Championships Page". Archived from the original on 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
^ ISU's Salt Lake City 2014 Short Track Speed Skating Page
^ ISU's Montreal 2014 Short Track Speed Skating Page
^ ISU's Shanghai 2014 Short Track Speed Skating Page
^ ISU's Seoul 2014 Short Track Speed Skating Page
^ ISU's Dresden 2015 Short Track Speed Skating Page
^ ISU's Erzurum 2015 Short Track Speed Skating Page
^ "Dordrecht 2015 ISU European Short Track Speed Skating Championships Page". Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
^ ISU World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships 2015 Results Page^{[dead link‍]}
^ "ISU's 2015 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships Page". Archived from the original on 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2015-06-04.

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