Adelskalender

The Adelskalendern (meaning "directory of nobility" in Norwegian) is a ranking for long track speed skating based on skaters' all-time personal records for certain distances. As in samalog competitions, the skater's time (measured in seconds) for each distance is divided in 500 metre averages, truncated (not rounded) to 3 decimal places, and the results are then added up – the lower the sum, the better. The samalog system was introduced in 1928 in Norway, replacing ranking points in the traditional 4 distance championships, but can of course also be used to reconstruct scores based on personal records that were set before the samalog system was invented.

The classical Adelskalender consists of the Allround Championships distances: 500 m - 1500 m - 5000 m - 10000 m for men; 500 m - 1500 m - 3000 m - 5000 m for women. Similar rankings in many other combinations are maintained by enthusiasts and available on the Internet.

Example calculation

As an example, the points for Johann Olav Koss, in 1997 the last Norwegian to lead the ranking, are calculated as follows:

References

* [http://web.telia.com/~u46130641/adelm.htm Current rankings in the men's Adelskalender - maintained by Evert Stenlund]
* [http://web.telia.com/~u46130641/adeld.htm Current rankings in the women's Adelskalender - maintained by Evert Stenlund]