2018–19 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 1
The first competition weekend of the 2018–19 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held at the Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval in Obihiro, Japan, from Friday, 16 November, until Sunday, 18 November 2018.
Schedule
The detailed event schedule:| Date | Events | Division |
| Friday, 16 November | 500 m women 500 m men | B |
| Friday, 16 November | Mass start men semifinal 1 men Mass start men semifinal 2 men Team pursuit women Team pursuit men | |
| Friday, 16 November | 500 m women 500 m men | A |
| Saturday, 17 November | 500 m women 500 m men 1500 m women 1500 m men | B |
| Saturday, 17 November | 500 m women 1500 m women 1500 m men 500 m men | A |
| Saturday, 17 November | Mass start final women Mass start final men | |
| Sunday, 18 November | 1000 m women 1000 m men 3000 m women 5000 m men | B |
| Sunday, 18 November | 1000 m women 1000 m men 3000 m women 5000 m men | A |
| Sunday, 18 November | Team sprint women Team sprint men |