year | position | championship | place |
1997 | 3 | WCh Single Distances 10,000 meters | Warsaw | POL |
1998 | 4 | Olympic Games 5000 meters | Nagano | JPN |
| 2 | Olympic Games 10,000 meters | Nagano | JPN |
| 5 | WCh Single Distances 5000 meters | Calgary | CAN |
| 2 | WCh Single Distances 10,000 meters | Calgary | CAN |
1999 | 3 | WCh Single Distances 5000 meters | Heerenveen | NED |
| 1 | WCh Single Distances 10,000 meters | Heerenveen | NED |
2000 | 2 | WCh Single Distances 5000 meters | Nagano | JPN |
| 2 | WCh Single Distances 10,000 meters | Nagano | JPN |
2001 | 1 | WCh Single Distances 5000 meters | Salt Lake City | USA |
| 2 | WCh Single Distances 10,000 meters | Salt Lake City | USA |
2002 | 30 | Olympic Games 5000 meters | Salt Lake City | USA |
| 15 | Olympic Games 10,000 meters | Salt Lake City | USA |
2003 | 2 | WCh Single Distances 5000 meters | Berlin | GER |
| 1 | WCh Single Distances 10,000 meters | Berlin | GER |
2004 | 6 | WCh Single Distances 5000 meters | Seoul | KOR |
| 2 | WCh Single Distances 10,000 meters | Seoul | KOR |
2005 | 2 | WCh Single Distances 5000 meters | Inzell | GER |
| 1 | WCh Single Distances 10,000 meters | Inzell | GER |
| 7 | WCh Allround | Moscow | RUS |
2006 | 6 | Olympic Games 5000 meters | Turin | ITA |
| 1 | Olympic Games 10,000 meters | Turin | ITA |
| NC22 | WCh Allround | Calgary | CAN |
2008 | 3 | WCh Single Distances 10,000 meters | Nagano | JPN |
2009 | 5 | WCh Single Distances 5000 meters | Richmond | CAN |
| 3 | WCh Single Distances 10,000 meters | Richmond | CAN |
2010 | 5 | Olympic Games 5000 meters | Vancouver | CAN |
| 3 | Olympic Games 10,000 meters | Vancouver | CAN |
2011 | 1 | WCh Single Distances 5000 meters | Inzell | GER |
| 1 | WCh Single Distances 10,000 meters | Inzell | GER |
2012 | 2 | WCh Single Distances 5000 meters | Heerenveen | NED |
| 1 | WCh Single Distances 10,000 meters | Heerenveen | NED |
2013 | 5 | WCh Single Distances 5000 meters | Sochi | RUS |
| 3 | WCh Single Distances 10,000 meters | Sochi | RUS |
2014 | 3 | Olympic Games 10,000 meters | Sochi | RUS |