2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 3000 and 5000 metres explained

The 3000 and 5000 meters distances for women in the 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup were contested over six races on six occasions, out of a total of nine World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 16–18 November 2012, and the final occasion also taking place in Heerenveen on 8–10 March 2013.

Martina Sáblíková of the Czech Republic successfully defended her title from the previous season, while Claudia Pechstein of Germany came second, and Diane Valkenburg the Netherlands came third.

Top three

Medal	Athlete	Points	Previous season
Gold		475	1st
Silver		421	3rd
Bronze		410	4th

Race medallists

Occasion #	Location	Date	Distance	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time	Report
1	Heerenveen, Netherlands	16 November	3000 metres	Stephanie Beckert	4:04.39	Martina Sáblíková	4:06.71	Jorien Ter Mors	4:06.90	^[1]
2	Kolomna, Russia	25 November	3000 metres	Claudia Pechstein	4:02.31	Martina Sáblíková	4:02.46	Marije Joling	4:03.90	^[2]
3	Astana, Kazachstan	1 December	5000 metres	Martina Sáblíková	7:00.75	Claudia Pechstein	7:01.05	Olga Graf	7:01.38	^[3]
7	Inzell, Germany	10 February	3000 metres	Ireen Wüst	4:02.23	Diane Valkenburg	4:05.31	Martina Sáblíková	4:05.41	^[4]
8	Erfurt, Germany	1 March	5000 metres	Martina Sáblíková	7:01.33	Stephanie Beckert	7:02.84	Claudia Pechstein	7:06.96	^[5]
9	Heerenveen, Netherlands	9 March	3000 metres	Ireen Wüst	3:58.68	Diane Valkenburg	4:04.75	Linda de Vries	4:04.87	^[6]

Standings

Standings as of 10 March 2013 (end of the season).^[7]

	Name	Nat.	HVN1	KOL	AST	INZ	ERF	HVN2	Total
1	align=left			80	80	100	bgcolor=CC9966	70	100	45	475
2	align=left			21	100	80	60	bgcolor=CC9966	70	90	421
3	align=left			60	50	50	80	50	120	410
4	align=left			100	60	60	50	80	21	371
5	align=left			45	bgcolor=CC9966	70	45	21	35	75	291
6	align=left			35	–	–	100	–	150	285
7	align=left			50	35	bgcolor=CC9966	70	25	40	24	244
8	align=left			–	45	–	45	45	bgcolor=CC9966	105	240
9	align=left			16	23	25	35	60	40	199
10	align=left			32	40	40	16	21	36	185
11	align=left			27	25	18	40	0	32	142
12	align=left			18	18	35	18	30	14	133
13	align=left			30	21	21	30	–	28	130
14	align=left			25	16	30	12	6	15	105
15	align=left			–	12	15	32	25	12	96
16	align=left			9	3	–	11	32	18	73
17	align=left			bgcolor=CC9966	70	–	–	–	–	–	70
18	align=left			40	30	–	–	–	–	70
19	align=left			4	6	9	23	27	–	69
20	align=left			3	4	27	14	11	–	59
21	align=left			19	14	–	19	–	–	52
22	align=left			–	–	32	–	19	–	51
23	align=left			14	15	11	10	1	–	51
24	align=left			0	2	19	27	–	–	48
25	align=left			23	10	0	2	7	–	42
26	align=left			5	0	–	5	23	–	33
27	align=left			–	32	–	–	–	–	32
28	align=left			–	27	–	–	–	–	27
29	align=left			–	–	23	–	–	–	23
30	align=left			11	5	7	–	–	–	23
31	align=left			–	–	–	7	15	–	22
	align=left			15	1	6	–	–	–	22
33	align=left			0	19	–	–	–	–	19
34	align=left			–	–	–	15	–	–	15
35	align=left			12	0	3	–	–	–	15
36	align=left			–	–	–	6	9	–	15
	align=left			–	9	4	0	2	–	15
38	align=left			7	7	–	–	–	–	14
39	align=left			1	11	–	–	–	–	12
40	align=left			2	0	–	4	5	–	11
41	align=left			6	0	1	3	–	–	10
42	align=left			–	–	–	9	–	–	9
43	align=left			0	–	5	–	–	–	5
44	align=left			–	–	–	0	4	–	4
45	align=left			–	–	–	–	3	–	3
46	align=left			–	–	2	–	–	–	2
47	align=left			–	–	–	1	–	–	1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Essent ISU World Cup Heerenveen – Result 3000m Ladies Division A – Rankings as of Nov 18 2012 5:50PM . 18 November 2012 . International Skating Union . 28 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130523184304/http://live.isuresults.eu/2012-2013/heerenveen-1/r115.htm . 2013-05-23 . dead.
2. Web site: Essent ISU World Cup Kolomna – Result 3000m Ladies Division A – Rankings as of Nov 25 2012 5:52PM . 25 November 2012 . International Skating Union . 28 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130527170301/http://live.isuresults.eu/2012-2013/kolomna/r212.htm . 2013-05-27 . dead.
3. Web site: Essent ISU World Cup Astana – Result 5000m Ladies Division A – Rankings as of Dec 2 2012 6:52PM . 2 December 2012 . International Skating Union . 28 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053318/http://live.isuresults.eu/2012-2013/astana/r311.htm . 2013-09-21 . dead.
4. Web site: Essent ISU World Cup Inzell – Result 3000m Ladies Division A – Rankings as of Feb 10 2013 12:49PM . 10 February 2013 . International Skating Union . 28 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130527144924/http://live.isuresults.eu/2012-2013/inzell/r712.htm . 2013-05-27 . dead.
5. Web site: Essent ISU World Cup Erfurt – Result 5000m Ladies Division A – Rankings as of Mar 3 2013 1:29PM . 3 March 2013 . International Skating Union . 28 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130528153454/http://live.isuresults.eu/2012-2013/erfurt/r815.htm . 2013-05-28 . dead.
6. Web site: Essent ISU World Cup Heerenveen – Result 3000m Ladies Division A – Rankings as of Mar 9 2013 3:53PM . 18 November 2012 . International Skating Union . 28 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130502080858/http://live.isuresults.eu/2012-2013/HEERENVEEN-2/r915.htm . 2013-05-02 . dead.
7. Web site: Essent ISU WorldCup 2012/2013 – World Cup Ladies 3000m – Rankings 3000m Ladies – Rankings as of Mar 10 2013 6:56PM . 10 March 2013 . International Skating Union . 28 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130527062724/http://live.isuresults.eu/2012-2013/worldcup/wc2_3000.htm . 2013-05-27 . dead.