| Event: | World Sprint Speed Skating Championships |
| Venue: | Olympic Oval (Calgary) |
| Dates: | 28 and 29 January 2011 |
| Competitors: | 34 men 28 women |
| Goldm: | Stefan Groothuis |
| Silverm: | Lee Kyou-hyuk |
| Bronzem: | Mo Tae-bum |
| Goldmnation: | Netherlands |
| Silvermnation: | South Korea |
| Bronzemnation: | South Korea |
| Goldw: | Yu Jing |
| Silverw: | Christine Nesbitt |
| Bronzew: | Zhang Hong |
| Goldwnation: | China |
| Silverwnation: | Canada |
| Bronzewnation: | China |
| Prev: | 2011 Heerenveen |
| Next: | 2013 Salt Lake City |
The 2012 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships were a long track speed skating event held on 28 and 29 January 2012 in Olympic Oval, Calgary, Canada.[1]
Stefan Groothuis skated a new points record (136.810), the previous record belonged to Jeremy Wotherspoon (137.230 [2003])[2]
| Rank | Name | Nation | 500 m (1) | 1000 m (1) | 500 m (2) | 1000 m (2) | Total | Behind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.84 | 1:07.50 | 34.74 | 1:06.96 | 136.810 | |||||
| 34.33 | 1:08.01 | 34.67 | 1:07.99 | 137.000 | +0.18 | ||||
| Mo Tae-bum | 34.67 | 1:07.99 | 34.42 | 1:07.99 | 137.080 | +0.26 | |||
| Mika Poutala | 34.62 | 1:08.20 | 34.38 | 1:08.34 | 137.270 | +0.45 | |||
| 35.16 | 1:07.25 | 35.03 | 1:07.11 | 137.360 | +0.54 | ||||
| 34.46 | 1:08.10 | 34.71 | 1:08.40 | 137.420 | +0.60 | ||||
| 34.72 | 1:08.54 | 34.48 | 1:08.08 | 137.510 | +0.69 | ||||
| Joji Kato | 34.56 | 1:09.08 | 34.35 | 1:08.68 | 137.790 | +0.98 | |||
| Jamie Gregg | 34.69 | 1:09.13 | 34.48 | 1:08.24 | 137.855 | +1.05 | |||
| 10 | 34.54 | 1:09.06 | 34.69 | 1:08.57 | 138.045 | +1.24 | |||
| 11 | Aleksey Yesin | 35.26 | 1:08.51 | 34.77 | 1:07.84 | 138.205 | +1.40 | ||
| 12 | Artyom Kuznetsov | 34.92 | 1:09.27 | 34.63 | 1:08.77 | 138.570 | +1.76 | ||
| 13 | 35.25 | 1:08.05 | 35.20 | 1:08.28 | 138.615 | +1.81 | |||
| 14 | 34.89 | 1:09.21 | 34.61 | 1:09.44 | 138.825 | +2.02 | |||
| 15 | 34.85 | 1:10.07 | 34.43 | 1:09.54 | 139.085 | +2.28 | |||
| 16 | 35.53 | 1:09.45 | 35.01 | 1:07.72 | 139.125 | +2.32 | |||
| 17 | 35.56 | 1:08.31 | 35.55 | 1:07.98 | 139.255 | +2.45 | |||
| 18 | 35.72 | 1:08.87 | 35.18 | 1:08.32 | 139.495 | +2.69 | |||
| 19 | 35.65 | 1:09.02 | 35.16 | 1:08.50 | 139.570 | +2.76 | |||
| 20 | 35.16 | 1:09.03 | 35.19 | 1:09.54 | 139.635 | +2.83 | |||
| 21 | Mirko Giacomo Nenzi | 35.63 | 1:08.80 | 35.15 | 1:09.42 | 139.890 | +3.08 | ||
| 22 | Denis Kuzin | 35.80 | 1:08.65 | 35.58 | 1:08.55 | 139.980 | +3.17 | ||
| 23 | 35.10 | 1:10.48 | 34.84 | 1:09.69 | 140.025 | +3.22 | |||
| 24 | Benjamin Macé | 36.04 | 1:08.41 | 36.35 | 1:09.12 | 141.155 | +4.35 | ||
| NQ25 | 34.91 | 1:09.05 | 34.97 | ||||||
| NQ26 | 35.54 | 1:09.38 | 34.99 | ||||||
| NQ27 | Lee Ki-ho | 35.17 | 1:10.47 | 35.04 | |||||
| NQ28 | 35.26 | 1:09.97 | 35.22 | ||||||
| NQ29 | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | 35.66 | 1:09.16 | 35.72 | |||||
| NQ30 | Denny Ihle | 35.23 | 1:10.78 | 35.43 | |||||
| NQ31 | 35.59 | 1:10.20 | 35.78 | ||||||
| NQ32 | Bram Smallenbroek | 37.09 | 1:11.02 | 36.71 | |||||
| NQ33 | 35.89 | 1:11.64 | |||||||
| NQ34 | Lee Kang-seok | 35.11 |
The previous record of 149.305 set by Cindy Klassen in 2006 was beaten by Yu Jing and Christine Nesbitt, both of whom skated in the same pair for the second 1000m.[3]
| Rank | Name | Nation | 500 m (1) | 1000 m (1) | 500 m (2) | 1000 m (2) | Total | Behind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37.72 | 1:14.43 | 36.94 WR | 1:13.47 | 148.610 | |||||
| 37.93 | 1:12.68 WR | 37.89 | 1:12.94 | 148.630 | +0.02 | ||||
| Zhang Hong | 37.63 | 1:14.44 | 37.87 | 1:13.95 | 149.700 | +1.09 | |||
| Margot Boer | 37.71 | 1:14.37 | 37.83 | 1:14.17 | 149.810 | +1.20 | |||
| 37.67 | 1:14.67 | 37.75 | 1:14.33 | 149.920 | +1.31 | ||||
| Heather Richardson | 38.07 | 1:14.49 | 37.85 | 1:14.05 | 150.190 | +1.58 | |||
| 37.50 | 1:15.75 | 37.32 | 1:15.07 | 150.230 | +1.62 | ||||
| 38.15 | 1:14.16 | 38.29 | 1:13.89 | 150.465 | +1.86 | ||||
| 37.35 | 1:14.95 | 38.04 | 1:15.59 | 150.665 | +2.06 | ||||
| 10 | Thijsje Oenema | 38.09 | 1:14.92 | 37.88 | 1:14.67 | 150.765 | +2.16 | ||
| 11 | 37.70 | 1:15.94 | 37.36 | 1:15.58 | 150.820 | +2.21 | |||
| 12 | Olga Fatkulina | 38.33 | 1:15.28 | 38.03 | 1:14.86 | 151.430 | +2.82 | ||
| 13 | 38.07 | 1:15.24 | 38.05 | 1:15.52 | 151.500 | +2.89 | |||
| 14 | 38.05 | 1:15.83 | 37.79 | 1:17.00 | 152.255 | +3.65 | |||
| 15 | Yukana Nishina | 38.12 | 1:16.03 | 38.17 | 1:15.94 | 152.275 | +3.67 | ||
| 16 | 38.27 | 1:16.17 | 38.15 | 1:15.80 | 152.405 | +3.80 | |||
| 17 | 38.17 | 1:16.97 | 38.11 | 1:15.40 | 152.465 | +3.86 | |||
| 18 | 38.67 | 1:15.50 | 38.40 | 1:15.80 | 152.720 | +4.11 | |||
| 19 | Miho Takagi | 38.75 | 1:15.48 | 38.75 | 1:15.62 | 153.050 | +4.44 | ||
| 20 | Svetlana Kaykan | 38.33 | 1:17.94 | 38.04 | 1:16.60 | 153.640 | +5.03 | ||
| 21 | 38.80 | 1:17.61 | 38.55 | 1:16.79 | 154.550 | +5.94 | |||
| 22 | 39.07 | 1:16.47 | 38.91 | 1:17.27 | 154.850 | +6.24 | |||
| 23 | Kaylin Irvine | 39.09 | 1:17.26 | 38.87 | 1:16.71 | 154.945 | +6.34 | ||
| 24 | Kim Hyun-yung | 38.98 | 1:17.65 | 38.44 | 1:17.45 | 154.970 | +6.36 | ||
| NQ25 | 38.75 | 1:16.50 | 38.54 | ||||||
| NQ26 | 1:15.37 | ||||||||
| NQ27 |
All participating skaters are allowed to skate the two 500 meters and one 1000 meters; 24 skaters may take part on the second 1000 meters. These 24 skaters are determined by the samalog standings after the three skated distances, and comparing these lists as follows: