World speed skating championship 2012

The 106th all-around world championship (70 women) was held from 12 to 13 February 2012. Russian Moscow instead. The competitions were held in the Krylatskoje Ice Palace . After 1950 (women only), 1955 (men only), 1962 (men only) and 2005, Moscow hosted the all-around world championship for the fifth time.

In the women's category , Ireen Wüst was able to defend her title from last year. Martina Sáblíková was able to improve on the previous world championship by one place on silver and displaced Christine Nesbitt to third place. In the men's category, Sven Kramer became the all-around world champion for the fifth time. He won ahead of his compatriots Jan Blokhuijsen and Koen Verweij .

Participating Nations

• 48 athletes, 24 women and men, took part in the world championship. A total of 14 nations were represented.

Participating nations (women / men)
Belgium Germany France Japan	Canada Latvia New Zealand Netherlands	Norway Poland Russia South Korea	Czech Republic United States

competition

In the all-around world championship, there are four distances each. The women run 500, 3,000, 1,500 and 5,000 meters and the men 500, 5,000, 1,500 and 10,000 meters. Every single distance run is calculated down to 500 m in seconds and added up. The sum gives the total number of points. For the last distance (5,000 m women / 10,000 m men) there are only twelve participants. Eligible are athletes who are below the top 12 in the overall ranking after three distances as well as over the second longest distance (3,000 m women / 5,000 m men) and additionally the best placed athletes in the overall ranking or in the individual ranking over the second longest distance. The champion is whoever has achieved the lowest total number of points after four courses.

Women

All- around world champion Ireen Wüst

Final score of the little four-way fight

• Shows the twelve most successful female athletes of the all-around world championships (final participation over 5,000 meters)
• The number in brackets indicates the position per individual route, the fastest in each case in bold.

rank	Surname	500 meters	Pt.	3,000 meters	Pt.	1,500 meters	Pt.	5,000 meters	Pt.	Total points
01	Ireen Wüst	39.37 s (3)	39,370	4: 02.69 min (2)	40.448	1: 56.98 min (2)	38.993	7:02:39 min (2)	42.239	161.050
02	Martina Sáblíková	40.31 s (14)	40.310	4: 1.80 min (1)	40,300	1: 58.16 min (4)	39.386	6: 58.74 min (1)	41.874	1161.870
03	Christine Nesbitt	38.30 s (1)	38,300	4: 09.55 min (6)	41,591	1: 55.95 min (1)	38,650	7: 18.19 min (8)	43.819	162.630
04th	Linda de Vries	39.79 s (6)	39.790	4: 07.06 min (3)	41.176	1: 58.86 min (7)	39.620	7:08:09 min (3)	42,809	163.395
05	Cindy classes	40.02 s (11)	40.020	4: 07.50 min (5)	41,250	1: 57.61 min (3)	39.203	7: 09.23 min (4)	42.923	163.396
06th	Claudia Pechstein	40.32 s (15)	40.320	4: 07.14 min (4)	41.190	1: 59.20 min (9)	39.733	7: 11.08 min (5)	43.108	164,351
07th	Ida Njåtun	39.87 s (7)	39.870	4: 11.02 min (8)	41.836	1: 58.26 min (5)	39,420	7: 19.62 min (10)	43,962	165.088
08th	Brittany Schussler	39.92 s (8)	39,920	4: 09.82 min (7)	41.636	1: 59.49 min (11)	39.830	7: 19.59 min (9)	43,959	165.345
09	Jorien Voorhuis	40.33 s (16)	40.330	4: 12.47 min (11)	42.078	1: 59.03 min (8)	39.676	7: 14.86 min (7)	43.486	165.570
10	Ekaterina Lobysheva	38.95 s (2)	38,950	4: 13.39 min (13)	42.231	2: 00.39 min (15)	40.130	7: 26.30 min (11)	44.630	165.941
11	Jilleanne Rookard	39.93 s (9)	39.930	4: 12.22 min (10)	42.036	2:01.16 min (17)	40.386	7: 31.28 min (12)	45.128	167.480
12	Park Do-yeong	41.58 s (21)	41,580	4: 11.91 min (9)	41.985	2: 03.10 min (22)	41.033	7: 13.64 min (6)	43,364	167.962
22nd	Isabell East	41.75 s (24)	41.750	4: 13.66 min (15)	42.276	2: 02.34 min (20)	40.780	DNS

500 meters

space	Surname	country	time	Points
01	Christine Nesbitt	Canada	38.30 s	38,300
02	Ekaterina Lobysheva	Russia	38.95 s	38,950
03	Ireen Wüst	Netherlands	39.37 s	39,370
04th	Miko Takagi	Japan	39.52 s	39,520
05	Julia Skokova	Russia	39.72 s	39.720
06th	Linda de Vries	Netherlands	39.79 s	39.790
07th	Ida Njåtun	Norway	39.87 s	39.870
08th	Brittany Schussler	Canada	39.92 s	39,920
09	Jilleanne Rookard	United States	39.93 s	39.930
10	Marrit Leenstra	Netherlands	40.00 s	40,000
15th	Claudia Pechstein	Germany	40.32 s	40.320
24	Isabell East	Germany	41.75 s	41.750

3,000 meters

space	Surname	country	time	Points
01	Martina Sáblíková	Czech Republic	4: 1.80 min	40,300
02	Ireen Wüst	Netherlands	4: 02.69 min	40.448
03	Linda de Vries	Netherlands	4: 07.06 min	41.176
04th	Claudia Pechstein	Germany	4: 07.14 min	41.190
05	Cindy classes	Canada	4: 07.50 min	41,250
06th	Christine Nesbitt	Canada	4: 09.55 min	41,591
07th	Brittany Schussler	Canada	4: 09.82 min	41.636
08th	Ida Njåtun	Norway	4: 11.02 min	41.836
09	Park Do-yeong	South Korea	4: 11.91 min	41.985
10	Jilleanne Rookard	United States	4: 12.22 min	42.036
15th	Isabell East	Germany	4: 13.66 min	42.276

1,500 meters

space	Surname	country	time	Points
01	Christine Nesbitt	Canada	1: 55.95 min	38,650
02	Ireen Wüst	Netherlands	1: 56.98 min	38.993
03	Cindy classes	Canada	1: 57.62 min	39.203
04th	Martina Sáblíková	Czech Republic	1: 58.16 min	39.386
05	Ida Njåtun	Norway	1: 58.26 min	39,420
06th	Marrit Leenstra	Netherlands	1: 58.43 min	39.476
07th	Linda de Vries	Netherlands	1: 58.86 min	39.620
08th	Jorien Voorhuis	Netherlands	1: 59.03 min	39.676
09	Claudia Pechstein	Germany	1: 59.20 min	39.733
10	Olga Graf	Russia	1: 59.44 min	39.813
20th	Isabell East	Germany	2: 02.34 min	40.780

5,000 meters

space	Surname	country	time	Points
01	Martina Sáblíková	Czech Republic	6: 58.74 min	41.874
02	Ireen Wüst	Netherlands	7: 02.39 min	42.239
03	Linda de Vries	Netherlands	7:08.09 min	42,809
04th	Cindy classes	Canada	7: 09.23 min	42.923
05	Claudia Pechstein	Germany	7: 11.08 min	43.108
06th	Park Do-yeong	South Korea	7: 13.64 min	43,364
07th	Jorien Voorhuis	Netherlands	7: 14.86 min	43.486
08th	Christine Nesbitt	Canada	7: 18.19 min	43.819
09	Brittany Schussler	Canada	7: 19.59 min	43,959
10	Ida Njåtun	Norway	7: 19.62 min	43,962

Men

All-around world champion Sven Kramer

Final result of the grand four-way battle

• Shows the twelve most successful athletes of the all-around world championships (final participation over 10,000 meters)
• The number in brackets indicates the position per individual route, the fastest in each case in bold.

rank	Surname	500 meters	Pt.	5,000 meters	Pt.	1,500 meters	Pt.	10,000 meters	Pt.	Total points
01	Sven Kramer	36.70 s (8)	36,700	6: 14.23 min (1)	37.423	1: 47.30 min (4)	35.766	13: 08.76 min (1)	39.438	149.327
02	Jan Blokhuijsen	36.56 s (7)	36,560	6: 16.99 min (2)	37.699	1: 47.22 min (3)	35.740	13: 12.31 min (2)	39.615	149.614
03	Koen Verweij	36.26 s (2)	36.260	6: 20.70 min (4)	38.070	1: 47.67 min (6)	35.890	13: 17.31 min (5)	39.865	150.085
04th	Håvard Bøkko	36.47 s (5)	36,470	6: 22.21 min (5)	38.221	1: 46.82 min (1)	35,606	13: 16.75 min (4)	39.837	150.134
05	Ivan Skobrew	37.05 s (12)	37.050	6: 19.78 min (3)	37.978	1: 46.94 min (2)	35.646	13: 17.31 min (5)	39.865	150.332
06th	Jonathan Kuck	36.90 s (10)	36,900	6: 27.15 min (8)	38.715	1: 48.41 min (11)	36,136	13: 30.88 min (6)	40.544	152.295
07th	Haralds Silovs	36.42 s (4)	36,420	6: 28.26 min (9)	38.826	1: 47.94 min (7)	35,980	13: 43.66 min (8)	41.183	152,409
08th	Sverre Lunde Pedersen	37.02 s (11)	37.020	6: 26.04 min (7)	38,604	1: 47.45 min (5)	35.816	13: 43.01 min (7)	41.150	152.590
09	Beard swings	37.55 s (17)	37,550	6: 29.62 min (11)	38,962	1: 48.38 min (10)	36.126	13: 46.23 min (9)	41,311	153.949
10	Patrick Beckert	37.95 s (20)	37,950	6: 29.40 min (10)	38,940	1: 49.31 min (13)	36,436	13: 47.32 min (10)	41,366	154.692
11	Zbigniew Bródka	36.24 s (1)	36.240	6: 41.43 min (18)	40.143	1: 48.11 min (9)	36,036	14: 11.40 min (11)	42,570	154.989
12	Konrad Niedźwiedzki	36.32 s (3)	36,320	6: 41.36 min (17)	40.136	1: 48.10 min (8)	36.033	14: 25.67 min (12)	43.283	155.772

500 meters

space	Surname	country	time	Points
01	Zbigniew Bródka	Poland	36.24 s	36.240
02	Koen Verweij	Netherlands	36.26 s	36.260
03	Konrad Niedźwiedzki	Poland	36.32 s	36,320
04th	Haralds Silovs	Latvia	36.42 s	36,420
05	Håvard Bøkko	Norway	36.47 s	36,470
06th	Jan Szymański	Poland	36.52 s	36,520
07th	Jan Blokhuijsen	Netherlands	36.56 s	36,560
08th	Sven Kramer	Netherlands	36.70 s	36,700
09	Lucas Makowsky	Canada	36.81 s	36.810
10	Jonathan Kuck	United States	36.90 s	36,900
20th	Patrick Beckert	Germany	37.95 s	37,950

5,000 meters

space	Surname	country	time	Points
01	Sven Kramer	Netherlands	6: 14.23 min	37.423
02	Jan Blokhuijsen	Netherlands	6: 16.99 min	37.699
03	Ivan Skobrew	Russia	6: 19.78 min	37.978
04th	Koen Verweij	Netherlands	6: 20.70 min	38.070
05	Håvard Bøkko	Norway	6: 22.21 min	38.221
06th	Alexis Contin	France	6: 24.69 min	38,469
07th	Sverre Lunde Pedersen	Norway	6: 26.04 min	38,604
08th	Jonathan Kuck	United States	6: 27.15 min	38.715
09	Haralds Silovs	Latvia	6: 28.26 min	38.826
10	Patrick Beckert	Germany	6: 29.40 min	38,940

1,500 meters

space	Surname	country	time	Points
01	Håvard Bøkko	Norway	1: 46.82 min	35,606
02	Ivan Skobrew	Russia	1: 46.94 min	35.646
03	Jan Blokhuijsen	Netherlands	1: 47.22 min	35.740
04th	Sven Kramer	Netherlands	1: 47.30 min	35.766
05	Sverre Lunde Pedersen	Netherlands	1: 47.45 min	35.816
06th	Koen Verweij	Netherlands	1: 47.67 min	35.890
07th	Haralds Silovs	Latvia	1: 47.94 min	35,980
08th	Konrad Niedźwiedzki	Poland	1: 48.10 min	36.033
09	Zbigniew Bródka	Poland	1: 48.11 min	36,036
10	Beard swings	Belgium	1: 48.38 min	36.126
13	Patrick Beckert	Germany	1: 49.31 min	36,436

10,000 meters

space	Surname	country	time	Points
01	Sven Kramer	Netherlands	13:08.76 min	39.438
02	Jan Blokhuijsen	Netherlands	13: 12.31 min	39.615
03	Ivan Skobrew	Russia	13: 13.16 min	39.658
04th	Håvard Bøkko	Norway	13: 16.75 min	39.837
05	Koen Verweij	Netherlands	13: 17.31 min	39.865
06th	Jonathan Kuck	United States	13: 30.88 min	40.544
07th	Sverre Lunde Pedersen	Norway	13: 43.01 min	41.150
08th	Haralds Silovs	Latvia	13: 43.66 min	41.183
09	Beard swings	Belgium	13: 46.23 min	41,311
10	Patrick Beckert	Germany	13: 47.32 min	41,366

Web links

• ISU results page

Individual evidence

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