# Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metres

The women's 3000 m speed skating competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 12 February, the second day of competition at the Olympics.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | Cindy Klassen (CAN) | 3:55.75 | Calgary, Canada | 12 November 2005 |
| Olympic record | Claudia Pechstein (GER) | 3:57.70 | Salt Lake City, United States | 20 February 2002 |
No new world or Olympic records were set during this competition.

## Results

| Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Time behind |
| | 10 | O | Ireen Wüst | Netherlands | 4:02.43 | |
| | 12 | I | Renate Groenewold | Netherlands | 4:03.48 | +1.05 |
| | 12 | O | Cindy Klassen | Canada | 4:04.37 | +1.94 |
| 4 | 13 | I | Anni Friesinger | Germany | 4:04.59 | +2.16 |
| 5 | 11 | O | Claudia Pechstein | Germany | 4:05.54 | +3.11 |
| 6 | 11 | I | Daniela Anschütz-Thoms | Germany | 4:06.89 | +4.46 |
| 7 | 14 | O | Martina Sáblíková | Czech Republic | 4:08.42 | +5.99 |
| 8 | 13 | O | Kristina Groves | Canada | 4:09.03 | +6.60 |
| 9 | 14 | I | Clara Hughes | Canada | 4:09.17 | +6.74 |
| 10 | 6 | I | Katarzyna Wójcicka | Poland | 4:09.61 | +7.18 |
| 11 | 9 | I | Catherine Raney | United States | 4:10.44 | +8.01 |
| 12 | 9 | O | Wang Fei | China | 4:10.55 | +8.12 |
| 13 | 3 | I | Eriko Ishino | Japan | 4:11.21 | +8.78 |
| 14 | 7 | I | Maki Tabata | Japan | 4:12.38 | +9.95 |
| 15 | 8 | O | Maren Haugli | Norway | 4:12.50 | +10.07 |
| 16 | 10 | I | Anna Rokita | Austria | 4:12.87 | +10.44 |
| 17 | 3 | O | Moniek Kleinsman | Netherlands | 4:13.81 | +11.38 |
| 18 | 7 | O | Svetlana Vysokova | Russia | 4:13.94 | +11.51 |
| 19 | 2 | O | Noh Seon-yeong | South Korea | 4:15.68 | +13.25 |
| 20 | 4 | I | Adelia Marra | Italy | 4:16.27 | +13.84 |
| 20 | 5 | I | Eriko Seo | Japan | 4:16.27 | +13.84 |
| 22 | 8 | I | Margaret Crowley | United States | 4:17.37 | +14.94 |
| 23 | 6 | O | Annette Bjelkevik | Norway | 4:17.57 | +15.14 |
| 24 | 1 | O | Valentina Yakshina | Russia | 4:19.43 | +17.00 |
| 25 | 5 | O | Ji Jia | China | 4:21.06 | +18.63 |
| 26 | 2 | I | Daniela Oltean | Romania | 4:23.34 | +20.91 |
| 27 | 4 | O | Kristine Holzer | United States | 4:26.60 | +24.17 |
| 28 | 1 | I | Nataliya Rybakova | Kazakhstan | 4:38.76 | +36.33 |

### Lap times

Lap times in brackets
* Ireen Wüst, Netherlands, (19.52 – 30.29 – 30.86 – 31.43 – 31.39 – 32.12 – 32.75 – 34.07) 4:02.43
* Renate Groenewold, Netherlands, (19.64 – 30.27 – 30.92 – 31.54 – 31.39 – 32.17 – 33.29 – 34.26) 4:03.48 (+1.05)
* Cindy Klassen, Canada, (19.19 – 30.02 – 31.12 – 31.54 – 31.71 – 32.07 – 33.18 – 35.54) 4:04.37 (+1.94)
* Anni Friesinger, Germany, (19.47 – 31.26 – 31.27 – 31.63 – 32.05 – 32.12 – 32.87 – 33.92) 4:04.59 (+2.16)
* Claudia Pechstein, Germany, (19.53 – 30.68 – 31.47 – 31.87 – 32.29 – 32.80 – 33.02 – 33.88) 4:05.54 (+3.11)
* Daniela Anschütz-Thoms, Germany, (19.68 – 31.35 – 31.77 – 32.23 – 32.30 – 32.65 – 33.26 – 33.65) 4:06.89 (+4.46)
* Martina Sáblíková, Czech Republic, (20.51 – 31.96 – 32.44 – 32.33 – 32.29 – 32.76 – 33.23 – 32.90) 4:08.42 (+5.99)
* Kristina Groves, Canada, (20.15 – 31.05 – 31.72 – 31.95 – 32.59 – 32.81 – 33.78 – 34.98) 4:09.03 (+6.60)
* Clara Hughes, Canada, (21.05 – 32.41 – 32.46 – 32.48 – 32.86 – 32.72 – 32.66 – 32.53) 4:09.17 (+6.74)
* Katarzyna Wójcicka, Poland, (20.27 – 32.18 – 32.58 – 32.80 – 32.52 – 33.05 – 33.25 – 32.96) 4:09.61 (+7.18)
* Catherine Raney, United States, (20.39 – 31.96 – 32.18 – 32.47 – 32.48 – 32.80 – 33.53 – 34.63) 4:10.44 (+8.01)
* Wang Fei, China, (20.13 – 31.95 – 32.20 – 32.38 – 33.13 – 33.14 – 33.71 – 33.91) 4:10.55 (+8.12)
* Eriko Ishino, Japan, (19.92 – 30.89 – 31.54 – 32.36 – 33.15 – 33.90 – 34.38 – 35.07) 4:11.21 (+8.78)
* Maki Tabata, Japan, (19.94 – 31.38 – 31.99 – 32.60 – 33.21 – 33.84 – 34.44 – 34.98) 4:12.38 (+9.95)
* Maren Haugli, Norway, (20.60 – 32.49 – 32.59 – 32.62 – 32.97 – 33.22 – 33.65 – 34.36) 4:12.50 (+10.07)
* Anna Rokita, Austria, (20.27 – 31.55 – 32.24 – 32.85 – 33.28 – 33.61 – 34.12 – 34.95) 4:12.87 (+10.44)
* Moniek Kleinsman, Netherlands, (20.01 – 30.83 – 31.56 – 32.32 – 33.39 – 33.86 – 35.30 – 36.54) 4:13.81 (+11.38)
* Svetlana Vysokova, Russia, (20.56 – 32.58 – 33.35 – 33.26 – 33.32 – 33.35 – 33.51 – 34.01) 4:13.94 (+11.51)
* Noh Seon-yeong, Korea, (20.86 – 31.74 – 32.82 – 33.32 – 33.52 – 33.89 – 34.53 – 35.00) 4:15.68 (+13.25)
* Adelia Marra, Italy, (20.34 – 32.36 – 32.68 – 33.21 – 33.67 – 34.10 – 34.61 – 35.30) 4:16.27 (+13.84)
* Eriko Seo, Japan, (20.54 – 32.14 – 32.73 – 33.10 – 33.66 – 34.11 – 34.97 – 35.02) 4:16.27 (+13.84)
* Margaret Crowley, United States, (20.80 – 32.67 – 32.90 – 33.57 – 33.69 – 33.92 – 34.68 – 35.14) 4:17.37 (+14.94)
* Annette Bjelkevik, Norway, (20.48 – 32.07 – 32.89 – 32.58 – 33.63 – 34.41 – 35.22 – 36.29) 4:17.57 (+15.14)
* Valentina Yakshina, Russia, (20.70 – 33.10 – 33.19 – 32.99 – 33.66 – 34.61 – 35.14 – 36.04) 4:19.43 (+17.00)
* Ji Jia, China, (20.80 – 32.46 – 33.42 – 33.67 – 34.13 – 34.94 – 35.58 – 36.06) 4:21.06 (+18.63)
* Daniela Oltean, Romania, (20.62 – 32.97 – 33.30 – 34.21 – 34.80 – 35.26 – 35.82 – 36.36) 4:23.34 (+20.91)
* Kristine Holzer, United States, (21.56 – 33.21 – 33.60 – 34.54 – 35.07 – 35.73 – 36.25 – 36.64) 4:26.60 (+24.17)
* Nataliya Rybakova, Kazakhstan, (21.62 – 33.55 – 34.82 – 36.38 – 37.37 – 38.14 – 38.28 – 38.60) 4:38.76 (+36.33)

### Pair order

Skater in inner lane on first lap listed first
* Natalya Rybakova, KAZ – Valentina Yakshina, RUS
* Daniela Oltean, ROM – Noh Seon-yeong, KOR
* Eriko Ishino, JPN – Moniek Kleinsman, NED
* Adelia Marra, ITA – Kristine Holzer, USA
* Eriko Seo, JPN – Jia Ji, CHN
* Katarzyna Wójcicka, POL – Annette Bjelkevik, NOR
* Maki Tabata, JPN – Svetlana Vysokova, RUS
* Margaret Crowley, USA – Maren Haugli, NOR
* Catherine Raney, USA – Wang Fei, CHN
* Anna Rokita, AUT – Ireen Wüst, NED
* Daniela Anschütz-Thoms, GER – Claudia Pechstein, GER
* Renate Groenewold, NED – Cindy Klassen, CAN
* Anni Friesinger, GER – Kristina Groves, CAN
* Clara Hughes, CAN – Martina Sáblíková, CZE