# 2012 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships

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.

## Men championships
### Sprint results

Stefan Groothuis skated a new points record (136.810), the previous record belonged to Jeremy Wotherspoon (137.230 [2003])
| Rank | Name | Nation | 500 m (1) | 1000 m (1) | 500 m (2) | 1000 m (2) | Total | Behind |
| | Stefan Groothuis | Netherlands | 34.84 | 1:07.50 | 34.74 | 1:06.96 | 136.810 | |
| | Lee Kyou-hyuk | South Korea | 34.33 | 1:08.01 | 34.67 | 1:07.99 | 137.000 | +0.18 |
| | Mo Tae-bum | South Korea | 34.67 | 1:07.99 | 34.42 | 1:07.99 | 137.080 | +0.26 |
| 4 | Mika Poutala | Finland | 34.62 | 1:08.20 | 34.38 | 1:08.34 | 137.270 | +0.45 |
| 5 | Shani Davis | United States | 35.16 | 1:07.25 | 35.03 | 1:07.11 | 137.360 | +0.54 |
| 6 | Dmitry Lobkov | Russia | 34.46 | 1:08.10 | 34.71 | 1:08.40 | 137.420 | +0.60 |
| 7 | Hein Otterspeer | Netherlands | 34.72 | 1:08.54 | 34.48 | 1:08.08 | 137.510 | +0.69 |
| 8 | Joji Kato | Japan | 34.56 | 1:09.08 | 34.35 | 1:08.68 | 137.790 | +0.98 |
| 9 | Jamie Gregg | Canada | 34.69 | 1:09.13 | 34.48 | 1:08.24 | 137.855 | +1.05 |
| 10 | Muncef Ouardi | Canada | 34.54 | 1:09.06 | 34.69 | 1:08.57 | 138.045 | +1.24 |
| 11 | Aleksey Yesin | Russia | 35.26 | 1:08.51 | 34.77 | 1:07.84 | 138.205 | +1.40 |
| 12 | Artyom Kuznetsov | Russia | 34.92 | 1:09.27 | 34.63 | 1:08.77 | 138.570 | +1.76 |
| 13 | Denny Morrison | Canada | 35.25 | 1:08.05 | 35.20 | 1:08.28 | 138.615 | +1.81 |
| 14 | Artur Waś | Poland | 34.89 | 1:09.21 | 34.61 | 1:09.44 | 138.825 | +2.02 |
| 15 | Yūya Oikawa | Japan | 34.85 | 1:10.07 | 34.43 | 1:09.54 | 139.085 | +2.28 |
| 16 | Sjoerd de Vries | Netherlands | 35.53 | 1:09.45 | 35.01 | 1:07.72 | 139.125 | +2.32 |
| 17 | Haralds Silovs | Latvia | 35.56 | 1:08.31 | 35.55 | 1:07.98 | 139.255 | +2.45 |
| 18 | Pim Schipper | Netherlands | 35.72 | 1:08.87 | 35.18 | 1:08.32 | 139.495 | +2.69 |
| 19 | Samuel Schwarz | Germany | 35.65 | 1:09.02 | 35.16 | 1:08.50 | 139.570 | +2.76 |
| 20 | Espen Aarnes Hvammen | Norway | 35.16 | 1:09.03 | 35.19 | 1:09.54 | 139.635 | +2.83 |
| 21 | Mirko Giacomo Nenzi | Italy | 35.63 | 1:08.80 | 35.15 | 1:09.42 | 139.890 | +3.08 |
| 22 | Denis Kuzin | Kazakhstan | 35.80 | 1:08.65 | 35.58 | 1:08.55 | 139.980 | +3.17 |
| 23 | Ryohei Haga | Japan | 35.10 | 1:10.48 | 34.84 | 1:09.69 | 140.025 | +3.22 |
| 24 | Benjamin Macé | France | 36.04 | 1:08.41 | 36.35 | 1:09.12 | 141.155 | +4.35 |
| NQ25 | Roman Krech | Kazakhstan | 34.91 | 1:09.05 | 34.97 | | | |
| NQ26 | Daniel Greig | Australia | 35.54 | 1:09.38 | 34.99 | | | |
| NQ27 | Lee Ki-ho | South Korea | 35.17 | 1:10.47 | 35.04 | | | |
| NQ28 | Ermanno Ioratti | Italy | 35.26 | 1:09.97 | 35.22 | | | |
| NQ29 | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | Norway | 35.66 | 1:09.16 | 35.72 | | | |
| NQ30 | Denny Ihle | Germany | 35.23 | 1:10.78 | 35.43 | | | |
| NQ31 | Mitchell Whitmore | United States | 35.59 | 1:10.20 | 35.78 | | | |
| NQ32 | Bram Smallenbroek | Austria | 37.09 | 1:11.02 | 36.71 | | | |
| NQ33 | Marius Paraschivoiu | Romania | 35.89 | 1:11.64 | DQ | | | |
| NQ34 | Lee Kang-seok | South Korea | 35.11 | NS | | | | |
NQ = Not qualified for the second 1000m (only the best 24 are qualified) DQ = disqualified

## Women championships
### Sprint results

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.
| Rank | Name | Nation | 500 m (1) | 1000 m (1) | 500 m (2) | 1000 m (2) | Total | Behind |
| | Yu Jing | China | 37.72 | 1:14.43 | 36.94 WR | 1:13.47 | 148.610 | |
| | Christine Nesbitt | Canada | 37.93 | 1:12.68 WR | 37.89 | 1:12.94 | 148.630 | +0.02 |
| | Zhang Hong | China | 37.63 | 1:14.44 | 37.87 | 1:13.95 | 149.700 | +1.09 |
| 4 | Margot Boer | Netherlands | 37.71 | 1:14.37 | 37.83 | 1:14.17 | 149.810 | +1.20 |
| 5 | Annette Gerritsen | Netherlands | 37.67 | 1:14.67 | 37.75 | 1:14.33 | 149.920 | +1.31 |
| 6 | Heather Richardson | United States | 38.07 | 1:14.49 | 37.85 | 1:14.05 | 150.190 | +1.58 |
| 7 | Wang Beixing | China | 37.50 | 1:15.75 | 37.32 | 1:15.07 | 150.230 | +1.62 |
| 8 | Marrit Leenstra | Netherlands | 38.15 | 1:14.16 | 38.29 | 1:13.89 | 150.465 | +1.86 |
| 9 | Jenny Wolf | Germany | 37.35 | 1:14.95 | 38.04 | 1:15.59 | 150.665 | +2.06 |
| 10 | Thijsje Oenema | Netherlands | 38.09 | 1:14.92 | 37.88 | 1:14.67 | 150.765 | +2.16 |
| 11 | Lee Sang-hwa | South Korea | 37.70 | 1:15.94 | 37.36 | 1:15.58 | 150.820 | +2.21 |
| 12 | Olga Fatkulina | Russia | 38.33 | 1:15.28 | 38.03 | 1:14.86 | 151.430 | +2.82 |
| 13 | Nao Kodaira | Japan | 38.07 | 1:15.24 | 38.05 | 1:15.52 | 151.500 | +2.89 |
| 14 | Judith Hesse | Germany | 38.05 | 1:15.83 | 37.79 | 1:17.00 | 152.255 | +3.65 |
| 15 | Yukana Nishina | Japan | 38.12 | 1:16.03 | 38.17 | 1:15.94 | 152.275 | +3.67 |
| 16 | Yekaterina Aydova | Kazakhstan | 38.27 | 1:16.17 | 38.15 | 1:15.80 | 152.405 | +3.80 |
| 17 | Karolína Erbanová | Czech Republic | 38.17 | 1:16.97 | 38.11 | 1:15.40 | 152.465 | +3.86 |
| 18 | Brittany Bowe | United States | 38.67 | 1:15.50 | 38.40 | 1:15.80 | 152.720 | +4.11 |
| 19 | Miho Takagi | Japan | 38.75 | 1:15.48 | 38.75 | 1:15.62 | 153.050 | +4.44 |
| 20 | Svetlana Kaykan | Russia | 38.33 | 1:17.94 | 38.04 | 1:16.60 | 153.640 | +5.03 |
| 21 | Svetlana Radkevich | Belarus | 38.80 | 1:17.61 | 38.55 | 1:16.79 | 154.550 | +5.94 |
| 22 | Irina Arshinova | Russia | 39.07 | 1:16.47 | 38.91 | 1:17.27 | 154.850 | +6.24 |
| 23 | Kaylin Irvine | Canada | 39.09 | 1:17.26 | 38.87 | 1:16.71 | 154.945 | +6.34 |
| 24 | Kim Hyun-yung | South Korea | 38.98 | 1:17.65 | 38.44 | 1:17.45 | 154.970 | +6.36 |
| NQ25 | Shannon Rempel | Canada | 38.75 | 1:16.50 | 38.54 | | | |
| NQ26 | Monique Angermüller | Germany | 1:10.88 | 1:15.37 | DNS | | | |
| NQ27 | Elina Risku | Finland | DQ | | | | | |
NQ = Not qualified for the second 1000m (only the best 24 are qualified) DQ = disqualified

## Rules

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:
* Skaters among the top 24 on both lists are qualified.
* To make up a total of 24, skaters are then added in order of their best rank on either list.