en 2011%E2%80%9312 ISU Speed Skating World Cup %E2%80%93 Women%27s 3000 and 5000 metres

The 3000 and 5000 metres distances for women in the 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup were contested over six races on six occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on 18–20 November 2011, and the final occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 9–11 March 2012.^[1]

Martina Sáblíková of the Czech Republic successfully defended her title from the previous season by winning all races, while Stephanie Beckert of Germany came second, and Claudia Pechstein, also of Germany, came third.

Top three

Medal	Athlete	Points	Previous season
Gold	Martina Sáblíková	650	1st
Silver	Stephanie Beckert	410	2nd
Bronze	Claudia Pechstein	405	15th

Race medallists

Occasion #	Location	Date	Distance	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time	Report
1	Chelyabinsk, Russia	18 November	3000 metres	Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic	4:06.54	Ireen Wüst Netherlands	4:07.16	Claudia Pechstein Germany	4:07.81	[1]
2	Astana, Kazakhstan	25 November	3000 metres	Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic	4:03.28	Claudia Pechstein Germany	4:03.59	Diane Valkenburg Netherlands	4:05.36	[2]
3	Heerenveen, Netherlands	2 December	5000 metres	Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic	6:58.87	Claudia Pechstein Germany	7:02.92	Stephanie Beckert Germany	7:04.77	[3]
5	Hamar, Norway	12 February	3000 metres	Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic	4:05.88	Stephanie Beckert Germany	4:06.42	Ireen Wüst Netherlands	4:06.57	[4]
6	Heerenveen, Netherlands	2 March	5000 metres	Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic	6:52.50	Stephanie Beckert Germany	6:53.36	Claudia Pechstein Germany	7:05.37	[5]
7	Berlin, Germany	9 March	3000 metres	Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic	4:03.14	Stephanie Beckert Germany	4:05.62	Claudia Pechstein Germany	4:07.64	[6]

Standings

Standings as of 11 March 2012 (end of the season).^[2]

#	Name	CHE	AST	HVN1	HAM	HVN2	BER	Total
1	Martina Sáblíková	100	100	100	100	100	150	650
2	Stephanie Beckert	36	24	70	80	80	120	410
3	Claudia Pechstein	70	80	80	–	70	105	405
4	Diane Valkenburg	50	70	–	60	40	75	295
5	Linda de Vries	60	36	60	–	–	90	246
6	Masako Hozumi	40	40	0	45	60	40	225
7	Cindy Klassen	45	50	45	50	25	10	225
8	Ireen Wüst	80	60	–	70	–	–	210
9	Olga Graf	32	18	20	24	50	32	176
10	Yevgenia Dmitrieva	25	45	35	21	20	8	154
11	Eriko Ishino	16	12	25	32	45	21	151
12	Shiho Ishizawa	21	16	50	8	35	16	146
13	Annouk van der Weijden	–	–	30	40	35	28	133
14	Jorien Voorhuis	–	–	–	36	30	45	111
15	Ida Njåtun	28	32	–	16	15	12	103
16	Jilleanne Rookard	8	25	30	10	11	18	102
17	Ayaka Kikuchi	15	8	21	14	21	14	93
18	Marije Joling	–	–	–	25	30	36	91
19	Janneke Ensing	24	21	40	–	–	–	85
20	Brittany Schussler	18	6	18	18	–	24	84
21	Carlijn Achtereekte	12	14	25	–	13	–	64
22	Christine Nesbitt	–	28	–	28	–	–	56
23	Isabell Ost	8	15	–	6	18	5	52
24	Bente Kraus	–	–	8	11	25	6	50
25	Kim Bo-reum	19	5	7	12	–	–	43
26	Pien Keulstra	–	–	35	–	–	–	35
27	Natalia Czerwonka	4	4	–	19	8	–	35
28	Anna Rokita	6	2	10	8	9	–	35
29	Nicole Garrido	10	0	13	5	5	–	33
30	Mari Hemmer	0	0	1	15	15	–	31
31	Yekaterina Shikhova	6	19	–	–	–	–	25
32	Katrin Mattscherodt	–	–	15	0	10	–	25
33	Yekaterina Lobysheva	14	10	–	–	–	–	24
34	Maria Lamb	2	1	9	0	6	–	18
35	Yuliya Skokova	11	6	–	–	–	–	17
36	Hege Bøkko	3	8	–	6	–	–	17
37	Noh Seon-yeong	4	11	–	1	–	–	16
38	Fuyo Matsuoka	5	0	11	–	–	–	16
39	Luiza Złotkowska	–	–	5	0	7	–	12
40	Ivanie Blondin	1	0	6	–	–	–	7
41	Lee Ju-yeon	1	0	–	4	–	–	5
42	Victoria Spence	–	–	2	–	3	–	5
43	Jelena Peeters	–	–	–	–	4	–	4
44	Lada Zadonskaya	–	–	4	0	–	–	4
45	Anastasiya Vorontsova	–	–	3	0	–	–	3
46	Shoko Fujimura	–	–	–	2	–	–	2
46	Katarzyna Woźniak	2	0	–	0	–	–	2