Only 5 pairs in the 5000m Ladies ARL. Sablikova is not starting, because she is too tired. That is also what she said in Salt Lake, but her coach initially wanted her to skate the 5000m.

Results: 

1. Maria Tønne 7.58.64  Wibeke van Megen...
2. Frida van Megen 7:47.96   Janine Slootstra ...
3. Cathrine Grage 7:28.06 N  Risa Araki 7:26.53
Grage after her 1500: On this ice, I have no grip, so I get problems, I'm not used to it.
4. Nicole Garrido 7:15.56 National Junior record (her pb from Dec was 7:33.70 (although someone who coached her thought it was her first 5k), Shannon Sibold 7:18.70 P.
5. Wieteke Cramer races with Mari Hemmer. They pass now at 3:44.34 (Cr) and 3;45.18 (H) and 3000 at 4:18.37 and 4:19.75... Wieteke misses her pb, 7:08.33. But Mari Hemmer akes 14 seconds off her former PB: 7:15.62.