1. Valtonen 1.51,62, best time of the season for him.
2. Smirnov / Peña - Iturria. Smirnov opens 25,63, Iturria 26,79. Peña Iturria with 9.6 and 0.3 may be slower than some of the ladies, but his 1.4 final lap brings him to a new pb with 6 seconds and more, a Spanish record, 1.58,24 (was 2.04,37). 122.959 puts him rank 32. Smirnov skates 1.54,60, 121.233 points, top-31.
3. Szöllösi / Dzhuba. The Hungarian opens 25,11, more than a second faster than Dzhuba, but then Dzhuba wins with 8.2, 0.1 and 1.2 he skates a pb, 1.56,62. The Hungarian 1.57,74 and 121,065 points stays ahead of Dzhuba with 121,101.
4. Schildermans / Chmura. The Belgian is ill but kept fighting. Chmura, who fell yesterday opens 25,67, laps 8.5, 9.5 and with a 0.2 he has his best 1500 this season, 1.53,98. 119,616 points now leading, and he has overtaken Schildermans whose time is 1.55,42: 119,922 points.
5. Ion / Brandt. The first lap for Brandt is 27.8, the fastest we saw so far. Then a 9.7 for both. Brandt has a 1.54,43 pb. But here, he is on his way to a new personal best: 1.53,41. His points: 118,282, 25th in the ranking. Ion 1.54,21 and 118,386 drops a place.
6.Roger Schneider / Briand. The skaters get slowly faster. 1.50,81 for Briand, 116.421 point. The Swiss Schneider 1.52,45, 116,107. They finish 24 and 23.
7. Mikhailov / Sáblik. Both open 24, for the first time today. 24.5 Sablik, lap 7.5. 7.4 for the Belarussian. Then a 8.9 for him, 9.2 for the Czech. With a 9.9 and 0.6 last lap, they finish in 1.51,01 Mikhailov and 1.51,92 Sablik. Points: Mikhailov 115,048, Sablik 115,603. Ranks 21st and 22nd.
8. Röjler / Pichler.  Opening for Pichler, 24.44 is good.  The fastest lap so far: 6.7 for him, Röjler is already a second behind.  8.1 for  him and possibly below 1.50, which is faster than his pb at the start of the year. Yes, 1.49,10, his second time ever, and with 114,307 point he passes Röjler to top-19. Röjler has 1.50,99 and 114,917 point.
9. Odd Borgersen / Eriksson. The Swede 24,64, Borgersen 25,20. Eriksson lap 7.5, 8.5 and Borgersen 8.2, 8.7. Final lap: 9.2 Eriksson and 9.0 (!) Borgersen. But their times of 1.50,09 and 1.51,28 bring them behind Pichler and in front of Röjler in the ranks: 114,547 Eriksson, the best Swede, and 114,744 Borgersen. Young Austrian Pichler is top-17.
10. Weber / Anesi. Anesi opens 24,58, laps 7.1 and 8.2 and 9.2 finishes in 1.49,24. Finishes 15th in the ranking. with 113,511 point. Weber skates a pretty flat 1500, 25,28 and laps 7.8, 8.4 and 8.7. 1.50,28 is a personal best time. Points 113,543, he finishes in 16th place.
11. Stefani / Haugli. Haugli has a strong race, Stefani is a bit disappointing after a strong appearance yesterday. Haugli with 6.8, 7.7 and 8.8 finishes in 1.48,05, the leading time. 112,687 points brings him top-13, and with one more place up, he is even more certain of the final distance. Stefani finishes in 1.51,64, and drops two places with 113.828 points to top-15. This brings Anesi top-14. Haugli at least to the World Allrounds.

12. Niedzwiedzki / Christiansen. Their laps 7.0, 7.8 and 8.7 or 8.8. Niedzwiedzki just faster than Haugli, 1.48,02, Christiansen 1.48,44. Points: 112,259 and 112,435. They keep their 11th and 12th place, but Niedzwiedzki was not in the top-12 in the 5k.
13. Lehmann / T. Schneider. The two Germans are in the top-12 in the 5000 and finish here in 1.47,64 Schneider and 1.48,43 Lehmann. The points 112,055 Schneider and 112,302 which brings Lehmann behind NIedzwiedzki, who is now 10th in the ranks.
14. Jongejan / Bloemen. They give it all to keep their ranks in the top-8. Opening 24,4, lap 6.6 and 6.7. Jongejan continues with 7.5, Bloemen 8.2. Jongejan finishes after another 8.4 in 1.47,11, has 111,591 point, keeps his top-7 in the ranks. Bloemen finishes in 1.49,56. last lap 0.1. A pity for him, his points now 112,651, behind Niedzwiedzki and Christiansen. But it's enough to stay top-12.

15. Skobrev / Lalenkov. They give the audience what they want. 23,60 Lalenkov and 23,94 Skobrev. Then Lalenkov goes on with 6.1, 7.2 and 8.2. It's a new track record! 1.45,25, very fast. Skobrev 1.47,52. Their points 110,610 Skobrev and 110,943 Lalenkov, who is good enough in the ranks (top-6) to qualify for the final distance.

16. Olde Heuvel / Fabris. Opening 24.21 and 24,47. Then laps 6.6 and 6.4, second lap 7.2 OH and 7.1 Fabris. With a 7,4 final lap, Fabris approaches but doesn't beat the time of Lalenkov: 1.45,45. Olde Heuvel skates a personal best with a 8.3 last lap: 1.46,42. In points, Fabris passed Olde Heuvel: 109.696 versus 109.982.

17. Kramer / Bøkko. Opening 24,0 for both, Bøkko 0.8 faster. Lap Kramer 6.4, 6.7 Bøkko. Then a 6.9 !!! lap for Kramer, 7.4 for Bøkko. But their 8.0 lap at the end is not enough to take the victory on the distance. The Russians, who were quiet during the race now start cheering. 1.45,52 is Kramer's time. Lalenkov gets the congratulations. Bøkko with 1.46,12 is fourth. 108,551 point for Kramer, 109,438 for Bøkko.

Two corrections: Lalenkov's TR is 1.45,24. Also Christiansen's time was corrected to 1.48,42.
Podium: Lalenkov-Fabris-Kramer.

On the 10k we should see: Kramer-Bøkko-Fabris-OldeHeuvel-Skobrev-Lalenkov-Jongejan-Schneider- Lehmann-Christiansen-Bloemen- Haugli (rank 8 on the 5000). Niedzwiedzki moves from rank 9 to 13 in the ranks after four distances. That brings him a start place in the World Championships, without the trouble of skating the 10k.