World Cup Speed Skating Results

Following are the results of women's 3,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating event in Hamar of Norway on Saturday:

1. G. Niemann-Stirnemann, Germany, 4 minutes 0.26 seconds (new world record)

2. Claudia Pechstein, Germany, 4:06.96

3. Anni Friesinger, Germany, 4:07.51

4. Renate Groenewold, Netherlands, 4:09.01

5. Varvara Barysheva, Russia, 4:09.10

6. Barbara de Loor, Netherlands, 4:10.47

7. Li Song, China, 4:10.87

8. Jennifer Rodriguez, United States, 4:11.95

9. Tonny de Jong, Netherlands, 4:11.97

10. Wieteke Cramer, Netherlands, 4:12.67

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