Only 5 sets of medals decided but the results that arrived could mark a turning point in the fortunes of the top 3 nations. Russia’s lead extended to 24 points and the USA has closed to within a point of 2nd place Norway. No speed skating means no points for Holland so Canada moves up to 4th place.

The scoring table is as follows;
1st 8 points
2nd 7
3rd 6
4th 5
5th 4
6th 3
7th 2
8th 1
If countries are level on points their single best result is the tiebreak

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Rank, Nation,Points,Tie breaker
1, RUS, 216,
2, NOR, 192,
3, USA, 191,
4, CAN, 165,
5, NED, 156,
6, GER, 155,
7, CHN, 106,
8, AUT, 97,
9, SUI, 96,
10, ITA, 91,
11, SWE, 86,
12, JPN, 82,
13, FRA, 74,
14, CZE, 62,
15, SLO, 54,
16, POL, 53,
17, BLR, 47,
18, FIN, 39,
19, AUS, 37,
20, KOR, 32,
21, LAT, 28,
22, GBR, 27,
23, KAZ, 19,
24, UKR, 17,
25, SVK, 15,
26, CRO, 7,
28, BEL, 5, 4th
28, ESP, 5, 4th
29, BUL, 4,
30, HUN, 2,
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