At the third distance (1500 meters), Næss and McCulloch dead-heated for the fastest time, meaning a skate-off was needed to decide who was the winner and still able to win three distances.
På den tredje distance (1500 m), kom Næss og McCulloch i mål på nøjagtig samme tid, så en skate-off var nødvendig for at afgøre hvem som vandt distancen og dermed fortsat havde mulighed for at vinde tre distancer.