| Women's team pursuit at the 2011 Asian Winter Games | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Alau Ice Palace | ||||||
| Dates | 6 February 2011 | ||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 4 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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| Speed skating at the 2011 Asian Winter Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10000 m | men | |
| Mass start | men | women |
| Team pursuit | men | women |
The women's team pursuit speed skating at the 2011 Asian Winter Games was held on February 6, 2011. 4 nations participated. [1] The race started at 12:05. [2]
All times are Almaty Time (UTC+06:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 6 February 2011 | 12:05 | Final |
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Canada | 2:55.79 | Calgary, Canada | 6 December 2009 |
| Games Record | — | — | — | — |
| Rank | Pair | Team | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 |  South Korea (KOR)Lee Ju-yeon Noh Seon-yeong Park Do-yeong | 3:04.35 | GR |
 | 1 |  China (CHN)Fu Chunyan Ji Jia Wang Fei | 3:05.93 | |
 | 2 |  Japan (JPN)Eriko Ishino Shiho Ishizawa Miho Takagi | 3:07.84 | |
| 4 | 2 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ)Yekaterina Aydova Tatyana Sokirko Olga Zhigina | 3:17.62 |
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