(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.

In the later cancelled first heat Alexander Hurd skated 17:41.3 minutes.

In the reskated heat he set a time of 17:56.2 minutes, but both in pack-style format.

After both heats the referee Joseph K. Savage from the United States referred the matter to the three technical delegates.

Herbert J. Clarke from Great Britain, Walter Jakobsson from Finland, and Hermann Kleeberg from Germany decided at their meeting to have both heats reskated, and in fairness to all concerned all the original starters were allowed to compete the following morning.