Held 11–12 February 1978 at Lake Placid Bunny Sheffield.
Held on 11–12 February 1978 , with 31 skaters from 14 countries.
| Pos | Skater | Nat | Points | 500 m | 1000 m | 500 m | 1000 m | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Heiden | USA | 153.905 | 38,22 | 1 | 1.17,47 | 1 | 38,69 | 2 | 1.16,52 | 1 | |
| 2 | Frode Rønning | NOR | 156.955 | 38,54 | 2 | 1.20,68 | 9 | 38,52 | 1 | 1.19,11 | 6 | |
| 3 | Johan Granath | SWE | 157.670 | 39,10 | 7 | 1.19,96 | 6 | 39,43 | 7 | 1.18,32 | 2 | |
| 4 | Jos Valentijn | NED | 157.825 | 39,11 | 9 | 1.19,53 | 4 | 39,48 | 9 | 1.18,94 | 5 | |
| 5 | Valeri Muratov | URS | 157.905 | 38,67 | 3 | 1.20,82 | 10 | 38,98 | 3 | 1.19,69 | 8 | |
| 6 | Terje Andersen | NOR | 157.995 | 39,48 | 13 | 1.19,45 | 2 | 39,50 | 11 | 1.18,58 | 3 | |
| 7 | Oloph Granath | SWE | 158.820 | 39,10 | 7 | 1.20,14 | 7 | 39,63 | 12 | 1.20,04 | 9 | |
| 8 | Jan Józwik | POL | 159.900 | 39,01 | 4 | 1.22,42 | 18 | 39,49 | 10 | 1.20,38 | 11 | |
| 9 | Yevgeni Kulikov | URS | 159.965 | 39,06 | 5 | 1.23,04 | 22 | 39,99 | 18 | 1.18,79 | 4 | |
| 10 | Peter Mueller | USA | 160.815 | 39,40 | 10 | 1.19,78 | 5 | 41,08 | 28 | 1.20,89 | 12 | |
| 11 | Jim Chapin | USA | 160.835 | 39,41 | 11 | 1.23,25 | 23 | 39,19 | 5 | 1.21,22 | 15 | |
| 12 | Lee Yeong-Ha | KOR | 160.930 | 40,43 | 24 | 1.20,27 | 8 | 39,71 | 13 | 1.21,31 | 17 | |
| 13 | Sies Uilkema | NED | 161.045 | 39,57 | 16 | 1.21,39 | 12 | 40,28 | 23 | 1.21,00 | 13 | |
| 14 | Øystein Konsmo | NOR | 161.525 | 40,91 | 28 | 1.20,94 | 11 | 40,12 | 20 | 1.20,05 | 10 | |
| 15 | André Kraaijeveld | NED | 161.840 | 39,85 | 18 | 1.23,87 | 26 | 39,43 | 7 | 1.21,25 | 16 | |
| 16 | Stephan Panzer | FRG | 161.905 | 40,17 | 21 | 1.22,23 | 14 | 39,75 | 14 | 1.21,74 | 19 | |
| 17 | Dan Immerfall | USA | 162.115 | 40,20 | 22 | 1.21,59 | 13 | 39,78 | 15 | 1.22,68 | 28 | |
| 18 | Jan-Åke Carlberg | SWE | 162.135 | 39,80 | 17 | 1.22,26 | 16 | 40,15 | 22 | 1.22,11 | 23 | |
| 19 | Mikio Oyama | JPN | 162.485 | 40,30 | 23 | 1.23,39 | 25 | 39,90 | 16 | 1.21,18 | 14 | |
| 20 | Kazuki Ichimura | JPN | 162.855 | 39,47 | 12 | 1.22,77 | 20 | 41,13 | 29 | 1.21,74 | 19 | |
| 21 | Mats Wallberg | SWE | 163.025 | 40,43 | 24 | 1.22,50 | 19 | 40,12 | 20 | 1.22,45 | 24 | |
| 22 | Emmanuel Michon | FRA | 163.205 | 40,12 | 20 | 1.22,96 | 21 | 40,34 | 24 | 1.22,53 | 27 | |
| 23 | Roland Vetter | GDR | 163.325 | 40,69 | 26 | 1.23,26 | 24 | 40,10 | 19 | 1.21,81 | 21 | |
| 24 | Don Bumstead | CAN | 163.565 | 40,86 | 27 | 1.22,40 | 17 | 40,56 | 26 | 1.21,89 | 22 | |
| 25 | Jacques Thibault | CAN | 163.600 | 39,97 | 19 | 1.24,84 | 27 | 39,96 | 17 | 1.22,50 | 26 | |
| 26 | Richard Tourne | FRA | 166.125 | 40,94 | 29 | 1.25,52 | 28 | 40,95 | 27 | 1.22,95 | 29 | |
| 27 | Colin Coates | AUS | 166.630 | 42,55 | 31 | 1.22,25 | 15 | 41,73 | 30 | 1.22,45 | 24 | |
| 28 | Miel Govaert | NED | 168.285 | 39,55 | 15 | 1.35,22f | 29 | 40,40 | 25 | 1.21,45 | 18 | |
| 29 | Archie Marshall | GBR | 178.815 | 41,59 | 30 | 1.41,30f | 30 | 44,02 | 31 | 1.25,11 | 30 | |
| 30 | Kai Arne Engelstad | NOR | 181.200 | 39,06 | 5 | 1.19,51 | 3 | 39,05 | 4 | 2.06,67f | 31 | |
| 31 | Gaétan Boucher | CAN | 184.005 | 39,53 | 14 | 2.10,87f | 31 | 39,34 | 6 | 1.19,40 | 7 |