Held 11–12 February 1978 at Lake Placid Bunny Sheffield.
Held on 11–12 February 1978 , with 26 skaters from 12 countries.
| Pos | Skater | Nat | Points | 500 m | 1000 m | 500 m | 1000 m | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyubov Sadchikova | URS | 174.670 | 43,32 | 2 | 1.29,94 | 4 | 42,38 | 1 | 1.28,00 | 1 | |
| 2 | Beth Heiden | USA | 174.850 | 42,97 | 1 | 1.29,16 | 2 | 42,89 | 2 | 1.28,82 | 2 | |
| 3 | Erwina Ryś-Ferens | POL | 177.485 | 44,07 | 7 | 1.30,18 | 6 | 43,57 | 4 | 1.29,51 | 4 | |
| 4 | Kim Kostron | USA | 178.195 | 43,82 | 4 | 1.28,77 | 1 | 44,86 | 13 | 1.30,26 | 5 | |
| 5 | Connie Paraskevin | USA | 178.505 | 43,36 | 3 | 1.32,48 | 17 | 43,35 | 3 | 1.31,11 | 11 | |
| 6 | Haitske Valentijn-Pijlman | NED | 178.750 | 43,85 | 5 | 1.30,48 | 7 | 44,24 | 7 | 1.30,84 | 9 | |
| 7 | Cornelia Jacob | GDR | 179.200 | 43,92 | 6 | 1.32,52 | 18 | 43,68 | 5 | 1.30,68 | 6 | |
| 8 | Annette Karlsson | SWE | 179.965 | 44,30 | 11 | 1.31,34 | 11 | 44,64 | 10 | 1.30,71 | 7 | |
| 9 | Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg | NOR | 180.030 | 44,17 | 9 | 1.31,08 | 9 | 44,50 | 9 | 1.31,64 | 13 | |
| 10 | Sylvia Burka | CAN | 180.285 | 44,12 | 8 | 1.32,05 | 15 | 44,69 | 11 | 1.30,90 | 10 | |
| 11 | Sophie Westenbroek | NED | 180.545 | 45,09 | 18 | 1.31,22 | 10 | 45,40 | 18 | 1.28,89 | 3 | |
| 12 | Kathy Vogt | CAN | 181.300 | 44,37 | 12 | 1.32,68 | 19 | 44,34 | 8 | 1.32,50 | 17 | |
| 13 | Pat Durnin | CAN | 181.360 | 44,51 | 14 | 1.31,70 | 13 | 44,81 | 12 | 1.32,38 | 16 | |
| 14 | Cindy Seikkula | USA | 181.430 | 44,54 | 15 | 1.30,92 | 8 | 45,63 | 19 | 1.31,60 | 12 | |
| 15 | Ann-Sofie Järnström | SWE | 182.295 | 45,47 | 20 | 1.31,65 | 12 | 44,86 | 13 | 1.32,28 | 15 | |
| 16 | Sijtje van der Lende | NED | 182.580 | 45,27 | 19 | 1.32,07 | 16 | 45,86 | 21 | 1.30,83 | 8 | |
| 17 | Ina Steenbruggen | NED | 182.610 | 44,62 | 16 | 1.33,57 | 22 | 45,08 | 16 | 1.32,25 | 14 | |
| 18 | Makiko Nagaya | JPN | 183.320 | 44,77 | 17 | 1.32,89 | 20 | 45,09 | 17 | 1.34,03 | 19 | |
| 19 | Sylvia Brunner | SUI | 183.895 | 44,17 | 9 | 1.31,95 | 14 | 43,76 | 6 | 1.39,98 | 24 | |
| 20 | Janne Tenmann | NOR | 186.935 | 45,95 | 22 | 1.36,15 | 23 | 45,89 | 22 | 1.34,04 | 20 | |
| 21 | Marie-France Vives | FRA | 188.570 | 46,83 | 24 | 1.33,27 | 21 | 46,68 | 24 | 1.36,85 | 21 | |
| 22 | Michiko Kuroiwa | JPN | 188.715 | 45,65 | 21 | 1.38,07 | 25 | 45,05 | 15 | 1.37,96 | 22 | |
| 23 | Elisabeth Öhlin | SWE | 191.830 | 46,28 | 23 | 1.37,67 | 24 | 46,43 | 23 | 1.40,57 | 25 | |
| 24 | Mandy Horsepool | GBR | 197.180 | 49,19 | 25 | 1.38,17 | 26 | 49,26 | 25 | 1.39,29 | 23 | |
| 25 | Bjørg Eva Jensen | NOR | 215.140 | 1.17,70f | 26 | 1.29,88 | 3 | 45,67 | 20 | 1.33,66 | 18 | |
| NS4 | Sylvia Filipsson | SWE | 146.565 | 44,41 | 13 | 1.30,05 | 5 | 57,13f | 26 | - | NS |