Heats

The first round was held on 12 February. There were six heats of four or five skaters each, with the top three finishers in each advancing to the semifinals.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		2:23.402	Q
2		2:23.411	Q
3		2:23.887	Q
4		2:23.966
5		2:24.118

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		2:31.511	Q
2		2:31.903	Q
3		2:33.802	Q
		DQ

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		2:27.622	Q
2		12:27.696	Q
3		2:27.799	Q
4		2:29.356
5		2:33.809

Heat 4

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		2:29.808	Q
2		2:29.885	Q
3		2:30.281	Q
4		2:30.292

Heat 5

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		2:19.469	Q
2		2:19.631	Q
3		2:19.731	Q
4		2:20.075

Heat 6

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		2:23.668	Q
2		2:23.854	Q
3		2:23.876	Q
4		2:25.280
		DQ

Semifinals

The top two finishers in each of the three, six-man semifinals advanced to the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final.

Semifinal 1

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		2:20.854	QA
2		2:20.901	QA
3		2:21.748	QB
4		2:21.774	QB
5		2:21.862
6		2:24.604

Semifinal 2

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1	}	2:17.718	QA
2		2:17.836	QA
3		2:18.280	QB
4		2:18.348	QB
5		2:18.610
6		2:18.615

Semifinal 3

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		2:19.386	QA
2		2:19.600	QA
3		2:19.724	QB
4		2:20.346	QB
		DNF
		DQ

Finals

The six qualifying skaters contested the medal positions in final A, while the six skaters in final B ended up in 6th-11th places.

Final A

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
		2:25.341
		2:25.600
		2:26.005
4		2:26.375
5		2:26.806
		DQ

Final B

Rank	Athlete	Result	Notes
1		2:25.341
2		2:24.658
3		2:24.789
4		2:24.875
5		2:24.962
6		2:24.969