1996-97 World Cup 4 (Sprint distances): Results 500 meters Women
| Place | Rink | |
| Ikaho | JPN | Machiyama Highland Skating Center |
| Date | Discipline | |
| 14 Dec 1996 | 500 meters (Men) | |
| 15 Dec 1996 | 500 meters (Men) | |
| 14 Dec 1996 | 1000 meters (Men) | |
| 15 Dec 1996 | 1000 meters (Men) | |
| 14 Dec 1996 | 500 meters (Women) | |
| 15 Dec 1996 | 500 meters (Women) | |
| 14 Dec 1996 | 1000 meters (Women) | |
| 15 Dec 1996 | 1000 meters (Women) | |
| Group A | |||||||
| # | name | time | points | ||||
| 1 | Tomomi Okazaki | JPN | 0:39.75 | 50 | |||
| 2 | Kyoko Shimazaki | JPN | 0:39.90 | 45 | |||
| 3 | Xue Ruihong | CHN | 0:40.11 | 40 | |||
| 4 | Franziska Schenk | GER | 0:40.12 | 35 | |||
| 5 | Svetlana Zhurova | RUS | 0:40.42 | 30 | |||
| 6 | Catriona Le May Doan | CAN | 0:40.59 | 25 | |||
| 7 | Jin Hua | CHN | 0:40.65 | 20 | |||
| 8 | Anke Baier | GER | 0:40.86 | 17 | |||
| 9 | Wang Manli | CHN | 0:40.87 | 15 | |||
| 10 | Monique Garbrecht | GER | 0:40.90 | 13 | |||
| 11 | Chris Witty | USA | 0:40.91 | 11 | |||
| 12 | Shiho Kusunose | JPN | 0:41.05 | 9 | |||
| 13 | Marianne Timmer | NED | 0:41.14 | 7 | |||
| 14 | Huang Lili | CHN | 0:41.25 | 5 | |||
| 15 | Alyona Koroleva | RUS | 0:41.46 | 3 | |||
| 16 | Michelle Morton | CAN | 0:41.52 | 1 | |||
| Group B | |||||||
| # | name | time | points | ||||
| 1 | Oksana Ravilova | RUS | 0:40.71 | 14 | |||
| 2 | Eriko Sanmiya | JPN | 0:41.06 | 10 | |||
| 3 | Nataliya Severyukhina | RUS | 0:41.20 | 8 | |||
| 4 | Becky Sundstrom | USA | 0:41.32 | 6 | |||
| 5 | Chishiro Monda | JPN | 0:41.45 | 4 | |||
| 6 | Chun Hee-yoo | KOR | 0:41.61 | 2 | |||
| 7 | Edel Therese Høiseth | NOR | 0:41.66 | (20) | |||
| 7 | Sandra Zwolle | NED | 0:41.66 | (20) | |||
| 7 | Kim Strzykalski | USA | 0:41.66 | (20) | |||
| 10 | Kang Mee-yeong | KOR | 0:41.73 | (13) | |||
| 10 | Frouke Oonk | NED | 0:41.73 | (13) | |||
| 12 | Anzhelika Kotyuga | BLR | 0:41.76 | (9) | |||
| 13 | Christina Zummack | GER | 0:41.84 | (7) | |||
| 14 | Nataliya Bakina | RUS | 0:41.92 | (5) | |||
| 15 | Linda Johnson-Blair | CAN | 0:42.12 | (3) | |||
| 16 | Marieke Wijsman | NED | 0:42.34 | (1) | |||
| 17 | Leah Nattrass | CAN | 0:42.68 | 0 | |||
| Navigation 500 meters Women 1996-97 | |||
| 7 Dec 1996 | World Cup 3 | Jeonju | KOR |
| 8 Dec 1996 | World Cup 3 | Jeonju | KOR |
| 14 Dec 1996 | World Cup 4 (Sprint) | Ikaho | JPN |
| 15 Dec 1996 | World Cup 4 (Sprint) | Ikaho | JPN |
| 3 Jan 1997 | World Cup 5 | Calgary | CAN |
| 4 Jan 1997 | World Cup 5 | Calgary | CAN |
| 11 Jan 1997 | World Cup 6 | Milwaukee | USA |
| 12 Jan 1997 | World Cup 6 | Milwaukee | USA |
| 22 Feb 1997 | World Cup 9 | Innsbruck | AUT |
| 23 Feb 1997 | World Cup 9 | Innsbruck | AUT |
| 28 Feb 1997 | World Cup 10 (Final) | Inzell | GER |
| 1 Mar 1997 | World Cup 10 (Final) | Inzell | GER |
| Navigation 1996-97 | |||
| 23/24 Nov 1996 | World Cup 1 | Berlin | GER |
| 30/1 Dec 1996 | World Cup 2 | Heerenveen | NED |
| 7/8 Dec 1996 | World Cup 3 | Jeonju | KOR |
| 14/15 Dec 1996 | World Cup 4 (Sprint) | Ikaho | JPN |
| 14/15 Dec 1996 | World Cup 4 (Long) | Hamar | NOR |
| 3/4 Jan 1997 | World Cup 5 | Calgary | CAN |
| 11/12 Jan 1997 | World Cup 6 | Milwaukee | USA |
| 18/19 Jan 1997 | World Cup 7 | Baselga di Pinè | ITA |
| 25/26 Jan 1997 | World Cup 8 | Davos | SUI |
| 22/23 Feb 1997 | World Cup 9 | Innsbruck | AUT |
| 28/2 Mar 1997 | World Cup 10 (Final) | Inzell | GER |
