title: 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team pursuit
text: # 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team pursuit
  
  The women's team pursuit in the 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over four races on four occasions, out of a total of nine World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 16–18 November 2012, and the final occasion also taking place in Heerenveen on 8–10 March 2013.
  
  The Netherlands won the cup, while the defending champions, Canada, came second, and Poland came third.
  
  ## Top three
  
  | Medal | Country | Points | Previous season |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Netherlands | 400 | 6th |
  | Silver | Canada | 370 | 1st |
  | Bronze | Poland | 295 | 4th |
  
  ## Race medallists
  
  | Occasion # | Location | Date | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Heerenveen, Netherlands | 18 November | Germany Stephanie Beckert Isabell Ost Claudia Pechstein | 3:01.14 | Netherlands Marije Joling Marrit Leenstra Diane Valkenburg | 3:02.332 | Canada Ivanie Blondin Christine Nesbitt Brittany Schussler | 3:02.337 |
  | 3 | Astana, Kazachstan | 2 December | Canada Ivanie Blondin Christine Nesbitt Brittany Schussler | 2:58.40 | South Korea Kim Bo-reum Noh Seon-yeong Park Do-yeong | 3:00.55 | Netherlands Marrit Leenstra Diane Valkenburg Linda de Vries | 3:00.71 |
  | 8 | Erfurt, Germany | 3 March | Netherlands Marrit Leenstra Diane Valkenburg Ireen Wüst | 3:02.83 | Canada Ivanie Blondin Kali Christ Cindy Klassen | 3:04.34 | Poland Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś Natalia Czerwonka Luiza Złotkowska | 3:05.23 |
  | 9 | Heerenveen, Netherlands | 8 March | Netherlands Marrit Leenstra Linda de Vries Ireen Wüst Diane Valkenburg | 3:00.50 | Canada Kali Christ Christine Nesbitt Brittany Schussler Ivanie Blondin | 3:03.50 | Poland Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś Katarzyna Woźniak Luiza Złotkowska Natalia Czerwonka | 3:04.19 |
  
  ## Standings
  
  Standings as of 10 March 2013 (end of the season).
  
  | # | Country | HVN1 | AST | ERF | HVN2 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Netherlands | 80 | 70 | 100 | 150 | 400 |
  | 2 | Canada | 70 | 100 | 80 | 120 | 370 |
  | 3 | Poland | 60 | 60 | 70 | 105 | 295 |
  | 4 | Germany | 100 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 280 |
  | 5 | South Korea | 50 | 80 | 30 | – | 160 |
  | 6 | Japan | 45 | 40 | 50 | – | 135 |
  | 7 | Norway | 40 | 50 | 40 | – | 130 |
  | 8 | Russia | 35 | 0 | 60 | – | 95 |
  | 9 | Italy | 25 | – | 35 | – | 60 |
  | 10 | United States | 30 | – | 25 | – | 55 |
  | 11 | China | 21 | – | 21 | – | 42 |
  | 12 | Kazakhstan | – | 35 | – | – | 35 |
  