| 1 | Virpi KUITUNEN (FIN)
| 27:27.3 | |
| 2 | Vibeke W SKOFTERUD (NOR)
| 27:38.2 | +10.89 |
| 3 | Aino- Kaisa SAARINEN (FIN)
| 27:50.8 | +23.50 |
| 3 | Kristin Stoermer STEIRA (NOR)
| 27:50.8 | +23.50 |
| 5 | Anna HANSSON (SWE)
| 27:52.4 | +25.09 |
| 6 | Petra MAJDIC (SLO)
| 27:59.0 | +31.69 |
| 7 | Claudia KUENZEL- NYSTAD (GER)
| 28:00.7 | +33.39 |
| 8 | Evi SACHENBACHER STEHLE (GER)
| 28:01.3 | +34.00 |
| 9 | Larisa KURKINA (RUS)
| 28:04.5 | +37.19 |
| 10 | Charlotte KALLA (SWE)
| 28:05.6 | +38.29 |
| 11 | Justyna KOWALCZYK (POL)
| 28:06.1 | +38.79 |
| 12 | Natalia KOROSTELEVA (RUS)
| 28:06.2 | +38.89 |
| 13 | Olga ROTCHEVA (RUS)
| 28:14.8 | +47.50 |
| 14 | Katrin ZELLER (GER)
| 28:16.2 | +48.89 |
| 15 | Arianna FOLLIS (ITA)
| 28:17.2 | +49.89 |
| 16 | Riitta-Liisa ROPONEN (FIN)
| 28:20.2 | +52.89 |
| 17 | Pirjo MURANEN (FIN)
| 28:21.6 | +54.29 |
| 18 | Sabina VALBUSA (ITA)
| 28:27.0 | +59.69 |
| 19 | Valentina SHEVCHENKO (UKR)
| 28:29.2 | +01:01.89 |
| 20 | Therese JOHAUG (NOR)
| 28:29.9 | +01:02.59 |
| 21 | Alena PROCHAZKOVA (SVK)
| 28:31.1 | +01:03.79 |
| 22 | Kristin Muerer STEMLAND (NOR)
| 28:41.9 | +01:14.59 |
| 23 | Ioulia TCHEKALEVA (RUS)
| 28:45.0 | +01:17.69 |
| 24 | Laurence ROCHAT (SUI)
| 28:46.0 | +01:18.69 |
| 25 | Elodie BOURGEOIS PIN (FRA)
| 28:47.7 | +01:20.39 |
| 26 | Evgenia MEDVEDEVA (RUS)
| 28:49.6 | +01:22.29 |
| 27 | Stefanie BOEHLER (GER)
| 28:51.1 | +01:23.79 |
| 28 | Seraina MISCHOL (SUI)
| 28:51.6 | +01:24.29 |
| 29 | Manuela HENKEL (GER)
| 28:58.4 | +01:31.09 |
| 30 | Katerina SMUTNA (AUT)
| 29:00.0 | +01:32.69 |
| 31 | Madoka NATSUMI (JPN)
| 29:00.8 | +01:33.50 |
| 32 | Ingri Aunet TYLDUM (NOR)
| 29:05.6 | +01:38.29 |
| 33 | Maria RYDQVIST (SWE)
| 29:08.8 | +01:41.50 |
| 34 | Masako ISHIDA (JPN)
| 29:17.9 | +01:50.60 |
| 35 | Seraina BONER (SUI)
| 29:19.7 | +01:52.39 |
| 36 | Stephanie SANTER (ITA)
| 29:22.3 | +01:55.00 |
| 37 | Kikkan RANDALL (USA)
| 29:26.5 | +01:59.20 |
| 38 | Sara RENNER (CAN)
| 29:27.0 | +01:59.70 |
| 39 | Jenny HANSSON (SWE)
| 29:28.4 | +02:01.10 |
| 40 | Antonella CONFORTOLA (ITA)
| 29:33.9 | +02:06.60 |
| 41 | Nobuko FUKUDA (JPN)
| 29:37.0 | +02:09.70 |
| 42 | Tatyana SHEDENKO (KAZ)
| 29:39.2 | +02:11.89 |
| 43 | Karin MORODER (ITA)
| 29:39.6 | +02:12.29 |
| 44 | Tatjana MANNIMA (EST)
| 29:49.9 | +02:22.60 |
| 45 | Ursina BADILATTI (SUI)
| 29:54.5 | +02:27.20 |
| 46 | Silvana BUCHER (SUI)
| 29:57.6 | +02:30.29 |
| 47 | Oxana JATSKAJA (KAZ)
| 30:00.4 | +02:33.10 |
| 48 | Karine LAURENT PHILIPPOT (FRA)
| 30:00.8 | +02:33.50 |
| 49 | Caroline WEIBEL (FRA)
| 30:01.8 | +02:34.50 |
| 50 | Natalja ILJINA (RUS)
| 30:05.2 | +02:37.89 |
| 51 | Lada NESTERENKO (UKR)
| 30:10.0 | +02:42.70 |
| 52 | Marina PILLER (ITA)
| 30:17.8 | +02:50.50 |
| 53 | Muriele HUEBERLI (SUI)
| 30:21.5 | +02:54.20 |
| 54 | Doris TRACHSEL (SUI)
| 30:25.4 | +02:58.10 |
| 55 | Laura ORGUE (SPA)
| 30:27.0 | +02:59.70 |
| 56 | Mona-Lisa MALVALEHTO (FIN)
| 30:44.6 | +03:17.29 |
| 57 | Chandra CRAWFORD (CAN)
| 30:46.4 | +03:19.10 |
| 58 | Tatjana ROSHINA (KAZ)
| 30:54.7 | +03:27.39 |
| 59 | Marina MATROSOVA (KAZ)
| 31:11.9 | +03:44.60 |