From Lake Placid, USA
Here’s the start list for today’s first heat:
| Pilot | Nation | Draw |
| Zubkov | RUS 1 | 1 |
| Arndt | GER 1 | 2 |
| Machata | GER 2 | 3 |
| Kasjanov | RUS 2 | 4 |
| Melbardis | LAT 2 | 5 |
| Holcomb | USA 1 | 6 |
| Maskalans | LAT 1 | 7 |
| Van Calker | NED 1 | 8 |
| Rush | CAN 1 | 9 |
| Baumann | SUI 1 | 10 |
| Jackson | GBR 1 | 11 |
| Friedrich | GER 3 | 12 |
| Bertazzo | ITA 1 | 13 |
| Napier | USA 2 | 14 |
| Zarharov | RUS 3 | 15 |
| Istrate | ROU 1 | 16 |
| Vrba | CZE 1 | 17 |
| Cunningham | USA 3 | 18 |
| Kripps | CAN 2 | 19 |
| Won | KOR 1 | 20 |
| Jagnesak | SVK 1 | 21 |
| Spence | AUS 1 | 22 |
| Godefroy | FRA 1 | 23 |