The Women's 10 kilometre classical cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...

competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...

in Turin

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, Italy

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 was held on 16 February, at Pragelato

Pragelato

Pragelato is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km west of Turin, in the upper Val Chisone. The name Pragelato, meaning ‘icy meadow’, has been derived from the harsh climate and the fact that the ground is covered with ice for long periods...

.

The world champion at the 10 kilometre event was Kateřina Neumannová

Katerina Neumannová

Kateřina Neumannová is a retired Czech cross country skier. She was a flatwater canoeist and downhill skier before moving to cross country skiing at sixteen...

 – however, that was in the freestyle event, and a classical-style 10 kilometre in the World Championship had not been held since 1989. In the World Cup, however, there had been two events leading up to the Olympics, both won by Norwegians: Marit Bjørgen

Marit Bjørgen

Marit Bjørgen is a Norwegian cross country skier and triple olympic champion from Midtre Gauldal, Norway. Bjørgen is the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country World Cup history, with twenty-four victories. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with forty-eight...

 won at Kuusamo

Kuusamo

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, Finland in November, and Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen

Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen

Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen is a Norwegian cross-country skier. Her first Olympic medal was a silver 4 × 5 km at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she took the bronze medal in the 10 km classical interval start event...

 at Otepää

Otepää

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, Estonia in January. Bente Skari

Bente Skari

Bente Skari, née Martinsen, is a former cross country skier from Nittedal, Norway. She is one of the most successful cross country skiers ever.-Career:...

 won the Olympic gold in 2002

2002 Winter Olympics

The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...

, but did not defend her status, having retired after the 2003 World Championship.

Šmigun won her second gold of the Olympics, winning 21 seconds ahead of Marit Bjørgen

Marit Bjørgen

Marit Bjørgen is a Norwegian cross country skier and triple olympic champion from Midtre Gauldal, Norway. Bjørgen is the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country World Cup history, with twenty-four victories. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with forty-eight...

, with two other Norwegians following.

Results

Seventy-two skiers entered the race, with all but two completing the course and receiving a rank. Beckie Scott

Beckie Scott

Rebecca "Beckie" Scott, MSM is a retired Canadian cross-country skiing athlete and as of February 23, 2006, an International Olympic Committee member by virtue of being elected to the IOC Athlete's Commission along with Saku Koivu....

, the 2002 Olympic champion in the pursuit event, was disqualified for skiing outside the marked track, the only such disqualification in the cross-country events in Turin.

Rank	Name	Country	Time
	Kristina Šmigun Kristina Šmigun Kristina Šmigun-Vähi is a former and so far most successful Estonian female cross-country skier. Her parents, Anatoli Šmigun and Rutt Rehemaa were both prominent Nordic skiers...		27:51.4
	Marit Bjørgen Marit Bjørgen Marit Bjørgen is a Norwegian cross country skier and triple olympic champion from Midtre Gauldal, Norway. Bjørgen is the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country World Cup history, with twenty-four victories. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with forty-eight...		28:12.7
	Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen is a Norwegian cross-country skier. Her first Olympic medal was a silver 4 × 5 km at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she took the bronze medal in the 10 km classical interval start event...		28:14.0
4	Kristin Størmer Steira Kristin Størmer Steira Kristin Størmer Steira is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, she has seven medals with two gold , two silvers , and three bronzes Kristin Størmer Steira (born April 30, 1981) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed...		28:21.0
5	Kateřina Neumannová Katerina Neumannová Kateřina Neumannová is a retired Czech cross country skier. She was a flatwater canoeist and downhill skier before moving to cross country skiing at sixteen...		28:22.2
6	Petra Majdič Petra Majdic Petra Majdič is a Slovenian former cross-country skier. Her best results came in classic style races. She won twenty-four World Cup races, twenty in sprint races, but she also won a marathon in Trondheim in 2009...		28:22.3
7	Aino-Kaisa Saarinen		28:29.6
8	Sara Renner Sara Renner Sara Renner is a Canadian cross-country skier who competed from 1994 to 2010. With Beckie Scott, she won the silver medal in the team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and earned her best individual finish of 8th in the 10 km classical event in those same games...		28:33.0
9	Virpi Kuitunen Virpi Kuitunen Virpi Katriina Sarasvuo is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1995 to 2010. She won a bronze medal in the team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and earned her best individual finish of fifth in the individual sprint event in those same games...		28:51.4
10	Viola Bauer Viola Bauer Viola Bauer is a retired German cross-country skier who competed from 1995 to 2007...		29:03.6
11	Britta Norgren Britta Norgren Britta Johanna Helena Johansson Norgren is a Swedish cross country skier who has been competed since 2002. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec...		29:07.1
12	Kristin Murer Stemland Kristin Mürer Stemland Kristin Mürer Stemland is a Norwegian cross country skier.Born in Trondheim, her club is Byåsen IL.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Stemland finished 5th in women's 4 x 5 km relay with the Norwegian team. She participated at the 2007-08 Cross-country Skiing World Cup, and won one of the...		29:20.5
13	Gabriella Paruzzi Gabriella Paruzzi Gabriella Paruzzi is a retired Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1991 to 2006 and formerly skied with the C.S. Forestale club. She skied in World Cup events, and won the Women's Overall World Cup in 2004....		29:24.0
14	Svetlana Malahova-Shishkina Svetlana Malahova-Shishkina Svetlana Malahova-Shishkina is a Kazakhstani cross country skier who has competed since 1995. Her best World Cup finish was third in a 10 km event in China in 2007....		29:24.1
15	Seraina Mischol Seraina Mischol Seraina Mischol is a Swiss skier competing in cross country skiing.-External links:*...		29:30.4
16	Natalia Baranova-Masolkina Natalia Baranova-Masolkina Natalia Baranova-Masalkina is a former Russian cross-country skier who has competed from 1994 to 2006. She won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin....		29:30.9
17	Claudia Künzel Claudia Künzel Claudia Nystad is a German top-level woman cross country skier. She represents the sports club WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal...		29:31.6
18	Wang Chunli Wang Chunli Wang Chunli is a Chinese biathlete and cross-country skier. She competed for China at the 2006 Winter Olympics in cross-country skiing. She also competed in the biathlon for China at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-References:...		29:34.6
19	Larisa Kurkina Larisa Kurkina Larisa Kurkina is a Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. She won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin....		29:36.8
20	Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle is a German cross country skier from Reit im Winkl who has competed since 1998...		29:38.4
21	Valentina Shevchenko Valentina Shevchenko Valentina Shevchenko is a Ukrainian cross country skier who has been competing since 1994. She won the bronze medal in the 30 km event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec....		29:40.4
22	Elodie Bourgeois Pin		29:40.6
23	Elin Ek		29:40.9
24	Olga Zavyalova		29:57.6
25	Laurence Rochat Laurence Rochat Laurence Rochat is a Swiss cross-country skier who has competed since 1996. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5km relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and had her best individual finish with a 15th place in the Individual sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.Rochat's best...		30:02.2
26	Yuliya Chepalova		30:04.7
27	Tatjana Zavalij Tatjana Zavalij Tatjana Zavalij is a Ukrainian cross country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of eighth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Turin in 2006 and earned her best individual finish of 22nd in the 30 km event at Vancouver four years...		30:13.2
28	Alena Procházková Alena Procházková Alena Procházková is a Slovak cross country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 18th in the individual sprint event at Vancouver in 2010....		30:13.6
29	Alena Sannikova Alena Sannikova Alena Sannikova is a Belarusian cross country skier who has competed since 1998. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 11th in the 4 x 5 km relay at Vancouver in 2010 while earning her best individual finish of 29th in the 10 km event at Turin in 2006.Sannikova's best...		30:15.1
30	Ludmila Korolik Shablouskaya		30:23.6
31	Masako Ishida Masako Ishida is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1998. Her best World Cup finish was third in the 30 km event in Norway in 2009....		30:24.0
32	Kamila Rajdlová Kamila Rajdlová Kamila Rajdlová is a Czech cross country skier who has competed since 1996. Her best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was sixth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Oberstdorf in 2005 while her best individual finish was 11th in the 30 km event at Sapporo in 2007.Rajdlová's best finish at the...		30:25.2
33	Lina Andersson Lina Andersson Lina Andersson is a Swedish cross country skier who has competed since 1998. She won a gold medal in the Team sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and also finished 11th in the Individual sprint in those same games.Andersson also won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships...		30:25.5
34	Antonella Confortola Antonella Confortola Antonella Confortola is an Italian cross-country skier who has competed since 1994. She earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin...		30:26.9
35	Riitta-Liisa Lassila		30:28.4
36	Li Hongxue Li Hongxue Li Hongxue is a Chinese cross country skier who has competed since 2003. Participating in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 16th in the 4 x 5 km relay at Turin in 2006...		30:33.9
37	Aurelie Perrillat		30:35.9
38	Stefanie Böhler Stefanie Böhler Stefanie Böhler is a German cross-country skier who has competed since 1999. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin...		30:43.2
39	Cristina Paluselli Cristina Paluselli Cristina Paluselli is an Italian cross country skier who was competing since 1993 to 2006. She won ten races of the FIS World Marathon Cup, ending up as 1st in the ranking for two consecutive years ....		30:46.0
40	Yevgeniya Voloshenko		30:47.1
41	Seraina Boner		30:58.0
42	Elena Antonova		31:04.4
43	Kati Venalainen		31:04.9
44	Kateryna Grygorenko Kateryna Grygorenko Kateryna Gygorenko is a Ukrainian cross country skier who has competed since 2004. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of eighth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Turin in 2006 and earned her best individual finish of 27th in the 30 km event at Vancouver four years...		31:16.6
45	Eva Nývltová Eva Nývltová Eva Nývltová; born 6 February 1986 in Trutnov, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech cross country skier who has competed at top-level since 2005. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 13th in the 4 x 5 km relay at Vancouver in 2010 while earning her best individual finish of 33rd in...		31:25.8
46	Milaine Theriault Milaine Thériault Milaine Thériault is a Canadian skier.In February, 2004 Thériault won her second consecutive women's five km free technique at the Haywood NorAm Canada Cup competition in Kelowna, British Columbia...		31:30.4
47	Emelie Öhrstig Emelie Öhrstig thumb|[[Lina Andersson]] and Emelie Öhrstig in [[Piteå]] after the [[2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|2005 Oberstdorf]]Emelie Öhrstig is a Swedish cross-country skier who won a gold medal at the 2005 Nordic World Ski Championships...		31:31.6
48	Magda Genuin Magda Genuin Magda Genuin is an Italian cross country skier who has been competing since 1997. She finished sixth in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo and earned her best individual finish of 12th in the 10 km event at those same championships.Genuin's best individual...		31:37.8
49	Silja Suija		31:40.9
50	Wendy Kay Wagner		31:41.0
51	Tatjana Mannima Tatjana Mannima Tatjana Mannima is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 17th in the 4 x 5 km at Turin at 2006 while her best individual finish was 41st both in the individual sprint and 30 km events at those same...		31:46.8
52	Kelime Aydın Kelime Aydin Kelime Aydın Çetinkaya is a Turkish cross country skier who has competed since 2001. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 49th in the 30 km event at Turin in 2006....		31:47.1
53	Kikkan Randall Kikkan Randall Kikkan Randall is an American cross-country skier from Anchorage, Alaska. She is the niece of former cross-country skiing Olympians Betsy Haines and her brother, Chris Haines...		31:49.7
54	Amanda Ammar Amanda Ammar Amanda Ammar is a Canadian cross-country skier.Ammar made her World Cup debut in 2005. Her best finish to date came in that year, when she teamed with Perianne Jones to finish 17th in the team sprint in Canmore...		31:51.7
55	Huo Li		31:58.7
56	Kaili Sirge		32:06.6
57	Abby Larson		32:09.0
58	Jiang Chunli		32:22.1
59	Lindsey Weier		32:43.3
60	Monika Gyorgy Monika Gyorgy Monika Gyorgy is a Romanian cross country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 43rd in the 10 km event at Vancouver in 2010....		32:44.0
61	Natalya Issachenko		32:52.9
62	Lee Chae-Won Lee Chae-Won Lee Chae-Won is a South Korean cross country skier who has competed since 1999. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 52nd in the individual sprint event at Salt Lake City in 2002....		32:57.8
63	Laura Orgue Laura Orgué Laura Orgué Vila is a Spanish cross country skier who has competed since 2004. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 27th in the 15 km mixed pursuit at Vancouver in 2010....		33:18.6
64	Laia Aubert Torrents		33:29.4
65	Maja Benedicic		33:41.3
66	Maja Kezele		35:04.2
67	Jaqueline Mourao Jaqueline Mourão Jaqueline Mourão is a Brazilian cross country skier. She has competed since 2006. Participating in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 67th twice, both in the 10 km events at 2006 and 2010....		35:59.7
68	Ochirsuren Erdene Ochir		36:40.1
69	Leila Gyenesei		36:43.0
70	Vedrana Vucicevic		42:45.8
	Beckie Scott Beckie Scott Rebecca "Beckie" Scott, MSM is a retired Canadian cross-country skiing athlete and as of February 23, 2006, an International Olympic Committee member by virtue of being elected to the IOC Athlete's Commission along with Saku Koivu....		DQ
	Justyna Kowalczyk Justyna Kowalczyk Justyna Kowalczyk is a Polish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000.Kowalczyk is an Olympic Champion, a double World Champion and a triple winner of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup...		DNF