Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint
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The Women's sprint cross-country skiing
competition in the classical technique at the 2010 Winter Olympics
in Vancouver
, Canada
was held on 17 February at Whistler Olympic Park
in Whistler, British Columbia
.
Canada
's Chandra Crawford
was the defending Olympic
champion in this event, though that event was in the freestyle technique. Italy
's Arianna Follis
was the defending world champion
in this event which was also held in freestyle technique. Alena Procházková
of Slovakia
won the test event that took place at Olympic venue on 16 January 2009. The last World Cup event prior to the 2010 Games in this format took place on 6 February 2010 in Canmore, Alberta
and was won by Poland
's Justyna Kowalczyk
.
Follis did not qualify for the event at the Winter Olympics. Crawford and Procházková were eliminated in the quarterfinals. Kowalczyk won silver. It was Bjørgen's second medal at these Olympics
and first gold for her. Majdič won her first Olympic medal and the first for Slovenia
in cross-country skiing. During the warm-up she crashed down a bank, into an unprotected 3 m (9.8 ft) deep gorge and landed on ice and rocks, sustaining five broken ribs and a pneumothorax
. In spite of agonizing pain, she finished third in the sprint a few hours later, winning the first individual Winter Olympic medal for Slovenia in 16 years and its first ever in cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics
. She earned the highest praise from other skiers, staff and the media for her amazing bravery as she attended the medal giving ceremony with a tube in her chest to relieve pneumothorax.
Quarterfinal 1
Quarterfinal 2
Quarterfinal 3
Quarterfinal 4
Quarterfinal 5
Semifinals 1
Semifinals 2
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
competition in the classical technique at the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
was held on 17 February at Whistler Olympic Park
Whistler Olympic Park
The Whistler Olympic Park is the location of the Nordic events facilities for the 2010 Winter Olympics and is located in the Madeley Creek basin in the Callaghan Valley, west of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. The facility hosted the biathlon, cross-country skiing, nordic combined, and ski...
in Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately north of Vancouver...
.
Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's Chandra Crawford
Chandra Crawford
Chandra Crawford is a Canadian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001 at the age of 16. Prior to this, she was a biathlete for five years. She was born in Canmore, Alberta, Canada....
was the defending Olympic
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...
champion in this event, though that event was in the freestyle technique. Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
's Arianna Follis
Arianna Follis
Arianna Follis is an Italian cross country skier who started competing in 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at Turin in 2006....
was the defending world champion
Cross-country skiing at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009
At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic, twelve cross-country skiing events were held with six for men and six for women. The format of the program has been unchanged since the 2005 World Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany...
in this event which was also held in freestyle technique. 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....
of Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
won the test event that took place at Olympic venue on 16 January 2009. The last World Cup event prior to the 2010 Games in this format took place on 6 February 2010 in Canmore, Alberta
Canmore, Alberta
Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately west of the City of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park. It is located in the Bow Valley within Alberta's Rockies. The town shares a border with Kananaskis Country to the west and south and the Municipal District of...
and was won by Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
's 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...
.
Follis did not qualify for the event at the Winter Olympics. Crawford and Procházková were eliminated in the quarterfinals. Kowalczyk won silver. It was Bjørgen's second medal at these Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
and first gold for her. Majdič won her first Olympic medal and the first for Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
in cross-country skiing. During the warm-up she crashed down a bank, into an unprotected 3 m (9.8 ft) deep gorge and landed on ice and rocks, sustaining five broken ribs and a pneumothorax
Pneumothorax
Pneumothorax is a collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity of the chest between the lung and the chest wall. It may occur spontaneously in people without chronic lung conditions as well as in those with lung disease , and many pneumothoraces occur after physical trauma to the chest, blast...
. In spite of agonizing pain, she finished third in the sprint a few hours later, winning the first individual Winter Olympic medal for Slovenia in 16 years and its first ever in cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiing has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the first Winter Games in 1924. The women's events were first contested at the 1952 Winter Olympics.- Events :- Medal table :- Number of Cross-country skiers by Nation :...
. She earned the highest praise from other skiers, staff and the media for her amazing bravery as she attended the medal giving ceremony with a tube in her chest to relieve pneumothorax.
Qualifying
Qualifying took place at 10:15 PST.| Rank | Bib | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 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... |
3:38.05 | +0.00 | Q | |
| 2 | 18 | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen | 3:38.82 | +0.77 | Q | |
| 3 | 23 | Anna Olsson | 3:41.95 | +3.90 | Q | |
| 4 | 12 | 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... |
3:42.18 | +4.13 | Q | |
| 5 | 17 | 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... |
3:43.35 | +5.30 | Q | |
| 6 | 21 | 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... |
3:43.72 | +5.67 | Q | |
| 7 | 7 | Katja Visnar Katja Visnar Katja Višnar is a cross-country skier from Bled, Slovenia who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 11th in the team sprint, 15th in the 4 x 5 km relay, and 16th in the individual sprint events.... |
3:44.10 | +6.05 | Q | |
| 8 | 13 | Celine Brun-Lie Celine Brun-Lie Celine Marie Knudtzon Brun-Lie is a Norwegian cross-country skier.She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Junior World Ski Championships, recorded a fourth place at the 2007 Junior World Ski Championships and won a gold medal in relay at the 2008 Junior World Ski Championships. She made her World Cup... |
3:44.71 | +6.66 | Q | |
| 9 | 22 | Nicole Fessel Nicole Fessel Nicole Fessel is a German cross country skier who has competed since 2000. Her best World Cup finish was second twice... |
3:44.79 | +6.74 | Q | |
| 10 | 24 | 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... |
3:44.97 | +6.92 | Q | |
| 11 | 25 | Astrid Jacobsen Astrid Jacobsen Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen is a Norwegian cross-country skier. She skis with the IL Heming club in Oslo, near Holmenkollen... |
3:45.01 | +6.96 | Q | |
| 12 | 1 | Katerina Smutna Katerina Smutna Katerina Smutna is a former Czech national ski team member and currently an Austrian cross country skier. She grew up in Jablonec and after attempts with modern gymnastics became a member of ski club in the same town... |
3:45.03 | +6.98 | Q | |
| 13 | 8 | Magdalena Pajala Magdalena Pajala Emma Magdalena Sven-Eriksdotter Pajala is a Swedish cross country skier. She has competed in the World Cup since 2008. In January 2010, Pajala participated in the 2009-10 Tour de Ski and won the sprint event in the Swedish National Championship... |
3:45.50 | +7.45 | Q | |
| 14 | 5 | Natalya Korostelyova | 3:45.56 | +7.51 | Q | |
| 15 | 20 | Pirjo Muranen | 3:46.04 | +7.99 | Q | |
| 16 | 6 | 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.... |
3:46.16 | +8.11 | Q | |
| 17 | 27 | Daria Gaiazova Daria Gaiazova Daria Gaiazova is a Canadian cross-country skier.Competing since 2001, she finished seventh in the team sprint, 16th in the 4 x 5 km relay, 22nd in the individual sprint, and 42nd in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit events... |
3:46.97 | +8.92 | Q | |
| 18 | 47 | Chandra Crawford Chandra Crawford Chandra Crawford is a Canadian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001 at the age of 16. Prior to this, she was a biathlete for five years. She was born in Canmore, Alberta, Canada.... |
3:47.25 | +9.20 | Q | |
| 19 | 3 | 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... |
3:47.84 | +9.79 | Q | |
| 20 | 10 | Kirsi Perälä Kirsi Perälä Kirsi Perälä is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 19th in the individual sprint event.... |
3:48.08 | +10.03 | Q | |
| 21 | 4 | Vesna Fabjan Vesna Fabjan Vesna Fabjan is a Slovenian cross country skier who has competed since 2001. Competing in two Winter Olympics, her best finish was 11th in the team sprint at Vancouver in 2010 while her best individual finish was 23rd in the individual sprint event at those same games.Fabjan's best finish at the... |
3:48.40 | +10.35 | Q | |
| 22 | 26 | Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. She earned the best individual finish of the host nation Japan at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo with a fifth place finish in the women's sprint event which was also her best individual finish at... |
3:48.48 | +10.43 | Q | |
| 23 | 31 | Aurore Cuinet Aurore Cuinet Aurore Jéan is a French cross-country skier who has competed since 2005. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished sixth in the 4 x 5 km relay, 15th in the 30 km, 24th in the individual sprint, 32nd in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit event, and 47th in the... |
3:48.52 | +10.47 | Q | |
| 24 | 38 | Katrin Zeller Katrin Zeller Katrin Zeller is a German cross country skier who has competed since 1997. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.... |
3:48.63 | +10.58 | Q | |
| 25 | 19 | Ida Ingemarsdotter Ida Ingemarsdotter Ida Maria Erika Ingemarsdotter is a Swedish cross country skier who has been competing since 2003. She finished eighth in the individual sprint at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo.... |
3:49.11 | +11.06 | Q | |
| 26 | 16 | Yevgeniya Shapovalova Yevgeniya Shapovalova Yevgeniya Anatolyevna Shapovalova is a Russian cross country skier who has been competing since 2006. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, she finished 28th in the individual sprint event.... |
3:49.52 | +11.47 | Q | |
| 27 | 14 | Hanna Falk Hanna Falk Hanna Falk is a Swedish cross country skier from Ulricehamn who has competed since 2006. She finished 29th in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.... |
3:49.94 | +11.89 | Q | |
| 28 | 30 | Maiken Caspersen Falla Maiken Caspersen Falla Maiken Caspersen Falla is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. She finished 20th in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.... |
3:50.23 | +12.18 | Q | |
| 29 | 33 | Hanna Kolb Hanna Kolb Hanna Kolb is a German cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. She finished 25th in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.Kolb's best World Cup finish was 11th in a sprint event at Germany in 2009.... |
3:50.29 | +12.24 | Q | |
| 30 | 40 | Doris Trachsel Doris Trachsel Doris Trachsel is a Swiss cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. She finished 30th in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.... |
3:50.85 | +12.80 | Q | |
| 31 | 28 | Kaija Udras Kaija Udras Kaija Udras is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 2005. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 16th in the team sprint, 31st in the individual sprint, and did not finish the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit events.Urdas competed at the FIS Nordic World... |
3:51.05 | +13.00 | ||
| 32 | 15 | Oxana Jatskaja Oxana Jatskaja Oxana Yatskaya is a Kazakhstani cross country skier who has been competing since 1995. She finish fifth in the team sprint at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo and earned her best individual finish of eighth in the 30 km event at the 2005 championships in... |
3:51.27 | +13.22 | ||
| 33 | 37 | 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... |
3:51.37 | +13.32 | ||
| 34 | 43 | 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... |
3:51.79 | +13.74 | ||
| 35 | 9 | Elena Turysheva Elena Turysheva Elena Turysheva is a Russian cross country skier who has competed since 2006. She finished 35th in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.... |
3:51.99 | +13.94 | ||
| 36 | 35 | Elena Kolomina Elena Kolomina Elena Kolomina is a Kazakhstani cross country skier who has been competing since 1998. She finished fifth in the team sprint at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo and had her best individual finish of 21st in the sprint event at the 2001 championships in Lahti.Kolomina's best... |
3:52.12 | +14.07 | ||
| 37 | 34 | Triin Ojaste Triin Ojaste Triin Ojaste is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 16th in the team sprint and 37th in the individual sprint event.... |
3:52.31 | +14.26 | ||
| 38 | 50 | Holly Brooks Holly Brooks Holly Brooks is an American cross country skier from Seattle, Washington who competed for Whitman College in 2001-04 and has competed recreationally since 2009. She has four victories in lesser events up to 10 km, all earned in 2009... |
3:52.51 | +14.46 | ||
| 39 | 29 | Karin Moroder Karin Moroder Karin Moroder is an Italian cross-country skier who has competed since 1994. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at Nagano in 1998.... |
3:53.74 | +15.69 | ||
| 40 | 11 | Olga Rocheva Olga Rocheva Olga Vladimirovna Rocheva is a Russian cross country skier who has competed since 1999. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of sixth in the team sprint at Turin in 2006 and had her best individual finish of 14th in the individual sprint event at those same games.At the... |
3:53.87 | +15.82 | ||
| 41 | 39 | Perianne Jones Perianne Jones Perianne Jones is a Canadian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002.She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the women's individual sprint classic and 15km pursuit competitions... |
3:54.27 | +16.22 | ||
| 42 | 45 | Nastassia Dubarezava Nastassia Dubarezava Natassia Dubarezava is a Belarusian cross country skier who has competed since 2005. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 11th in the 4 x 5 km relay, 42nd in the individual sprint, 45th in the 30 km, and 54th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit.At the FIS Nordic World Ski... |
3:56.87 | +18.82 | ||
| 43 | 32 | Elisa Brocard Elisa Brocard Elisa Brocard is an Italian cross country skier who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 43rd in the individual sprint event.... |
3:58.27 | +20.22 | ||
| 44 | 52 | 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.... |
3:58.32 | +20.27 | ||
| 45 | 46 | Elena Antonova Elena Antonova (skier) Elena Antonova is a Kazak cross country skier who has competed since 1994. Competing in five Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 11th in the 4 x 5 km relay at Salt Lake City in 2002 while earning her best individual finish of 21st in the 30 km event at Lillehammer eight years... |
4:01.35 | +23.30 | ||
| 46 | 36 | Olga Vasiljonok Olga Vasiljonok Olga Vasiljonok is a Belarusian cross country skier who has been competing since 2000. She finished sixth in the team sprint at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo and earned her best individual finish of 17th in the individual sprint event at the 2009 championships in... |
4:01.73 | |||
| 47 | 49 | Katherine Calder Katherine Calder Katherine Calder is a cross country skier from New Zealand who has competed since 1999. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 47th in the individual sprint event and 63rd in the 10 km events while not starting the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit events.Calder's best finish at the... |
4:03.11 | +25.06 | ||
| 48 | 48 | Marina Matrossova Marina Matrossova Marina Matrossova is a cross country skier from Kazakhstan who has competed since 2008. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 35th in the 30 km event and 48th both in the individual sprint and 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit events.Matrossova's best World Cup finish was 12th in a... |
4:03.14 | +25.09 | ||
| 49 | 41 | Irina Terentjeva Irina Terentjeva Irina Terentjeva is a Lithuanian cross-country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 37th in the individual sprint event at Turin in 2006.... |
4:04.47 | +26.42 | ||
| 50 | 44 | Esther Bottomley Esther Bottomley Esther Bottomley is an Australian cross country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 50th in the individual sprint event at Vancouver in 2010.... |
4:05.12 | |||
| 51 | 42 | Man Dandan Man Dandan Man Dandan is a Chinese cross country skier who has competed since 2006. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 17th in the team sprint event at Vancouver in 2010 and earned her best individual finish of 51st in the individual sprint event at the same games.Man's best... |
4:08.55 | +30.50 | ||
| 52 | 51 | Nina Broznić Nina Broznić Nina Broznić is a Croatian cross country skier who has competed since 2007. She finished 52nd in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.... |
4:15.31 | |||
| 53 | 53 | Kelime Çetinkaya | 4:22.32 | |||
| 54 | 54 | Olga Reshetkova Olga Reshetkova Olga Reshetkova is a Kyrgyzstani cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. She finished 54th in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.... |
4:32.96 | +54.91 |
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals took place at 12:30 PST.Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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... |
3:35.4 | +0.0 | Q | |
| 2 | 11 | Astrid Jacobsen Astrid Jacobsen Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen is a Norwegian cross-country skier. She skis with the IL Heming club in Oslo, near Holmenkollen... |
3:39.0 | +3.6 | Q | |
| 3 | 10 | 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... |
3:39.4 | +4.0 | LL | |
| 4 | 20 | Kirsi Perälä Kirsi Perälä Kirsi Perälä is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 19th in the individual sprint event.... |
3:39.7 | +4.3 | ||
| 5 | 21 | Vesna Fabjan Vesna Fabjan Vesna Fabjan is a Slovenian cross country skier who has competed since 2001. Competing in two Winter Olympics, her best finish was 11th in the team sprint at Vancouver in 2010 while her best individual finish was 23rd in the individual sprint event at those same games.Fabjan's best finish at the... |
3:43.7 | +8.3 | ||
| 6 | 30 | Doris Trachsel Doris Trachsel Doris Trachsel is a Swiss cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. She finished 30th in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.... |
3:44.7 | +9.3 |
Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 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... |
3:41.9 | +0.0 | Q | |
| 2 | 14 | Natalya Korostelyova | 3:42.9 | +1.0 | Q | |
| 3 | 24 | Katrin Zeller Katrin Zeller Katrin Zeller is a German cross country skier who has competed since 1997. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.... |
3:43.0 | +1.1 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Katja Visnar Katja Visnar Katja Višnar is a cross-country skier from Bled, Slovenia who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 11th in the team sprint, 15th in the 4 x 5 km relay, and 16th in the individual sprint events.... |
3:43.5 | +1.6 | ||
| 5 | 17 | Daria Gaiazova Daria Gaiazova Daria Gaiazova is a Canadian cross-country skier.Competing since 2001, she finished seventh in the team sprint, 16th in the 4 x 5 km relay, 22nd in the individual sprint, and 42nd in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit events... |
3:44.4 | +2.5 | ||
| 6 | 27 | Hanna Falk Hanna Falk Hanna Falk is a Swedish cross country skier from Ulricehamn who has competed since 2006. She finished 29th in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.... |
4:22.5 | +40.6 |
Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 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... |
3:38.8 | +0.0 | Q | |
| 2 | 6 | 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... |
3:39.9 | +1.1 | Q | |
| 3 | 25 | Ida Ingemarsdotter Ida Ingemarsdotter Ida Maria Erika Ingemarsdotter is a Swedish cross country skier who has been competing since 2003. She finished eighth in the individual sprint at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo.... |
3:40.0 | +1.2 | ||
| 4 | 16 | 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.... |
3:40.1 | +1.3 | ||
| 5 | 15 | Pirjo Muranen | 3:41.7 | +2.9 | ||
| 6 | 26 | Yevgeniya Shapovalova Yevgeniya Shapovalova Yevgeniya Anatolyevna Shapovalova is a Russian cross country skier who has been competing since 2006. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, she finished 28th in the individual sprint event.... |
3:43.2 | +4.4 |
Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 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... |
3:40.2 | +0.0 | Q | |
| 2 | 12 | Katerina Smutna Katerina Smutna Katerina Smutna is a former Czech national ski team member and currently an Austrian cross country skier. She grew up in Jablonec and after attempts with modern gymnastics became a member of ski club in the same town... |
3:40.5 | +0.3 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen | 3:40.7 | +0.5 | ||
| 4 | 9 | Nicole Fessel Nicole Fessel Nicole Fessel is a German cross country skier who has competed since 2000. Her best World Cup finish was second twice... |
3:41.2 | +1.0 | ||
| 5 | 29 | Hanna Kolb Hanna Kolb Hanna Kolb is a German cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. She finished 25th in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.Kolb's best World Cup finish was 11th in a sprint event at Germany in 2009.... |
3:41.6 | +1.4 | ||
| 6 | 22 | Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. She earned the best individual finish of the host nation Japan at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo with a fifth place finish in the women's sprint event which was also her best individual finish at... |
3:42.6 | +2.4 |
Quarterfinal 5
| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Anna Olsson | 3:36.5 | +0.0 | Q | |
| 2 | 13 | Magdalena Pajala Magdalena Pajala Emma Magdalena Sven-Eriksdotter Pajala is a Swedish cross country skier. She has competed in the World Cup since 2008. In January 2010, Pajala participated in the 2009-10 Tour de Ski and won the sprint event in the Swedish National Championship... |
3:37.7 | +1.2 | Q | |
| 3 | 8 | Celine Brun-Lie Celine Brun-Lie Celine Marie Knudtzon Brun-Lie is a Norwegian cross-country skier.She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Junior World Ski Championships, recorded a fourth place at the 2007 Junior World Ski Championships and won a gold medal in relay at the 2008 Junior World Ski Championships. She made her World Cup... |
3:39.7 | +3.2 | LL | |
| 4 | 28 | Maiken Caspersen Falla Maiken Caspersen Falla Maiken Caspersen Falla is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. She finished 20th in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.... |
3:41.6 | +5.1 | ||
| 5 | 23 | Aurore Cuinet Aurore Cuinet Aurore Jéan is a French cross-country skier who has competed since 2005. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished sixth in the 4 x 5 km relay, 15th in the 30 km, 24th in the individual sprint, 32nd in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit event, and 47th in the... |
3:48.7 | +12.2 | ||
| 6 | 18 | Chandra Crawford Chandra Crawford Chandra Crawford is a Canadian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001 at the age of 16. Prior to this, she was a biathlete for five years. She was born in Canmore, Alberta, Canada.... |
3:50.0 | +13.5 |
Semifinals
Semifinals took place at 13:20 PST.Semifinals 1
| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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... |
3:39.3 | +0.0 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | 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... |
3:42.2 | +2.9 | Q | |
| 3 | 11 | Astrid Jacobsen Astrid Jacobsen Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen is a Norwegian cross-country skier. She skis with the IL Heming club in Oslo, near Holmenkollen... |
3:44.2 | +4.9 | ||
| 4 | 10 | 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... |
3:45.9 | +6.6 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 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... |
3:46.4 | +7.1 | ||
| 6 | 14 | Natalya Korostelyova | 3:48.1 | |||
Semifinals 2
| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 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... |
3:38.0 | +0.0 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Anna Olsson | 3:38.7 | +0.7 | Q | |
| 3 | 8 | Celine Brun-Lie Celine Brun-Lie Celine Marie Knudtzon Brun-Lie is a Norwegian cross-country skier.She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Junior World Ski Championships, recorded a fourth place at the 2007 Junior World Ski Championships and won a gold medal in relay at the 2008 Junior World Ski Championships. She made her World Cup... |
3:40.1 | +2.1 | LL | |
| 4 | 19 | 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... |
3:41.2 | LL | ||
| 5 | 13 | Magdalena Pajala Magdalena Pajala Emma Magdalena Sven-Eriksdotter Pajala is a Swedish cross country skier. She has competed in the World Cup since 2008. In January 2010, Pajala participated in the 2009-10 Tour de Ski and won the sprint event in the Swedish National Championship... |
3:45.0 | +7.0 | ||
| 6 | 12 | Katerina Smutna Katerina Smutna Katerina Smutna is a former Czech national ski team member and currently an Austrian cross country skier. She grew up in Jablonec and after attempts with modern gymnastics became a member of ski club in the same town... |
3:45.1 |
Final
Final took place at 13:45 PST.| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... |
3:39.2 | +0.0 | |||
| 5 | 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... |
3:40.3 | +1.1 | |||
| 19 | 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... |
3:41.0 | +1.8 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Anna Olsson | 3:41.7 | +2.5 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 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... |
3:49.1 | +9.9 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Celine Brun-Lie Celine Brun-Lie Celine Marie Knudtzon Brun-Lie is a Norwegian cross-country skier.She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Junior World Ski Championships, recorded a fourth place at the 2007 Junior World Ski Championships and won a gold medal in relay at the 2008 Junior World Ski Championships. She made her World Cup... |
3:51.5 | +12.3 |
External links
- 2010 Winter Olympics results: Ladies' Individual Sprint Classic, from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-16.